Decisions in Jan 1999
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Decisions
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G.R. No. 126466 ARTURO BORJAL A.K.A. ART BORJAL AND MAXIMO SOLIVEN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND FRANCISCO WENCESLAO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N"The question is not so much as who was aimed at as who was hit." (Pound, J., in Corrigan v. Bobbs-Merill Co., 228 N.Y. 58 [1920])..
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G.R. No. 126124 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ZALDY P. PADILLA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 125849 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. WILFREDO BAÑEZ Y CABAEL, ALIAS “WILLY,” ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 124973 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RICKY BANELA Y ARCEGA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 123050 SUICO INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, SPS. ESMERALDO AND ELIZABETH SUICO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PDCP DEVELOPMENT BANK, INC., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 123810 CONSOLIDATED RURAL BANK (CAGAYAN VALLEY), INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND ANTONIA L. SANCHEZ, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 121212 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARTEMIO CALAYCA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 113099 ASIA FANCY PLYWOOD CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, ROBERTO MANANAP, JOSE RUBIO, AVELINA NATALIO, GERARDO ANOVER, ELIZAZBETH CELIS AND EDITHA RETEZ, RESPONDENTSD E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 123997 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN AND BRIG. GEN. PEDRO R. BALBANERO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 108576 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, COURT OF TAX APPEALS AND A. SORIANO CORP., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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SPS. ROGELIO & EUSEBIA CORAJE, PETITIONERS, VS. SHERIFF HENRY BRACEROS, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N
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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. OCTAVIO MENDOZA Y LANDICHO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 114170 PROSPERITY CREDIT RESOURCES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND METROPOLITAN FABRICS, INC., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 127410 CONRADO L. TIU, JUAN T. MONTELIBANO JR. AND ISAGANI M. JUNGCO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA JR., BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, SUBIC BAY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY, BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, CITY TREASURER OF OLONGAPO AND MUNICIPAL TREASURER OF SUBIC, ZAMBALES, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 116111 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, (REPRESENTED BY THE ACTING COMMISSIONER OF LAND REGISTRATION), PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES CATALINO SANTOS AND THELMA BARRERO SANTOS, ST. JUDE’S ENTERPRISES, INC., SPOUSES DOMINGO CALAGUIAN AND FELICIDAD CALAGUIAN, VIRGINIA DE LA FUENTE AND LUCY MADAYA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 117254 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, COURT OF TAX APPEALS, AND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AS LIQUIDATOR OF PARAMOUNT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 117103 SPOUSES RENATO S. ONG AND FRANCIA N. ONG, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, INLAND TRAILWAYS, INC. AND PHILTRANCO SERVICE ENTERPRISE, INC., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 128017 RAMON ITURALDE, PETITIONER, VS. ALFREDO FALCASANTOS, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 109840 JOSE L. CHUA AND CO SIO ENG, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND RAMON IBARRA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 102965 JAMES REBURIANO AND URBANO REBURIANO, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, AND PEPSI COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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LETICIA V. MALLORCA, COMPLAINANT, VS. HON. JUDGE REYNALDO M. PANOPIO, PRESIDING JUDGE, 6TH MCTC-SAN AGUSTIN, ROMBLON, RESPONDENTD E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 128096 PANFILO M. LACSON, PETITIONER VS. THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, THE SANDIGANBAYAN, OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, MYRNA ABALORA, NENITA ALAP-AP, IMELDA PANCHO MONTERO, AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. ROMEO M. ACOP AND FRANCISCO G. ZUBIA, JR., PETITIONERS-INTERVENORS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 128297 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, HONORABLE ELSA I. DE GUZMAN, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION, BRANCH 33, QUEZON CITY, C/INSP. ROBERTO V. GANIAS, INSP. JOHN A. MAMAUAG, SPO1 ROBERTO C. CARIÑO, SPO2 EUGENE V. ALMARIO, SPO1 VIVIAN FELIPE, AND SPO4 ERLINDA GARCIA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 127838 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE J. LUCAS, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 126696 SECURITY BANK & TRUST COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. TRIUMPH LUMBER AND CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N
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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. TITO REDUCA Y ABARA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 126051 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARNOLD REALIN, NELSON REALIN, AND EDWIN REALIN, ACCUSED. ARNOLD REALIN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 126005 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ALYNN PLEZETTE DY, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, BILLY CERBO AND JONATHAN CERBO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 124062 REYNALDO T. COMETA AND STATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON.GEORGE MACLI-ING, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, QUEZON CITY BRANCH 100, REYNALDO S. GUEVARA AND HONEYCOMB BUILDERS, INC. RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 119682 FRANCISCO BAGUIO, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RICARDO T. MICHAEL, IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEIR-SUCCESSOR OF WILLIAM MICHAEL, SR., AND AS PRESIDENT OF MICHAEL SLIPWAYS, INC., AND COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTSD E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 119446 PHILIPPINE HOME ASSURANCE CORPORATION, PHILIPPINE AMERICAN ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, PHILIPPINE AMERICAN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY and AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS (Phils.), INC., petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, and COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, respondents.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 125134 XERXES ADZUARA Y DOTIMAS, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTSD E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 123555 PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND WESTIN SEAFOOD MARKET, INC., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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BALTAZAR D. AMION, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE ROBERTO S. CHIONGSON, BRANCH 50, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BACOLOD CITY, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 123184 SERAFIN QUEBEC, SR., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, PAMFILO POMBO, SR., AND ANTONIO QUEBEC, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 130756 ESTER B. MARALIT, PETITIONER, VS. JESUSA CORAZON L. IMPERIAL, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 128690 ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, REPUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP., VIVA PRODUCTIONS, INC., AND VICENTE DEL ROSARIO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 127833 TEODORO URQUIAGA AND MARIA AGUIRRE, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, VICENTE CASES AND ANITA CRISOSTOMO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 125299 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FLORENCIO DORIA Y BOLADO, AND VIOLETA GADDAO Y CATAMA @ "NENETH," ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 125982 GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT AND MARIANO C. GABORNE, RESPONDENTSD E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 126634 TRANSGLOBE INTERNATIONAL, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MAYOR ANTONIO L. SANCHEZ, GEORGE MEDIALDEA, ZIOLO AMA, BALDWIN BRION, LUIS CORCOLON, ROGELIO CORCOLON, AND PEPITO KAWIT, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 112675 AFISCO INSURANCE CORPORATION; CCC INSURANCE CORPORATION; CHARTER INSURANCE CO., INC.; CIBELES INSURANCE CORPORATION; COMMONWEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY; CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE CO., INC.; DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE & SURETY CORPORATION; DOMESTIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE PHILIPPINES; EASTERN ASSURANCE COMPANY & SURETY CORP.; EMPIRE INSURANCE COMPANY; EQUITABLE INSURANCE CORPORATION; FEDERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION INC.; FGU INSURANCE CORPORATION; FIDELITY & SURETY COMPANY OF THE PHILS., INC.; FILIPINO MERCHANTS’ INSURANCE CO., INC.; GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM; MALAYAN INSURANCE CO., INC.; MALAYAN ZURICH INSURANCE CO., INC.; MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO., INC.; METROPOLITAN INSURANCE COMPANY; METRO-TAISHO INSURANCE CORPORATION; NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO., LTD.; PAN-MALAYAN INSURANCE CORPORATION; PARAMOUNT INSURANCE CORPORATION; PEOPLE’S TRANS-EAST ASIA INSURANCE CORPORATION; PERLA COMPANIA DE SEGUROS, INC.; PHILIPPINE BRITISH ASSURANCE CO., INC.; PHILIPPINE FIRST INSURANCE CO., INC.; PIONEER INSURANCE & SURETY CORP.; PIONEER INTERCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CORPORATION; PROVIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE PHILIPPINES; PYRAMID INSURANCE CO., INC.; RELIANCE SURETY & INSURANCE COMPANY; RIZAL SURETY & INSURANCE COMPANY; SANPIRO INSURANCE CORPORATION; SEABOARD-EASTERN INSURANCE CO., INC.; SOLID GUARANTY, INC.; SOUTH SEA SURETY & INSURANCE CO., INC.; STATE BONDING & INSURANCE CO., INC.; SUMMA INSURANCE CORPORATION; TABACALERA INSURANCE CO., INC.—ALL ASSESSED AS “POOL OF MACHINERY INSURERS,” PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, COURT OF TAX APPEALS AND COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 133197 PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, PETITIONER, VS. EDUARDO COJUANGCO, JR., AGR’L. CONSULTANCY SERV., INC., ARCHIPELAGO REALTY CORP., BALETE RANCH, INC., BLACK STALLION RANCH, INC., CHRISTENSEN PLANTATION COMPANY, DISCOVERY REALTY CORP., DREAM PASTURES, INC., ECHO RANCH, INC., FAR EAST RANCH, INC., FIRST UNITED TRANSPORT, INC., HABAGAT REALTY DEVELOPMENT, INC., KALAWAKAN RESORTS, INC., KAUNLARAN AGRICULTURAL CORP., LABAYUG AIR TERMINALS, INC., LANDAIR INT’L. MARKETING CORP., LHL CATTLE CORPORATION, LUCENA OIL FACTORY, INC., MEADOW LARK PLANTATIONS, INC., METROPLEX COMMODITIES, INC., MISTY MOUNTAIN AGRI’L. CORP., NORTHEAST CONTRACT TRADERS, INC., NORTHERN CARRIERS CORPORATION, OCEANSIDE MARITIME ENT., INC., ORO VERDE SERVICES, INC., PASTORAL FARMS, INC., PCY OIL MANUFACTURING CORP., PHILIPPINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., PRIMAVERA FARMS, INC., PUNONG-BAYAN HOUSING DEV’T CORP., PURA ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., RADIO AUDIENCE DEVELOPERS INTEGRATED ORGANIZATION, INC., RADYO PILIPINO CORPORATION, RANCHO GRANDE, INC., REDDEE DEVELOPERS, INC., SAN ESTEBAN DEVELOPMENT, INC., SILVER LEAF PLANTATIONS, INC., SOUTHERN SERVICE TRADERS, INC., SOUTHERN STAR CATTLE CORP., SPADE ONE RESORTS CORP., UNEXPLORED LAND DEVELOPERS, INC., VERDANT PLANTATIONS, INC., VESTA AGRICULTURAL CORP., WINGS RESORTS CORPORATION. SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION AND SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS.R E S O L U T I O N
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G.R. No. 133054 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. GERSON R. ABADILLA, LUZVIMINDA M. CELESTINO, AND THE MINORS EMERSON C. ABADILLA AND RAFAEL C. ABADILLA, REPRESENTED BY THEIR GUARDIAN AD LITEM LUZVIMINDA M. CELESTINO, RESPONDENTS.R E S O L U T I O N
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G.R. No. 131247 PRUBANKERS ASSOCIATION, PETITIONER, VS. PRUDENTIAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY, RESPONDENTD E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 128941 CAPITOL COLLEGE OF ILIGAN, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND SPOUSES GERARDO AND FELINA ARANAS, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 127941 BIBLIA TOLEDO-BANAGA AND JOVITA TAN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND CANDELARIO DAMALERIO RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 127598 MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF LABOR LEONARDO QUISUMBING AND MERALCO EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS ASSOCIATION (MEWA), RESPONDENTSD E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 119712 DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ASSET PRIVATIZATION TRUST, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND CONTINENTAL CEMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 125986 LUXURIA HOMES, INC., AND/OR AIDA M. POSADAS, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, JAMES BUILDER CONSTRUCTION AND/OR JAIME T. BRAVO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 125925 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE VS. VENTURA VINUYA Y DELA CRUZ, APPELLANT.K A P A S Y A H A N
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G.R. No. 125213 MILAGROS L. DIAZ, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTSD E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 122544 REGINA P. DIZON, AMPARO D. BARTOLOME, FIDELINA D. BALZA, ESTER ABAD DIZON AND JOSEPH ANTHONY DIZON, RAYMUND A. DIZON, GERARD A. DIZON, AND JOSE A. DIZON, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND OVERLAND EXPRESS LINES, INC., RESPONDENTS.[G.R. No. 124741]REGINA P. DIZON, AMPARO D. BARTOLOME, FIDELINA D. BALZA, ESTER ABAD DIZON AND JOSEPH ANTHONY DIZON, RAYMUND A. DIZON, GERARD A. DIZON, AND JOSE A. DIZON, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. MAXIMIANO C. ASUNCION, AND OVERLAND EXPRESS LINES, INC., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 119464 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VIRGILIO VERMUDEZ Y YASAY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 113787 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CEFERINO GUILLERMO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 108946 FRANCISCO G. JOAQUIN, JR., AND BJ PRODUCTIONS, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. FRANKLIN DRILON GABRIEL ZOSA, WILLIAM ESPOSO, FELIPE MEDINA, JR., AND CASEY FRANCISCO, RESPONDENTSD E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 109242 LITO C. MARCELO, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION) AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 112024 PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, COURT OF TAX APPEALS AND COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO REMOVE ATTY. JOSE A. GRAPILON AS PRESIDENT, INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES. ROSALIA VILLARUEL, ASUNCION ILAGAN, ROSALINA VILLARUEL, ROBERTO MANUSON, EVELYN MELGAR, NIDA PEÑARANDA, THELMA PADILLA, MARY LOU MANATLAO, HERMINIO CEPILLO, CRISTINA NALDA, TERESITA PERALTA, EDEN ENCINARES, GLORIA COUSART, EMMA PAGUNSAN, AND DELIA MORTERA (EMPLOYEES OF THE NATIONAL OFFICE, INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES), COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. JOSE A. GRAPILON AND THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES BOARD OF GOVERNORS, RESPONDENTSR E S O L U T I O N
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RE: LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITHOUT APPROVAL OF JUDGE ERIC T. CALDERON, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT OF CALUMPIT, BULACANR E S O L U T I O N
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G.R. No. 135074 REPUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. REPRESENTED BY A2 TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CO. PTE. LTD., AND BEAUTY FORTUNE INVESTMENTS LTD., HON. ROSITA R. GUERRERO, HON. MANOLITO S. SOLLER, AND HON. PAULINO Q. GALLEGOS IN THEIR CAPACITY AS MEMBERS OF THE SECURITIES, INVESTIGATION AND CLEARING DEPARTMENT OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, JOSE L. SANTIAGO, MARILYN E. SANTIAGO, ELEANOR M. SANTIAGO, JAMES B. LINDENBERG, CAESAR U. QUERUBIN, HYUNG SHIK KIM, INHO LEE, PHILIPPINE TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORPORATION AND PHILIPPINE WIRELESS, INC., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
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G.R. No. 122746 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARIO VILLANUEVA Y FAUSTINO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N
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