Decisions in Sep 1999

139

Decisions

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G.R. No. 84813 DOMEL TRADING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND NDC-NACIDA RAW MATERIALS, CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS.[G.R. NO. 84848. SEPTEMBER 22, 1999]NDC-NACIDA RAW MATERIALS, CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. DOMEL TRADING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 104944 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SAMSON SUPLITO, ALIAS “SAMMY,” AND ELY AMARO Y BALBUENA (ACQUITTED), ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 96982 EMILIANO A. RIZADA, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE CEBU STAR PRESS AND REGINO ALVAREZ, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, TEOFILO RADAZA, FELIZARDO LEGAZPI, TEOFILO LUBAS, FELIPE C. ABARQUEZ, ELENO LOCAYLOCAY, HERMAN ARESCO, FRANCISCO VARGAS, DEMETRIO ABEJAR, ARMANDO ALVAREZ, AND FRANCISCO ABELLANA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 108710 ARMANDO T. DE ROSSI, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (FIRST DIVISION), MATLING INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL CORPORATION AND RICHARD K. SPENCER, RESPONDENTS.R E S O L U T I O N

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G.R. No. 105374 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MAXIMO (DAGIT) RABANG, JR., ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 96428 WILMA T. BARRAMEDA, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND LOLITA WATANABE, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 106916 MASAGANA CONCRETE PRODUCTS, KINGSTONE CONCRETE PRODUCTS AND ALFREDO CHUA, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS, COMMISSION AND RUBEN MARIÑAS, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 103073 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND R & B SURETY AND INSURANCE, INC., RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 106516 PANTRANCO NORTH EXPRESS, INC., PETITIONER VS. THE HON. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (NLRC), SECOND DIVISION AND ALFONSO AYENTO, SR., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 108129 AEROSPACE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, PHILIPPINE PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER, CORP., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 105327 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JUANITO QUINAGORAN Y CALUNA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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POTENCIANA M. EVANGELISTA, PETITIONER, VS. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION), RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 103453 LUIS CEREMONIA, SUBSTITUTED BY QUIRINO CEREMONIA, ET. AL., PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND MAXIMO CELESTRA AS SUBSTITUTED BY ASUNCION CELESTRA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE VS. IRENEO FAJARDO, SIMPLICIO ATIENZA, DOMINGO HINGGAN, GUILLERMO PANGANIBAN, JULIAN TERCERO, EUSTACIO ONATE, RUPERTO FAJARDO, BENIGNO LUMBRES, BONIFACIO DEMAPILIS, TIRSO MARANAN, QUINTIN FAJARDO, BEN NATIVIDAD AND SEVERAL JOHN DOES, ACCUSED, IRENEO FAJARDO, RUPERTO FAJARDO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 110672 RURAL BANK OF STA. MARIA, PANGASINAN, PETITIONER VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, ROSARIO R. RAYANDAYAN, CARMEN R. ARCEÑO, RESPONDENTS.[G.R. NO. 111201. SEPTEMBER 14, 1999]ROSARIO R. RAYANDAYAN AND CARMEN R. ARCEÑO, PETITIONERS VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HALSEMA INC. AND RURAL BANK OF STA. MARIA, PANGASINAN, INC., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 116109 JACINTO OLAN AND RENATO EBALLE, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES LIBRADO F. VILLANUEVA AND TOMASA L. IGNACIO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 116568 DELFIN GARCIA, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME NAPCO-LUZMART, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND CARLITO LACSON, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 113781 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VERGILIO REYES Y LORESCA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 118784 HEIRS OF CHRISTINA AYUSTE, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND VIENA MALABONGA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 110873 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LEONARDO FRANCISCO ALIAS “YOLING” AND ESTELITO FRANCISCO ALIAS “BOBOY”, ACCUSED. LEONARDO FRANCISCO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 114299 TRADERS ROYAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, PATRIA, RUBY ANN, MARGARITA, ROSARIO, CYNTHIA, LINDA JOY, ALL SURNAMED CAPAY AND RAMON A. GONZALES, RESPONDENTS.[G.R. NO. 118862. SEPTEMBER 24, 1999]PATRIA, RUBY ANN, MARGARITA, ROSARIO, CYNTHIA, LINDA JOY, ALL SURNAMED CAPAY, AND RAMON A. GONZALES, PETITIONERS, VS. SPS. HONORATO D. SANTOS AND MARIA CRISTINA S. SANTOS, SPS. CECILIO L. PE AND JOSEFINA L. PE, FLORA LARON WESCOMBE, SPS. TELESFORO P. ALFELOR II AND LIZA R. ALFELOR, SPS. DEAN RODERICK FERNANDO AND LAARNI MAGDAMO FERNANDO, REMEDIOS OCA, DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES AND TRADERS ROYAL BANK, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 114323 OIL AND NATURAL GAS COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PACIFIC CEMENT COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENTS.R E S O L U T I O N

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G.R. No. 116599 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DOMINGO PAGPAGUITAN, ALIAS “PINGKONG” AND ROBERTO SALAZAR ALIAS “OPAW”, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 111915 HEIRS OF FERNANDO VINZONS, REPRESENTED BY LIWAYWAY VINZONS-CHATO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND MENA EDORIA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 118647 CONSOLIDATED FOOD CORPORATION/PRESIDENT JOHN GOKONGWEI, GEN. MGR. VICTORIO FADRILAN, JR., AND UNIT MGR. JAIME S. ABALOS, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND WILFREDO M. BARON, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 115215 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ELIZALDE FACO Y FABIANA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 113070 HON. PAMPIO A. ABARINTOS, FORMER PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH XLV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF NEGROS ORIENTAL, JOSE A. GARCIA, TOMAS GARCIA, VIRGINIA A. GARCIA AND MARIA A. DIAZ, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, FRANCISCA A. PONCE DE LEON, ANA MARIA A. DIAGO, AGUEDA A. DIONALDO, MA. LUISA A. VALERA, MA. CRISTINA A. LACSON, ANTONIO B. ARNAIZ, RAMON B. ARNAIZ, MA. MAGDALENA B. ARNAIZ, MA. MANUELA A. SINCO, TERESITA A. PALANCA, JOSEFINA A. TAMBUNTING, CONCHITA Z. ARNAIZ, VICENTE Z. ARNAIZ, LEOPOLDO Z. ARNAIZ, LIBRADA A. LARENA, ARACELI A. PRESTON, ANTONIO E. ARNAIZ, JOSE RAMON B. ARNAIZ AND LEONARDO E. ARNAIZ, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 122269 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. VIVENCIO A. BANTUGAN, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 55, ALAMINOS, PANGASINAN, AND HEIRS OF ZENAIDA BUSTRIA-TIGNO, REPRESENTED BY CAMILO TIGNO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 119085 RESTAURANTE LAS CONCHAS AND/OR DAVID GONZALES, PETITIONERS, VS. LYDIA LLEGO, SERGIO DANO, EDWARD ARDIANTE, FEDERICO DE LA CRUZ, SHERILITA ANIEL, LORNA AZUELA, ZENAIDA HERMOCILLA, FELICIDAD ROLDAN, HELEN MANALAYSAY, LUZ BALDELAMAR, FELICIDAD MENDOZA, DOLORES BAQUIZO, RODOLFO BAS, CIRIACO BATITES, AND THE HONORABLE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 121324 PEPSI-COLA PRODUCTS PHILIPPINES INCORPORATED, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND MARCIAL R. DE LIRA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 121764 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RAUL H. SESBREÑO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 120554 SO PING BUN, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, TEK HUA ENTERPRISING CORP. AND MANUEL C. TIONG, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 121365 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MACAPANTON SALIMBAGO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 120235 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALEX DE LOS SANTOS Y SANTOS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 120465 WILLIAM UY AND RODEL ROXAS, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. ROBERT BALAO AND NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 118971 RODOLFO R. VASQUEZ, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA, BRANCH 40, AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 120066 OCTABELA ALBA VDA. DE RAZ, SPOUSES MANUEL AND SUSANA BRAULIO, RODOLFO, LOURDES AND BEATRIZ ALL SURNAMED ALBA, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND JOSE LACHICA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 120011 LT. COL. LINO A. SANCHEZ AND MAJOR VICENTE S. MANAGAY, PETITIONERS, VS. THE SANDIGANBAYAN, THE OMBUDSMAN AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 121719 SPOUSES VICENTE AND MA. ROSALIA MANINANG, SPOUSES CECILIO AND MA. SOCORRO RUBIO, MA. THELMA P. MALLARI, ORLANDO F. PANDAY, JR., MA. VIVIAN P. GINGA, AND H.J. RAMON F. PANDAY, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. GREGORIO E. MANIO, JR., AND OSCAR J. MONTON, SR., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 119730 RODOLFO NOCEDA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND AURORA ARBIZO DIRECTO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 121982 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LEONILO CUI Y BALADJAY, BEVERLY CUI Y CANTUBA, EDUARDO BASINGAN Y SABELLO, WILFREDO GARCIA, ALIAS “TOTO”, JOSELITO GARCIA, ALIAS “TATA GARCIA”, EMMANUEL GARCIA, ALIAS “MAWI”, A CERTAIN SADAM, BIENVENIDO NACARIO Y PARDILLO, ALIAS “REY NACARIO”, A CERTAIN EDGAR, A CERTAIN BENJIE, LUIS OBESO, ALIAS “LEOS”, HILARIA SARTE, ALIAS “LARING”, AND YUL ALVAREZ, ACCUSED.LEONILO CUI Y BALADJAY, BEVERLY CUI Y CANTUBA, LUIS OBESO, ALIAS “LEOS”, AND HILARIA SARTE, ALIAS “LARING”, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 124920 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ERNESTO ROSALES Y RIVERA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 125808 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE VS. RENE TAPALES Y SUMULONG, ACCUSED-APPELLANTD E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 125848 EDMUNDO BENAVIDEZ, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND ARISTON MELENDRES REPRESENTED BY NARCISO M. MELENDRES, JR., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 126047 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LEOPOLDO AQUINO ALIAS POLDONG AND LORETO AQUINO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 125931 UNION MOTORS CORPORATION, BENITO S. CUA, AND CHARLOTTE C. CUA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND PRISCILLA D. GO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 124736 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROMEO GALLO Y IGLOSO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.R E S O L U T I O N

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G.R. No. 124506 ROMEL JAYME Y REFE, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 124355 CHING SEN BEN, MARRIED TO CRISTINA TAN SIONG, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, AND DAVID VICENTE, MARRIED TO ESTELITA M. VICENTE, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 125646 CITY OF PASIG, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COMMISSION ON ELECTION AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAINTA, PROVINCE OF RIZAL, RESPONDENTS.[G.R. NO. 128663. SEPTEMBER 10, 1999]MUNICIPALITY OF CAINTA, PROVINCE OF RIZAL, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS CITY OF PASIG, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 122732 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDGAR BAYRON Y MANTILLA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 125330 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GODOFREDO TAHOP ALIAS “DODONG GAMAY,” ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 123901 ENRIQUE A. BARROS, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, TRANSORIENT MARITIME SERVICES, INC., DAISHIN SHIPPING CO., LTD. AND DOMINION INSURANCE CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 122725 BIOGENERICS MARKETING AND RESEARCH CORPORATION AND WOLFGANG ROEHR, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND SERAFIN G. PANGANIBAN, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 128325 SPOUSES RODOLFO CAOILI AND IMELDA CAOILI, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND ROSITA VDA. DE SANTIAGO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FRENETO CERVETO Y CONTADO, JOHN DOE AND PETER DOE, ACCUSED. FRENETO CERVETO Y CONTADO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 127844 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSEPH GALICGIC Y WAKANGAN, AUGUSTO PESPES Y PAKIDAO AND WILBUR ALIGAYEN Y TINONG, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.R E S O L U T I O N

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G.R. No. 128157 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANUEL MANAHAN, ALIAS “MANING,” DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 126118 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PROCOPIO TRESBALLES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 128129 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. TUNDAGUI GAYOMMA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 127315 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RAFAEL "LITO" BALDEVIESO, FAUSTO "TOTOY" ESCALANTE AND ROBERTO IMPERIAL NERI ALIAS "BALBON," ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 128001 MINERVA FRANCO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT AND SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 128075 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALFREDO ABLANEDA Y PECONIA, ALIAS “KALAHUPAG,” ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 127022 FIRESTONE CERAMICS, INC., BOOMTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, SPOUSES CYNTHIA D. CHING AND CHING TIONG KENG, SPOUSES CARMEN SOCO AND LORENZO ONG ENG CHONG ,SPOUSES SOLEDAD B. YU AND YU SY CHIA AND LETICIA NOCOM CHAN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, LORENZO J. GANA, PATROCINIO E. MARGOLLES, ALICE E. SOTTO, VIRGINIA E. VILLONGCO, EDGARDO C. ESPINOSA, LUCIA E. LAPERAL, NORMA C. ESPINOSA, TERESITA E. CASAL, PELTAN DEVELOPMENT, INC., REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (FORMERLY CFI OF RIZAL) AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF LAS PIÑAS, METRO MANILA, RESPONDENTS. ALEJANDRO B. REY, PETITIONER-INTERVENOR.[G.R. NO. 127245. SEPTEMBER 2, 1999]REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR, LAND MANAGEMENT BUREAU, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, LORENZO J. GANA, PATROCINIO E. MARGOLLES, ALICE E. SOTTO, VIRGINIA E. VILLONGCO, EDGARDO C. ESPINOSA, LUCIA A. LAPERAL, NORMA C. ESPINOSA, TERESITA E. CASAL, PELTAN DEVELOPMENT INC., THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (FORMERLY CFI) OF RIZAL, AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF LAS PIÑAS, METRO MANILA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 126998 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOEL ELLOREG DE LOS SANTOS, GEORGE CASAMIS AND FELIPE ELLOREG, ACCUSED, JOEL ELLOREG DE LOS SANTOS, APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 126152 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND LILY S. PUJOL, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 127608 GUADALUPE S. REYES, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND JUANITA L. RAYMUNDO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 127370 P N B - REPUBLIC BANK, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND, PLANTERS DEVELOPMENT BANK, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 129103 CLAUDIO DELOS REYES AND LYDIA DELOS REYES, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND DALUYONG GABRIEL, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, NAMELY: MARIA LUISA G. ESTEBAN, MARIA RITA G. BARTOLOME & RENATO GABRIEL, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 128927 REMEDIOS NOTA SAPIERA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND RAMON SUA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 128734 ANGEL L. BOLEYLEY, PETITIONER, VS. HON. CLARENCE J. VILLANUEVA, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 7, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BAGUIO CITY, AND ALBERT S. SURLA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 129286 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. HERMIE BANTILAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 129692 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ABUBAKAR ANG-NGUHO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 128874 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SAMSON BRAGAS Y BLANCO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 129418 RODRIGO G. HABANA, PETITIONER VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, OMANFIL INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND HYUNDAI ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 128806 KAMS INTERNATIONAL INC., ESVEE APPAREL MFG. INC., AND/OR THANWARDASH JESWANI AND KAMLESH JESWANI, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, FIRST DIVISION, AND MERCEDITA T. TORREJOS, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 128862 ESTRELLA REAL ESTATE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND HEIRS OF GONZALO TAN NAMELY, CAROLINA TAN, MERLY TAN, MELISSA TAN AND MARITESS TAN, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 129521 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION CHAIRMAN PERFECTO R. YASAY, JR., ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS FE ELOISA C. GLORIA, EDIJER MARTINEZ AND ROSALINDA U. CASIGURAN, PETITIONERS, VS. MANUEL D. RECTO, PELAGIO T. RICALDE AND CESAR P. MANALAYSAY, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 129680 CARRARA MARBLE PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 129304 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AVA MA. VICTORIA CARIQUEZ Y CRUZ, AND LEEZEL FRANCO Y SAMSON, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 130425 ANTONIO C. CAÑETE JR., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, ROBINSONS LAND CORPORATION, CAPT. RICARDO D. DICON AND PATERNO M. ABELLERA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 130460 HERMINIO A. SIASOCO, SIXTO A. SIASOCO, AMPARO SIASOCO, ROSITA SIASOCO, AND RODOLFO A. SIASOCO, AS THE SURVIVING HEIRS OF DAVID SIASOCO, PETITIONERS, VS. JANUARIO N. NARVAJA, REPRESENTED BY ROSA NARVAJA-BALOG, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 130632 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NATY CHUA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 130501 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ISABELO PEREZ Y HALOG, DEOGRACIAS MENDOZA Y PEREZ, DENNIS MENDOZA, GEORGE VALDEZ AND “BOYET,” ACCUSED, ISABELO PEREZ Y HALOG, APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 130550 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANDRES PEÑAFLORIDA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 129882 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FERNANDO TAN ALIAS “DING”, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 130067 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANICETA “ANNIE” MORENO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 129939 AMOR D. DELOSO, IRENEO B. ONIA, AND NELSON A. QUEJADA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ANIANO A. DESIERTO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS OMBUDSMAN, HON. LEONARDO P. TAMAYO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, HON. ROBERT E. KALLOS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DEPUTY SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, AND PACITA T. GONZALES, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 130604 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CELESTINO JUNTILLA Y ALLARCOS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 130947 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RAMON ROMAN Y BERNALDEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 129843 BLUE DAIRY CORPORATION AND/OR EDISON T. AVIGUETERO AND PEDRO G. MIGUEL, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND ELVIRA R. RECALDE, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 130525 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ERNESTO SACAPAÑO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 132244 GERARDO ANGAT, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 131827 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GERLITO PELEN Y MUÑERA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 131166 CALTEX (PHILIPPINES), INC. PETITIONER, VS. SULPICIO LINES, INC., GO SIOC SO, ENRIQUE S. GO, EUSEBIO S. GO, CARLOS S. GO, VICTORIANO S. GO, DOMINADOR S. GO, RICARDO S. GO, EDWARD S. GO, ARTURO S. GO, EDGAR S. GO, EDMUND S. GO, FRANCISCO SORIANO, VECTOR SHIPPING CORPORATION, TERESITA G. CAÑEZAL AND SOTERA E. CAÑEZAL, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 130964 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RICARDO ACUNO Y BABASOL, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 132480 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RANDY RAQUIÑO, ACCUSED APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 132324 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NORLITO TAN @ “NORLY” AND JOSE TAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 131621 LOADSTAR SHIPPING CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND THE MANILA INSURANCE CO., INC., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 132061 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MELECIO HIVELA Y BANGERAN ALIAS MILING* DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 131847 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CARMELITO S. ABELLA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JIMMY MOSQUEDA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 131784 FELIX L. GONZALES, PETITIONER, VS. THE HEIRS OF THOMAS AND PAULA CRUZ, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY ELENA C. TALENS, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 133076 MOISES S. SAMSON, PETITIONER, VS. HON. ALEXANDER AGUIRRE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 132878 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDUARDO GUTIERREZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.R E S O L U T I O N

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G.R. No. 135451 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, VS. DANILO F. SERRANO, SR., ACCUSED-APPELLEE. IN RE: JUDGE PEPE P. DOMAEL, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 37, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, NAVAL, BILIRAN, FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR GROSS IGNORANCE OF THE LAW.R E S O L U T I O N

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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EFREN BUENDIA Y PERALTA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 135042 ROBERN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. JUDGE JESUS V. QUITAIN, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF DAVAO CITY, BR. 15; AND NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 133535 LILIA B. ORGANO, PETITIONER, VS. THE SANDIGANBAYAN AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 134104 NENITA R. ORCULLO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. MARGARITO P. GERVACIO, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR MINDANAO, DAVAO CITY, AND MRS. VIRGINIA YAP MORALES, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 135691 EMMANUEL SINACA, PETITIONER, VS. MIGUEL MULA AND COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 134222 DON TINO REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. JULIAN FLORENTINO, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 135996 EMILIANO R. “BOY” CARUNCHO III, PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, AND THE CHAIRMAN ATTY. CASIANO ATUEL, JR. AND MEMBERS, ATTY. GRACE S. BELVIS, DR. FLORENTINA R. LIZANO, CITY BOARD OF CANVASSERS, CITY OF PASIG, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 139043 MAYOR ALVIN B. GARCIA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. ARTURO C. MOJICA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR THE VISAYAS, VIRGINIA PALANCA-SANTIAGO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN (VISAYAS), ALAN FRANCISCO S. GARCIANO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS GRAFT INVESTIGATION OFFICER I, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN (VISAYAS), AND JESUS RODRIGO T. TAGAAN, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 139281 SPOUSES ROMUALDO AND NORA SUAREZ, PETITIONERS, VS. ARSENIO SALAZAR, ET AL., RESPONDENTS.R E S O L U T I O N

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G.R. No. 135716 FERDINAND TRINIDAD, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND MANUEL C. SUNGA, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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PARALUMAN B. AFURONG, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ANGEL G. AQUINO, RESPONDENT.R E S O L U T I O N

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G.R. No. 138520 BALAGTAS MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE, INC. AND AURELIO SANTIAGO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND JOSEFINA HERRERO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

119

MARILOU SEBASTIAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. DOROTHEO CALIS, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

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GATCHALIAN PROMOTIONS TALENTS POOL, INC., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. PRIMO R. NALDOZA, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 135869 RUSTICO H. ANTONIO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND VICENTE T. MIRANDA, JR., RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 136294 MARIA G. BALUYUT, BEATRIZ G. DAVID, CONSOLACION G. ZAMORA, PURITA G. TONGOL, LUZ G. VIRAY, JOSE S. GUIAO AND JESUS GUIAO, PETITIONERS, VS. RODOLFO GUIAO, TRINIDAD G. MANDAL, SPOUSES NICOLAS TUBIL AND ILUMINADA CANLAS, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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PRISCILA L. TOLEDO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ERLINDA ABALOS, RESPONDENT.R E S O L U T I O N

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G.R. No. 136203 LOREÑO TERRY, PETITIONER VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILLIPPINES, RESPONDENT.D E C IS I O N

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G.R. No. 136159 MACRINA S. SAURA, AMELITA S. SAURA, ROMEO S. SAURA, AND VILLA GOVERNOR FORBES, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. RAMON G. SAURA, JR., AND CARMENCITA S. MILLAN, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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ELSIE B. AROMIN, FE B. YABUT, TIBURCIO B. BALLESTEROS, JR., AND JULIAN B. BALLESTEROS, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. VALENTIN O. BONCAVIL, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 137793 NILO H. RAYMUNDO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SIXTH DIVISION, HON. APOLINARIO B. SANTOS, + PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, BR. 67, PASIG CITY, AND JUAN MARCOS ARELLANO, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N

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ATTY. LAURO D. GACAYAN AND NOEL SAROL, COMPLAINANTS, VS. HON. FERNANDO VIL PAMINTUAN IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 3, BAGUIO CITY, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

129

JOSEPHINE C. MARTINEZ, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE CESAR N. ZOLETA, MCTC, MARAGONDON-TERNATE, CAVITE, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

130

ACELA P. LEONOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. VILMA B. DELFIN, CLERK OF COURT III, RESPONDENT.R E S O L U T I O N

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OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RODRIGO B. GALO, CLERK OF COURT, RTC-BR. 30, BAMBANG, NUEVA VIZCAYA, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

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UNITED BF HOME OWNERS, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUSTICE ANGELINA SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ AND JUSTICE ALFREDO L. BENIPAYO, RESPONDENTS.R E S O L U T I O N

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FLAVIANO G. ARQUERO, COMPLAINANT VS. ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE TERTULO A. MENDOZA, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, GUIMBA, NUEVA ECIJA, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

134

ZENAIDA MUSNI, COMPLAINANT, VS. ERNESTO G. MORALES, PROCESS SERVER, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MALOLOS, BULACAN (BRANCH 15), RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

135

ISSUANCE OF HOLD DEPARTURE ORDER OF JUDGE LUISITO T. ADAOAG, MTC, CAMILING, TARLAC.D E C I S I O N

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EVELYN DE AUSTRIA, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE ORLANDO D. BELTRAN, ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH IV, TUGUEGARAO, CAGAYAN, RESPONDENT.R E S O L U T I O N

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ELENA E. JABAO, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE MELCHOR E. BONILLA, RESPONDENT.[A.M. NO. MTJ-95-11-125-MCTC. SEPTEMBER 10, 1999]JUDGE MELCHOR E. BONILLA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ELENA E. JABAO, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

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MAXIMINO BALAYO, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE MAMERTO M. BUBAN, JR., REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 18, TABACO, ALBAY, RESPONDENT.D E C I S I O N

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G.R. No. 133064 JOSE C. MIRANDA, ALFREDO S. DIRIGE, MANUEL H. AFIADO, MARIANO V. BABARAN AND ANDRES R. CABUYADAO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ALEXANDER AGUIRRE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; HON. EPIMACO VELASCO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HON. SALVADOR ENRIQUEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF BUDGET, THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS HON. BENJAMIN G. DY, IN HIS CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF ISABELA, THE HONORABLE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF ISABELA, ATTY. BALTAZAR PICIO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATOR, AND MR. ANTONIO CHUA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PROVINCIAL TREASURER, RESPONDENTS,GIORGIDI B. AGGABAO, INTERVENOR.D E C I S I O N