Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1987
- G.R. No. L-35316 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE PEDRO JL. BAUTISTA AND IMELDA MANGABAT SORENSEN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 77645 RICARDO SILVERIO, PETITIONER, VS. PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 70810 SERAFIA MACUA, FLORENTINO MACUA, AND MARIA APUS, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT (FIRST CIVIL CASES DIVISION), INOCENTES MACUA AND ZARCILA TACASAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-38622 VALENTIN BERMUDO, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, FORMER SIXTH DIVISION; THE HONORABLE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF LEYTE, BRANCH I AND THE CHINESE NATIONALIST PARTY OF TACLOBAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-34767 OPERATORS INCORPORATED, PETITIONER, VS. AMERICAN BISCUIT CO. INC., RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. L-35024. OCTOBER 23, 1987] ASSOCIATED BISCUIT, INC., PETITIONER, VS. AMERICAN BISCUIT CO. INC., AND OPERATORS INCORPORATED, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-35073. OCTOBER 23, 1987] AMERICAN BISCUIT CO. INC., PETITIONER, VS. ASSOCIATED BISCUIT CO. INC., AND OPERATORS INCORPORATED, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-33773 GODOFREDO L. LORENZANA AND TIBURCIO E. EVALLE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF PATENTS, PETITIONERS-APPELLANTS, VS. CRISPINA L. MACAGBA, SOLOMON L. LORENZANA, CRISTETA L. ALVAREZ, GABRIEL L. LORENZANA, ANTONIA L. CAMINS, AND SOSTENES L. LORENZANA, RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 73882 ROSA CANCIO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF TAX APPEALS AND HON. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 61371 ARTHUR BARANDA, CESAR BARANDA, GERONIMO APURA, NARITO ARANETA, ROGELIO SORIOSO, GREGORIO ARANO, WILFREDO DONASCO AND ERNESTO AUSMOLO, PETITIONERS, VS. NORBERTO PADIOS, IGNACIO PADIOS, CUSTODIO PADIOS, JR., ROBERTO DAGUAY, ROMEO CAMACHO, ROSITA DELA CRUZ, AND HON. ALBARO BALANO, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-76959 ABBOTT LABORATORIES (PHILIPPINES), INC., AND JAIME C. VICTA, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND ALBERT BOBADILLA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-46978 ERNESTO ROBLES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. DELFIN FL. BATACAN, HON. CONRADO M. VASQUEZ, HON. JOSE B. JIMENEZ, ATANACIO GERONIMO AND BENEDICTO GERONIMO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 65505 GABRIEL ABAD, PIO AGANON, MARIO ALARCIO, JOSE AQUINO, CESAR ATANACIO, LEONARDO AURELIO, SOTERO BERNARDO, AURELIO CABRAL, JESUS CARREON, ABELARDO CARILLO, ET AL., PETITIONERS, VS. REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA, BRANCH LII-HON. DAVID G. NITAFAN AND THE PHILIPPINE AMERICAN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 67835 MALAYAN INSURANCE CO., INC. (MICO), PETITIONER, VS. GREGORIA CRUZ ARNALDO, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER, AND CORONACION PINCA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 52756 MANILA MAHOGANY MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND ZENITH INSURANCE CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 58574 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANNY SEQUERRA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 75905 REMIGIO O. RAMOS, SR., PETITIONER, VS. GATCHALIAN REALTY, INC., EDUARDO ASPREC, ENELDA ASPREC, ERNESTO ASPREC, AND COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-37631 SANTIAGO NICOLAS, ANTONIO MATAWARAN, ALBINO CARREON, VENANCIO MATAWARAN, LUZ FRANCO AND AMPARO DIONISIO, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, LORENZO G. VALENTIN, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OF BULACAN, PROVINCIAL SHERIFF AND ANASTACIO MADLANGSAKAY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 73786 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EMILIO D. AGAPITO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 70826 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND/OR UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. DOMINGO P. GABRIEL, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE: ALLIED PLUMBING COMPANY AND THE HONORABLE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-35721 WELDON CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS (SECOND DIVISION) AND MANUEL CANCIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-29670 CENTRAL AZUCARERA DON PEDRO, PETITIONER, VS. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND NEMESIO TANIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 63855 CU BIE, MARY SYDECO TAYENGCO, CONCHITA SYDECO, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND, JOSE HAUTEA, AND RAMON MILITANTE, IN HIS OWN BEHALF AND AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM OF THE MINORS NENITA ELENITO AND RAMONITO, ALL SURNAMED MILITANTE, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, SPOUSES JOSE TAYENGCO AND SALVACION SYDECO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-35469 ENCARNACION BANOGON, ZOZIMA MUNOZ, AND DAVIDINA MUNOZ, PETITIONERS, VS. MELCHOR ZERNA, CONSEJO ZERNA DE CORNELIO, FRANCISCO ZERNA, AND THE HON. CIPRIANO VAMENTA, JR., JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL (BRANCH III) D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-29898 IN RE INTESTATE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED SPOUSES IGUIANON (BAGOBO) AND MIDA (BAGOBA): VICENTA PO, PETITIONER, VS. RAYMUNDA CAMPANA AND FAUSTINO CAMPANA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 73039 PERFECTA CAVILI, PRIMITIVO CAVILI AND QUIRINO CAVILI, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. TEODORO N. FLORENDO, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH XXXVI, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF NEGROS ORIENTAL, 7TH JUDICIAL REGION, CLARITA CAVILI, ULPIANO CAVILI, ESTRELLA CAVILI, PLACIDA CAVILI, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 68680. OCTOBER 9, 1987] PERFECTA CAVILI, PRIMITIVO CAVILI AND QUIRINO CAVILI, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. TEODORO N. FLORENDO, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH XXXVI, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, 7TH JUDICIAL REGION, CLARITA CAVILI, ULPIANO CAVILI, ESTRELLA CAVILI, PLACIDA CAVILI, GREGORIA CAVILI, FORTUNATA CAVILI, AMILITA CAVILI, APAD CAVILI, AQUILINA CAVILI, CRESENCIO CAVILI, ALMA CAVILI, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 57771. OCTOBER 9, 1987] QUIRINO CAVILI, PRIMITIVO, CAVILI, AND PERFECTA CAVILI, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. CIPRIANO VAMENTA, JR., AS PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH III, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL; ULPIANO CAVILI, CLARITA CAVILI, ESTRELLA CAVILI, RAMONA TAKANG, COSME TAKANG, FABIAN TAKANG, LEODEGARIO TAKANG, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-45663 ALFONSO BUISER AND SOLEDAD MEDRANO-BUISER, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, PRUDENCIO MARANAN AND LEOVIGILDA SUAREZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-30212 BIENVENIDO GELISAN, PETITIONER, VS. BENITO ALDAY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 76647 CECILIO J. AMORSOLO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-48276 DR. PEDRO A. DANAO (SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS MARTIN DANAO, MINDA DANAO AND CO-PETITIONER CONCEPCION S. DANAO) AND CONCEPCION S. DANAO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, SUCCESSOR TO THE PEOPLES BANK & TRUST COMPANY, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-48980. SEPTEMBER 30, 1987] BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, SUCCESSOR TO THE PEOPLES BANK & TRUST COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, DR. PEDRO A. DANAO (SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS MARTIN DANAO, MINDA DANAO AND CO-RESPONDENT CONCEPCION S. DANAO) AND CONCEPCION S. DANAO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 73889 FLORENCIO BALATERO AND HEIRS OF JOSEFA BADELLES, PETITIONERS, VS. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT AND JUAN VELOSO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-33261 LIWALUG AMEROL, MACATANTO AMEROL, TAIB AMEROL, DIBARATUN AMEROL, DIBARATUN MATABALAO, MINDALANO DIBARATUN, DIPUNDUGUN MORO, AND MANUCAO MORO, PETITIONERS, VS. MOLOK BAGUMBARAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-48685 LORENZO SUMULONG AND EMILIA VIDANES-BALAOING, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. BUENAVENTURA GUERRERO AND NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 75238 MALAYAN INTEGRATED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. RAFAEL T. MENDOZA, PRESIDING JUDGE OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MAKATI, METRO MANILA, BRANCH 135, RAQUEL ABUYEN, LETECIA A. GOHING AND AGUEDA ABUYEN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 75209 NESTLE PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. AUGUSTO S. SANCHEZ, MINISTER OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT AND THE UNION OF FILIPRO EMPLOYEES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 78791. SEPTEMBER 30, 1987] KIMBERLY INDEPENDENT LABOR UNION FOR SOLIDARITY, ACTIVISM AND NATIONALISM-OLALIA, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, MANUEL AGUILAR, MA. ESTRELLA ALDAS, CAPT. REY L. LANADA, COL. VIVENCIO MANAIG, AND KIMBERLY-CLARK PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 71092 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANACLETO Q. OLVIS, ACQUITTED, ROMULO VILLAROJO, LEONARDO CADEMAS AND DOMINADOR SORELA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-44222 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, HEIRS OF MARIA ROSALES: BALTAZAR AZURA, BASILIO AZURA, AMBROSIO AZURA AND LUCILA AZURA ALFARO, AGAPITO SATUR; JESUS NATONTON HEIRS OF BRAULIO SEVILLA; MARIA EVANOSO DE SEVILLA, AMPIL SEVILLA, JALADINO SEVILLA, ILADIO SEVILLA, ALEJANDRINA SEVILLA, MONINO SEVILLA, NORA SEVILLA, LITA SEVILLA, ELSA SEVILLA, MYRNA SEVILLA, PERLA SEVILLA, AND LINDA SEVILLA; JUSTO DUMANON; GRACIANO PIENCENAVES; HEIRS OF RAYMUNDO CUENCA; NARCISA PIA DE CUENCA, DOMELINA CUENCA LUVITE, GLORIFICACION C. JAYNA, CONRADO CUENCA, MILAGROS CUENCA, RAYMUNDO CUENCA, JR., JUANITA CUENCA AND NIMPA C. PLAZA; JUANA MADELO; LOURDES AQUIO; NATIVIDAD BALANON; FELIX OLAN, ET AL.; HEIRS OF SESINANDO GUERRERO AND RAMONA BUSA (HUSBAND AND WIFE); LORENZO GUERRERO, ELISEO GUERRERO, CIPRIANA C. ZOZOBRADO, LEONARDO JOSUE, EPIMACO JOSUE, BIENVENIDO JOSUE, SIMEON DUMANON, RAMON SANCHEZ, SALUD SANCHEZ, CANDELARIA SANCHEZ, PILAR SANCHEZ, TERESITA SANCHEZ, CARMEN SANCHEZ, EUGENIA BUSA, PETRA DURBAN, AND PAZ DURBAN; JOSE A. MORDENO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 56948 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FOREST DEVELOPMENT AND THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, AND MARTINA CARANTES FOR AND IN BEHALF OF THE HEIRS OF SALMING PIRASO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-28353 SOLANO LAGANAPAN, PETITIONER, VS. MAYOR ELPIDIO ASEDILLO MUNICIPALITY OF KALAYAAN, LAGUNA, AND EPIFANIO RAGOTERO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 57844 STELLA ZABLAN, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, AND SPOUSES AUGUSTO & REMEDIOS LEONARDO, PRIVATE RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Matter No. THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. HON. ANTONIO P. PAREDES, ALEJANDRO BALITON, LUIS ROD SANTOS, FLORENCIA TOLENTINO, RIZALINA CANTORIA, AND ANATOLIO ALONZO ALL OF BRANCH X, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT OF MANILA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 69253 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROSALIA FRANCIA Y BARRERA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-39300 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BERNIDO DETUYA, GREGORIO LOZANO, AND FELICIANO NAVALES, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 69997 UNGAY MALOBAGO MINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, DIRECTOR OF LANDS, GREGORIA BOLANOS, AUREA ARAOJO, GERVACIO ARAOJO, MARIA BERNAL, FELIX DETECIO, JESUS ASUNCION, MELANIO ASUNCION AND BIENVENIDO ASUNCION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 77679 VICENTE VERGARA, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND AMADEO AZARCON, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 76989 MANILA MANDARIN EMPLOYEES UNION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, AND MELBA C. BELONCIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 73558 MUNICIPALITY OF OBANDO, PROVINCE OF BULACAN AND ROMUALDO C. SUNGA, PETITIONERS, VS. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, HON. ANTONIA CORPUS MACANDOG, THE CITY SHERIFF OF CALOOCAN CITY AND ERNESTO R. CRUZ, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF "EMD TRADING CENTER", RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. L-37928-29 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROGACIANO TADUYO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-40575 FELIMON C. MARQUEZ, RICARDO SUAREZ AND ANASTACIO ROXAS, PETITIONERS, VS. GAVINO R. ALEJO, LUIS CRUZ, PEDRO D. OFIANA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PROVINCIAL FISCAL OF THE PROVINCE OF BULACAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-46953 JOSE N. MAYUGA, SUBSTITUTED BY SIMONA L. MAYUGA, SYLVIA MAYUGA YUSON, JOSE L. MAYUGA, JR., ABELARDO MAYUGA, RAMON MAYUGA, JOSEFINA MAYUGA-FINK, CRISTINA MAYUGA AND ROBERTO MAYUGA, MANUEL N. MAYUGA, CARMEN MAYUGA, LOURDES MAYUGA, CONSOLACION MAYUGA, HILARIO FUSILERO, LILIA FUSILERO, AND MARIA MAYUGA VDA DE CAILLES, AGRIPINO MAYUGA, MANUEL MAYUGA, AURORA MAYUGA, MILAGROS M. HIPOLITO, AND PURIFICACION MAYUGA, SUBSTITUTED BY SERAFIN CAILLES, NARCISO CAILLES, LEON CAILLES AND CARMEN C. MAYUGA, PETITIONERS-APPELLANTS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, MACONDRAY FARMS, INC., REALTY SALES ENTERPRISE, INC., AS ASSIGNEE OF MACONDRAY FARMS, INC., DOMINADOR MAYUGA, DONATO CIRIACO, RAFAEL GREY, JR., CLARO Y. SULIT, EMILIO ESTEBAN, THE LAND REGISTRATION COMMISSIONER AND THE TREASURER OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-38972 PAZ GARCIA VDA. DE MAPA*, SEGUNDO MAPA, PRISCILLA M. MONZON, TERESA MAPA, IGNACIO SALAZAR AND JOSE SALAZAR, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, LUIS HIDROSOLLO AND TEODORO HIDROSOLLO, IN THEIR OWN BEHALF AND AS JOINT ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TESTATE ESTATE OF LUDOVICO HIDROSOLLO, AND VICTORIA** HIDROSOLLO, CORAZON HIDROSOLLO, ROSARIO HIDROSOLLO AND MAGDALENA HIDROSOLLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 67451 REALTY SALES ENTERPRISE, INC. AND MACONDRAY FARMS, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT (SPECIAL THIRD CIVIL CASES DIVISION), HON. RIZALINA BONIFACIO VERA, AS JUDGE, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF RIZAL, BRANCH XXIII MORRIS G. CARPO, QUEZON CITY DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING CORPORATION, AND COMMISSIONER OF LAND REGISTRATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N