Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1989
- G.R. No. 77582 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LORENZO SAYANG-OD, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 29627 RAMON A. GONZALES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. HON. ANTONIO V. RAQUIZA, AS SECRETARY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS; BALTAZAR AQUINO, AS COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS; THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK (PNB), CONTINENTAL ORE (PHIL.), INC., HUBER CORPORATION, ALLIS-CHALMERS INTERNATIONAL AND GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 72572 SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LABOR ARBITER LOLITO C. FULLEROS AND ANTONIO MANGAMPO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 75530 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VICENTE TAN, EDDIE TAN, AND FEDERICO FAJARDO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 78787 COCA-COLA BOTTLERS PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LABOR ARBITER VIRGINIA SON AND GEORGE SOUSA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Case No. 3195 MA LIBERTAD SJ CANTILLER, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. HUMBERTO V. POTENCIANO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 88105 NICOLAS FECUNDO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. RAMON BERJAMEN, PRESIDING JUDGE RTC, BRANCH 20 AND JULIUS SALCEDO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 84818 PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE LUIS A. ALCUAZ, AS NTC COMMISSIONER, AND NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 80593 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. TERESITA CRUZ, JOSE AGRIPINO, BERNARDO BAUZON, LUCRECIA BILBAO, MA. LUISA CABRERA, FRANCIS BAACLO, GUADALUPE CAMACHO, LUZ DE LEON, MIKE VILLAVERDE, NEPOMUCENO MEDINA, EDGARDO MENDOZA, JENNIFER VELEZ, AMELIA MEDINA, EDUARDO ESPEJO AND RICARDO BATTO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 72623 TEODOSIA C. LEBRILLA AND FERNANDO C. LEBRILLA, PETITIONERS, VS. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, (FOURTH CIVIL CASES DIVISION) AND HEIRS OF THE DECEASED SPOUSES PABLO DE CASTRO AND FRANCISCA BARRON, NAMELY, FELISA, AMADO, AND FILOMENA, ALL SURNAMED DE CASTRO; HEIRS OF THE DECEASED MIGUEL DE CASTRO, NAMELY, EDILBERTO, BELARMINO, NENITA, MIGUELA AND PACIENCIA, ALL SURNAMED DE CASTRO, HEIRS OF THE DECEASED DOLORES DE CASTRO, NAMELY, GREGORIO, ERNESTO, LOURDES, ESPELITO, ORITA, AND ELENA, ALL SURNAMED SANTOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 71566 FRANCISCO D. PALANCA, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT AND REYNALDO INCOMIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 81788 NATIONAL INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. NICOLAS GALING, PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 166, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION, PASIG, METRO MANILA, VICTORIA FARMS, INC., SPOUSES EDWARD HOWARD LEONG AND SOLEDAD M. LEONG, SPOUSES JESUS Q. TAN AND EUFROSINA G. TAN, AND SPOUSES RAUL ALCANTARA AND ANGELITA T. ALCANTARA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 57415 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PASCUAL BAYLON RILLORTA, WESLEY RILLORTA AND WILSON RILLORTA, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 84992 PHILIPPINE ROCK INDUSTRIES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. BOARD OF LIQUIDATORS, AS LIQUIDATOR OF THE DEFUNCT REPARATIONS COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 76509 PIONEER INSURANCE & SURETY CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, WEAREVER TEXTILE MILLS, INC., AND VICENTE LIM, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 90426 SIME DARBY PILIPINAS, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR BUENAVENTURA C. MAGSALIN AS VOLUNTARY ARBITRATOR AND THE SIME DARBY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 67170-72 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. HERSON MAGHANOY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 75934 WILLY CARSON AND SPS. RANTE FABOL AND TERESITA CARSON, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE GREGORIO D. PANTANOSAS, JR., JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, BRANCH II, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND ELPIDIO M. QUIRANTE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 75875 WOLFGANG AURBACH, JOHN GRIFFIN, DAVID P. WHITTINGHAM AND CHARLES CHAMSAY, PETITIONERS, VS. SANITARY WARES MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, ERNESTO V. LAGDAMEO, ERNESTO R. LAGDAMEO, JR., ENRIQUE R. LAGDAMEO, GEORGE F. LEE, RAUL A. BONCAN, BALDWIN YOUNG AND AVELINO V. CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 75951. DECEMBER 15, 1989] SANITARY WARES MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, ERNESTO R. LAGDAMEO, ENRIQUE B. LAGDAMEO, GEORGE F. LEE, RAUL A. BONCAN, BALDWIN YOUNG AND AVELINO V. CRUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, WOLFGANG AURBACH, JOHN GRIFFIN, DAVID P. WHITTINGHAM, CHARLES CHAMSAY AND LUCIANO SALAZAR, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NOS. 75975-76. DECEMBER 15, 1989] LUCIANO E. SALAZAR, PETITIONER, VS. SANITARY WARES MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, ERNESTO V. LAGDAMEO, ERNESTO R. LAGDAMEO, JR., ENRIQUE R. LAGDAMEO, GEORGE F. LEE, RAUL A. BONCAN, BALDWIN YOUNG, AVELINO V. CRUZ AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 82870 DR. NEMESIO E. PRUDENTE, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. EXECUTIVE JUDGE ABELARDO M. DAYRIT, RTC MANILA, BRANCH 33 AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 82813 EMILIA S. BLAS, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND ARTHUR YAO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 88052 JOSE P. MECENAS, ROMEO P. MECENAS, LILIA P. MECENAS, ORLANDO P. MECENAS, VIOLETA M. ACERVO, LUZVIMINDA P. MECENAS; AND OFELIA M. JAVIER, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, CAPT. ROGER SANTISTEBAN AND NEGROS NAVIGATION CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 79554 LEOPOLDO G. DIZON, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND D.M. CONSUNJI, INC., RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 84195 LUCIO C. TAN, CARMEN KHAO TAN, FLORENCIO T. SANTOS, NATIVIDAD P. SANTOS, DOMINGO CHUA, TAN HUI NEE, MARIANO TAN ENG LIAN, ESTATE OF BENITO TAN KEE HION, (REPRESENTED BY TARCIANA C. TAN), FLORENCIO N. SANTOS, JR., HARRY C. TAN, TAN ENG CHAN, CHUNG POE KEE, MARIANO KHOO, MANUEL KHOO, MIGUEL KHOO, JAIME KHOO, ELIZABETH KHOO, CELSO C. RANOLA, WILLIAM T. WONG, ERNESTO B. LIM, BENJAMIN T. ALBACITA, AND WILLY CO, PETITIONERS, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (SECOND DIVISION), AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, (REPRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 79060 ANICETO C. OCAMPO, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 74027 SILAHIS MARKETING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT AND GREGORIO DE LEON, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF "MARK INDUSTRIAL SALES", RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 76203-04 ENRICO PEREZ Y DE LA MERCED, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 82341 SUNDOWNER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. FRANKLIN M. DRILON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, NATIONAL UNION OF WORKERS IN HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES, (NUWHRAIN), HOTEL MABUHAY CHAPTER, THE CHAPTER OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, HOTEL MABUHAY, INC. AND MR. MARIANO PENANO, PRESIDENT OF HOTEL MABUHAY, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 84516 DIONISIO CARPIO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SERGIO DOROJA, (PRESIDING JUDGE, MTC, BRANCH IV, ZAMBOANGA CITY) AND EDWIN RAMIREZ Y WEE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 41295 ALFREDO C. RAMOS, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, LOPEZ, LOCSIN, LEDESMA & CO., INC. AND CMS STOCK BROKERAGE INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-30453 ANGELINA PUENTEVELLA ECHAUS, IN HER OWN BEHALF AND AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF LUIS PUENTEVELLA, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND, RENE ECHAUS, PETITIONER, VS. HON. RAMON BLANCO, AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF ILOILO, AND PHILIPPINE COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL BANK, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE CHARLES NEWTON HODGES, AVELINA A. MAGNO, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE TESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE LINNIE JANE HODGES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 69078 CENTRAL BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, ARTEX DEVELOPMENT CO., INC., EASTERN TEXTILE MILLS, INC., CENTRAL MANUFACTURING CORP., PACIFIC KNITTING MILLS, INC., AND ATLAS TEXTILE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 81327 CRISPINA VANO, PETITIONER, VS. GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, (BUREAU OF POSTS) AND EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 66059-60 FILIPINAS INVESTMENT AND FINANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT AND FELIMON CUEVAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 83281 FLORENTINO OZAETA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND JALWINDOR MANUFACTURERS, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 87001 LA UNION ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC. (LUELCO), REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MANUEL L. MANGASER, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE BRAULIO D. YARANON, PRESIDING JUDGE OF RTC-BRANCH 30, SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION AND NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION (NEA), RESPONDENTS. FAR EAST BANK & TRUST CO. (LA UNION BRANCH) AS INTERPLEADER. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 83693 LEANDRO ALAZAS, PETITIONER, VS. HON. BERNARDO LL. SALAS, PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 8 OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF CEBU AND ROSARIO MERCADER, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 82264-66 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ISAGANI GULINAO Y ALZONA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 66437 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JAIME GUEVARRA Y ARCEGA, PONCING ABERGAS, DAN TOLENTINO, BALDO DE JESUS, ROMING LONGHAIR, BOY TAE, BOY POGI, VERGEL BUSTAMANTE, ALIAS "DAN SAKSAK", AND CHOTSE DOE ALIAS BERNABE SULAYBAR Y HERNANDEZ, DEFENDANTS, VERGEL BUSTAMANTE ALIAS "DAN SAKSAK", DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 82588 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROMEO FUSTER, VIVENCIO FUSTER - DECEASED, JAIME HALLIG - AT LARGE, DEFENDANTS. ROMEO FUSTER, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 3049 PERLA Y. LAGUITAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. SALVADOR F. TINIO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 76342 SONIDA INDUSTRIES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. CORNELIO W. WASAN, SR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH XXXIX, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF PANGASINAN, AND RURAL TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 84908 SPOUSES FELIX ABAD AND ELENA R. ABAD, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND SPOUSES NEAL DAYAP AND PROFETIZA M. DAYAP, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 83175 SPOUSES FREDILLO GUILLEN AND LEONA SANTIAGO GUILLEN, AND RANULFO B. GUILLEN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, IGMEDIO SANTIAGO, EPETACIO SANTIAGO, DIOSDADO SANTIAGO, SILVESTRE SANTIAGO, LOURDES SANTIAGO, FELISA SANTIAGO, NELITA SANTIAGO, VINA SANTIAGO, RICHARD SANTIAGO, NELFA SANTIAGO, HILARIO SANTIAGO, GLORIA SANTIAGO, AND FANNY SANTIAGO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 84419 THE BOARD OF LIQUIDATORS AND PANAY DEVELOPMENT CO., INC., PETITIONERS, VS. JOSE ROXAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 56402-03 EFREN CUNANAN, JUAN GARCIA, ALFREDO GUZMAN, BENJAMIN GUZMAN, AQUILINO LUGTU, LEVY SINAMBAN, LUCAS DEL ROSARIO, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, VS. ANGELINA SENGSON, SIXTO L. SENGSON, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. CANDIDO GONZALES, OSCAR GUINTO, CEZAR LAYAG, ARSENIO VALENCIA, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, VS. ANGELINA SENGSON, SIXTO L. SENGSON, DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 55963 SPOUSES JOSE FONTANILLA AND VIRGINIA FONTANILLA, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE INOCENCIO D. MALIAMAN AND NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 61045. DECEMBER 1, 1989] NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION, APPELLANT, VS. SPOUSES JOSE FONTANILLA AND VIRGINIA FONTANILLA, APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 72199 ADELINO MONTANEZ Y ROSAS, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 82304 HONORATO M. FRUTO, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE RAINERO O. REYES, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND LINA L. ESTRADA, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Case No. 3249 SALVACION DELIZO CORDOVA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. LAURENCE D. CORDOVA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N