Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1976
- A.C. No. 561- FELIX BARJA, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE BONIFACIO B. BERCACIO AS MUNICIPAL JUDGE OF TABACO, ALBAY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-44694 SUMMIT GUARANTY & INSURANCE CO., INC., APPELLANT, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-27104 CELESTINA B. RAMOS AND DE DIOS RAMOS, PETITIONERS, VS. LAUREANO AND ESPERANZA POTENCIANO, SPOUSES; LAND TENURE ADMINISTRATION (NOW LAND AUTHORITY), REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR, MANUEL CASTAÑEDA, JULIAN U. DE VERA, WALFRIDO DE LOS ANGELES, LEONARDO ESPAÑOLA AND EMILIO REGALA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-42979 DIPLOMAT HOTEL, INC., LOLITA S. MANDAPAT, AND PABLITO A. GAHOL, PETITIONERS, VS. ROSARIO P. MELCHOR, ANTONIO C. AGPAOA, DENNIS J. DWYER, SIGRUN SEUTEMANN AND AR1EL JB ARIAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 43815 ERLINDO FLORES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. FELIPE V. BUENCAMINO AND JOSE S. CANCIO, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 41631 HON. RAMON D. BAGATSING, AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MANILA; ROMAN G. GARGANTIEL, AS SECRETARY TO THE MAYOR; THE MARKET ADMINISTRATOR; AND THE MUNICIPAL BOARD OF MANILA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. PEDRO A. RAMIREZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA, BRANCH XXX AND THE FEDERATION OF MANILA MARKET VENDORS, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 44759 LAUREANO FERNANDEZ, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE JUDGE JAIME M. LANTIN AND THE CITY FISCAL OF QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 32042 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALBERTO BENITO Y RESTUBOG, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-38091 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RODOLFO CABILING AND ROBERTO LOPEZ, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29060 IN RE: PETITION FOR THE CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE BIRTH RECORD OF ROSARIO BARRETTO, KNOWN ACTUALLY AS DOMINGO BARRETTO, DOMINGO BARRETTO, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MANILA, RESPONDENT, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 36282 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. COSME MONLEON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-43790 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. THE CITY COURT OF SILAY, ERNESTO DE LA PAZ, PACIFICO SENECIO, JR. Y SEBUSA, ROMEO MILLAN Y DELEJERO AND WILFREDO JOCHICO Y MAGALONA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-42404 AGRIPINA ARZADON, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-43416 SOCORRO J. CATIBOG (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY: LAURO CATIBOG, HUSBAND, FLORDELIZA DE JOYA AND CONSUELO A. ADMANA, SISTERS, PETITIONERS, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-31611 BENIGNO C. GUTIERREZ AND DOMINGO N. BALISALISA, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS[*] ELISEO G. BALOYO AND SOLEDAD RAMOS DE BALOYO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 42783-85 CARIDAD CRUZ DE SYQUIA PETITIONER, VS. BOARD OF POWER AND WATER WORKS (FORMERLY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION), RAFAEL J. RUIZ, PETER ENRIQUEZ AND CYRIL D. MOSES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-43612 CESAR DOMETITA, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND UNIVERSAL TEXTILE MILLS, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 38344 GREGORIO V. PAJARILLO AND ROSA O. DE PAJARILLO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND PROCESO J. AREVALO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-44910 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF SERAFIN G. CRUZ, SERAFIN G. CRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. GEN. ROMEO GATAN OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY (PC) CAMP OLIVAS, SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 25694 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, LUCIO SANTOS, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. THE COMMISSIONER, BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 44989 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS OF JOVITO M. GO, AMELIA S. GO, PETITIONER, VS. GENERAL PROSPERO C. OLIVAS AND MAJOR LEONARDO B. TRINIDAD, COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE METROCOM AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND DETACHMENTS, PAF, RESPECTIVELY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 38554 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF FONG CHECK TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES. FONG CHECK, ALIAS GEORGE FONG, ALIAS GEORGE SOTO, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OPPOSITOR-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-29288 JOVENCIO ARCENAS, NEMESIO ACAIN, AND ROSA DIONGSON, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ANTONIO D. CINCO, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH VIII, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CEBU, AND TEODORA VDA. DE ARCENAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 44446 MERCEDES U. DE GUZMAN, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FELICITACION G. ROXAS AND THE HEIRS OF FRANCISCO P. DE GUZMAN, SR., REPRESENTED BY FELICITACION G. ROXAS (DAUGHTER), PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, ANTONIO M. AUSTRIA ROMAN M. UMALI AND JULIANA U. TRINIDAD, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-28892 PATRICIA MASANGKAY, PETITIONER, VS. MAGDALENA MASANGKAY, REMEDIOS MASANGKAY, GLORIA MASANGKAY, NATIVIDAD MASANGKAY, AND ESPERANZA MASANGKAY, RESPONDENTS, JOSE DAMIAN, ELPIDIO HIZON AND FELICIANO SARMIENTO, APPLICANTS-RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 26063 PHILIPPINE AIR LINES EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION (PALEA), VICENTE S. BALAJADIA, PRESIDENT, AND JOSE QUINTANA, VICE PRESIDENT, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, PHILIPPINE AIR LINES, INC. AND EMILIO F. SAÑO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Case No. 188 RICARDA GABRIEL DE BUMANGLAG, COMPLAINANT, VS. ESTEBAN T. BUMANGLAG, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 41974 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ERNESTO LOPEZ, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-40352 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FELICISIMO FRANCISCO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 33049 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GUILLERMO PUTIAN, ALIAS GUIRMO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 25777 ASUNCION MENESES VDA. DE CATINDIG, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, VS. THE HEIRS OF CATALINA ROQUE, NAMELY, ESCOLASTICO CERVANTES, LEONCIA CERVANTES AND EMERENCIANA CERVANTES, REPRESENTED BY HER GUARDIAN AD LITEM, DAMASO SANTOS; CARLOS KATIPUNAN; HEIRS OF JORGE KATIPUNAN; HEIRS OF ROBERTO ROQUE, NAMELY, MAGDALENA, GORGONIA AND ELISA, ALL SURNAMED ROQUE; INES ROQUE; HEIRS OF BARBARA ROQUE VILLANUEVA, NAMELY, MERCEDES VILLANUEVA FAJARDO, VENANCIA VILLANUEVA, LIGAYA VILLANUEVA, PEDRO VILLANUEVA, PABLO VILLANUEVA, LEONILA VILLANUEVA, MARCIAL VILLANUEVA; HEIRS OF APOLONIO ROQUE, NAMELY, DOLORES, AURELIA, CONSTANCIO, GUILLERMO, JOSEFINA, ALL SURNAMED ROQUE, DEMETRIA RAMIREZ; ENCARNACION CAMINGAL, AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM OF RENATO AND ERNESTO, BOTH SURNAMED ROQUE; HEIRS OF IRENE BOLORAN, NAMELY, HERMOGENA, CIRIACO, VICENTE AND DOMINADOR, ALL SURNAMED TOLENTINO; HEIRS OF LEONILA DE GUZMAN, NAMELY, PETRONILA, MARCELINA AND PEÑAFRANCIA, (ALL SURNAMED SANTIAGO, CIPRIANA) AND PASTORA, BOTH SURNAMED SANTIAGO, BOTH MINORS, REPRESENTED BY PETRONILA SANTIAGO, AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM; GERMAN RAMIREZ; HEIRS OF CONCORDIA ROQUE, NAMELY, BELEN AND GUILLERMO, BOTH SURNAMED PAGSANJAN, RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- AC No. 1191 QUINTIN SEGOVIA AND JUANITA SEGOVIA, PETITIONERS, VS. JUDGE JOVENTINO S. SARDAÑA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 28120 RICARDO A. NAVA, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, VS. PEERS MARKETING CORPORATION, RENATO R. CUSI AND AMPARO CUSI, RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-44350 U.E. AUTOMOTIVE EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS UNION-TRADE UNIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ALLIED SERVICES, PETITIONERS, VS. CARMELO C. NORIEL, PHILIPPINE FEDERATION OF LABOR, AND U.E. AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Matter No. 333- ERLINDA PABALAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE DONATO M. GUEVARRA, CITY JUDGE, CITY COURT OF MANILA, BRANCH VIII, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-40502 VIRGINIA GARCIA FULE AND HONORABLE SEVERO A. MALVAR, PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF LAGUNA, BRANCH VI, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS,[*] PRECIOSA B. GARCIA AND AGUSTINA B. GARCIA, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-42670, NOVEMBER 29, 1976] VIRGINIA GARCIA FULE, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE ERNANI C. PAÑO, PRESIDING JUDGE OF COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, QUEZON CITY, BRANCH XVIII, AND PRECIOSA B. GARCIA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 40639 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIP PINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ISIDRO (BOY) BUSCATO NESTOR DALUD, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 22291 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JESUS SANTAYANA Y ESCUDERO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-44387 NEW JAPAN MOTORS, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARIANO PERUCHO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29591 [ G.R. No. 29591. November 04, 1976 ]
- G.R. No. L-28024 AURORA JIMENA-HIDALGO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. TORIBIO LOTO AND ALFONSO LOTO, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 39393 AVELINO G. GREGORIO AND IRENE J. GREGORIO, SUBSTITUTED APPELLEES FOR THE DECEASED DEFENDANT EUSEBIO GREGORIO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS[*] AND CECILIO PANALIGAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Case No. 1267 CARMENCHU MADERAZO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. BENJAMIN DEL ROSARIO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-41816 DOMINGO VALLO, PETITIONER, VS. THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-41714 EFRENCIA TAMO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. LEOPOLDO B. GIRONELLA, CFI OF ABRA, CLARO GONZALES, NENEC TRONCO AND MARTIN PISCO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-38861 FEDERATION OF FREE FARMERS, JEREMIAS U. MONTEMAYOR, EDGARDO M. VIRIÑA, AND FAUSTINO F. BONIFACIO, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. HON. VICENTE G. ERICTA, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH XVIII, MANUEL E. MONDEJAR, JR., LUDOVICO VILLAMOR, VICTOR GERARDO BULATAO, FELICISIMO B. PATAYAN, GERARDO J. ESGUERRA CESAR C. MASCARIÑAS AND FR. PIO M. EUGENIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-29214 IN RE: PETITION FOR THE CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CIVIL REGISTER. LEONCIO TAN, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CEBU CITY, RESPONDENT. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINE RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-41599 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF WILLIAM CHAN TO BE ADMITTED AS CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES. WILLIAM CHAN, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OPPOSITOR-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-37994 JESUS G. CABALZA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS[*] AND FAR EAST REALTY INVESTMENT, INC., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-39277. OCTOBER 29, 1976] BEATRIZ DE ZUZUARREGUI VDA. DE REYES, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS[**], PILAR IBANEZ VDA. DE ZUZUARREGUI, (ADMINISTRATRIX) ANTONIO DE ZUZUARREGUI, JR., ENRIQUE DE ZUZUARREGUI AND PACITA JAVIER, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 44349 JESUS V. OCCEÑA AND EFIGENIA C. OCCEÑA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. RAMON V. JABSON, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, BRANCH XXVI; COURT OF APPEALS AND TROPICAL HOMES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N