Decisions in Nov 2004

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Decisions

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A.M. OCA No. 03-1800-RTJ (formerly OCA IPI No. 03-1675-RTJ) CHIEF STATE PROSECUTOR JOVENCITO R. ZUÑO, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE ALEJADRINO C. CABEBE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 18, BATAC, ILOCOS NORTE, RESPONDENT. November 26, 2004

02

A.M. No. MTJ-04-1539 ELENA R. ALCARAZ, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE FRANCISCO S. LINDO, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT OF MALABON, BRANCH 55, RESPONDENT. November 26, 2004

03

G.R. No. 126454 BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH AND PASTOR REUBEN BELMONTE, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND MR. & MRS. ELMER TITO MEDINA VILLANUEVA, RESPONDENTS. November 26, 2004

04

G.R. No. 140931 RAMON BALITE, JOSE C. LEABRES AND FREDERICK M. DE BORJA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS (FORMER SPECIAL FOURTH DIVISION), FELICIDAD SANDOVAL VDA. DE CARLOS AND TEOFILO CARLOS II, RESPONDENTS. November 26, 2004

05

G.R. No. 150178 FLORIAN R. GAOIRAN, PETITIONER, VS. HON. ANGEL C. ALCALA, RETIRED CHAIRMAN, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, ESTER ALBANO GARCIA, NOW CHAIRMAN, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, FELIPE S. AMMUGAUAN, SR., VOCATION SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT I, ANGADANAN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE, EDMOND M. CASTILLEJO, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER I, ANGADANAN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE, AND DIOSDADO TELAN, INSTRUCTOR I & HEAD TEACHER III, OIC DESIGNATE, ANGADANAN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE, ANGADANAN, ISABELA, RESPONDENTS. November 26, 2004

06

G.R. No. 150308 VIVE EAGLE LAND, INC. AND VIRGILIO O. CERVANTES, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND GENUINO ICE CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. November 26, 2004

07

G.R. No. 150607 SANCHO MILITANTE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. November 26, 2004

08

G.R. No. 155193 ELEUTERIO OLAVE, LUCIANO OLAVE, THELMA C. LAPENA, IDONNAH C. LOPEZ AND HEIDI C. DE JESUS, PETITIONERS, VS. TEODULO MISTAS, PACITA MISTAS, ANTONINA MISTAS, LUCITA MISTAS, MIGUELA MISTAS, FELIX MISTAS, AURELIO MISTAS, LUDEGARIO MISTAS, TOMASA OLAVE, FELISA MISTAS, ESTANISLAO MISTAS, BASILIA MISTAS AND IRENEO MISTAS, RESPONDENTS. November 26, 2004

09

G.R. No. 158397 NEIL TAMONDONG, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND WORLD WAR II VETERANS LEGIONNAIRES OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENTS. November 26, 2004

10

G.R. No. 162035 GILBERTO CANTORIA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND CIRIACO P. LOMBOY, RESPONDENTS. November 26, 2004

11

A.M. No. CA-04-17-P (Formerly OCA IPI No. 04-75-CA-P) RUPERTO G. JUGUETA, COMPLAINANT VS. RICARDO ESTACIO, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2004

12

A.C. No. 4711 ROMEO H. SIBULO, COMPLAINANT, VS. FELICISIMO ILAGAN, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2004

13

A.M. No. 03-11-628-RTC RE: REPORT ON THE JUDICIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED IN THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 144, MAKATI CITY November 25, 2004

14

G.R. No. 107566 BAGUIO MIDLAND COURIER, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, OSEO HAMADA AND CECILLE AFABLE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS (FORMER SP, 6TH DIVISION) AND RAMON LABO, JR., RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

15

G.R. No. 154614 THE CITY OF ILOILO, REPRESENTED BY HON. JERRY P. TREÑAS, CITY MAYOR, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JUDGE EMILIO LEGASPI, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, ILOILO CITY, BRANCH 22, AND HEIRS OF MANUELA YUSAY, REPRESENTED BY SYLVIA YUSAY DEL ROSARIO AND ENRIQUE YUSAY, JR., RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

16

G.R. Nos. 123562-65 LEONORA A. GESITE, FE LAMOSTE, ADELAIDA MACALINDOG, AND GUIA C. AGATON, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, AND THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

17

G.R. No. 129416 ZENAIDA B. TIGNO, IMELDA B. TIGNO AND ARMI B. TIGNO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES ESTAFINO AQUINO AND FLORENTINA AQUINO AND THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

18

G.R. No. 138379 PLACIDO O. URBANES, JR., OPERATING UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF CATALINA SECURITY AGENCY, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND JERRY G. RILLES, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

19

G.R. No. 138954 ASUNCION GALANG ROQUE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2004

20

G.R. Nos. 139275-76 and 140949 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND T.N. LAL & CO., LTD., RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

21

G.R. No. 142609 SEASTAR MARINE SERVICES, INC. AND CICERO L. MALUNDA, PETITIONERS, VS. LUCIO A. BUL-AN, JR., RESPONDENT. November 25, 2004

22

G.R. No. 146225 NASIPIT LUMBER COMPANY AND PHILIPPINE WALLBOARD CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WORKINGMEN (NOWM) AND ITS 30 MEMBERS, NAMELY: JUANITO LUNETA, MAXIMO SUSE, MARIANO SAJOR, CELSO LADANAN, CATALINO PAYOT, LOPE CABELAN, MANUEL FELIAS, ERNESTO DALAGUAN, ROMEO FLORES, SOPIO AQUILAM, JESUS LEGASPI, RAMONITO ROBLES, JESUS DANOCO, ARESTON LICAYAN, LORETO NAMOCA, ERNESTO GALOPE, SANTIAGO COCAMAS, RAULITO DALAGUAN, ROGELIO FELIAS, LEONILO OLEVER, ALEX CERO, TEODOLFO VILLANUEVA, SOPRONIO RANARION, ANGELO AWA, GERARDO CUHIT, ERNESTO AMORES, ROGELIO PAQUIRA, ALEJANDRO LOQUIAS, ARSENIO AMORA AND AGAPITO YBANEZ, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

23

G.R. No. 148223 FERNANDO GABATIN, JOSE GABATIN AND ALBERTO GABATIN, PETITIONERS, VS. LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

24

G.R. No. 148562 TAGBILARAN INTEGRATED SETTLERS ASSOCIATION [TISA] INCORPORATED THRU ITS SECRETARY-TREASURER REPRESENTATIVE SIXTO MUMAR, SR. AS WELL AS ITS OTHER OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, NAMELY: AURELIO CIRUNAY, CIPRIANO GAMIL, ROBERTO MEDINA, BASILISA PUMARES, MARIETA LUMAYNO, CRISOSA A. TAPAY, JULIETA DURAN, RAMON RAMOS, JR., DELIO ERANA, EMETERIA ALE, PANFILO LAWAY, CRISPIN PENASO, HADJE MALIK, ALANGADI SULTAN, BERNARDA GULLEBAN, MANUEL CHATTO, KABSARAN MAMACAL, PEDRO ESTOQUE, AND EULALIO SARAMOSING, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, TAGBILARAN WOMAN’S CLUB REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT AND LAMBERT’S REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, CRISPIN PENASO, SPS. ALEX AND ARLENE SANTOS, NECITA BOLATETE, CAROL CURIBA, MAMARI BUSAR, ANTONIO BULASA, SUSAN PANTOJA, LEONORA ESTALLO, DANIEL OMICTIN, BOBBY BANDIANON AND CARMEN CRISTALES, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

25

G.R. No. 149848 ARSADI M. DISOMANGCOP AND RAMIR M. DIMALOTANG, PETITIONERS, VS. THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS SIMEON A. DATUMANONG AND THE SECRETARY OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT EMILIA T. BONCODIN, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

26

G.R. No. 152526 RAMON R. JIMENEZ JR. AND ANNABELLE L. JIMENEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. JUAN JOSE JORDANA, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2004

27

G.R. No. 154689 UNICORN SAFETY GLASS, INC., LILY YULO AND HILARIO YULO, PETITIONERS, VS. RODRIGO BASARTE, JAIMELITO FLORES, TEODOLFO LOR, RONNIE DECIO, ELMER SULTORA AND JOSELITO DECIO, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

28

G.R. No. 155336 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION (CHREA) REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, MARCIAL A. SANCHEZ, JR., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2004

29

G.R. NO. 156810 GERMAN MACHINERIES CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. EDDIE D. ENDAYA, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2004

30

G.R. No. 156800 ISIDORO A. PADILLA, JR., CLARA RITA A. PADILLA, AND JOSEPH HALDOS, PETITIONERS, VS. LUIS ALIPIO, MILAGROS ALIPIO, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING RIGHTS UNDER THEM, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

31

G.R. No. 157907 CHRONICLE SECURITIES CORPORATION AND ROBERTO COYIUTO, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, HON. LABOR ARBITER ARIEL C. SANTOS AND NEAL H. CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

32

G.R. No. 159636 VICTORY LINER, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ROSALITO GAMMAD, APRIL ROSSAN P. GAMMAD, ROI ROZANO P. GAMMAD AND DIANA FRANCES P. GAMMAD, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

33

G.R. No. 161382 MANUEL DACUBA, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, EVANGELINE BRAGAIS PURI, JANE BRAGAIS, EDMUNDO BRAGAIS, BENJAMIN BRAGAIS, REBECCA B. TUPOS, NORMA B. ELAURZA, RAUL BRAGAIS, REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY-IN-FACT NORLY M. BRAGAIS, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2004

34

G.R. No. 138490 DESIREE L. PAGE-TENORIO, PETITIONER, VS. WILFREDO C. TENORIO AND PRESIDING JUDGE JOSE R. HERNANDEZ OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 158, PASIG CITY, RESPONDENTS. November 24, 2004

35

G.R. No. 145855 PEPSI-COLA PRODUCTS PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, AND PEPSI-COLA PRODUCTS PHILIPPINES, INC. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS UNION (UOEF NO. 70) REPRESENTED BY ITS INCUMBENT PRESIDENT, ISIDRO REALISTA, RESPONDENTS. November 24, 2004

36

A.M. No. 02-12-01-SC RE: GRANTING AUTOMATIC PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS TO HEIRS OF JUSTICES AND JUDGES WHO DIE IN ACTUAL SERVICE. November 24, 2004

37

G.R. No. 148199 HENRY JAMES PIKE, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. November 24, 2004

38

A.M. No. RTJ-04-1857 (formerly OCA IPI No. 02-1477-RTJ) GABRIEL DELA PAZ, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE SANTOS B. ADIONG, RTC, BRANCH 8, MARAWI CITY, RESPONDENT. November 23, 2004

39

G.R. No. 155173 LAFARGE CEMENT PHILIPPINES, INC., (FORMERLY LAFARGE PHILIPPINES, INC.), LUZON CONTINENTAL LAND CORPORATION, CONTINENTAL OPERATING CORPORATION AND PHILIP ROSEBERG, PETITIONERS, VS. CONTINENTAL CEMENT CORPORATION, GREGORY T. LIM AND ANTHONY A. MARIANO, RESPONDENTS. November 23, 2004

40

G.R. No. 148287 PET PLANS, INC. AND ADRIAN V. OCAMPO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENT. November 23, 2004

41

G.R. No. 139067 SPS. MA. CARMEN L. JAVELLANA AND VICTOR JAVELLANA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 30, MANILA AND BENITO LEGARDA, RESPONDENTS. November 23, 2004

42

A.M. No. P-04-1901 (Formerly OCA-IPI No. 00-1019-P) JUDGE TEODORO L. DIPOLOG, COMPLAINANT, VS. CLERK OF COURT II DARRYL C. MONTEALTO, COURT INTERPRETER I PEDRO RIO G. BATION, COURT STENOGRAPHER I FE O. PAO, COURT STENOGRAPHER I BRILLO B. PORTACION, CLERK II PHEBE A. VELEZ, JUNIOR PROCESS SERVER CESARIO E. ALUMBRO, UTILITY WORKER I ZALDY V. PAMATONG, RESPONDENTS. November 23, 2004

43

A.C. No. 5041 SALVADOR G. VILLANUEVA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RAMON F. ISHIWATA, RESPONDENT. November 23, 2004

44

A.C. No. 5454 CARMELINA Y. RANGWANI, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RAMON S. DIÑO, RESPONDENT. November 23, 2004

45

A.M. No. 04-3-63-MTCC RE: REPORT ON THE JUDICIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED IN THE MTCC, BRANCH 5, BACOLOD CITY November 23, 2004

46

A.M. No. MTJ-00-1318 (Formerly A.C. No. 4755) NELIA A. ZIGA, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE RAMON A. AREJOLA, MTC-DAET, CAMARINES NORTE, RESPONDENT. November 23, 2004

47

A.M. No. P-02-1564 (Formerly OCA-IPI-No. 01-1028-P) CONCERNED EMPLOYEE, COMPLAINANT, VS. GLENDA ESPIRITU MAYOR, COURT STENOGRAPHER, RTC, BRANCH 72, OLONGAPO CITY, RESPONDENT. November 23, 2004

48

G.R. No. 146717 TRANSFIELD PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. LUZON HYDRO CORPORATION, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED AND SECURITY BANK CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. November 22, 2004

49

G.R. No. 148318 NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. ROSE MARIE ALONZO-LEGASTO, AS PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 99, JOSE MARTINEZ, DEPUTY SHERIFF, RTC OF QUEZON CITY, CARMELO V. SISON, CHAIRMAN, ARBITRATION BOARD, AND FIRST UNITED CONSTRUCTORS CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. November 22, 2004

50

G.R. No. 151319 MANILA MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. PEDRO L. LINSANGAN, RESPONDENT. November 22, 2004

51

A.M. No. 03-1515-MTJ (formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 98-591-MTJ) DOLORES IMBANG, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE DEOGRACIAS K. DEL ROSARIO, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, PATNONGON, ANTIQUE, RESPONDENT. November 19, 2004

52

A.M. No. RTJ-02-1691 (Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 99-808-RTJ) THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES, BAGUIO-BENGUET CHAPTER, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE FERNANDO VIL PAMINTUAN, RESPONDENT. November 19, 2004

53

G.R. No. 127089 RAFAEL RENDON, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND INOCENCIA D. MAGRARE, RESPONDENTS. November 19, 2004

54

G.R. No. 140228 FRANCISCO MEDINA, MARIA MEDINA, RAYMUNDO MEDINA, ENRIQUE MEDINA, EDGARDO MEDINA, EVELYN MEDINA, ERNIE MEDINA, ELPIDIO MEDINA, EDWIN MEDINA, ELEONOR MEDINA, TEOFILO MEDINA, JR., EUGENE MEDINA, ELVIRA MEDINA, ANATALIO MEDINA, MARIO MEDINA, CORNELIO MEDINA, ERNESTO MEDINA, IGNACIO CONSTANTINO, SANTOS CONSTANTINO, HERMOGENES CONSTANTINO, FLORENCIO CONSTANTINO, VIRGINIA CONSTANTINO, MARCELO GEREMILLO, ROSILA GEREMILLO, ERNESTO GEREMILLO, MERCEDES GEREMILLO, MELENCIO GEREMILLO, BALBINO MEDINA, CRISANTA MEDINA, YOLANDA MEDINA, LYDIA MEDINA, RENATO MEDINA, EUFEMIA MEDINA, VIRGILIO MEDINA, SONIA MEDINA, LUZVIMINDA MEDINA, CRISPIN MEDINA, REMIGIO M. RODOLFO, MILAGROS M. RODOLFO, NIDA M. RODOLFO, BELEN M. RODOLFO, MANUEL M. RODOLFO, ALFREDO M. RODOLFO, SALLY AREVALO, ELMER AREVALO, CELSO AREVALO, JR., VINCENT AREVALO, NENE AREVALO, THE HEIRS OF NAZARIA CRUZ AND SANTOS AREVALO, PETITIONERS, VS. GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. November 19, 2004

55

G.R. No. 145483 LORENZO SHIPPING CORP., PETITIONER, VS. BJ MARTHEL INTERNATIONAL, INC., RESPONDENT. November 19, 2004

56

G.R. No. 147227 MARIA REMEDIOS ARGANA, DONATA ALMENDRALA VDA. DE ARGANA, LUIS ARGANA, JR., PEREGRINO ARGANA, ESTATE OF GELACIO ARGANA, EUFROCINIO NOFUENTE, AMPARO ARGANA NOFUENTE, JUANITO ROGELIO, MILAGROS ARGANA ROGELIO, MARIA FELICIDAD ARGANA, MARIA DOROTEA ARGANA, REFEDOR SOUTH GOLD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 19, 2004

57

G.R. No. 149734 DR. DANIEL VAZQUEZ AND MA. LUIZA M. VAZQUEZ, PETITIONERS VS. AYALA CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. November 19, 2004

58

G.R. NO. 148739 FAR CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. RENATO MAGDALUYO, ANTONIO VALDEZ, AND ROLANDO CHUA, RESPONDENTS. November 19, 2004

59

G.R. No. 150793 FRANCIS CHUA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND LYDIA C. HAO, RESPONDENTS. November 19, 2004

60

G.R. No. 156118 PABLO T. TOLENTINO AND TEMPUS PLACE REALTY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. OSCAR LEVISTE, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, QUEZON CITY, BR. 97 AND SPOUSES GERARDO CINCO, JR. AND PAMELA H. CINCO, RESPONDENTS. November 19, 2004

61

G.R. No. 159010 NIPPON PAINT EMPLOYEES UNION-OLALIA IN BEHALF OF ADONIS GUANSING, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, NIPPON PAINT PHILS., INC. AND HON. VOLUNTARY ARBITRATOR BERNARDINO M. VOLANTE, RESPONDENTS. November 19, 2004

62

G.R. No. 162704 MEMORIA G. ENCINAS AND ADOLFO A. BALBOA, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL BOOKSTORE, INC., RESPONDENT. November 19, 2004

63

A.C. No. 6492 MELANIO L. ZORETA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. HEHERSON ALNOR G. SIMPLICIANO, RESPONDENT. November 18, 2004

64

A.M. No. RTJ-03-1812 (OCA I.P.I. No. 01-1226-RTJ) PABLITO R. SORIA, ET AL., COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE FRANKLYN A. VILLEGAS, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF PAGADIAN CITY, BRANCH 19, RESPONDENT. November 18, 2004

65

G.R. No. 146195 AVELINA ZAMORA, EMERITA ZAMORA-NICOL, SONNY NICOL, TERESA ZAMORA-UMALI, CLARENCE UMALI, ROBERTO ZAMORA, ROLANDO ZAMORA, MARY ANN ZAMORA, MICHELLE ZAMORA AND RODRIGO ZAMORA, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF CARMEN IZQUIERDO, REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, ANITA F. PUNZALAN, RESPONDENTS. November 18, 2004

66

G.R. No. 146703 SUNRISE MANNING AGENCY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND RUEL ZARASPE, RESPONDENTS. November 18, 2004

67

G.R. No. 154895 JOSIE GO TAMIO, PETITIONER, VS. ENCARNACION TICSON, RESPONDENT. November 18, 2004

68

G.R. No. 156109 KHRISTINE REA M. REGINO, ASSISTED AND REPRESENTED BY ARMANDO REGINO, PETITIONER, VS. PANGASINAN COLLEGES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, RACHELLE A. GAMUROT AND ELISSA BALADAD, RESPONDENTS. November 18, 2004

69

G.R. No. 151298 SPOUSES MINIANO AND LETA DELA CRUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND SPOUSES ARCHIMEDES AND MARLYN AGUILA, RESPONDENTS. November 17, 2004

70

G.R. No. 148256 ADELINO FELIX, PETITIONER VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (NLRC) 3RD DIVISION AND REPUBLIC ASAHI GLASS CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. November 17, 2004

71

A.C. No. 6294 ATTY. MINIANO B. DELA CRUZ, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ALEJANDRO P. ZABALA, RESPONDENT. November 17, 2004

72

A.M. No. 00-7-320-RTC REPORT ON THE JUDICIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED IN THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 136, MAKATI CITY November 17, 2004

73

A.M. No. RTJ-04-1885 (OCA-IPI No. 03-1687-RTJ) STATE PROSECUTOR PABLO FORMARAN III, ATTY. FELINO M. GANAL AND KANEMITSU YAMAOKA, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE MARIVIC TRABAJO-DARAY, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 36, GENERAL SANTOS CITY, RESPONDENT. November 17, 2004

74

G.R. No. 144880 PASCUAL AND SANTOS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE MEMBERS OF THE TRAMO WAKAS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INC. REPRESENTED BY DOMINGA MAGNO, RESPONDENTS. November 17, 2004

75

G.R. No. 144887 ALFREDO RIGOR, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 17, 2004

76

G.R. No. 148333 VIRGILIO SANTIAGO, PETITIONER, VS. BERGENSEN D.Y. PHILIPPINES AND NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (THIRD DIVISION), RESPONDENTS. November 17, 2004

77

G.R. No. 152574 FRANCISCO ABELLA JR., PETITIONER, VS. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, RESPONDENT. November 17, 2004

78

G.R. No. 154095 FRANCISCO C. ROSALES, JR., PETITIONER, VS. MIGUEL H. MIJARES, RESPONDENT. November 17, 2004

79

G.R. No. 158311 HUNTINGTON STEEL PRODUCTS, INC. & SERAFIN NG, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, JAIME ORBASE, REGINO JARDIN, PAULINO JAVIERTO, EDGAR JARDIN, RAMON N. BANA, ANTONIO MAGNO, RICO JARDIN, CELESTINO JARDIN, JR., PEDRO JARDIN, JR., AGUSTIN GASTON, NAZARIO JAVIERTO, JR., AND MARCIANO GLINOGO, RESPONDENTS. November 17, 2004

80

G.R. No. 158568 ALICIA D. TAGARO, PETITIONER, VS. ESTER A. GARCIA, CHAIRPERSON COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, ROGER PEREZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TERESITA BATERINA, AFS DIRECTOR, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, ALL IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES, RESPONDENTS. November 17, 2004

81

G.R. No. 158693 JENNY M. AGABON AND VIRGILIO C. AGABON, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (NLRC), RIVIERA HOME IMPROVEMENTS, INC. AND VICENTE ANGELES, RESPONDENTS. November 17, 2004

82

G.R. No. 158802 IN RE: THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS FOR REYNALDO DE VILLA (DETAINED AT THE NEW BILIBID PRISONS, MUNTINLUPA CITY) REYNALDO DE VILLA, PETITIONER, JUNE DE VILLA, PETITIONER-RELATOR, VS. THE DIRECTOR, NEW BILIBID PRISONS, RESPONDENT. November 17, 2004

83

G.R. No. 141145 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (REPRESENTED BY THE LAND REGISTRATION COMMISSIONER), PETITIONER, VS. WILSON P. ORFINADA, SR. AND LUCRESIA K. ORFINADA, RESPONDENTS. November 12, 2004

84

A.C. No. 4585 MICHAEL P. BARRIOS, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. FRANCISCO P. MARTINEZ, RESPONDENT. November 12, 2004

85

G.R. No. 150033 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANILO ESPIDOL Y VILLANUEVA (DECEASED), SAGRADO DALACAT Y SANTOS, ALFREDO TOMAS, Y LIMOS (AT-LARGE), AND ARMANDO ANIASCO, ACCUSED, SAGRADO DALACAT Y SANTOS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 12, 2004

86

G.R. No. 152304 PHILIPPINE VALVE MFG. COMPANY AND/OR ENGR. RENE B. GALERA, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND TERESITA N. AN, RESPONDENTS. November 12, 2004

87

G.R. No. 157826 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. SPOUSES EDGARDO AND MA. TERESA BONDOC, APPELLANTS. November 12, 2004

88

G.R. No. 158610 ESTEBAN M. ZAMORAS, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (FIRST DIVISION) AND BARTOLOME BASTASA, RESPONDENTS. November 12, 2004

89

G.R. No. 143289 CRESENCIA L. TAN, PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH), RESPONDENT. November 11, 2004

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G.R. No. 138090 ELIZA PABLO Y MARTIN, FELOMINA JACOBE Y MIRANDA, AND VICTORIA ROBERTO Y LIMMIPAO, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 11, 2004

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A.C. No. 4179 ALICE GOKIOCO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RAFAEL P. MATEO, RESPONDENT. November 11, 2004

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A.M. No. MTJ-01-1348 JUDGE DOLORES L. ESPAÑOL AND OPHELIA G. SULUEN, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE LORINDA T. MUPAS, RESPONDENT. [A.M. NO. MTJ-01-1352] EMPLOYEES OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, DASMARIÑAS, CAVITE, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE LORINDA T. MUPAS, RESPONDENT. [A.M. NO. 01-2-100-RTC] RE: REPORT ON THE JUDICIAL AUDIT ON SEARCH WARRANTS AT THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, DASMARIÑAS, CAVITE, BRANCH 90, [A.M. NO. MTJ-01-1358] RE: REPORT ON THE COMPLAINT OF JUDGE DOLORES L. ESPAÑOL, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, DASMARIÑAS, CAVITE, BRANCH 90; WILMA GO AMPOSTA; AND MEDY M. PATRICIO AGAINST JUDGE LORINDA T. MUPAS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, DASMARIÑAS, CAVITE, November 11, 2004

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A.M. No. P-04-1897 (Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 02-1300-P) ARTURO GRAYDA, COMPLAINANT, VS. NOEL G. PRIMO, SHERIFF IV, BRANCH 65, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BULAN, SORSOGON, RESPONDENT. November 11, 2004

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G.R. No. 126275 JOHANNE J. PEÑA & ERLANA G. VDA. DE INOCENCIO, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF LARGESTONE ENTERPRISES, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND DURA-TIRE & RUBBER INDUSTRIES, INC., RESPONDENTS. November 11, 2004

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A.M. No. P-02-1644 (Formerly Adm. Matter OCA IPI No. 02-1273-P) ARNEL S. CRUZ, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. LUNINGNING Y. CENTRON, ACTING CLERK OF COURT, RTC-OCC, CALAPAN CITY, RESPONDENT. November 11, 2004

96

G.R. No. 148189 EMERITO REMULLA, PETITIONER, VS. JOSELITO DP. MANLONGAT, RESPONDENT. November 11, 2004

97

G.R. No. 136438 TEOFILO C. VILLARICO, PETITIONER, VS. VIVENCIO SARMIENTO, SPOUSES BESSIE SARMIENTO-DEL MUNDO & BETH DEL MUNDO, ANDOK’S LITSON CORPORATION AND MARITES’ CARINDERIA, RESPONDENTS. November 11, 2004

98

G.R. No. 137862 ALFREDO ESTRADA, RENATO T. CANILANG AND MANUEL C. LIM, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND BACNOTAN CEMENT CORPORATION (BCC), RESPONDENTS. November 11, 2004

99

G.R. No. 138085 AZOLLA FARMS AND FRANCISCO R. YUSECO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND SAVINGS BANK OF MANILA, RESPONDENTS. November 11, 2004

100

G.R. No. 140973 JUSTINO LARESMA, PETITIONER, VS. ANTONIO P. ABELLANA, RESPONDENT. November 11, 2004

101

G.R. No. 143214 PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. THE CITY OF ILOILO; ROMEO MANIKAN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS TREASURER OF ILOILO CITY; FRANKLIN CORDERO, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS ASSESSOR OF ILOILO CITY, RESPONDENTS. November 11, 2004

102

G.R. No. 144742 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HAMILTON TAN KEH, RESPONDENT. November 11, 2004

103

G.R. No. 147937 THE PHILIPPINE AMERICAN LIFE & GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. HON. AUGUSTO V. BREVA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, DAVAO CITY, BRANCH 10, AND MILAGROS P. MORALES, RESPONDENTS. November 11, 2004

104

G.R. No. 148541 DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. BONITA O. PEREZ AND ALFREDO PEREZ, RESPONDENTS. November 11, 2004

105

G.R. No. 151160 SPOUSES JOSE AND ESTER MARCHADESCH, FELIX VILLAMOR, AND REV. FR. MANUEL GOMEZ, PETITIONER, VS. JUANITA CINCO VDA. DE YEPES, RESPONDENT. November 11, 2004

106

G.R. No. 156187 JIMMY T. GO, PETITIONER, VS. UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, ANGELO V. MANAHAN, FRANCISCO C. ZARATE, PERLITA A. URBANO AND ATTY. EDWARD MARTIN, RESPONDENTS. November 11, 2004

107

G.R. No. 156963 THE PHILIPPINE AMERICAN LIFE AND GENERAL INSURANCE CO., PETITIONER, VS. ANGELITA S. GRAMAJE, RESPONDENT. November 11, 2004

108

G.R. No. 162214 MARIALEN C. CORPUZ AND ANTONIO H. ROMAN, SR., PETITIONERS, VS. THE SANDIGANBAYAN (SPECIAL FOURTH DIVISION) AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. November 11, 2004

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A.M. No. 00-06-09-SC RE: IMPOSITION OF CORRESPONDING PENALTIES FOR HABITUAL TARDINESS COMMITTED DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER OF 2004 BY THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES OF THIS COURT: MARIA LIZA S. ALMOJUELA, EFREN ASCRATE, MARITA FLORA C. AYLLON, JOSE EMMANUEL DAVID M. EVA III, REYNALDO B. IGLESIAS, RESURRECCION M. ILAGAN, AURORA E. QUINTOS, MA. FE M. SANTIAGO, ARIEL N. VICEDO, ANTONIO M. ACUÑA, ARMANDO D. GUARIN and ROMEO C. FABIA. November 10, 2004

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A.M. No. P-91-621 OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR COMPLAINANT, VS. VIRGILIO G. CAÑETE, STENOGRAPHIC REPORTER, BRANCH 24, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, IPIL, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, RESPONDENT. November 10, 2004

111

G.R. No. 136477 M.A. SANTANDER CONSTRUCTION, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ZENAIDA VILLANUEVA, RESPONDENT. November 10, 2004

112

G.R. No. 138381 GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 141625] GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. ALFREDO D. PINEDA, DANIEL GO, FELINO BULANDUS, FELICIMO J. FERRARIS, JR., BEN HUR PORLUCAS, LUIS HIPONIA, MARIA LUISA A. FERNANDEZ, VICTORINA JOVEN, CORAZON S. ALIWANAG, SILVER L. MARTINES, SR., RENATO PEREZ, LOLITA CAYLAN, DOUGLAS VALLEJO AND LETICIA ALMAZAN, ON THEIR OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ALL GSIS RETIREES WITH ALL OF WHOM THEY SHARE A COMMON AND GENERAL INTEREST, RESPONDENTS. November 10, 2004

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G.R. No. 142441 PEDRO BONGALON NOW SUBSTITUTED BY FILIPINA BONGALON, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, CECILIO BONGALON AND AMPARO BONGALON, RESPONDENTS. November 10, 2004

114

G.R. No. 142759 PHILTREAD TIRE & RUBBER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ALBERTO VICENTE, RESPONDENT. November 10, 2004

115

G.R. No. 152317 VICTORIA MOREÑO-LENTFER,* GUNTER LENTFER AND JOHN CRAIGIE YOUNG CROSS, PETITIONERS, VS. HANS JURGEN WOLFF, RESPONDENT. November 10, 2004

116

G.R. No. 152997 SALVADOR MARZALADO,* JR., PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 10, 2004

117

G.R. No. 158874 MAYOR SOBAIDA T. BALINDONG OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAGOLOAN, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, PETITIONER, VS. VICE GOVERNOR TIMOTEO D. DACALOS, PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBERS CESAR R. CANOY, SITTIE AMIRAH IRMA U. ALI, SIRAD D. TAHA, DAVID Q. DITUCALAN, SIMPLICIO FERNANDEZ, JR., RUFA L. BILIRAN, MAGSAYSAY P. ARUMPAC, AGUAM M. MALO, MASTURA B. USMAN, MANUEL D. RODA, AMER K. BAZER, GOVERNOR IMELDA Q. DIMAPORO ALL OF THE PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE AND MUNICIPAL TREASURER MIA M. DIMAALAM, AL HADJ, OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAGOLOAN, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, RESPONDENTS. November 10, 2004

118

G.R. No. 160215 HYDRO RESOURCES CONTRACTORS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION, RESPONDENT. November 10, 2004

119

G.R. No. 160890 BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. November 10, 2004

120

G.R. No. 163256 CICERON P. ALTAREJOS, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, JOSE ALMIÑE AND VERNON VERSOZA, RESPONDENTS. November 10, 2004

121

G.R. No. 155126 GABI MULTI PURPOSE COOPERATIVE, INC., PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 09, 2004

122

G.R. No. 153004 SANTOS VENTURA HOCORMA FOUNDATION, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ERNESTO V. SANTOS AND RIVERLAND, INC., RESPONDENTS. November 05, 2004

123

A.C. No. 6238 (Formerly CBD Case No. 00-762) LINDA VILLARIASA-RIESENBECK, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JAYNES C. ABARRIENTOS, RESPONDENT. November 04, 2004

124

A.M. No. 2004-19-SC RE: ALLEGED VIOLATION BY MR. EFREN ASCRATE OF CIVIL SERVICE RULES ON ABSENTEEISM AND TARDINESS. November 04, 2004

125

G.R. No. 150241 EDUARDO S. MERCADO, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY HIS COUNSEL, ATTY. ENRICO M. UYEHARA, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE HONORABLE LETICIA P. MORALES, IN HER CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 140 OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MAKATI CITY, ESTATE OF CONCEPCION CLAUDIO GATMAITAN, CARMELIE C. GATMAITAN AND ARMANDO V. GATMAITAN, RESPONDENTS. November 04, 2004