Decisions in Apr 1997
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Decisions
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G.R. No. 103595 MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, CCM GAS CORPORATION, AND TRAVELLERS INSURANCE & SURETY CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 105292 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS.REYNALDO “REGIE” SUMBILLO, ALEX VELARGA AND ABRAHAM “ABLING” ADORACION, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 94545 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FRANCISCO SANTOS Y BAINGAN @ PRAN AND VILLAMOR ASUNCION, ACCUSED,FRANCISCO SANTOS Y BAINGAN @ PRAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE,VS. ANTONIO ALIAS TONY MANAMBIT, JAIME ALIAS JIMMY MANAMBIT, FELICIANO ALIAS CHOY A. RANA, BENJAMIN ALIAS BEN LACBAY, RAMON MAMURI AND MAURICIO LLAMES, ACCUSED, JIMMY MANAMBIT, MAURICIO LLAMES AND RAMON MAMURI, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 74336 J. ANTONIO AGUENZA, PETITIONER, VS. METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST CO., VITALIADO P. ARRIETA, LILIA PEREZ, PATRICIO PEREZ AND THE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 102942 AMADO F. CABAERO AND CARMEN C. PEREZ, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ALFREDO C. CANTOS IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA, BR. VII, AND EPIFANIO CERALDE, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 82562 LYDIA A. VILLEGAS, MA. TERESITA VILLEGAS, ANTONIO VILLEGAS, JR., AND MA. ANTONIETTE VILLEGAS, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND ANTONIO V. RAQUIZA, RESPONDENTS.[G.R. NO. 82592. APRIL 11, 1997]ANTONIO V. RAQUIZA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, LYDIA A. VILLEGAS, ANTONIO VILLEGAS, JR., MA. ANTONETTE VILLEGAS, MA. LYDIA VILLEGAS AND ESTATE OF ANTONIO J. VILLEGAS, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 102784 ROSA LIM, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.R E S O L U T I O N
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G.R. No. 100197 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDWIN NARDO AND WILLY YLARDE, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 108451 SOLID HOMES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, AND EVELYN VERGEL DE DIOS, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 110829 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANUEL DIAZ Y TULIPAS, EDDIE LUTO Y SANIANO AND ARNALD ANGQUILO Y CALDERON, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 107845 PAT. EDGAR M. GO, INP., PETITIONER, VS.NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 110223 ARMY AND NAVY CLUB OF MANILA, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, HON. WILFREDO D. REYES, AS JUDGE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA, BRANCH 36 (FORMERLY (BRANCH 17), HON. A. CAESAR SANGCO, AS JUDGE, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 17-MANILA AND THE CITY OF MANILA, REPRESENTED HEREIN BY MAYOR ALFREDO LIM, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 105556 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RODOLFO SAN JUAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 109205 ROSARIO LAO AND GEORGE FELIPE, JR, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, FORMER FIFTH DIVISION AND FRANK DEUNA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 107846 LEOVILLO C. AGUSTIN, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND FILINVEST FINANCE CORP., RESPONDENTS.R E S O L U T I O N
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G.R. No. 110286 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RENERIO P. VERGARA, ERNESTO T. CUESTA, JR., PEDRO G. DAGAÑO AND BERNARDO P. CUESTA, ACCUSED. RENERIO P. VERGARA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 108033 TEOFISTO C. GANCHO-ON, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT AND LAKAS NG NAGKAKAISANG MANGGAGAWA-PAFLU, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 108613 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANASTACIO MALABAGO Y MAQUINTO, ACCUSED- APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 110610 ARTURO R. MACAPAGAL, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. RAMON AM. TORRES AND ESTEBAN YAU, RESPONDENTS.[G.R. NO. 113851. APRIL 18, 1997]RICARDO C. SILVERIO, SR., PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND ESTEBAN YAU, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 112369 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JACINTO APONGAN ALIAS VER, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 113558 EDITHA M. MIJARES AND GLICERIO T. MIJARES, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND METRO DRUG, INC., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 113790 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CRESENCIO SICCUAN, LITO BABARAN AND HERALDO (GERALDO) SIRIBAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N
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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDWIN JULIAN, ALBERTO BUMANGLAG, ERNESTO MACALIPIS, AND PEDRO DULDULAO, ACCUSED.EDWIN JULIAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 112948 PURIFICACION CHUA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND MARILU SAMACO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 110872 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALEX GARMA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 115019 PHILIPPINE SCOUT VETERANS SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION AGENCY AND/OR SEVERO SANTIAGO, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND MARIANO FEDERICO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS.HITRO SANCHOLES AND KAREEM SANCHOLES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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PABLO G. QUIÑON, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 115077 PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION-PIZZA HUT, PETITIONER, VS. HON. BIENVENIDO LAGUESMA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS UNDERSECRETARY OF LABOR, AND NAGKAKAISANG LAKAS NG MANGGAGAWA (NLM)-KATIPUNAN, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 115349 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE COURT OF TAX APPEALS AND ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 117818 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROMAN DERILO, ISIDORO BALDIMO Y QUILLO, ALIAS “SIDO”, LUCAS DOÑOS, ALEJANDRO COFUENTES, AND JOHN DOE, ACCUSED. ISIDORO BALDIMO Y QUILLO, ALIAS “SIDO”,ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 115879 PURE BLUE INDUSTRIES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND EMPLOYEES OF PURE BLUE INDUSTRIES, INC.,REPRESENTED BY SABADO SANTOS, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 117473 REAHS CORPORATION, SEVERO CASTULO, ROMEO PASCUA, AND DANIEL VALENZUELA, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, BONIFACIO RED, VICTORIA PADILLA, MA. SUSAN R. CALWIT, SONIA DELA CRUZ, SUSAN DE LA CRUZ, EDNA WAHINGON, NANCY B. CENITA AND BENEDICTO A. TULABING, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 116807 MARIANO N. TAN DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME CARTER’S GENERAL SALES, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, ROMEO GARRIDO AND ANTONIO IBUTNANDI, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 118506 NORMA MABEZA, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, PETER NG/HOTEL SUPREME, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 117010 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS.ENGR. CARLOS GARCIA Y PINEDA, PATRICIO BOTERO Y VALES, LUISA MIRAPLES (AT LARGE), ACCUSED, PATRICIO BOTERO Y VALES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 118457 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS.FIDEL LAGAO, JR., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 117407 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. IRVIN TADULAN Y EPAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 116808 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS.REMUS F. BUSA, JR., ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 118691 ALEJANDRO BAYOG AND JORGE PESAYCO, JR., PETITIONERS, VS.HON. ANTONIO M. NATINO, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 12, SAN JOSE, ANTIQUE AND ALBERTO MAGDATO, RESPONDENTS.R E S O L U T I O N
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G.R. No. 116732 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RENE C. HENSON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 119253 AMOR CONTI AND LEOPOLDO CRUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (THIRD DIVISION), CORFARM HOLDINGS CORPORATION, CARLITO J. RABANG AND CIPRIANO Q. BARAYANG, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 120408 PHILGREEN TRADING CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS; HON. ERNA F. ALIPOSA, AS JUDGE, RTC OF MAKATI, METRO MANILA, BRANCH 150; AND UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 119072 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JESUS EDUALINO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 119043 JRB REALTY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, MAKATI COMMERCIAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION, INC. AND AYALA LAND, INC., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 120549 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ENRIQUITO UNARCE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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HON. CONRADO M. VASQUEZ, OMBUDSMAN, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. HON. MARIETTA HOBILLA-ALINIO IN HER CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BR. 62, BAGO CITY, AND MAYOR LUIS MONDIA JR., SGT. RUBEN OLVIDO, PAT. ERNESTO ENESERIO JR., JERRY VISTA, JOEL TREYES, RUFINO MONDIA, SAMSON MONDIA, MANNY MONDIA, RODRIGO MONDIA JR., NORBERTO ESPAÑOLA, ROBINSON GALANZA AND NOEL OCCEÑA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 119308 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS.CHRISTOPHER ESPANOLA Y PAQUINGAN ALIAS "LANGGA" OR "COCOY",JIMMY PAQUINGAN Y BATILO ALIAS JIMMY" AND JEOFFREY ABELLO Y SALADO ALIAS "BEROY, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N
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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. TAN TIONG MENG ALIAS "TOMMY TAN", ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 120941 NENA DE GUZMAN, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, AND IGNACIO RANESES, ET AL., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 119243 BREW MASTER INTERNATIONAL INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL FEDERATION OF LABOR UNIONS (NAFLU), ANTONIO D. ESTRADA AND HONORABLE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (THIRD DIVISION), RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 122801 RURAL BANK OF COMPOSTELA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND SPOUSES NICOLAS M. JORDAN AND PRUDENCIA F. JORDAN, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 124169 ASAN "SONNY" CAMLIAN, PETITIONER, VS.COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND LEONARDO A. PIOQUINTO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL AUDIT IN RTC, GENERAL SANTOS CITY; AND THE RTC & MTC OF POLOMOLOK, SOUTH COTABATO.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 121667 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALMARIO "MARIO" SALVAME, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS.JUDGE AUGUSTO SUMILANG, INTERPRETER FELICIDAD MALLA, STENO-REPORTER EDELITA LAGMAY AND STENO-REPORTER NIEVA MERCADO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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MARIANO DEL ROSARIO, JR., PETITIONER, VS. JUDGE NICASIO BARTOLOME, MTC, STA. MARIA, BULACAN, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 121397 RADIO COMMUNICATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (RCPI), PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, DAITY SALVOSA, AND RAY DEAN SALVOSA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 124893 LYNETTE G. GARVIDA, PETITIONER, VS. FLORENCIO G. SALES, JR., THE HONORABLE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, ELECTION OFFICER DIONISIO F.RIOS AND PROVINCIAL SUPERVISOR NOLI PIPO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 126496 GMCR, INC.; SMART COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.; ISLA COMMUNICATIONS CO., INC., PETITIONERS, VS. BELL TELECOMMUNICATION PHILIPPINES, INC.; THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND HON. SIMEON L. KINTANAR IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, RESPONDENTS.[G.R. NO. 126526. APRIL 30, 1997]COMMISSIONER SIMEON L. KINTANAR, NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. BELL TELECOMMUNICATION PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 123230 NORODIN M. MATALAM, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND ZACARIA A. CANDAO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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PERLA COMPANIA DE SEGUROS, INC., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY.BENEDICTO G. SAQUILABON, RESPONDENT.R E S O L U T I O N
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EDDIE BABOR, PETITIONER, VS. VITO P. GARCHITORENA, DEPUTY SHERIFF, RTC-OCC, PILI, CAMARINES SUR, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 127116 ALEX L. DAVID, IN HIS OWN BEHALF AS BARANGAY CHAIRMAN OF BARANGAY 77, ZONE 7, KALOOKAN CITY AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE LIGA NG MGA BARANGAY SA PILIPINAS, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, THE HONORABLE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND THE HONORABLE SECRETARY,DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, RESPONDENTS.[G.R. NO. 128039. APRIL 8, 1997]LIGA NG MGA BARANGAY QUEZON CITY CHAPTER, REPRESENTED BY BONIFACIO M. RILLON, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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ABDUL A. SATTAR, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. PERCIVAL LOPEZ, RESPONDENT.R E S O L U T I O N
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SPOUSES JOSE AND TRINIDAD BACAR, COMPLAINANTS, VS.JUDGE SALVADOR P. DE GUZMAN, JR., RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 123462 OFELIA C. LAVIBO AND BENJAMIN L. BARGAS, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND TRADAL VENTURES AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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