Decisions in Nov 2009
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Decisions
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G.R. No. 185379 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS.ZENAIDA QUEBRAL Y MATEO, FERNANDO LOPEZ Y AMBUS AND MICHAEL SALVADOR Y JORNACION,APPELLANTS. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 182585 JOSEPHINE MARMO,* NESTOR ESGUERRA, DANILO DEL PILAR AND MARISA DEL PILAR, PETITIONERS, VS. MOISES O. ANACAY, RESPONDENT. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 178527 JOVEN YUKI, JR., PETITIONER, VS. WELLINGTON CO, RESPONDENT. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 176249 FVC LABOR UNION-PHILIPPINE TRANSPORT AND GENERAL WORKERS ORGANIZATION (FVCLU-PTGWO), PETITIONER, VS. SAMA-SAMANG NAGKAKAISANG MANGGAGAWA SA FVC-SOLIDARITY OF INDEPENDENT AND GENERAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONS (SANAMA-FVC-SIGLO),RESPONDENT. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 174044 GLORIA V. GOMEZ, PETITIONER, VS. PNOC DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (PDMC) - (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FILOIL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATION [FDMC]), RESPONDENT. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 170906 METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST CO., PETITIONER, VS. EDGARDO C. SANTOS, RESPONDENT. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 170023 KINGS PROPERTIES CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. CANUTO A. GALIDO, RESPONDENT. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 171741 METRO, INC. AND SPOUSES FREDERICK JUAN AND LIZA JUAN, PETITIONERS, VS. LARA'S GIFTS AND DECORS, INC., LUIS VILLAFUERTE, JR. AND LARA MARIA R. VILLAFUERTE, RESPONDENTS. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 165199 PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. INOCENCIO B. BERBANO, JR., RESPONDENT. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 169606 BERNARDO B. JOSE, JR., PETITIONER, VS. MICHAELMAR PHILS., INC. AND MICHAELMAR SHIPPING SERVICES, INC., RESPONDENTS. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 166682 NOEL B. BAGTAS, PETITIONER, VS. HON. RUTH C. SANTOS, PRESIDING JUDGE OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 72, ANTIPOLO CITY, AND ANTONIO AND ROSITA GALLARDO, RESPONDENTS. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 160394 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. AGUSTIN C. DIZON, RESPONDENT. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 160046 BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST OF CITYTRUST BANKING CORPORATION), PETITIONER, VS. EVANGELINE L. PUZON, RESPONDENT. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 154048 STANFILCO EMPLOYEES AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE, PETITIONER, VS. DOLE PHILIPPINES, INC. (STANFILCO DIVISION), ORIBANEX SERVICES, INC. AND SPOUSES ELLY AND MYRNA ABUJOS, RESPONDENTS. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 153788 ROGER V. NAVARRO,PETITIONER, VS. HON. JOSE L. ESCOBIDO, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC BRANCH 37, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, AND KAREN T. GO, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME KARGO ENTERPRISES, RESPONDENTS. November 27, 2009
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G.R. No. 181613 ROSALINDA A. PENERA, PETITIONER, COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND EDGAR T. ANDANAR, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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A.M. No. 06-3-07-SC RE: REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE REVISED QUALIFICATION STANDARD FOR THE CHIEF OF MISO. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 136466 THE HEIRS OF AURELIO REYES, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ERNESTO D. GARILAO, AS THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, AND EXEQUIEL ROMAN, BASILIO NUĂ‘EZ, ONOFRE LAVARIAS, GAVINO BUENSUCESO, CENON MANUEL, ALFONSO RODRIGO, TEOFILO ICO, ALFREDO LAVARIAS, MIGUEL RIVERA, ROMULO ALFONSO, LYDIA TOLENTINO, EDILBERTO EUGENIO, BEATA VDA. DE DUNGCA, WILFREDO MILANIO, ANDRES RAMOS, RUDY POLICARPIO, PELAGIA PULMONEZ, ALBERTO DE LEON, LAURO REYES, FELICIO GUEVARRA, EMILIO GARCIA, JR., TERESITA GUEVARRA, GUILLERMO GUEVARRA, JOSE ESTRILLA, FEDERICO ALFONSO, JOSE MEDINA, BENITO OCAMPO, ERNESTO TOLENTINO, FERNANDO TOLENTINO, RUPERTO BRILLANTE, MARGARITO BUENSUCESO, PRIMITIVO MAYUYO, GENARO ROMAN, DEOGRACIAS ROMAN, LUIS TOLENTINO, ELIGIO VERGARA, CARLOS RAMOS, PABLO ALFONSO, SERAFIN MEDINA, CARMEN VDA. DE YUSI, ALEJANDRO BALAN, AND EMETERIO DUNCA, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 160239 ANGELINA SORIENTE AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING RIGHTS UNDER HER, PETITIONERS, VS. THE ESTATE OF THE LATE ARSENIO E. CONCEPCION, REPRESENTED BY NENITA S. CONCEPCION, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 161925 SPOUSES EXEQUIEL LOPEZ AND EUSEBIA LOPEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES EDUARDO LOPEZ AND MARCELINA R. LOPEZ, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 162523 NORTON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ALL ASIA BANK CORPORATION,* RESPONDENT. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 163053 AGRIFINA PANGANIBAN, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES ROMEO ROLDAN AND ELIZABETH ROLDAN, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 163078 STEPHEN CANG AND GEORGE NARDO Y JOSOL, PETITIONERS, VS. HERMINIA CULLEN, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 165276 JUDGE ADORACION G. ANGELES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. MANUEL B. GAITE, ACTING DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS; HON. WALDO Q. FLORES, SENIOR DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT; FORMER DOJ SECRETARY HERNANDO B. PEREZ (NOW SUBSTITUTED BY THE INCUMBENT DOJ SECRETARY RAUL GONZALES); FORMER PROV. PROS. AMANDO C. VICENTE (NOW SUBSTITUTED BY THE INCUMBENT PROV. PROS. ALFREDO L. GERONIMO); PROS. BENJAMIN R. CARAIG, MALOLOS, BULACAN; AND MICHAEL T. VISTAN, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 165428 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. TERESITA PANLILIO LUCIANO, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 165938 ROGELIO DIZON, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 166759 SOFIA TORRES, FRUCTOSA TORRES, HEIRS OF MARIO TORRES AND SOLAR RESOURCES, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. NICANOR SATSATIN, EMILINDA AUSTRIA SATSATIN, NIKKI NORMEL SATSATIN AND NIKKI NORLIN SATSATIN, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 173146 AGUSAN DEL NORTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (ANECO), REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER ROMEO O. DAGANI, PETITIONER, VS. ANGELITA BALEN AND SPOUSES HERCULES AND RHEA LARIOSA, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 176413 SPOUSES DANILO T. SAMONTE AND ROSALINDA N. SAMONTE, PETITIONERS, VS. CENTURY SAVINGS BANK, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 176506 MERCK SHARP AND DOHME (PHILIPPINES) AND PETER S. CARBONELL, PETITIONERS, VS. JONAR P. ROBLES, GEORGE G. GONITO AND CHRISTIAN ALDRIN S. CRISTOBAL, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 178768 PACIFIC WIDE REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. PUERTO AZUL LAND, INC., RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 180893] PACIFIC WIDE REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. PUERTO AZUL LAND, INC., RESPONDENT. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 180073 PROSOURCE INTERNATIONAL, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HORPHAG RESEARCH MANAGEMENT SA, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 180345 SAN ROQUE POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 181020 JAZMIN L. ESPIRITU AND PORFIRIO LAZARO, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. VLADIMIR G. LAZARO, MA. CORAZON S. LAZARO, MA. ESPERENZA S. LAZARO, VLADI MIGUEL S. LAZARO, CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, AND WINIFRIDA B. SISON, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 182156 REY A. VILLAMOR, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 182165 P/SUPT. FELIXBERTO CASTILLO, POLICE OFFICERS ROMEO BAGTAS, RUPERTO BORLONGAN, EDMUNDO DIONISIO, RONNIE MORALES, ARNOLD TRIA, AND GILBERTO PUNZALAN, ENGR. RICASOL P. MILLAN, ENGR. REDENTOR S. DELA CRUZ, MR. ANASTACIO L. BORLONGAN, MR. ARTEMIO ESGUERRA, "TISOY," AND JOHN DOES, PETITIONERS, VS. DR. AMANDA T. CRUZ, NIXON T. CRUZ, AND FERDINAND T. CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 184315 ALFONSO T. YUCHENGCO, PETITIONER, VS. THE MANILA CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CORPORATION, ROBERTO COYIUTO, JR., NOEL CABRERA, GERRY ZARAGOZA, DONNA GATDULA, RODNEY P. DIOLA, RAUL VALINO AND THELMA SAN JUAN, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 183834 JIMMY R. NAPOLES, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN (VISAYAS), NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI) REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 7 AND ANTONIO G. RUIZ, JR., RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 185094 MASONIC CONTRACTOR, INC. AND MELVIN BALAIS/AVELINO REYES, PETITIONERS, VS. MAGDALENA MADJOS, ZENAIDA TIAMZON, AND CARMELITA RAPADAS, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 185933 ST. LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER, INCORPORATED, PETITIONER, VS. JENNIFER LYNNE C. FADRIGO,* RESPONDENT. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 186493 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. REYNALDO HERNANDO Y AQUINO, APPELLANT. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 188106 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ANTONIO DALISAY Y DESTRESA, APPELLANT. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 186538 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AUSENCIO COMILLO, JR., LUTGARDO COMILLO AND ROMULO ALTAR, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 161318 JULIE NABUS,* MICHELLE NABUS* AND BETTY TOLERO, PETITIONERS, VS. JOAQUIN PACSON AND JULIA PACSON, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 187682 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROMAN LACADEN Y PARINAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 183198 LUZ PALANCA TAN, PETITIONER, VS. JAM TRANSIT, INC., RESPONDENT. November 25, 2009
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G.R. No. 185396 RUFINA FAJARDO, VIRGILIO FAJARDO, MARIA AUREA FAJARDO, ISABELO FAJARDO AND CARMINA GENOVEVA FAJARDO-SULLIVAN, REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, PIA CECILIA B. CASTILLO, PETITIONERS, VS. ALBERTO COMANDANTE, SUBSTITUTED BY MARIALITA M. COMANDANTE, ARTHUR M. COMANDANTE, MARITES C. AYOSO, ANGELITA C. HANDY AND ERIBERTO COMANDANTE, RESPONDENTS. November 24, 2009
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G.R. No. 178255 RICARDO C. SILVERIO, PETITIONER, VS. EUFEMIA ALMEDA AND PONCIANO ALMEDA, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIRS EUFEMIA ALMEDA, ELENITA CERVANTES, SUSAN ALCAZAR, LAURENCE ALMEDA, FLORECITA DATOD, ROMEL ALMEDA, MARLON ALMEDA, ALAN ALMEDA, WENILDA DIAZ AND CAROLYN SANTOS, RESPONDENTS. November 24, 2009
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G.R. No. 177429 ANICIA VALDEZ-TALLORIN, VS. PETITIONER, HEIRS OF JUANITO TARONA, REPRESENTED BY CARLOS TARONA, ROGELIO TARONA AND LOURDES TARONA, RESPONDENTS. November 24, 2009
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G.R. No. 170891 MANUEL C. ESPIRITU, JR., AUDIE LLONA, FREIDA F. ESPIRITU, CARLO F. ESPIRITU, RAFAEL F. ESPIRITU, ROLANDO M. MIRABUNA, HERMILYN A. MIRABUNA, KIM ROLAND A. MIRABUNA, KAYE ANN A. MIRABUNA, KEN RYAN A. MIRABUNA, JUANITO P. DE CASTRO, GERONIMA A. ALMONITE AND MANUEL C. DEE, WHO ARE THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF BICOL GAS REFILLING PLANT CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. PETRON CORPORATION AND CARMEN J. DOLOIRAS, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME "KRISTINA PATRICIA ENTERPRISES," RESPONDENTS. November 24, 2009
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G.R. No. 164886 JOSE FELICIANO LOY, JR., RAYMUNDO HIPOLITO III, AND EDGARDO RIDAO, PETITIONERS, VS. SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION EMPLOYEES UNION-PHILIPPINE TRANSPORT AND GENERAL WORKERS ORGANIZATION (SMCEU-PTGWO), AND AS REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT MA. PILAR B. AQUINO AND SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION CREDIT COOPERATIVE, INC., AS REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT DANIEL BORBON, RESPONDENTS. November 24, 2009
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G.R. No. 163406 POWER SITES AND SIGNS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. UNITED NEON (A DIVISION OF EVER CORPORATION), RESPONDENT. November 24, 2009
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G.R. No. 168940 SPS. ISAGANI CASTRO AND DIOSDADA CASTRO, PETITIONERS, VS. ANGELINA DE LEON TAN, SPS. CONCEPCION T. CLEMENTE AND ALEXANDER C. CLEMENTE, SPS. ELIZABETH T. CARPIO AND ALVIN CARPIO, SPS. MARIE ROSE T. SOLIMAN AND ARVIN SOLIMAN AND JULIUS AMIEL TAN, RESPONDENTS. November 24, 2009
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A.C. No. 8380 ARELLANO UNIVERSITY, INC., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. LEOVIGILDO H. MIJARES III, RESPONDENT. November 20, 2009
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G.R. No. 186616 COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, PETITIONER, VS. CONRADO CRUZ, SANTIAGO P. GO, RENATO F. BORBON, LEVVINO CHING, CARLOS C. FLORENTINO, RUBEN G. BALLEGA, LOIDA ALCEDO, MARIO M. CAJUCOM, EMMANUEL M. CALMA, MANUEL A. RAYOS, WILMA L. CHUA, EUFEMIO S. ALFONSO, JESUS M. LACANILAO, BONIFACIO N. ALCAPA, JOSE H. SILVERIO, RODRIGO DEVELLES, NIDA R. PAUNAN, MARIANO B. ESTUYE, JR., RAFAEL C. AREVALO, ARTURO T. MANABAT, RICARDO O. LIZARONDO, LETICIA C. MATURAN, RODRIGO A. ALAYAN, LEONILO N. MIRANDA, DESEDERIO O. MONREAL, FRANCISCO M. BAHIA, NESTOR R. FORONDA, VICENTE B. QUE, JR., AURELIO A. BILUAN, DANILO R. GATCHALIAN, LOURDES R. DEL MUNDO, EMMA O. CALZADO, FELIMON DE LEON, TANY V. CATACUTAN, AND CONCEPCION P. JAO, RESPONDENTS. November 20, 2009
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G.R. Nos. 152613 & 152628 APEX MINING CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. SOUTHEAST MINDANAO GOLD MINING CORP., THE MINES ADJUDICATION BOARD, PROVINCIAL MINING REGULATORY BOARD (PMRB-DAVAO), MONKAYO INTEGRATED SMALL SCALE MINERS ASSOCIATION, INC., ROSENDO VILLAFLOR, BALITE COMMUNAL PORTAL MINING COOPERATIVE, DAVAO UNITED MINERS COOPERATIVE, ANTONIO DACUDAO, PUTING-BATO GOLD MINERS COOPERATIVE, ROMEO ALTAMERA, THELMA CATAPANG, LUIS GALANG, RENATO BASMILLO, FRANCISCO YOBIDO, EDUARDO GLORIA, EDWIN ASION, MACARIO HERNANDEZ, REYNALDO CARUBIO, ROBERTO BUNIALES, RUDY ESPORTONO, ROMEO CASTILLO, JOSE REA, GIL GANADO, PRIMITIVA LICAYAN, LETICIA ALQUEZA AND JOEL BRILLANTES MANAGEMENT MINING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 152619-20] BALITE COMMUNAL PORTAL MINING COOPERATIVE, PETITIONER, VS. SOUTHEAST MINDANAO GOLD MINING CORP., APEX MINING CO., INC., THE MINES ADJUDICATION BOARD, PROVINCIAL MINING REGULATORY BOARD (PMRB-DAVAO), MONKAYO INTEGRATED SMALL SCALE MINERS ASSOCIATION, INC., ROSENDO VILLAFLOR, DAVAO UNITED MINERS COOPERATIVE, ANTONIO DACUDAO, PUTING-BATO GOLD MINERS COOPERATIVE, ROMEO ALTAMERA, THELMA CATAPANG, LUIS GALANG, RENATO BASMILLO, FRANCISCO YOBIDO, EDUARDO GLORIA, EDWIN ASION, MACARIO HERNANDEZ, REYNALDO CARUBIO, ROBERTO BUNIALES, RUDY ESPORTONO, ROMEO CASTILLO, JOSE REA, GIL GANADO, PRIMITIVA LICAYAN, LETICIA ALQUEZA AND JOEL BRILLANTES MANAGEMENT MINING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 152870-71] THE MINES ADJUDICATION BOARD AND ITS MEMBERS, THE HON. VICTOR O. RAMOS (CHAIRMAN), UNDERSECRETARY VIRGILIO MARCELO (MEMBER) AND DIRECTOR HORACIO RAMOS (MEMBER), PETITIONERS, VS. SOUTHEAST MINDANAO GOLD MINING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. November 20, 2009
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G.R. No. 187956 RAMON P. TORRES, PETITIONER, COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND JOSEPHINE "JOY" H. GAVIOLA, RESPONDENTS. November 19, 2009
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G.R. No. 179370 EUGENIO S. CAPABLANCA, PETITIONER, VS. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION,* RESPONDENT. November 18, 2009
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G.R. No. 151800 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, REPRESENTED BY HON. ANIANO A. DESIERTO, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF MARGARITA VDA. DE VENTURA, REPRESENTED BY PACITA V. PASCUAL, EMILIANO EUSEBIO, JR., AND CARLOS RUSTIA, RESPONDENTS. November 05, 2009
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G.R. No. 167706 REYNALDO G. CABIGTING, PETITIONER, VS. SAN MIGUEL FOODS, INC., RESPONDENT. November 05, 2009
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G.R. No. 168746 EQUITABLE PCI BANK, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. SALVADOR Y. APURILLO IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF TACLOBAN CITY, BRANCH 8, AND YKS REALTY DEVELOPMENT, INC., RESPONDENTS. November 05, 2009
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