Decisions in Dec 2002
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Decisions
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G.R. No. 134506 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. CORLITO C. LINDO AND FEDERICO C. LINDO, ACCUSED, FEDERICO C. LINDO, APPELLANT. December 27, 2002
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G.R. Nos. 130714 and 139634 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DONEL GO AND VAL DE LOS REYES, ACCUSED. DONEL GO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. [G.R. Nos. 139331 and 140845-46] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VAL DE LOS REYES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 27, 2002
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G.R. Nos. 128823-24 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, ACCUSED-APPELLEE, VS. PEDRO FLORES, JR., Y FLORES ALIAS "PESIONG", ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 27, 2002
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G.R. No. 122502 LORENZO M. SARMIENTO, JR. AND GREGORIO LIMPIN, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND ASSOCIATED BANKING CORP., RESPONDENTS. December 27, 2002
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G.R. No. 120004 ILUMINADA DE GUZMAN, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND JORGE ESGUERRA, RESPONDENTS. December 27, 2002
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G.R. No. 129874 JOAN M. FLORES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. FRANCISCO C. JOVEN, PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 29, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BISLIG, SURIGAO DEL SUR, AND EMMANUEL NAVARRO, RESPONDENTS. December 27, 2002
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G.R. No. 139694 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CENON PAGSANJAN Y CARLOS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 27, 2002
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G.R. No. 139479 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. NEPOMUCENO PRODUCTIONS, INC., FILM ADVERTISING MEDIA EXHIBITIONS, INC. (FAME), LUIS NEPOMUCENO, AMPARO NEPOMUCENO, AND JESUS NEPOMUCENO, RESPONDENTS. December 27, 2002
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G.R. No. 139458 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ESTEBAN CANTILA, JR. ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 27, 2002
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G.R. No. 139256 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY SUGAR REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION, PETITIONER, VS. SULPICIO TANCINCO, RESPONDENT. December 27, 2002
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G.R. No. 142577 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RUPERTO RAMOS Y DELA CRUZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 27, 2002
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G.R. No. 144025 SPS. RENE GONZAGA AND LERIO GONZAGA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, SECOND DIVISION, MANILA, HON. QUIRICO G. DEFENSOR, JUDGE, RTC, BRANCH 36, SIXTH JUDICIAL REGION, ILOILO CITY, AND LUCKY HOMES, INC., REPRESENTED BY WILSON JESENA, JR., AS MANAGER, RESPONDENTS. December 27, 2002
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G.R. No. 140209 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ZAINUDIN DALANDAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 27, 2002
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G.R. No. 148825 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. SUSAN CANTON, APPELLANT. December 27, 2002
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G.R. No. 153666 DIONISIO L. TORRES AND ENRICO M. ALVAREZ, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. FRANCIS F. GARCHITORENA, HON. CATALINO R. CASTANEDA AND HON. GREGORY S. ONG (IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS, RESPECTIVELY OF THE FIRST DIVISION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN) SUSANA REALTY, INC. AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. December 27, 2002
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G.R. No. 154278 VICTORY LINER, INC. PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF ANDRES MALECDAN, RESPONDENTS. December 27, 2002
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Adm. Case No. 4766 T’BOLI AGRO-INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INC. (TADI), COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. NEPTHALI P. SOLILAPSI, RESPONDENT. December 27, 2002
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A.M. No. MTJ-02-1419 EDUARDO M. MARTINEZ, SR. AND RUPERTO G. MARCELO, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE ORLANDO C. PAGUIO, MTC, BRANCH 1, MEYCAUAYAN, BULACAN, RESPONDENT. December 27, 2002
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A.M. No. P-01-1493 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 99-681-P) VICENTA MALAGGAN, HEIRS OF VENTURA MALAGGAN, REPRESENTED BY BENJAMIN MALAGGAN, PETITIONERS, VS. FRANCISCO C. MABAZZA, DEPUTY SHERIFF IV, JOHN A. DONGUI-IS, JR., OIC, CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 25, BULANAO, TABUK, KALINGA, RESPONDENTS. December 27, 2002
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G.R. No. 149906 SPOUSES HORACIO AND FELISA BENITO, PETITIONERS, VS. AGAPITA SAQUITAN-RUIZ, RESPONDENT. December 26, 2002
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G.R. No. 150240 CORINTHIAN REALTY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND EMILIO MARTIN (NOW DECEASED), MATILDE MARTIN, TEOFILO GUINTO (NOW DECEASED), DELFIN GUINTO, PRUDENCIO GUINTO AND MARGARITA GUINTO, RESPONDENTS. December 26, 2002
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G.R. No. 139033 JOVENDO DEL CASTILLO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. ROSARIO TORRECAMPO, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC OF CAMARINES SUR, BRANCH 33 AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. December 18, 2002
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G.R. No. 140647 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANTONIO ANSOWAS Y AMPATIN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 18, 2002
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G.R. No. 144634 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AURELIO CRUZ Y RAMOS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 18, 2002
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A.M. No. 2002-8-SC ZENAIDA DE GUZMAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. ANTONIO DELOS SANTOS, INFORMATION OFFICER III, PUBLICATION AND CIRCULATION DIVISION, OFFICE OF THE REPORTER (SUPREME COURT), RESPONDENT. December 18, 2002
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G.R. No. 125352 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. RICARDO SANTOS Y GONZALES A.K.A “RIC” AND ROMEO VICTORINO Y GONZALES A.K.A “CHU”, APPELLANTS. December 17, 2002
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G.R. No. 136427 SONIA F. LONDRES, ARMANDO V. FUENTES, CHI-CHITA FUENTES QUINTIA, ROBERTO V. FUENTES, LEOPOLDO V. FUENTES, OSCAR V. FUENTES AND MARILOU FUENTES ESPLANA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, ELENA ALOVERA SANTOS AND CONSOLACION ALIVIO ALOVERA, RESPONDENTS. December 17, 2002
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G.R. No. 136768 HUGO ADOPTANTE, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. December 17, 2002
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G.R. No. 147836 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PHILIP HAMMER AND RODOLFO HAMMER (AT LARGE), ACCUSED. PHILIP HAMMER, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 17, 2002
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G.R. No. 147649 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FRANK LOBRIGAS, MARLITO LOBRIGAS (AT LARGE) AND TEODORICO MANTE (ACQUITTED), ACCUSED. FRANK LOBRIGAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 17, 2002
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G.R. No. 147200 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSEPHRE TAJADA @ TATA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 17, 2002
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G.R. No. 148919 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. TERESA CORPUZ Y VARGAS AND MARCY SANTOS Y JAVIER, APPELLANTS. December 17, 2002
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G.R. No. 153199 GENERAL MILLING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISION AND DATIVO M. CACHO, RESPONDENTS. December 17, 2002
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A.M. No. MTJ-00-1252 NELSON RODRIGUEZ AND RICARDO CAMACHO, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE RODOLFO S. GATDULA, RESPONDENT. December 17, 2002
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G.R. No. 122720 C&S FISHFARM CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, PAULSEN AGRI-INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION AND PABLO G. SEN, JR., RESPONDENTS. December 16, 2002
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G.R. No. 121159 VSC COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, OSCAR ESTOPACE AND JOSE SILAPAN, RESPONDENTS. December 16, 2002
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G.R. No. 146106 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. FERNANDO VILLANUEVA, JR., APPELLANT. December 16, 2002
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A.M. No. MTJ-00-1308 BONIFACIO LAW OFFICE REPRESENTED BY ATTY. RICARDO M. SALOMON JR. COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE REYNALDO B. BELLOSILLO, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 34, QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENT. December 16, 2002
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G.R. No. 147943 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RICO B. BAGAUA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 12, 2002
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A.M. No. MTJ-99-1224 P/SINSP. OMEGA JIREH D. FIDEL, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE FELIX A. CARAOS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, CANDELARIA, QUEZON, RESPONDENT. December 12, 2002
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G.R. No. 142131 SPOUSES DARIO LACAP AND MATILDE LACAP, PETITIONERS, VS. JOUVET ONG LEE, REPRESENTED BY REYNALDO DE LOS SANTOS, RESPONDENT. December 11, 2002
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G.R. No. 142277 ARWOOD INDUSTRIES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. D.M. CONSUNJI, INC., RESPONDENT. December 11, 2002
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G.R. No. 150870 DRA. HONORATA G. BAYLON, PETITIONER, VS. FACT-FINDING INTELLIGENCE BUREAU REPRESENTED BY DIRECTOR AGAPITO ROSALES AND THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS. December 11, 2002
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G.R. No. 139802 VICENTE C. PONCE, PETITIONER, VS. ALSONS CEMENT CORPORATION, AND FRANCISCO M. GIRON, JR., RESPONDENTS. December 10, 2002
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G.R. Nos. 146452-53 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ARTEMIO D. OCHEA, APPELLANT. December 10, 2002
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G.R. No. 146927 MARCELO G. TUAZON, JR. AND RODOLFO M. AGDEPPA, PETITIONERS, VS. GUILLERMO GODOY AND ROMMEL TRINIDAD, RESPONDENTS. December 10, 2002
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G.R. No. 150605 EUFROCINO M. CODILLA, SR., PETITIONER, VS. HON. JOSE DE VENECIA, ROBERTO P. NAZARENO, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS SPEAKER AND SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RESPECTIVELY, AND MA. VICTORIA L. LOCSIN, RESPONDENTS. December 10, 2002
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Bar Matter Nos. 979 and 986 RE: 1999 BAR EXAMINATIONS, MARK ANTHONY A. PURISIMA, PETITIONER. December 10, 2002
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A.M. No. MTJ-02-1466 CORAZON GUERRERO, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE MARCIAL M. DERAY, 12TH MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT OF MALLIG-QUEZON, ISABELA, RESPONDENT. December 10, 2002
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G.R. No. 134784 CARLOS ARCONA Y MOBAN, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. December 09, 2002
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G.R. No. 139054 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. PABLITO BELLO, JULITO BELLO (AT LARGE), DANILO BELLO (AT LARGE) & JOHN DOE, ACCUSED. PABLITO BELLO, APPELLANT. December 09, 2002
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G.R. No. 141800 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ELENO PARACALE Y PARDILLA, APPELLANT. December 09, 2002
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G.R. No. 143783 DANTE SARRAGA, SR. AND MARIA TERESA SARRAGA, PETITIONERS, VS. BANCO FILIPINO SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE BANK, RESPONDENT. December 09, 2002
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G.R. No. 145425 SALVADOR K. MOLL, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. VIRGINIA ALMONTE, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, BR. 17, TABACO, ALBAY; HON. SAMUEL A. BUENDIA, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT OF TIWI-MALINAO AND PROS. NICETO VILLAMIN, ASST. PROVINCIAL PROSECUTOR AT TABACO, ALBAY, RESPONDENTS. December 09, 2002
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A.M. No. 01-3-173-RTC REPORT ON THE JUDICIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED IN THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BACOLOD CITY, BRANCH 46, THEN PRESIDED BY JUDGE EMMA C. LABAYEN, RETIRED. December 09, 2002
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G.R. No. 127904 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ESTEBAN VICTOR Y PENIS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 05, 2002
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G.R. No. 131923 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NIEL PIEDAD Y CONSOLACION, LITO GARCIA Y FRANCISCO AND RICHARD PALMA Y IDER, ACCUSED. NIEL PIEDAD Y CONSOLACION AND LITO GARCIA Y FRANCISCO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. December 05, 2002
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G.R. No. 145522 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ZOSIMO CANTOMAYOR Y TAHUM ALIAS JESUS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 05, 2002
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G.R. No. 153947 ANTONIO I. RODRIGUEZ, JR. AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FIRST COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE (FICCO), PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (NLRC), 5TH DIVISION AND ESTELA G. GADIAN, RESPONDENTS. December 05, 2002
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G.R. No. 137914 JOHNSON LEE AND SONNY MORENO, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. December 04, 2002
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G.R. No. 139950 SPS. ANACLETO MAURICIO AND AVELINA CARIGMA, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS (FOURTEENTH DIVISION), REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND HEIRS OF ANTONINA OLIVEROS, HEIRS OF CRISTETA OLIVEROS, HEIRS OF THE LATE EXEQUIEL OLIVEROS AND SEVERINA OLIVEROS, AND HEIRS OF FILOMENA OLIVEROS, RESPONDENTS. December 04, 2002
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G.R. No. 144293 JOSUE R. LADIANA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. December 04, 2002
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G.R. No. 151370 ASIA PACIFIC CHARTERING (PHILS.) INC., PETITIONER, VS. MARIA LINDA R. FAROLAN, RESPONDENT. December 04, 2002
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G.R. No. 147968 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ROGELIO BITANCOR ALIAS "BOY," APPELLANT. December 04, 2002
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A.M. No. MTJ-02-1402 ABRAHAM L. MENDOVA, COMPLAINANT, VS. CRISANTO B. AFABLE, PRESIDING JUDGE, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, SAN JULIAN-SULAT, EASTERN SAMAR, RESPONDENT. December 04, 2002
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G.R. No. 129788 OROPEZA MARKETING CORPORATION, ROGACIANO OROPEZA AND IMELDA S. OROPEZA, PETITIONERS, VS. ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. December 03, 2002
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G.R. Nos. 138361-63 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JIMMY S. PLURAD, ROBERTO BERNADAS (AT LARGE) AND JUVANIE CANEDO (AT LARGE), ACCUSED, JIMMY S. PLURAD, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. December 03, 2002
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G.R. No. 135048 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. LOMER MANDAO AND JOHN DOE, ACCUSED, LOMER MANDAO, APPELLANT. December 03, 2002
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G.R. Nos. 140779-80 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. LAURITO ARRIOLA Y SANTANDER, APPELLANT. December 03, 2002
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G.R. No. 143978 MANUEL B. TAN, GREGG M. TECSON AND ALEXANDER SALDAÑA, PETITIONERS, VS. EDUARDO R. GULLAS AND NORMA S. GULLAS, RESPONDENTS. December 03, 2002
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G.R. No. 146030 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF FELIPE ALEJAGA SR., REPRESENTED BY ROQUETA ALEJAGA, FELIPE ALEJAGA JR., MARIA DULLA ALEJAGA, FELIPE ALEJAGA III, ROQUETA ALEJAGA, JENNIFER ALEJAGA, EVERETTE CAPUNDAN, AND LYNETTE ALEJAGA; THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF ROXAS CITY, RESPONDENTS. December 03, 2002
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G.R. Nos. 145343-46 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. EDUARDO CALDERON, APPELLANT. December 03, 2002
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G.R. No. 154072 ALFREDO S. PAGUIO, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CO., INC., ENRIQUE D. PEREZ, RICARDO P. ZARATE, ISABELO FERIDO, AND RODOLFO R. SANTOS, RESPONDENTS. December 03, 2002
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A.M. No. P-02-1552 JUDGE ANTONIO C. REYES, COMPLAINANT, VS. ALBERTO R. VIDOR, UTILITY WORKER I, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 3, BAGUIO CITY, RESPONDENT. December 03, 2002
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A.C. No. 5763 (Formerly CBD 01-864) GABRIEL T. INGLES, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. VICTOR DELA SERNA, RESPONDENT. December 03, 2002
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A.C. No. 5398 ANTONIO A. ALCANTARA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. MARIANO PEFIANCO, RESPONDENT. December 03, 2002
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G.R. No. 125350 HON. RTC JUDGES MERCEDES G. DADOLE (EXECUTIVE JUDGE, BRANCH 28), ULRIC R. CAÑETE (PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 25), AGUSTINE R. VESTIL (PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 56), HON. MTC JUDGES TEMISTOCLES M. BOHOLST (PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 1), VICENTE C. FANILAG (JUDGE DESIGNATE, BRANCH 2), AND WILFREDO A. DAGATAN (PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 3), ALL OF MANDAUE CITY, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. December 03, 2002
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