Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1979
- G.R. No. 51154 METRO DRUG CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. EUGENIO I. SAGMIT, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, REGIONAL OFFICE NO. V, MINISTRY OF LABOR, RODRIGO PETILOS AND PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF ALBAY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 35861 MUNICIPALITY OF DAET, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND LI SENG GIAP & CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 28658 VICENTE C. REYES, APPLICANT-APPELLEE, VS. FRANCISCO SIERRA, EMILIO SIERRA, ALEJANDRA SIERRA, FELIMON SIERRA, AURELIO SIERRA, CONSTANCIO SIERRA, CIRILO SIERRA AND ANTONIA SANTOS, OPPOSITORS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-49568 BANCO DE ORO, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, VS. JAIME Z. BAYUGA AND ROBERTO P. TOLENTINO, RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES, THE COURT OF APPEALS AND HON. FRANCISCO DE LA ROSA IN HIS CAPACITY AS JUDGE OF THE CFI-RIZAL, BRANCH VII PASAY CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 49998 DOMINGO LARIOMA, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S APPEAL & REVIEW STAFF AND MARIA CRISTINA FERTILIZER CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-27843 CLARA TORELA AND SILVERIANA TORELA, APPELLANTS-PETITIONERS, VS. FELIMON TORELA, MARCIANA GEPANAGO AND MARCOS MAHILUM AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, APPELLEES-RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R No. L-43059 SAMPAGUITA PICTURES, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. JALWINDOR MANUFACTURERS, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLEE. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 38056 ABRAHAM F. MALIC, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A. C. No. ANACLETA VILLANUEVA, COMPLAINANT, VS. PEDRO SANTOS, DEPUTY SHERIFF OF ZAMBALES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 25488 ESSO STANDARD EASTERN, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANILA RAILROAD CO. (PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RAILWAYS) AND MANILA PORT SERVICE, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-43286 OSCAR S. NUGUID, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION, BRAINS, INC. AND/OR PHILIPPINE REFINING CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 42640 SOFIA L. ENRIQUEZ, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND PHILIPPINE GLOVES COMPANY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 24157 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. ABDUGAFAR ABUBAKAR, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 37418 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JUAN FRANCISCO, ACCUSED WHOSE DEATH SENTENCE IS UNDER REVIEW. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-33951 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANUEL COMPACION ALIAS MANING, ERNESTO PIALAGO, DECEASED - (PATERNO BARBECHO), CRISANTO MANTALABA ALIAS SANTOS AND ELACIO LAOGLAOG, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29979 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, VS. MADA-I SANTALANI, TAMBUTSO PATUHIN, JAYRI JAMARI, TAMBUSONG MOHAMADSALI, SAMINDI COSING, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, TAMBUTSO PATUHIN, JAYRI JAMARI, TAMBUSONG MOHAMADSALI AND SAMINDI COSING, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 50907 ATTY. REYNALDO P. DIMAYACYAC AND BRIGIDA ALLONES, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, HONORABLE JUDGE NELLY L. ROMERO VALDELLON, ETC., RIZAL PROVINCIAL SHERIFF AND ALFREDO BARRO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 31087 EASTERN SHIPPING LINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. MARGARINE-VERKAUFS-UNION GMBH, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-31785 "ANTIPOLO HIGHWAY LINES EMPLOYEES UNION", MANUEL ALVARAN, IRENEO REYES, BONIFACIO BUHAY, ALBERTO BELEN AND RODOLFO FERNANDEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE BENJAMIN H. AQUINO, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH VIII, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT AND FRANCISCO L. DE JESUS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 45168 DIRECTOR OF LANDS, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL., RESPONDENTS, GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORP., INTERVENOR, ALABANG DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND RAMON D. BAGATSING, INTERVENORS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 31623 ILOCOS NORTE COCONUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION INC., PETITIONER, VS. JOHN F. NORTHCOTT, JR. & ROBERT PATRICK NORTHCOTT, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. L-49829 LAMBERTO FUNTILA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND LOLITA MARTIN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Matter No. 1402- HERMOGENES ANGULUAN AND ANGEL ANGULUAN, COMPLAINANTS, VS. HON. HENRY C. TAGUBA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29803 LEOPOLDO POBLETE, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. DONATO FABROS AND GODOFREDO DE LA CRUZ, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 23480 J.M. TUASON & CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, AND GUILLERMO REÑOSA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 36824 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARISTON GUILLERMO, CARLITO ABORDE, RONITO CULLO, AND JESUS CULLO, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 33015 GOP-CCP WORKERS UNION, GERONIMO TRINIDAD, ROMULO FERNANDEZ, JOSE MEDENILLA, BENJAMIN DEL ROSARIO, LEONILA DE LEON, PEDRO MARCELINO, ISABEL ENRIQUEZ, DIOSDADO MARZAN, FERNANDO SOTELO, JUANITO MECUA, ERNESTO PUNO, ROGELIO MEDEL, ANTONIO LIMPIN, JOSE DUSABAN, ADOLFO DIGNADICE, CRISANTO SEBASTIAN AND PEDRO PUYABAN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, GENERAL OFFSET PRESS, INC., AND CONTAINER CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-47776. SEPTEMBER 10, 1979] GENERAL OFFSET PRESS, INC. AND CONTAINER CORPORATION WORKERS UNION-PTGWO, REMUS HONOFRE, ANASTACIO SANCHEZ, ANDRES TUATIS & OTHER MEMBERS LISTED IN ANNEX "B" OF MANIFESTATION DATED JANUARY 27, 1968, NAMELY: RODRIGO AMANTE, GREGORIO AMILA, RICARDO ASTORGA, JUANITO BACANI, ERNESTO BAMBALAN, RODOLFO BONOVENTE, BENJAMIN BUNE, MONICO BATAC, VENANCIO BESA, INOCENCIO CABAL, ISIDRO CASTAÑEDA (FERRER), FAUSTINO CHAVEZ, LEONARDO CHINGCUNGCO, UBALDO CUSTODIO, ROMEO DEANA, RAMON DIZON, RODOLFO DULAY, ILUMINADA ELIZARES, ISABEL ENRIQUEZ, FLAVIANO ESPINAS, CEFERINO FAELDONIA, MEDARDO FAELDONIA, ROMULO FERNANDEZ, RICARDO GATDULA, ANASTACIO GUICO, GEORGE HENSON, DOLORES HONOFRE, LEONILA DE LEON, ANASTACIO MAGAT, ALBERTO LUMICO, JUAN MAGAT, PEDRO MARCELINO, CRISANTA MARZAN, DIOSDADO MARZAN, ELISEO MARZAN, JUANITO MECUA, ROGELIO MEDEL, PABLITO ORTIZ, PEDRO POYAON, BIENVENIDO PAYONGAYONG, ANTONIO PEREZ, ERNESTO PUNO, BENIGNO PUYAWAN, OSCAR QUIAMCO, PABLO RAMOS, GREGORIA REYES, SALVADOR RIBOROSO, PROCESO RODRIGUEZ, BENJAMIN DEL ROSARIO, RENATO SARINAS, CRISANTO SEBASTIAN, SALVADOR SERRANO, FERNANDO SOTELO, NEMESIO SUANTE, AQUILINO TAYAMORA, GERONIMO TRINIDAD, PAZ TRINIDAD, RODOLFO VALDEZ, GERMAN VELASCO, EMILIANA VICTA AND JOSE VILLANUEVA (ALL OF GENERAL OFFSET PRESS, INC.), FERMIN ABAINZA, VIRGILIO ALCANTARA, MARCELO ALCOREZA, REMEGIO AQUINO, TEODOLFO ARCANIO, FREDDIE DE ASIS, VICTORIANO BAMBALAN, DAVID BANDONG, ALFREDO BAUTISTA, ERNESTO BAUTISTA, CLARO CANCISIO, ANTONIO CHAVEZ, JOSE CHAVEZ, ROMEO DE LA CRUZ, RODOLFO DIGNADICE, JOSE DUSABAN, MARTIN ESTAVILLO, LAUREANO ESTEVEZ, CELEDONIO EVANGELISTA, RICARDO FEBRERO, RODRIGO FERE, EDUARDO FERRER, ENRIQUE FERRER, SEVERINO FUENTES, FRANCISCO GALANG, ROGELIO GALGUERRA, IGNACIO GERVACIO, ERNESTO GONZALES, CONCORDIO GRANADA, JOSE HONOFRE, ANTONIO LIMPIN, ILDEFONSO MANGASER, LEODEGARIO MARCELLANO, JOSEFINO MARGALLO, JOSE MEDENILLA, RODRIGO MANONGDO, JUAN MOSCA, MARIANO PEREZ, PEDRO PETRAS, FEDERICO RAMIREZ, EDELBERTO ROCA, EUGENIO SARMIENTO, RODOLFO SOLIDUM, SEVERINO SOLIS, JULIO SOLOMON, MELCHOR TAMAYO AND ANTONIO VALENZUELA (ALL OF CONTAINER CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES), PETITIONERS, VS. HON. RONALDO B. ZAMORA, AS PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, HON. BLAS OPLE, AS SECRETARY OF LABOR, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, HON. ARBITER NESTOR C. LIM, GENERAL OFFSET PRESS, INC., CONTAINER CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, BENITO PASCUAL, ROBERTO HWANG AND ROMEO MONTEYRO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-30833. SEPTEMBER 10, 1979] GOP-CCP WORKERS UNION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND PHILIPPINE LABOR ALLIANCE COUNCIL (PLAC), LOCAL 129, GOP-CCP CHAPTER, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A. C. No. 997 PILAR ABAIGAR, COMPLAINANT, VS. DAVID D.C. PAZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-35281 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JESSIE TAPALES Y VARGAS AND PEDRO CORAÑEZ Y TATUALLA, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- AC No. 1053 SANTA PANGAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. DIONISIO RAMOS, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 23761 JESUS LAVA, PETITIONER, VS. JESUS DE VEYRA, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH XIV OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA; FLORENTINO N. VILLANUEVA, AS SECOND ASSISTANT CITY FISCAL OF MANILA; BUENAVENTURA FERNANDEZ, AS SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, CAMP CRAME, QUEZON CITY; SANTIAGO TAN, AS SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY, CAMP CRAME, QUEZON CITY; PEDRO S. DAVID, AS ASSISTANT FISCAL OF MANILA, CITY HALL, MANILA; AND ERNESTO R. OXCIANO, AS ASSISTANT FISCAL OF MANILA, CITY HALL, MANILA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 35260 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, CUSTODY AND DISPOSAL ADMINISTRATION AND THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JUAN BOCAR, AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA, BRANCH XVI, THE CITY SHERIFF OF MANILA, PREMIER TOBACCO TRADING COMPANY, HEIRS OF SEE SENG, REPRESENTED BY TAN SUI KIN, SEE BON CHIN AND MINORS SEE POTIOK, SEE MAN FUN AND SEE BETTY, REPRESENTED BY THEIR GUARDIAN AD LITEM TAN SUI KIN AND FERMIN CORREA, HON. MARIANO V. BENEDICTO, AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA AND CESAR URBINO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-23642 REPUBLIC FLOUR MILLS, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. CENTRAL BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 32205 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. (1) EMERITO ABELLA ALIAS KULOT, (2) GORGONIO AÑOVER, (3) RODOLFO APOLINARIO, (4) MAXIMO APOLONIAS, (5) DOMINGO ASTROLOGIA ALIAS BLACKIE, (6) JOSE BARBAJO, (7) PERFECTO BILBAR ALIAS PORPING, (8) CATALINO CABCABAN ALIAS INDAY, (9) RODOLFO CARBALLO, (10) RUSTICO CIDRO, (11) CRESENCIO CUIZON, (12) FRANCISCO DIONISIO ALIAS SATUD, (13) ELINO DURAN, (14) ABSALON ENRIGAN, (15) JOSE FRANCISCO ALIAS KARATE, (16) SINDOLFO GALANTO, (17) LEOCADIO GAVILAGUIN ALIAS CADIO, (18) ALFREDO GAYLAN, (19) ROMULO GELLE, (20) FELIX HERNANDEZ, (21) GUILLERMO IGNACIO, (22) ALFREDO LAGARTO, (23) BENEDICTO LORAÑA ALIAS PAYAT, (24) ELEUTERIO MALDECIR ALIAS ASWANG, (25) CIRIACO OPSIAR ALIAS SIMARON, (26) ROBERTO PANGILINAN, (27) ROLANDO PANGILINAN, (28) EUGENIO PROVIDO, JR., (29) VICENTE QUIJANO, (30) JUANITO REBUTASO, (31) ROMEO RICAFORT ALIAS ROMY, (32) MARCELO SARDENIA, (33) ELEUTERIO TABOY, (34) ANGEL TAGANA, (35) AGUSTIN VILLAFLOR ALIAS TISOY, (36) JOSE VILLARAMA AND (37) SOFRONIO VILLEGAS, ACCUSED. (1) EMERITO ABELLA, (2) MAXIMO APOLONIAS, (3) JOSE BARBAJO, (4) CATALINO CABCABAN, (5) RODOLFO CARBALLO, (6) FRANCISCO DIONISIO, (7) ELINO DURAN, (8) ABSALON ENRIGAN, (9) JOSE FRANCISCO, (10) LEOCADIO GAVILAGUIN, (11) FELIX HERNANDEZ, (12) GUILLERMO IGNACIO, (13) BENEDICTO LORAÑA, (14) EUGENIO PROVIDO, JR., (15) VICENTE QUIJANO, (16) ELEUTERIO TABOY, (17) ANGEL TAGANA, (18) JOSE VILLARAMA AND (19) SOFRONIO VILLEGAS, ACCUSED WHOSE DEATH SENTENCES ARE UNDER AUTOMATIC REVIEW. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 32625 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. OSMUNDO CASTAÑEDA Y ENCONTERO, BENEDICTO DE AUSEN @ DICK @ BENNY, AND JUANITO RAGURO, DEFENDANTS. OSMUNDO CASTAÑEDA Y ENCONTERO AND JUANITO RAGURO, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 44831 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO BE ADMITTED A CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES, MARCELINO TIU, PETITIONER-APPELLEE, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OPPOSITOR-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 25953 VICENTE FORTICH, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND ARTEX DEVELOPMENT CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 31912 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF, VS. JOSE DUABAN ALIAS JOSE WABAN ALIAS JESSIE DUABAN, DEFENDANT WHOSE DEATH SENTENCE IS UNDER REVIEW. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 49907 ISIDRO BALLETA, JR., PETITIONER, VS. HON. OSCAR LEVISTE, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CAPIZ, BRANCH II, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 35858 LIBRADA N. FIRME AND FLORENCIO FIRME, PETITIONERS, VS. ARSENIO REYES, HON. SIMEON M. GOPENGCO, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH XXV OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF MANILA, G. A. MACHINERIES, INC., SHERIFF OF MANILA AND GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 35793 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FRANCISCO VILLAGONZALO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-35369 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LAURENZO (LORENZO) ALQUIZAR, DEFENDANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 25346 UNITED PHILIPPINE LINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. ARSENIO I. MARTINEZ, EMILIANO C. TABIGNE, AND AMANDO C. BUGAYONG, JUDGES OF THE COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND UNITED STEEL WORKERS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 38025 DANTE O. CASIBANG, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE NARCISO A. AQUINO, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF PANGASINAN, BRANCH XIV, AND REMEGIO P. YU, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-31748 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL AND SAMUEL YU, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 48564 RUPERTO MERCADER AND SEVERINA MERCADER, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. AQUILINO P. BONTO, JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF SORSOGON, BRANCH II, ARSENIO OLIQUINO, BENJAMIN REVILLA AND JOAQUINA VDA. DE PALANCA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 45203 SEBASTIAN DIMDIMAN, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RAILWAYS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 49616 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GENARO MENDIGUARIN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. L-41269-70 CARLOS CASTAÑARES, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 32066 MANUEL LAGUNZAD, PETITIONER, VS. MARIA SOTO VDA. DE GONZALES AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N