Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1970
- G.R. No. 27587 AMADO CARUMBA, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, SANTIAGO BALBUENA AND ANGELES BOAQUIÑA, AS DEPUTY PROVINCIAL SHERIFF, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 26557 AMERICAN WIRE & CABLE COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. DIRECTOR OF PATENTS AND CENTRAL BANAHAW INDUSTRIES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29374 FAUSTINO RAZALAN AND INES GUERRERO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES ALFONSO D. CONCEPCION AND ISABEL DE CONCEPCION, THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS (THIRD DIVISION), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 27514 FAUSTO D. LAQUIAN, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, VS. JOSE L. BALTAZAR, MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA; REGIDOR AGLIPAY, PROVINCIAL FISCAL OF PAMPANGA; AND MARCELO D. MENDIOLA, RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 30773 FELIXBERTO C. STA. MARIA, PETITIONER, VS. SALVADOR P. LOPEZ, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND NEMESIO CERALDE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 27654 IN THE MATTER OF PROCEEDINGS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST ATTY. VICENTE RAUL ALMACEN IN L-27654, ANTONIO H. CALERO VS. VIRGINIA Y. YAPTINCHAY. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 21064 J.M. TUASON & CO., INC., PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. THE LAND TENURE ADMINISTRATION, THE SOLICITOR GENERAL AND THE AUDITOR GENERAL, RESPONDENTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 31218 JUAN VERA, EXPEDITO SERRANO AND ROMEO PLANTADO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, COURT OF APPEALS AND COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CAMARINES SUR, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 25602 REPUBLIC FLOUR MILLS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE AND THE COURT OF TAX APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 31566 ROGELIO O. TIGLAO, PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, CORNELIO SANGA AND BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF PAMPANGA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 28780 ROSALINDA E. MERIS, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND JOSE C. MERIS, PETITIONERS-APPELLANTS, VS. DOMINGO CUESTA, THE HONORABLE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS AND THE DISTRICT LAND OFFICER OF BAGUIO CITY, RESPONDENTS- APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 26292 SANTIAGO VIRGINIA TOBACCO PLANTERS ASSOCIATION, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PHILIPPINE VIRGINIA TOBACCO ADMINISTRATION AND FARMERS' VIRGINIA TOBACCO REDRIERS, INC., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 30098 THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND THE AUDITOR GENERAL, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. LOURDES P. SAN DIEGO, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, BRANCH IX, SITTING IN QUEZON CITY, TESTATE ESTATE OF N. T. HASHIM (SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS NO. 71131 OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA) REPRESENTED BY ITS JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATOR, TOMAS N. HASHIM, TOMAS N. HASHIM, PERSONALLY, AND AS JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HASHIM, SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS NO. 71131 OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA, ALL THE LEGAL OR TESTAMENTARY HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF HASHIM, MANUELA C. FLORENDO, PERSONALLY AS DEPUTY CLERK, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, QUEZON CITY, BRANCH IX, BENJAMIN GARCIA, AS "SPECIAL SHERIFF" APPOINTED BY RESPONDENT JUDGE LOURDES P. SAN DIEGO, BENJAMIN V. CORUÑA, PERSONALLY AND AS CHIEF DOCUMENTATION STAFF, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, AND THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 25499 VILLA REY TRANSIT, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, TRINIDAD A. QUINTOS, PRIMA A. QUINTOS, AND JULITA A. QUINTOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 24857 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES. FRANCISCO SY, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OPPOSITOR-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 23514 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AVELINO MANANSALA, JR., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, AVELINO MANANSALA, JR. AND JOSE MANANSALA, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 23065 PEDRO BABALA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND PATRICIO CANELA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 31435 AMALIA B. CELESTE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, COURT OF APPEALS, AND JUDGE RUPERTO KAPUNAN, JR., (IN HIS CAPACITY AS JUDGE, BR. XVIII, CFI, MANILA), RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 26316 ANTERO CANONIGO, FRANCISCO ARTAJO, AND BEATA MORILAO, PETITIONERS-APPELLEES, VS. HILARION RAMIRO, IMMEDIATE PAST CITY MAYOR; IMMEDIATE PAST MUNICIPAL BOARD, PRESIDED BY THEN VICE-MAYOR FERNANDO T. BERNAD: MAXIMO LAGO, IMMEDIATE PAST CITY TREASURER, AND S. S. SALVACION, IMMEDIATE PAST CITY AUDITOR OF THE GOVERNMENT OF OZAMIZ CITY; AND FERNANDO T. BERNAD, AS FORMER VICE-MAYOR AND PRESENT CITY MAYOR; PRESENT MUNICIPAL BOARD, PRESIDED BY FERMIN L. VILLAR, JR.; ACTING CITY TREASURER, HUGO DAGUMAN; AND CITY AUDITOR ALEJANDRO GICAIN; AND THEIR OFFICIAL SUCCESSORS; AND/OR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF OZAMIZ, ITSELF, RESPONDENTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 21525 ARSENIO UY, PETITIONER, VS. J.M. TUASON & CO., INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 23671 BENJAMIN LOPEZ, PETITIONER, VS. GREGORIA DE LOS REYES, AND TEODORO MARQUEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 23600 CASTOR AGUILAR, PETITIONER, VS. ERNESTO TAN AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-23631. JANUARY 30, 1970] VICENTE RIVERA, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, PETITIONER, VS. ERNESTO TAN AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 25920 CCC INSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS (FOURTH DIVISION) AND CARLOS F. ROBES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 23435 CESARIO ABESAMIS, EMILIO BIANZON, CLARO DE LA CRUZ, PABLO PADILLA, SILVESTRE MATEO, FRANCISCO ABESAMIS, DOMINGO SERRANO, MARCELO FERNANDEZ, DEMETRIO NAGA, RUFINO POLICARPIO, AND CONCHITA ABESAMIS, PETITIONERS, VS. JUDGE SALVADOR C. REYES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF NUEVA ECIJA, BRANCH III, ISAGANI GABA, DIONICIO ABESAMIS, VIRGILIO ISON, SERVANDO SANTOS, JUANITO RAMOS, EXEQUIEL MADRID, AND GALICANO LADORES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 17509 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. CARLOS LEDESMA, JULIETA LEDESMA, VICENTE GUSTILO, JR., & AMPARO LEDESMA DE GUSTILO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 18874 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29573 DEL PILAR TRANSIT, INC., PETITIONER, VS. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, HONORABLE JOSUE L. CADIAO AND DE DIOS TRANSPORTATION CO., AND MANILA DE DIOS TRANSPORTATION CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 27365 FELIX L. LAZO, MERCEDES CASTRO DE LAZO AND JOSE ROBLES, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, VS. REPUBLIC SURETY & INSURANCE CO., INC. REPRESENTED BY ANTONIO M. KOH, GENERAL MANAGER AND AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF PLAINTIFFS, FELIX AND MERCEDES LAZO, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 26533 FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY AND/OR REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 21558 IN RE: PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION, LUCIO TAN TIU ALIAS TIU PING SING AND LUCIO TIU IMSONG, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OPPOSITOR-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 27038 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT ON TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY (QUIETING OF TITLE) PECHUECO SONS COMPANY, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, VS. PROVINCIAL BOARD OF ANTIQUE AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE, RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES, PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR OF ANTIQUE, INTERVENOR-APPELLEE. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 22216 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF BENJAMIN ANG @ BEN ANG LIAN TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES, BENJAMIN ANG @ BEN ANG LIAN, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OPPOSITOR-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 22109 JUAN ENAJE, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, VS. VICTORIO RAMOS, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF GUBAT, SORSOGON, AND FELIPE F. DUGAN, RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 28593 JUAN YSASI, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JOSE F. FERNANDEZ, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL (BACOLOD CITY, BRANCH V), MARIA ALDECOA DE YSASI AND JON YSASI, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 23533 LEONARDO T. JOSON AND MIGRADEL DEL BARRIO VDA. DE SINAGUINAN, PETITIONERS-APPELLANTS, VS. THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE SOCIEDAD AGRICOLA DE BALARIN, RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 30091 LEONILA S. DEL ROSARIO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. ABELARDO SUBIDO AS COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SERVICE AND JESUS D. MACROHON, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 26865-66 LUZON SURETY CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. LEOVEGILDA, BONIFACIA AND JOVITA, ALL SURNAMED BESON, CONCEPCION BESON DE GUTIERREZ, PASTOR QUEBRAR, THE MANILA SURETY & FIDELITY CO., INC., THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL AND HONORABLE EDUARDO D. ENRIQUEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 24981 MARTIN V. DELGRA, JR., PETITIONER, VS. HON. ALFREDO I. GONZALES, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH II, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF DAVAO, AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE, DAVAO CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 26447 NORTHERN PHILIPPINES TOBACCO CORPORATION, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, VS. THE MUNICIPALITY OF AGOO, PROVINCE OF LA UNION, ET AL., RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 21607 RAFAEL MACAILING, SILVESTRE MACAILING, DOMINICO NECESITO AND RAFAEL NECESITO, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, VS. TOMAS ANDRADA, MARIA ANDRADA, FEDERICO ANDRADA, FLORENCIA VDA, DE ANDRADA, JESUS ANDRADA, ANDREA A. GAURANA (HEIRS OF SALVADOR ANDRADA) AND ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ENRIQUE C. QUEMA (IN BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT) DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 25519 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. IGMEDIO YAP AND HON. JUDGE CARLOS ABIERA, OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF NEGROS, OCCIDENTAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 24137 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. PEDRO C. HERNAEZ AND RAMON M. DE LA RAMA, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 24814 ROGACIANO ARMENTIA AND ANACLETA SUELO, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, VS. MAYOR FRANCISCO TOBIAS, REPRESENTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF CABATUAN, EMILIANO DEL CAMPO, MUNICIPAL TREASURER, AND REGIO B. SUBONG, CHIEF OF POLICE, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 26167 THE HEIRS OF B. A. CRUMB, NAMELY: HENRY, WILLIAM, ARTHUR, MARY, EVA AND JAMES, THE LATTER BEING REPRESENTED BY HIS WIFE, CORAZON JAVELONA, AND CHILDREN; EVELYN, STELLA, JAMES, JR., AND GLORY, ALL SURNAMED CRUMB, AND HONORABLE MANASES G. REYES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF DAVAO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND, ESTEBAN, MONTERO, SANTIAGO HEBOSO, SILVESTRE ALEJANDRO, FELISA MORENO, TECLA VDA. DE MORENO GREGORIO ECRAMAN, PAZ VEGAFRIA, CRISTETA SOTTO, WILFREDO SOTTO, HONORATO SOTTO, MONICA TANGAL, AGUSTIN EFHAN, SIXTO DUMAGAN, MOISES CALLANO, ALBERTO SISMUNDO, FELIPE RENTOR, ALICIA ARES, REGINO BATONMALAKI, JUANITO CASILAC, ESTEBAN REYES, MELITONA CASILAC, FRANCISCO UBONGEN, DOMINADOR UBONGEN, JOSE UBONGEN, ANTOLIN ALFORQUE, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 25174 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DIONISIO SIBAYAN ALIAS ISIONG, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, DIONISIO SIBAYAN ALIAS ISIONG, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 28356 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARCIANO CORPIN AND HONORIO GAYRAMA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 22295 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PRUDENCIO MADARANG, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 28163 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. TEOFILO GANDE, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, TEOFILO GANDE, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29058 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. TOMAS LACANDAZO, ET AL., ACCUSED. FELIZARDA SANDOVAL, MOTHER OF THE OFFENDED PARTY AND APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 26417 VALENTIN A. FERNANDO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. CONRADO M. VASQUEZ, JUDGE PRESIDING BRANCH V, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA; PELAGIA FERNANDO SANTOS AND PABLO G. SANTOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N