Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1977
- G.R. No. L-37507 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. WILLIAM PAGE, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 27127 WISE & COMPANY, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CUSTOMS ARRASTRE SERVICE AND/OR BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND/OR REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 26998 CONSOLIDATED PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER-APPELLANT, VS. DARIMICO EMPLOYEES UNION-FUR, RESPONDENT-APPELLEE. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-29345 ARTURO F.W. TANTOCO, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, JUDGE HILARION JARENCIO, BR. XXIII, CFI, MANILA, THE GENERAL MILK (PHIL.), INC., AND THE SHERIFF, MALOLOS, BULACAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 43209 ATANACIA M. CALING, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (PROVINCIAL AUDITOR'S OFFICE, PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-34436 BIENVENIDO A. EBARLE AND JAVIER ARIOSA, PETITIONERS, VS. VICENTE M. CERILLES AND JOSE L. TECSON, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 44653 CATALINA V. VDA. DE LABUCA, 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-30683 CELESTINA GUMABAY, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND, DIOSDADO MABBORANG, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JULIANA BARALIN, SANTIAGO BUNAGAN, LORETO BUNAGAN, BASILIO MAMBA, BALBINO CATABAY, ARCADIO MAGGAY, LUPO GUIYAB AND FRANCISCO CALIMARAN, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 26083 CONSUELO MALALUAN VDA. DE RECINTO, PETITIONER, VS. RUPERTO INCIONG AND COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-43154 DAVID MONDEJAR, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND NATIONAL WATERWORKS SYSTEM, MANILA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-43325 DOLORES A. POBRE, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 41281-82 EDILBERTO DELIMA, NENITA DACILLO, AND ATTY. QUIRINO N. ORIEL, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE PEDRO P. GALLARDO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT CRIMINAL COURT OF 13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, TACLOBAN CITY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 24965 FAR EAST REALTY INVESTMENT, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. JOSE N. LEUTERIO, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH II, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA; ANG KA CHUI AND VIRGINIA OCSON ANG, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE "KINETIC TRADING", RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-44779 FRANCISCO VALDES, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 29067 JAMES A. KEISTER, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. PEDRO C. NAVARRO, AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, AND BATJAK, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-34381 LORETO SEARES, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, CARMELO BARBERO AND GAVINO BALBIN, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-24975 MANILA PENCIL COMPANY, INC., AND DOMINADOR P. CANLAS, PETITIONERS, VS. CONCORDIO TRAZO, VALENTINO LAUREANO, FILOMENO CAPANER, AGATON PARAS, MONICA GUILLERMO, ISIDRO REQUINA, TOMAS NAVARRETE, FEDERICO LINDO, REGINO MAPUE, ILUMINADA QUINTOS, FELICIDAD DOMINGO, ALFREDO VIANZON AND PEDRO GALANG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — MATIAS S. CARILLO, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND CESAR U. DE LA VICTORIA, CORNELIO DE LA REY, AND MUNICIPALITY OF MATANAO, DAVAO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 43112 PEDRO CARREON, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (BUREAU OF POSTS) RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-43307. MAY 31, 1977] BIENVENIDO REGALA, PETITIONER, VS. THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-27665 PHILIPPINE VIRGINIA TOBACCO ADMINISTRATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. ANDRES REYES, AS JUDGE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, AND ALTO SALES CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-43202 RODRIGO LANDAYAN, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND ATLANTIC GULF & PACIFIC CO. OF MANILA, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-29498 SANTIAGO LOPEZ AND IRINEO LOPEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. MANASES G. REYES, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF DAVAO, ERIBERTO UNSON, EX OFFICIO SHERIFF OF DAVAO, AND JUAN MAGALLANES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 25440 SANTIAGO SYJUCO, INC., PETITIONER, VS. CITY ASSESSOR OF PASAY CITY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 43099 TEOFILA GUEVARRA, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 33146 THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, AND THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. PEDRO C. NAVARRO, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, BRANCH II (PASIG, RIZAL), AND JUANITO S. FLORES, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF JS. F. ENTERPRISES AND ASIATIC INCORPORATED, REPRESENTED BY EUGENIO VILLANUEVA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29912 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ASTERIO MARCINA ALIAS AGO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 40185 TING PING LAY, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JOSE C. COLAYCO, AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA, BRANCH XXI, AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-30858 GAVINO BITANGCOL, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND AMELIA J. GORDON, RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-23875 TESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE GREGORIO VENTURA: MARIA VENTURA, EXECUTRIX-APPELLANT, MIGUEL VENTURA AND JUANA CARDOVA, HEIRS, VS. MERCEDES VENTURA, AND HER HUSBAND PEDRO D. CORPUZ, AND GREGORIA VENTURA AND HER HUSBAND EXEQUIEL VICTORIO, OPPOSITORS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-35234 AMADEO GARCIA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, PEOPLE'S HOMESITE & HOUSING CORPORATION, ELPIDIO UNGRIA, CATALINA CAPINDING, AND BRUNO SUBDIAGA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 33520 CYPHIL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION-NATU, PETITIONER, VS. PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC., AND HON. ALBERTO J. FRANCISCO, JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE, MANILA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-32709 DI' MARK'S INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. G. A. BUENDIA, JUDGE OF THE CITY COURT OF BAGUIO, BRANCH I, AND LANEY MULLER TRUST, REPRESENTED BY OLGA M. BRADY, TRUSTEE, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-43821 INDUSTRIAL FINANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. PEDRO A. RAMIREZ, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA, AND CONSUELO ALCOBA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-24803 PEDRO ELCANO AND PATRICIA ELCANO, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS ASCENDANTS OF AGAPITO ELCANO, DECEASED, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, VS. REGINALD HILL, MINOR, AND MARVIN HILL, AS FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF SAID MINOR, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29882 PEDRO HORARIO, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, VS. HON. JOSE F. FERNANDEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, AND TALISAY-SILAY MILLING CO., INC. (TASIMICO), RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-23197 PEDRO PASCUA, LUISA CORPUZ, ANDRES PASCUA, VICTORIANO PASCUA AND BONIFACIA LORA, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, VS. MARIANO COPUYOC, QUINTIN MELEBO, MARTA MANUEL, PEDRO PASCUA, SEVERINA PASCUA, ANGELO REYES, FLAVIANO BALTAZAR AND THE INSULAR TREASURER, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-29022 PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CO., PETITIONER, VS. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND LORETO T. CASTILLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-24501 TESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE DON ALFONSO DE CASTELLVI, CARMEN M. VDA. DE CASTELLVI, ADMINISTRATRIX, NATIVIDAD CASTELLVI DE RAQUIZA, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. JOSE CASTELLVI AND CONSUELO CASTELLVI, OPPOSITORS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 30719 THE CITY OF DAVAO, ELIAS B. LOPEZ, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CITY MAYOR OF DAVAO CITY, MANUEL C. SOTTO, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS VICE-MAYOR, CITY OF DAVAO, MANUEL M. GARCIA, CORNELIO P. MASKARIÑO, FELICIDAD C. SANTOS, CIPRIANO VILLAFUERTE, JR., BENIGNO S. BANGOY, ANTONIO S. CASTILLO, BONIFACIO TAMAYO AND PANTALEON PELAYO, JR., IN THEIR CAPACITY AS MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF DAVAO CITY, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. WALFRIDO DE LOS ANGELES OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF QUEZON CITY AND PHILIPPINE PIPES AND MERCHANDISING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 34418 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JAVIER GONZAGA AND ESTELITO ARIAS, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 22257 GO YU TAK WAI, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARTINIANO P. VIVO, VIRGILIO GASTON AND MARCIAL RAÑOLA, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER AND ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS, RESPECTIVELY, COMPOSING THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, RESPONDENTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 41539 GUADALUPE J. VDA. DE UCANG, FOR HERSELF AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, NAMELY, ALBERT, BERNARDETTE, CAROLYN, DAVIDSON, EDGAR, FERDINAND, AND GRACE, ALL SURNAMED UCANG, PETITIONERS, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND PHILIPPINE PACKING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-31760 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME, GIL GO, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OPPOSITOR-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 28999 COMPAÑIA MARITIMA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALLIED FREE WORKERS UNION, SALVADOR T. LLUCH, MARIANO LL. BADELLES, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT, RESPECTIVELY OF THE ALLIED FREE WORKERS UNION, NICANOR HALIBAS AND LAURENTINO LL. BADELLES, INDIVIDUALLY AND OFFICERS OF ALLIED FREE WORKERS UNION, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-43813 FRANCISCO C. HERNANDEZ, AS HEIR AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE MAXIMO C. HERNANDEZ, SR., PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, ANDRES R. NARVASA, ROSENDO J. TANSINSIN, HON. PEDRO C. NAVARRO, AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, NICANOR C. SALAYSAY, AS CLERK OF COURT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, AND HONORATA ROSALES, AS OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE OFFICE OF THE BRANCH CLERK OF COURT, BRANCH II OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. L-43952. MAY 24, 1977] CELESTINO C. HERNANDEZ, RUBEN C. HERNANDEZ, MAXIMO C. HERNANDEZ, JR., PORFIRIA H. VALENCIA AND LAURA H. CORNEJO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. PEDRO C. NAVARRO, AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, BRANCH II, NICANOR C. SALAYSAY, AS CLERK OF COURT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, HONORATA ROSALES, AS OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE OFFICE OF THE BRANCH CLERK OF COURT, BRANCH II, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, ANDRES R. NARVASA, AND ROSENDO J. TANSINSIN, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-27230 JOSE R. CATIBOG, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, VS. HON. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; HON. SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, AND CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. FRANCISCO B. OMAÑA, INTERVENOR AND PETITIONER-APPELLANT. VALENTIN E. ESCUTIN, INTERVENOR-PETITIONER. PRIMITIVO D. CHINGCUANGCO, INTERVENOR-APPELLEE. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-44579 NATIONAL MINES AND ALLIED WORKERS' UNION AND INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN ANNEX A, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. RONALDO B. ZAMORA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS; NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION; FRANCISCO M. DE LOS REYES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS LABOR ARBITER AND OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE EXECUTION ARM OF THE NLRC, AND C. Q. JOHNSON ENTERPRISES, INC. RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 27019 TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. BARBER STEAMSHIP LINES, INC., MACONDRAY & CO., INC., REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND CUSTOMS ARRASTRE SERVICE, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 27095 CARLOS ALFARO AND MAGGIE CAPEN, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, VS. LLANES & COMPANY AND THE SHERIFF OF THE CITY OF MANILA, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Case No. 727 MIGUELA R. LUYON, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JUAN G. ATENCIA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N