Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1977
- G.R. No. 27801 IN THE MATTER OF THE TESTATE ESTATE OF CONRADO D. SANTOS, DECEASED, RAUL D. SANTOS AND HOSPICIO C. SANTOS, JOINT EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS-APPELLEES, VS. VALERIANO C. BUENO, MOVANT-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 45848 TOWERS ASSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ORORAMA SUPERMART, ITS OWNER-PROPRIETOR, SEE HONG AND JUDGE BENJAMIN K. GOROSPE, PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, BRANCH I, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 40490 ALFREDO BALQUIDRA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CAPIZ, BRANCH II, THE INCUMBENT PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR OF CAPIZ, CORNELIO VILLAREAL, JR. AND THE PROVINCE OF CAPIZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 26058 AMPARO JOVEN DE CORTES & NOEL J. CORTES (JESUS NOEL), PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, VS. MARY E. VENTURANZA, ETC., JOSE OLEDAN & ERLINDA M. OLEDAN, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 46255 AURELIO LITONJUA, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND TARCELO PEÑARANDA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Case No. 1701- BELLA FALCIS, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE VICENTE CUSI, JR., RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-46723 BENJAMIN PAULINO AND BERNARDA A. ANDINO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS,* FEDERICO APELIZAN AND PRIMITIVA APELIZAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 1226- ELASCIO ESTUCADO AND CARMELINO VARGAS, COMPLAINANTS, VS. HON. JOSE F. LORIEGA, MUNICIPAL JUDGE, LIBERTAD, ANTIQUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 46641 FELIPA ARANICO-RABINO, MARCELO ARANICO AND MELITON ARANICO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. NARCISO A. AQUINO, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF PANGASINAN, THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, BRANCH XIV, ROSALES, PANGASINAN, AND VICTORIANO MEIMBAN, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 35989 FERMIN JALOVER, PETITIONER, VS. PORFERIO YTORIAGA, CONSOLACION LOPEZ AND HON. VENICIO ESCOLIN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH V, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF ILOILO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-30559 FRANCISCO PERIQUET, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JUDGE ANDRES REYES, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, FLAVIANA MULI VDA. DE SUAREZ, DECEASED, REPRESENTED BY ROSARIO VDA. DE SAN PEDRO, ET AL., SUAREZ ESTATE, INC., B. RENE GOMEZ, MARCIAL SUAREZ, EUFROCINA SUAREZ AND HEIRS OF MARCELO SUAREZ, REPRESENTED BY TEOFISTA ISAGON, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29769 INSULAR LUMBER CO., (PHIL.), INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, MIGUEL BUNDA, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-41680 JENNIFER S. REYES, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 32723 JUAN DACASIN, JOSE MARAMBA, MARIA MARAMBA, SORAHAYDA MARAMBA, FLORDELIZA MARAMBA AND FILIPINAS MARAMBA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, FELIPE CAPUA, SINFOROSA PADILLA, GUALBERTO CALULOT AND OLIMPIA LOMIBAO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R.No. L-22768 LIRAG TEXTILE MILLS, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. REPARATIONS COMMISSION, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-43018 LOURDES S. BELLO, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND, FRED N. BELLO, 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. 43024 MARIA V. DIMAGIBA, PETITIONER, VS. CENTRAL BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-46103-12 NARCISO D. SALCEDO AS PROVINCIAL FISCAL OF CAVITE, PETITIONER, VS. HON. PABLO D. SUAREZ AS DISTRICT JUDGE OF CAVITE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- AC No. 233 NATALIO F. BELTRAN, PETITIONER, VS. CORNELIO R. MAGSARILI, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 30587 NORTHERN MOTORS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND TERESITA VILLAPANIA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Case No. 920 PROSPERO HIPOLITO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ROMEO J. CALLEJO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 38587 PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH VIII OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF PANGASINAN, CLERK OF COURT, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF PANGASINAN (DAGUPAN CITY BRANCH) IN HIS CAPACITY AS PROVINCIAL SHERIFF EX-OFICIO, SOCORRO ROY, MANUEL R. MAGNO, GODOFREDO R. MAGNO, ROSALIA M. SALCEDO, REBECCA M. REYES, AURORA M. PANAGUITON, AND JOSE S. UBALDO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 43741 REGINA BILBAO, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS) AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 41351 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. LUIS LARDIZABAL, AS MAYOR OF BAGUIO CITY, PEDRO Z. CLARAVALL, BERT FLORESCA, ANTONIO S. ROMERO, TEOFISTO RONDEZ, CLEMENTE CALPUTORA AND LEONIDEZ BAUTISTA, AS COUNCILORS OF BAGUIO CITY AND TIMES TRANSPORTATION CO., INC., DACANAY EXPRESS, INC., AND ANASTACIO IMSON, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 31642 THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, AND THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS OF MANILA, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE FRANCISCO GERONIMO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA, BRANCH XII, AND RAFAEL CASTRO, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 45837 THE HEIRS OF JULIANA CLAVANO, REPRESENTED BY FELICITACION C. DUMALAGAN, CESAR C. DUMALAGAN, ANECITO D. DUMALAGAN, EMIGDIO SORIA, JUANITO J. TAGABUCBA AND ANECITA T. DUMALAGAN, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JUDGE MELECIO A. GENATO AND LEE GEE AND COMPANY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 44059 THE INSULAR LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CARPONIA T. EBRADO AND PASCUALA VDA. DE EBRADO, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-31243-44 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALFREDO RAPADA Y CARLO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-23092 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANITO BEBERINO ALIAS NIT (APPEAL WITHDRAWN), GERARDO CASAÑA ALIAS BANDONG (APPEAL WITHDRAWN), LEODEGARIO ESTRADA (APPEAL WITHDRAWN), AND IGNACIO CALVARIO, DEFENDANTS, IGNACIO CALVARIO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-27569 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DOMINGO PASCUAL AND SERGIO NICOLAS (APPEAL WITHDRAWN), DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. DOMINGO PASCUAL, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29752 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SILVERIO LOPEZ, CRISPULO ZAMORA, JUAN DAVIS, FORTUNATO DAVIS, AND BONIFACIO DAVIS, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 36769 THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA, PETITIONERS, VS. JUDGE MARIANO CASTAÑEDA, JR., PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH III, CFI-PAMPANGA AND GERARDA CANLAS, FOR AND AS NATURAL MOTHER OF THE MINORS ROLANDO KOH, ALICIA KOH, JESUSA C. KOH, WILNA C. KOH, GINA C. KOH, JANNETE C. KOH AND ROMMEL C. KOH, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-43675 VICTORIA M. ROMA, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 23213 WESTERN MINDANAO LUMBER CO., INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. NATIVIDAD M. MEDALLE AND ANTONIO MEDALLE, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-32159 ZOILA MENDEZ, RAFAEL MENDEZ, AND MATILDE BIONSON, PETITIONERS, VS. MAXIMO, EUGENIA, JUANA, FORTUNATA, PRUDENCIA, ROMAN, ANECITA, AND MARIA, ALL SURNAMED BIONSON, AND HON. ALFREDO C. LAYA, JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CEBU, BRANCH XII, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 44763 TOMAS U. SOLIVEN, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-45381. OCTOBER 27, 1977] EULOGIA MALIJAN, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS) AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, DEFUNCT; AND/OR THE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND/OR COMPENSATION APPEALS AND REVIEW STAFF, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-37324 ELADIO CONTRATISTA, PETITIONER, VS. ARTEX DEVELOPMENT CO., INC., AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 46394 FABAR, INCORPORATED, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RUPERTO RODELAS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-31582 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RAYMUNDO VISTIDO Y SABAYLE, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 19819 WILLIAM UY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BARTOLOME PUZON, SUBSTITUTED BY FRANCO PUZON, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 38504 BATANGAS LAGUNA TAYABAS BUS COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND GREGORIO HINAGPIS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 24398 CAYETANO DE BORJA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF AGRARIAN RELATIONS, BRANCH I, MALOLOS, BULACAN, FIDEL HERNANDEZ, SIXTO BALTAO, VIVENCIO GALVEZ, ROMAN BALTAO, TIRSO GALVEZ, LAUREANO ESQUIVEL AND BUENAVENTURA SALVADOR, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-27478. OCTOBER 23, 1977] CAYETANO DE BORJA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JOSE M. SANTOS, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT OF AGRARIAN RELATIONS, BRANCH I, FIFTH REGIONAL DISTRICT, FIDEL HERNANDEZ, SIXTO BALTAO, VIVENCIO GALVEZ, TIRSO GALVEZ, ROMAN BALTAO, LAUREANO ESQUIVEL AND BUENAVENTURA SALVADOR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 36557 HONESTO GAYOTIN, PETITIONER, VS. MARTA TOLENTINO, SEVERINA TOLENTINO AND MANUEL TOLENTINO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-32040 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PEDRO PAGAL Y MARCELINO AND JOSE TORCELINO Y TORAZO, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 42582 ARNULFO C. LOPEZ, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-29213 MANUEL B. RUIZ, MARCIAL QUIÑONES, FILOMENA QUIÑONES, MACARIO QUICIO AND ALEJANDRA BALICO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, THE HONORABLE JUDGES VICENTE BULLECER AND ALFREDO I. GONZALES, JOVENCIO Q. TANCONTIAN, SOCORRO T. AGUILON, SALVACION T. DIAO, IMELDA T. NOEL, JESUS AGUILON AND ALFREDO NOEL, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Case No. 674 TERESITA BANZUELA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JOSE C. TABILIRAN, JR., RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 28488 THE ECONOMIC INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. JUDGE GUILLERMO E. TORRES OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL; VISAYAN MARKETING CORPORATION; AND THE SHERIFF OF THE PROVINCE OF RIZAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. L-26857-58 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AVELINO RONCAL, ALIAS BELEN, AND FELICIANO GABRIELES, ALIAS FELING, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 24709 ASIAN SURETY & INSURANCE CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. RAMON O. NOLASCO, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH IX, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA AND JOSE SAN AGUSTIN, SHERIFF OF THE CITY OF MANILA AND RAMON C. DY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N