Decisions in May 2005
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Decisions
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G.R. NO. 159556 PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., PETITIONER-MOVANT, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND ALENDRY DE LEON, RESPONDENTS. May 26, 2005
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G.R. NO. 158554 SPS. RONALD HUTCHISON AND VALENTINE NAVALLE-HUTCHISON, PETITIONERS, VS. ENRIQUE M. BUSCAS, RESPONDENT. May 26, 2005
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G.R. NO. 122202 HEIRS OF THE LATE FAUSTINA ADALID ALSO KNOWN AS CRISTINA ADALID NAMELY ELENA JAMITO, ELENO JAMITO, ANECITA JAMITO, PETRINIO JAMITO, LABORA JAMITO, ELISA JAMITO, ESTELITA JAMITO, GLICERIA JAMITO, TERESITA LAS PINAS, ALICIA JAMITO, ANA JAMITO, MARISSA JAMITO, CHERRYL JAMITO, AND DONNA JAMITO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE REGISTER OF DEEDS 0F BAIS CITY, AND SPOUSES HERMAN GREGORIO AND CORNELIA MONTESA GREGORIO, RESPONDENTS. May 26, 2005
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G.R. NO. 130721 ROMAGO ELECTRIC CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, SOLEDAD C. CAC, JOEPHIL BIEN, RENATO CUNANAN AND DELFIN INCIONG, RESPONDENTS. May 26, 2005
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G.R. NO. 134239 REYNALDO VILLAFUERTE AND PERLITA T. VILLAFUERTE, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, EDILBERTO DE MESA AND GONZALO DALEON, RESPONDENTS. May 26, 2005
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G.R. NO. 140929 MARGARITO R. JAMERO, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE ACHILLES L. MELICOR, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF TAGBILARAN CITY, BRANCH 4, ATTY. ALBERTO BAUTISTA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE APPOINTED SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR, AND ERNESTO R. JAMERO, RESPONDENTS. May 26, 2005
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G.R. NO. 140839 ABELARDO C. RIVAS, PETITIONER, VS. JESUS C. SISON AND ARMIDA P. E. SIGUION REYNA, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS FORMER CHAIRMAN AND PRESENT CHAIRMAN OF THE MOVIE AND TELEVISION REVIEW AND CLASSIFICATION BOARD (MTRCB), RESPONDENTS. May 26, 2005
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G.R. NO. 141311 BERNICE LEGASPI, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES RITA AND FRANCISCO ONG, RESPONDENTS. May 26, 2005
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G.R. NO. 152392 EXPERTRAVEL & TOURS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND KOREAN AIRLINES, RESPONDENTS. May 26, 2005
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G.R. NO. 153451 OFELIA MARIGOMEN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. May 26, 2005
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G.R. NO. 158759 MARILYN T. SAGUM, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. AND/OR EDWARD MENDOZA, ANTONIO HERRERA, JR., AMADOR C[A]LADO, JR.,** AND FE BARRIENTOS, RESPONDENTS. May 26, 2005
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G.R. NO. 156117 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. JEREMIAS AND DAVID HERBIETO, RESPONDENTS. May 26, 2005
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G.R. NO. 157836 NOEMI M. CORONEL, PETITIONER, VS. ENCARNACION C. CAPATI, RESPONDENT. May 26, 2005
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A.C. No. 5108 ROSA F. MERCADO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JULITO D. VITRIOLO, RESPONDENT. May 26, 2005
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A.M. NO. RTJ-03-1814 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 03-1734-RTJ) UNIVERSAL MOTORS CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY GERARDO M. GELLE, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE FRANCISCO G. ROJAS, SR., REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 41, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, RESPONDENT. May 26, 2005
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G.R. No. 139523 SPS. FELIPE AND LETICIA CANNU, PETITIONERS, VS. SPS. GIL AND FERNANDINA GALANG AND NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. May 26, 2005
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G.R. NO. 141273 JOSE RIVERO, JESSIE RIVERO AND AMALIA RIVERO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, MARY JANE DY CHIAO*-DE GUZMAN, AND BENITO DY CHIAO, JR., REPRESENTED BY HIS UNCLE HENRY S. DY CHIAO, RESPONDENTS. May 17, 2005
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G.R. NO. 152021 HEIRS OF ERNESTO V. CONAHAP, NAMELY, NERRE D. GANCINO-CONAHAP, FARRAH MAY GANCINO CONAHAP, AND MELANIE GANCINO CONAHAP, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF PROSPERADOR* REGAÑA, NAMELY, MILAGROS REGAÑA AND CARLA JOY REGAÑA, RESPONDENTS. May 17, 2005
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G.R. NO. 160242 ASIAN CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND MONARK EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. May 17, 2005
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G.R. NO. 158380 MARIQUITA MACAPAGAL, PETITIONER, VS. CATALINA O. REMORIN, CORAZON CALUZA-BAMRUNGCHEEP, AND LAURELIA CALUZA-VALENCIANO, RESPONDENTS. May 16, 2005
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A.M. NO. P-00-1372 ANTONINA A. SORIA, OIC, F.M.O., OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. CLERK OF COURT SALVADOR P. OLIVEROS AND COURT STENOGRAPHER CARLOS A. ALANDRA, JR., MTC, NAVAL, BILIRAN, RESPONDENTS. May 16, 2005
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G.R. NO. 127198 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. ELI G. C. NATIVIDAD, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 48, SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA, AND JOSE R. CAGUIAT REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT JOSE T. BARTOLOME AND VICTORIO MANGALINDAN, RESPONDENTS. May 16, 2005
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G.R. NO. 131094 ATTY. JESUS F. FERNANDEZ, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND CONCEPCION OLIVARES, RESPONDENTS. May 16, 2005
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G.R. NO. 140945 NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE EVANGELISTA, RESPONDENT. May 16, 2005
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G.R. NO. 142406 SPOUSES CONRADO AND MA. CORONA ROMERO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND SATURNINO S. ORDEN, RESPONDENTS. May 16, 2005
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G.R. NO. 144773 AZNAR BROTHERS REALTY COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. LAURENCIO AYING, IN HIS OWN BEHALF AND IN BEHALF OF THE OTHER HEIRS OF EMILIANO AYING, PAULINO AYING, IN HIS OWN BEHALF AND IN BEHALF OF THE OTHER HEIRS OF SIMEON AYING, AND WENCESLAO SUMALINOG, IN HIS OWN BEHALF AND IN BEHALF OF THE OTHER HEIRS OF ROBERTA AYING, RESPONDENTS. May 16, 2005
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G.R. NO. 148195 LOPEZ SUGAR CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. LEONITO G. FRANCO, ROGELIO R. PABALAN, ROMEO T. PERRIN AND EDUARDO T. CANDELARIO, RESPONDENTS. May 16, 2005
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G.R. NO. 149599 RUDY LAO, PETITIONER, VS. JAIME LAO, RESPONDENT. May 16, 2005
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G.R. NO. 158684 PATERNO S. MENDOZA, JR., PETITIONER, VS. SAN MIGUEL FOODS, INC. AND INSTAFOOD CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. May 16, 2005
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G.R. NO. 156367 AUTO BUS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ANTONIO BAUTISTA, RESPONDENT. May 16, 2005
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G.R. NO. 157536 MELCHOR CARO, PETITIONER, VS. SUSANA SUCALDITO, RESPONDENT. May 16, 2005
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G.R. NO. 157634 MAYON HOTEL & RESTAURANT, PACITA O. PO AND/OR JOSEFA PO LAM, PETITIONERS, VS. ROLANDO ADANA, CHONA BUMALAY, ROGER BURCE, EDUARDO ALAMARES, AMADO ALAMARES, EDGARDO TORREFRANCA, LOURDES CAMIGLA, TEODORO LAURENARIA, WENEFREDO LOVERES, LUIS GUADES, AMADO MACANDOG, PATERNO LLARENA, GREGORIO NICERIO, JOSE ATRACTIVO, MIGUEL TORREFRANCA, AND SANTOS BROÑOLA, RESPONDENTS. May 16, 2005
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G.R. No. 160355 PHILIPPINE RABBIT BUS LINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF EDUARDO MANGAWANG AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. May 16, 2005
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G.R. NO. 162403 FLORENCIO L. ADVINCULA, PETITIONER, VS. ROMEO DICEN, RESPONDENT. May 16, 2005
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A.M. NO. RTJ-04-1886 ALFREDO G. BOISER, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE JOSE Y. AGUIRRE, JR., REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 55, HIMAMAYLAN CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, RESPONDENT. May 16, 2005
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G.R. No. 156167 GULF RESORTS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE CHARTER INSURANCE CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. May 16, 2005
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G.R. No. 127515 RODOLFO DE JESUS, EDELWINA DG. PARUNGAO AND REBECCA A. BARBO, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 127544] ANTONIO R. DE VERA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATOR, LOCAL WATER UTILITIES ADMINISTRATION, IN HIS BEHALF AND OF OTHER LWUA OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. May 10, 2005
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G.R. NO. 161081 RAMON M. ATIENZA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS VICE-GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE T. VILLAROSA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, RESPONDENT. May 10, 2005
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A.M. NO. RTJ-05-1916 (FORMERLY OCA I.P.I NO. 03-1707-RTJ) MELENCIO P. MANANSALA III, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE FATIMA G. ASDALA, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (RTC), BR. 87, QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENT. May 10, 2005
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G.R. NO. 160455 ATENEO DE NAGA UNIVERSITY AND EDWIN P. BERNAL, PETITIONERS, VS. JOVITA S. MANALO, RESPONDENT. May 09, 2005
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G.R. NO. 121782 THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF FINANCE, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE RICARDO M. ILARDE, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, 6TH JUDICIAL REGION, BRANCH 26, ILOILO CITY, AND CIPRIANO P. CABALUNA, JR., RESPONDENTS. May 09, 2005
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G.R. NO. 133496 RENE RAMOS, FRANK PILE, EDUARDO, PIOQUINTO, EDUARDO ESTALLO, ROBERT ITALIA, MARCITO QUIROG, CRISTY SARAS, DOMINADOR ROMULLINO, TANY PARAGUYA, TING TAHNGCO, JIMMY TAMAYO, PEPITO MARTIN, RODY ROBERT, HERMINIO ROSIL, GLORIA SILVA, FLORENCIO NERI, ALFREDO ERESE, ALBERT AMORA, FILOMENO CASIM, FRANCISCO MASONG, FLORITO SILOY, MARLON VINALES, ALFREDO TAMAYO, TONY AL CAYERA, AND LAUREL AHMAD, THEIR SPOUSES AND THOSE ACTING IN THEIR BEHALF, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES ANTONIO T. LIM AND SUSPENE LIM. RESPONDENTS. May 09, 2005
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G.R. NO. 134267 DAVID G. DULA, PETITIONER, VS. DR. RESTITUTO MARAVILLA AND TERESITA MARAVILLA, RESPONDENTS. May 09, 2005
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G.R. NO. 140294 MARY ABIGAILS FOOD SERVICES, INC., MARY RESURRECCION T. PUNO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PERLA B. BOLANDO, RESPONDENTS. May 09, 2005
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G.R. No. 152833 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. JOCELYN S. GENTALLAN, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 154961] THE MUNICIPALITY OF JASAAN, REPRESENTED BY THE MUNICIPAL MAYOR HUBERTO C. PAUROM, PETITIONER, VS. JOCELYN S. GENTALLAN, RESPONDENT. May 09, 2005
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G.R. NO. 154315 PHILIPPINE PIZZA, INC., FORMERLY PHILIPPINE FRANCHISE PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT CORP., PIZZA HUT DIVISION, AND JANET RUTH M. SOLSOLOY, PETITIONERS, VS. KIM M. BUNGABONG, RESPONDENT. May 09, 2005
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G.R. NO. 159195 MOBILE PROTECTIVE & DETECTIVE AGENCY AND/OR BENJAMIN AGUILAR, PETITIONERS, VS. ALBERTO G. OMPAD, RESPONDENT.[1] May 09, 2005
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G.R. NO. 161158 PHESCHEM INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, WILFREDO M. SARMIENTO, PETITIONER, VS. PABLITO V. MOLDEZ, RESPONDENT. May 09, 2005
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B.M. NO. 1370 LETTER OF ATTY. CECILIO Y. AREVALO, JR., REQUESTING EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF IBP DUES. May 09, 2005
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G.R. No. 156128 RAMONITO TANTOY, SR., PETITIONER, VS. HON. ZEUS C. ABROGAR, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 150 RTC-MAKATI CITY AND ABNER DREU, RESPONDENTS. May 09, 2005
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G.R. NO. 157480 PRYCE CORPORATION (FORMERLY PRYCE PROPERTIES CORPORATION), PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. May 06, 2005
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G.R. NO. 117456 GAMBOA, RODRIGUEZ, RIVERA & CO., INC., CIFRA & COMPANY, INC., AND ARCA & COMPANY, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, RESPONDENTS. May 06, 2005
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G.R. NO. 136727 PORFERIO B. JOPILLO AND GLORIA M. JOPILLO, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. May 06, 2005
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G.R. NO. 137013 RUBEN SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES TONY AYON AND MERCY AYON, RESPONDENTS. May 06, 2005
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G.R. NO. 141426 ZENAIDA F. LANTING, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE OMBUDSMAN, ANTI-GRAFT INVESTIGATOR OSCAR RAMOS, MAYOR LITO ATIENZA, EMMANUEL SISON, VIRGILIO FORBES, CHARITO RUMBO, DIRECTOR ERLINDA MAGALONG AND ERNESTO SAW, JR., RESPONDENTS. May 06, 2005
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G.R. NO. 154078 EDGARDO D. MILLARES, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CO., INC. AND AMBROSIO HUGO, RESPONDENTS. May 06, 2005
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G.R. NO. 154630 BERMAN MEMORIAL PARK, INC.[1] AND LUISA CHONG, PETITIONERS, VS. FRANCISCO CHENG, RESPONDENT. May 06, 2005
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G.R. NO. 155264 FLOREN HOTEL AND/OR LIGAYA CHU, DELY LIM AND JOSE CHUA LIM, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, RODERICK A. CALIMLIM, RONALD T. RICO, JUN A. ABALOS, LITO F. BAUTISTA AND GLORIA B. LOPEZ, RESPONDENTS. May 06, 2005
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G.R. NO. 156283 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ROLANDO MATIAS*, RESPONDENT. May 06, 2005
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G.R. NO. 163604 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS (TWENTIETH DIVISION), HON. PRESIDING JUDGE FORTUNITO L. MADRONA, RTC-BR. 35 AND APOLINARIA MALINAO JOMOC, RESPONDENTS. May 06, 2005
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G.R. NO. 161003 FELIPE O. MAGBANUA, CARLOS DE LA CRUZ, REMY ARNAIZ, BILLY ARNAIZ, ROLLY ARNAIZ, DOMINGO SALARDA, JULIO CAHILIG AND NICANOR LABUEN, PETITIONERS, VS. RIZALINO UY, RESPONDENT. May 06, 2005
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A.M. NO. MTJ-01-1362 [Formerly A.M. No. 01-2-49-RTC] JUDGE NAPOLEON INOTURAN, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 133, MAKATI CITY, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE MANUEL Q. LIMSIACO, JR., MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, VALLADOLID-SAN ENRIQUE-PULUPANDAN, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, RESPONDENT. May 06, 2005
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A.M. NO. RTJ-05-1915 (FORMERLY A.M. OCA I.P.I NO. 03-1735-RTJ) ALFERO C. BAGANO, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE AGAPITO L. HONTANOSAS, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (RTC), BRANCH 16, CEBU CITY, RESPONDENT. May 06, 2005
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G.R. NO. 144172 CESARIO V. INDUCIL, PETITIONER, VS. TOPS TAXI, INC., RESPONDENT. May 04, 2005
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G.R. NO. 161217 BLUCOR MINERALS CORPORATION AND DENNIS UY, PETITIONERS, VS. ALFREDO M. AMARILLA, WILFREDO C. ALDIANO AND GASPAR R. PARCON,[1] RESPONDENTS. May 04, 2005
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A.C. NO. 5808 [formely A.C. CBD No. 99-622] OSCAR M. ESPIRITU, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JAIME C. ULEP, RESPONDENT. May 04, 2005
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