Decisions in Oct 2002
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Decisions
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G.R. No. 139998 PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (PDIC), AS LIQUIDATOR OF CLOSED RURAL BANK OF MUNTINLUPA, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, SPECIAL SIXTH DIVISION, HON. ALBERTO L. LERMA, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC OF MUNTINLUPA CITY, BRANCH 256, AND JOSE EMMANUEL JALANDONI, RESPONDENTS. October 29, 2002
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G.R. No. 138855 LAMBERTO CASALLA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND MILAGROS S. ESTEVANES, RESPONDENTS. October 29, 2002
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G.R. No. 138955 AMPARO ROXAS, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, AND MANOTOK REALTY, INC., RESPONDENTS. October 29, 2002
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G.R. No. 149243 LOLITA B. COPIOSO, PETITIONER, VS. LAURO, DOLORES, RAFAEL, ESTEBAN, AND CORAZON, ALL SURNAMED COPIOSO, AND COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. October 28, 2002
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G.R. No. 152359 DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. WEST NEGROS COLLEGE, INC., RESPONDENT. October 28, 2002
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G.R. No. 146658 MANUEL D. MELOTINDOS, PETITIONER, VS. MELECIO TOBIAS, REPRESENTED BY JOSEFINA PINEDA, RESPONDENT. October 28, 2002
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G.R. No. 148899 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VENTURA PELIGRO Y AMPO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 28, 2002
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G.R. No. 143237 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FRANCIS GAVINA Y QUEBEC, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 28, 2002
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G.R. No. 139302 EDUARDO P. CORSIGA, FORMER DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR, NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. QUIRICO G. DEFENSOR, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 36, ILOILO CITY, AND ROMEO P. ORTIZO, RESPONDENTS. October 28, 2002
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G.R. No. 137341 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SAMUEL B. BUADA, BENIGNO V. VILLANUEVA AND DENNIS VERCELES, ACCUSED, BENIGNO V. VILLANUEVA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 28, 2002
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G.R. No. 139607 RAMON ISIDRO P. LAPID AND GLADYS B. LAPID, IN BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILD CHRISTOPHER B. LAPID, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. EMMANUEL D. LAUREA, PRESIDING JUDGE OF RTC, BR. 169, MALABON, ST. THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS, INC., AND COURT OF APPEALS, ET. AL., RESPONDENTS. October 28, 2002
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G.R. Nos. 137274-75 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DAN AVE Y TABOBO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 18, 2002
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G.R. No. 132030 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PERICELITO VALLESPIN ALIAS “BOBOY,” ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 18, 2002
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G.R. No. 142689 POLICARPIO T. CUEVAS, PETITIONER, VS. BAIS STEEL CORPORATION AND STEVEN CHAN, RESPONDENTS. October 17, 2002
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G.R. No. 136821 ROVELS ENTERPRISES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. EMMANUEL B. OCAMPO, JOSE M. SILVA, SR., THE HEIRS OF EXPEDITO LEVISTE, SR.,* CONRADO CALALANG, AND FRANCISCO CARREON, SR., RESPONDENTS. October 17, 2002
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G.R. No. 148303 UNION OF NESTLE WORKERS CAGAYAN DE ORO FACTORY (UNWCF FOR BREVITY), REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT YURI P. BERTULFO AND OFFICERS, NAMELY, DEXTER E. AGUSTIN, DANTE S. SEÑAREZ, EDDIE P. OGNIR, JEFFREY C. RELLIQUETE, ENRIQUITO B. BUAGAS, EDWIN P. SALVAÑA, RAMIL B. MONSANTO, JERRY A. TABILIRAN, ARNOLD A. TADLAS, REYQUE A. FACTURA, NAPOLEON S. GALERINA, JR., TOLENTINO T. MICABALO AND EDDIE O. MACASOCOL, PETITIONERS, VS. NESTLE PHILIPPINES, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT JUAN B. SANTOS, RUDY P. TRILLANES, FACTORY MANAGER, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY BRANCH AND FRANCIS L. LACSON, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER, RESPONDENTS. October 17, 2002
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A.M. No. RTJ-02-1685 (Formerly A.M. No. 01-6-352-RTC) OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE CARLITO A. EISMA, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 13, ZAMBOANGA CITY, RESPONDENT. October 15, 2002
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A.M. No. RTJ-01-1640 ATTY. HERMOGENES DATUIN, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE ANDRES B. SORIANO, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MALOLOS, BULACAN, RESPONDENT. October 15, 2002
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G.R. No. 149472 JORGE SALAZAR, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. October 15, 2002
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G.R. Nos. 145734-35 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. VICENTA MEDINA LAPIS, ANGEL MATEO, AIDA DE LEON (AT LARGE) AND JEAN AM-AMLAW (AT LARGE), APPELLANTS. October 15, 2002
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G.R. No. 148724 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. DOMINGO ARNANTE Y DACPANO, APPELLANT. October 15, 2002
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G.R. No. 142531 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. DANILO ASIS Y FONPERADA AND GILBERT FORMENTO Y SARICON, APPELLANT. October 15, 2002
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G.R. No. 142013 BIÑAN STEEL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, MYLENE C. GARCIA AND MYLA C. GARCIA, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 148430] MYLENE C. GARCIA AND MYLA C. GARCIA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ENRICO A. LANZANAS, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, BRANCH 7, MANILA AND RUFO J. BERNARDO, SHERIFF-IN-CHARGE, FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF OF MANILA, RESPONDENTS. October 15, 2002
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G.R. No. 140613 SEVEN BROTHERS SHIPPING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ORIENTAL ASSURANCE CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. October 15, 2002
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G.R. No. 140640 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. VINSON BRIONES Y ABANICA, APPELLANT. October 15, 2002
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G.R. No. 137746 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. REY SAN PASCUAL, SANTOS SAN PASCUAL, JR., ARNULFO BOATES, RICO BODINO, AND EMILIANO BODINO (AT LARGE), ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. October 15, 2002
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G.R. No. 133833 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RUDY SICAD, CAMELO LOBATON, MELCHOR SICAD, JOHNNY GUIÑEZ AND PAQUITO BERNIL, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. October 15, 2002
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G.R. No. 137047 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALEJANDRE DE LOS SANTOS Y RENEGADO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 15, 2002
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G.R. No. 141949 CEFERINO PADUA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SANTIAGO RANADA, PRESIDING JUDGE OF MAKATI, RTC, BRANCH 137, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CORP., TOLL REGULATORY BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 151108. October 14, 2002] EDUARDO C. ZIALCITA, PETITIONER, VS. TOLL REGULATORY BOARD AND CITRA METRO MANILA TOLLWAYS CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. October 14, 2002
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G.R. No. 147750 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GERRY EBIO Y HERMIDA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 14, 2002
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G.R. No. 140638 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARNOLD RIZALDO Y GARDOSE ALIAS TOTONG, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 14, 2002
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G.R. Nos. 131475-76 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARCELO CALISO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 14, 2002
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G.R. No. 140066 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EFREN VILLENA, ARNALDO CLEMENTE, PO3 EDWIN TINIO (ACQUITTED) AND PETER DOE, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. October 14, 2002
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G.R. No. 143032 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SEGUNDINO VALENCIA Y BLANCA, JOHNNY TADENA Y TORDA, AND DOMINGO DEROY, JR. Y SAROCAM, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. October 14, 2002
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MTJ-02-1458 (formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 00-951-MTJ) SOCORRO R. HOEHNE, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE RUBEN R. PLATA, RESPONDENT. October 10, 2002
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G.R. No. 145436 MICHAEL LONDON FOR AND IN BEHALF OF HIS MINOR SON NICHOLAS FREDERICK LONDON, PETITIONER, VS. BAGUIO COUNTRY CLUB CORPORATION, ANTHONY DE LEON AND FRANCIS BASTIANO SIMALONG, RESPONDENTS. October 10, 2002
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G.R. No. 138510 TRADERS ROYAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. RADIO PHILIPPINES NETWORK, INC., INTERCONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION AND BANAHAW BROADCASTING CORPORATION, THROUGH THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATORS, AND SECURITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, RESPONDENTS. October 10, 2002
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G.R. No. 133227 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CHITO P. UCAB, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 10, 2002
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G.R. No. 138471 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANUEL PRUNA Y RAMIREZ OR ERMAN PRUNA Y RAMIREZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 10, 2002
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A.M. No. P-01-1532 DONATILLA M. NONES, COMPLAINANT, VS. VERONICA M. ORMITA, CLERK OF COURT II, MTC-BANGAR, LA UNION, RESPONDENT. October 09, 2002
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G.R. Nos. 136899-904 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ERNESTO DELA CERNA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 09, 2002
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G.R. No. 136141 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DOMINGO TUPAZ Y CASTOR, JR., ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 09, 2002
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G.R. No. 143383 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOEL ORQUINA Y MANGUMAYAO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 08, 2002
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G.R. No. 141296 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, REGION III, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR), PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF AGUSTIN L. ANGELES, HEIRS OF CARMEN DE LEON VDA. DE ANGELES, LUZ GANCAYCO ALVAREZ AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF BALANGA, BATAAN, RESPONDENTS. October 07, 2002
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A.C. No. 2797 ROSAURA P. CORDON, COMPLAINANT, VS. JESUS BALICANTA, RESPONDENT. October 04, 2002
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A.M. No. MTJ-02-1429 FRANCISCA P. PASCUAL, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE EDUARDO U. JOVELLANOS, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, ALCALA, PANGASINAN, RESPONDENT. October 04, 2002
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A.M. No. 00-3-14-SC RE: LIST OF JUDGES WHO FAILED TO COMPLY WITH ADMINISTRATIVE CIRCULAR NO. 10-94, DATED JUNE 29, 1994. October 04, 2002
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G.R. No. 146943 SARIO MALINIAS, PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, TEOFILO CORPUZ, ANACLETO TANGILAG AND VICTOR DOMINGUEZ, RESPONDENTS. October 04, 2002
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G.R. No. 147904 NESTOR B. MAGNO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND CARLOS C. MONTES, RESPONDENTS. October 04, 2002
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G.R. No. 141608 ANFLO MANAGEMENT & INVESTMENT CORP. AND/OR LINDA F. LAGDAMEO, PETITIONERS, VS. RODOLFO D. BOLANIO, RESPONDENT. October 04, 2002
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G.R. No. 139611 NOLI ALFONSO AND ERLINDA FUNDIALAN, PETITIONERS, VS. SPS. HENRY AND LIWANAG ANDRES, RESPONDENTS. October 04, 2002
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G.R. No. 137774 SPOUSES MANUEL R. HANOPOL AND BEATRIZ T. HANOPOL, PETITIONERS, VS. SHOEMART INCORPORATED, REPRESENTED BY EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, SENEN T. MENDIOLA, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 148185. October 4, 2002] SPOUSES MANUEL R. HANOPOL AND BEATRIA T. HANOPOL, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND SHOEMART, INC., REPRESENTED BY SENEN T. MENDIOLA, RESPONDENTS. October 04, 2002
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G.R. No. 138962 PRESCILLA TUATES AND ANDRES DE LA PAZ, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. LUCAS P. BERSAMIN, AS PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 96, RTC QUEZON CITY, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND I.C. CONSTRUCTION, INC., RESPONDENTS. October 04, 2002
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G.R. No. 107764 EDNA COLLADO, BERNARDINA TAWAS, JORETO C. TORRES, JOSE AMO, SERGIO L. MONTEALEGRE, VICENTE C. TORRES, JOSEPH L. NUÑEZ, GLORIA SERRANO, DANILO FABREGAS, FERNANDO T. TORRES, LUZ G. TUBUNGBANUA, CARIDAD T. TUTANA, JOSE C. TORRES, JR., IMELDA CAYLALUAD, ROSALIE TUTANA, NORMA ASTORIAS, MYRNA M. LANCION, NORBERTO CAMILOTE, CECILIA MACARANAS, PEDRO BRIONES, REMEDIOS BANTIGUE, DANTE L. MONTEALEGRE, AIDA T. GADON, ARMANDO T. TORRES AND FIDELITO ECO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, THRU THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, RESPONDENTS, BOCKASANJO ISF AWARDEES ASSOCIATION, INC., LITA MENDOZA, MORADO PREFIDIGNO, TERESITA CRUZ AND CALOMA MOISES, RESPONDENTS/INTERVERNORS. October 04, 2002
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G.R. Nos. 130078-82 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MAXIMO DELMO Y ISLA, EDMUND DELMO Y VELASQUEZ, FRANCISCO LAPIZ Y REYES, AND DANILO LAPIZ Y REYES, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. October 04, 2002
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G.R. No. 128669 MAMERTA VDA. DE JAYME, AND HER CHILDREN AND/OR HEIRS OF THE LATE GRACIANO JAYME, NAMELY: WILFREDO, MARCIAL, MANUEL, ANTONIO, ALL SURNAMED JAYME; THE HEIRS OF DOMINADOR JAYME, NAMELY: SUPREMA (SURVIVING SPOUSE) AND HIS CHILDREN, NAMELY: ARMANDO, NICANOR, ZENAIDA, CATHERINE, ROSALINE, DORIS, VICKY AND MARILYN, ALL SURNAMED JAYME; AND THE HEIRS OF THE LATE NILIE JAYME SANCHEZ, NAMELY, INOCENCIO SANCHEZ (SURVIVING SPOUSE) AND HER CHILDREN: ELSA, CONCEPCION, CLEOFE, ALEJANDRO, EFREN AND MACRINA, ALL SURNAMED SANCHEZ; AND FLORA JAYME RAVANES, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND, CESAR RAVANES, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, SIXTEENTH DIVISION, CEBU ASIANCARS INC., GEORGE NERI, CONNIE NERI, WILLIAM LEONG KOC LEE, EDUARD JAMES LEE, ROBERTO UY KIM, AND CHARLES UY KIM;[1] METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, RENE NATIVIDAD AND/OR JOHN DOE IN SUBSTITUTION OF MAXIMO PEREZ, SUED IN HIS CAPACITY AS CITY SHERIFF OF MANDAUE CITY, RESPONDENTS. October 04, 2002
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G.R. Nos. 139788 & 139827 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ROGELIO DEL AYRE Y LITRAN, APPELLANT. October 03, 2002
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G.R. No. 138648 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VICTOR LOPEZ Y MANING, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. October 03, 2002
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G.R. No. 120010 SOLIDBANK CORPORATION (A.K.A. THE CONSOLIDATED BANK & TRUST CORP.), PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, CENTRAL BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND FAR EAST BANK & TRUST COMPANY, RESPONDENTS. October 03, 2002
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G.R. No. 135796 CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. MERCEDES M. OLIVER, RESPONDENT. October 03, 2002
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G.R. No. 122174 INDUSTRIAL REFRACTORIES CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND REFRACTORIES CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. October 03, 2002
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G.R. No. 143161 J.D. LEGASPI CONSTRUCTION AND/OR JESUSITO D. LEGASPI, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, HERNAN G. PAGURAYAN, AND RAMIL PINSAN, RESPONDENTS. October 02, 2002
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