Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1976
- Adm. Matter No. 138- JUANITO BENAOJAN, PETITIONER, VS. JUDGE EDUARDO TUTAAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Matter No. MANUEL J. BURGOS, PETITIONER, VS. ZOILA BADUEL, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 28642 MARIA CASTRO AND CO LING, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE JAVIER PABALAN, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF LA UNION, AND SGT. ERNESTO LUMANG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 40934 MELENCIO CANTURNA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, ALEJANDRO CABERO AND LEONARDA CORBILLA, SPOUSES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Matter No. 202- SOFIA P. BALLEZA, COMPLAINANT, VS. MUNICIPAL JUDGE JOSE R. ASTORGA OF AJUY, ILOILO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-43677 TEOFILA MARCELO AND LOPE DEL CARMEN, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, VS. MERCHANTS BANKING CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, EMILIA K. GUARIN FERRERAS, EUFEMIO FERRERAS AND THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF BULACAN, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-40037 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES (IN SUBSTITUTION FOR MUNICIPAL JUDGE JULIAN B. POGOY OF CORDOVA, CEBU), PETITIONER, VS. HON. RAMON E. NAZARENO, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CEBU, LAPULAPU CITY, BRANCH XVI, MANUEL R. TIRO, CARLOS POTOT, AND ROGELIO INOC @ DODONG INOC, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-30742 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AURELIO MOJICA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 38957 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROMULO PALENCIA, JOSE PALIZA ALIAS "JOSELING", PATERNO NOGA, AND NESTOR NOLLODA, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-37678 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RUSTICO ABAY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-30713 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VICTORINO SUMAYO Y BERSEBAL, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, VICTORINO SUMAYO Y BERSEBAL, ANTONIO JUANINGO Y PESEBRE, AND JESUS SALLAN Y PAZ, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-27682 TIMOTEO DULTRA AND CECILIA DULTRA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF AGUSAN, HON. MANUEL LOPEZ ENAGE, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH II, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF AGUSAN; MACARIO C. CONDE, PROVINCIAL SHERIFF AND CLERK OF COURT, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF AGUSAN; ESPERANZA KUIZON GONZALES AND SOCORRO KUIZON VIRAY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-37423 VICENTE J. FRANCISCO, PETITIONER, VS. MEDIA ADVISORY COUNCIL, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 30152 MARGARITO VILLACORTA AND MARINE STEVEDORES UNION, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. REYNALDO HONRADO, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR, SURIGAO PROVINCE, 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, AND SOUTHEAST STEVEDORING COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENTS, DIATAGON ARRASTRE WORKERS AND STEVEDORES UNION, INTERVENOR-RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-39652 CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND VICTORIANO ESCOLAR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-36373 DIONISIO SORIA, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENT-APPELLEE. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 27427 FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY AND FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANTS, VS. JAMILA & COMPANY, INC. AND FIRST QUEZON CITY INSURANCE CO., INC., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 31342 JUAN T. BORROMEO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, EMMANUEL B. AZNAR, ALMA AZNAR AND JOSE B. AZNAR, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. L-31740, APRIL 7, 1976] EMMANUEL B. AZNAR, ALMA AZNAR AND JOSE B. AZNAR, AS SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MATIAS H. AZNAR, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND JUAN T. BORROMEO, AS SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF SIMEON RALLOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-42800 LIM SE AND BENITO LIM, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE MANUEL A. ARGEL, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, CALOOCAN CITY BRANCH XXXV; JUANA SAN PEDRO-OCAMPO, FRANCISCO SAN PEDRO, GENARO BULOTANO, AND THE SHERIFF OF THE CITY OF BAGUIO AND/OR HIS DEPUTY/DEPUTIES OR DEPUTY ESTEBAN S. PAR, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 39962 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RICARDO BERIALES, BENEDICTO CUSTODIO AND PABLITO CUSTODIO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 39581 CARLOS EUSEBIO, PETITIONER, VS. MERCEDES B. EUSEBIO AND JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT OF QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29485 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. AYALA SECURITIES CORPORATION AND THE HONORABLE COURT OF TAX APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-41062 FRANCISCA S. RABINA, WENCESLAO RABINA AND ESPERANZA SACRAMENTO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, MERCEDES UMALI, ALFONSO GONZALES AND SANTOS GONZALES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29283 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. (P.I.) EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND ENRIQUE SORIANO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS,W. A. POWERS, RODOLFO REYES, ALICIO ALVAREZ AND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. (P.I.) INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-22573 JAMES H. FLEMING, PETITIONER, VS. CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD AND PHILIPPINE AIR LINES, INC. (PAL), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-42457 LOMINOG DINARO, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 38581 LORENZO JOSE, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29560 MIGUEL CUENCO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. MANUEL CUENCO, JOSE P. VELEZ, JESUS P. VELEZ, FEDERICO A. REYES, DIOSCORO B. LAZARO AND NICOLAS JUMAPAO, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-41251 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND MANUEL GEROMO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. GREGORIO CONSULTA, AS ACTING MUN. JUDGE OF GUINOBATAN, ALBAY, AND LEA B. OLAGUER, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-31341 PHILIPPINE AIR LINES EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (PALEA) AND PHILIPPINE AIR LINES SUPERVISORS' ASSOCIATION (PALSA), PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE AIR LINES, INC., RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. L-31343, MARCH 31, 1976] PHILIPPINE AIR LINES INC., PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE AIR LINES EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, PHILIPPINE AIR LINES SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION AND THE COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-27378 PHILIPPINE AIR LINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE AIR LINES EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (PALEA) AND THE COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-29244 RIZAL SURETY & INSURANCE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY, MANILA PORT SERVICE AND AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD., DEFENDANTS, MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY, AND MANILA PORT SERVICE, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 30658-59 SHELL OIL WORKERS UNION AND SHELL & AFFILIATES SUPERVISORS' UNION, PETITIONERS, VS. SHELL COMPANY OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-41959 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE ENRIQUE B. INTING, JUDGE OF THE CITY COURT OF DAVAO CITY, AND JOSE ALVARADO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-41928 VICENTE TIOZON, ET AL., PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 23851 WACK WACK GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, INC., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANT, VS. LEE E. WON ALIAS RAMON LEE AND BIENVENIDO A. TAN, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-37790 MAFINCO TRADING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. BLAS F. OPLE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF LABOR, THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, RODRIGO REPOMANTA AND REY MORALDE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-31229 PY ENG CHONG, PETITIONER, VS. HON. A. MELENCIO HERRERA, IN HER CAPACITY AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA, AND JULIA SO DE CHIAT & SONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-27796 ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. MACONDRAY & CO., INC., BARBER STEAMSHIP LINES, INC., WILHELM WILHELMSEN, MANILA PORT SERVICE AND/OR MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 35351 ROGELIO DY, SY JIAN AND DY CHING ENG, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE JUDGE MANUEL LOPEZ ENAGE AND HEIRS OF EMMANUEL O. TOLENTINO, REPRESENTED BY MARIA DUGOS VDA. DE TOLENTINO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-26699 BENITA SALAO, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND, GREGORIO MARCELO; ALMARIO ALCURIZA, ARTURO ALCURIZA, OSCAR ALCURIZA AND ANITA ALCURIZA, THE LATTER TWO BEING MINORS ARE REPRESENTED BY GUARDIAN AD LITEM, ARTURO ALCURIZA, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, VS. JUAN S. SALAO, LATER SUBSTITUTED BY PABLO P. SALAO, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE INTESTATE OF JUAN S. SALAO; NOW MERCEDES P. VDA. DE SALAO, ROBERTO P. SALAO, MARIA SALAO VDA. DE SANTOS, LUCIANA P. SALAO, RESTITUTO P. SALAO, ISABEL SALAO DE SANTOS, AND PABLO P. SALAO, AS SUCCESSORS-IN-INTEREST OF THE LATE JUAN S. SALAO, TOGETHER WITH PABLO P. SALAO, ADMINISTRATOR, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 42799 RAFAEL R. RECTO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JUDGE FRANCISCO DE LA ROSA, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, PASAY CITY BRANCH VII, AND AURORA R. DE BARRERA, AND CALIXTO ZALDIVAR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 42975 ANDRE KINTANAR, ROGELIO M. MORALES, JR., HECTOR (SONNY BOY) KINTANAR, AND PABLITO KINTANAR, PETITIONERS, VS. BRIG. GENERAL LUIS AMOR, COMMANDER, III P.C. ZONE, AND III RECAD, CAMP SERGIO OSMEñA, SR., CEBU CITY; LT. COL. ROMEO ZULUETA, CO III DISTRICT, CIS AND IN CHARGE OF INVESTIGATION GROUP, III RECAD, GERORDO AVENUE, CEBU CITY; AND LT. COL. ELVIRO LAGRANA, ZONE PROVOST MARSHAL, III P.C. ZONE AND COMMANDING OFFICER OR IN CHARGE OF THE DETENTION GROUP, ILL RECAD, CEBU CITY, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 41875 GERMANICO A. CARREON, PETITIONER, VS. HON. DIMALANES B. BUISSAN, PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH III, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE; AND PATERNO F. ADASA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-33081 EULALIO ARCE, LEONOR LAPERAL, LORENZA ARCE, PEDRO GARCIA, RAMON ARCE, JR., NIEVES DRUECO, MAURO ARCE, PRISCILLA SORIANO, AND AURELIA ARCE, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HON. CARLOS L. SUNDIAM, JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF BULACAN, BRANCH IV (BALIUAG), AND ESPERANZA ARCE, MARCELINO VERGEL DE DIOS, EXALTACION ARCE, MANUEL ARABIT, EVANGELINE ARCE, AND ALICIA S. BUSTOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-25424 PHILIPPINE CONSOLIDATED COCONUT INDUSTRIES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-41361 RODRIGO V. FONTELERA AND AMADO A. FONTELERA, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE JUDGE AUGUSTO M. AMORES AND MARY AGNES BURNS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 39763 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARIO ANDAL AND ISIDRO ANDAL, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-27298 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME MARIO PABELLAR, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OPPOSITOR-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-26854 MIGUEL RAÑESES, EUSTAQUIA RAÑESES, MARCIANO RAÑESES, EUSEBIO ECHANO, PEDRO ECHANO, FAUSTO ORA, CLAUDIO GALUWA, BONIFACIA CABUGSAN, DELFINA DAYNOS, RUSTICO CABUGSAN, JOSE YAMIT, MARGARITA YAMIT, JUANA YAMIT, JOAQUIN ESCOBIDO AND EUSEBIA CALDEO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE JUDGE BERNARDO TEVES OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, TOMAS JALA, FERNANDO JALA, ZOSIMO KUNIZALA, ALFREDO KUNIZALA, MELOSENA KUNIZALA, CLARITA KUNIZALA, LOURDES KUNIZALA, ANITA ACERO AND LEONORA ACERO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N