Decisions in Nov 2011
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Decisions
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A.M. No. P-07-2300 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 05-2231-P] ATTY. RUTILLO B. PASOK, COMPLAINANT, VS. CARLOS P. DIAZ, SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 20, TACURONG CITY, RESPONDENT. November 29, 2011
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A.M. No. P-11-3000 (formerly A.M. OCA I.P.I. No. 10-3524-P) ARTHUR M. GABON, COMPLAINANT, VS. REBECCA P. MERKA, CLERK OF COURT II, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, LILOAN, SOUTHERN LEYTE, RESPONDENT. November 29, 2011
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A.M. No. P-05-2082 (FORMERLY A.M. NO. 05-8-534-RTC) OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. CLERK OF COURT HERMENEGILDO I. MARASIGAN, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, KABACAN, NORTH COTABATO, RESPONDENT. November 29, 2011
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A.M. No. P-11-3011 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 09-3143-P) EVELINA C. BANAAG, COMPLAINANT, VS. OLIVIA C. ESPELETA, INTERPRETER III, BRANCH 82, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENT. November 29, 2011
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A.M. No. P-09-2660 FRANCISCO C. TAGUINOD, COMPLAINANT, VS. DEPUTY SHERIFF ROLANDO TOMAS, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 21, SANTIAGO CITY, RESPONDENT. November 29, 2011
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G.R. No. 179323 VICENTE MANZANO, JR., PETITIONER, VS. MARCELINO GARCIA, RESPONDENT. November 28, 2011
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G.R. No. 164470 VIOLA CAHILIG AND ANTONIO G. SIÑEL, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. HON. EUSTAQUIO G. TERENCIO, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF KALIBO, ALDAN, BRANCH 8; THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF, KALIBO, AKLAN; AND MERCANTILE CREDIT RESOURCES CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. November 28, 2011
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G.R. No. 191053 MARIO B. DIMAGAN, PETITIONER, VS. DACWORKS UNITED, INCORPORATED AND/OR DEAN A. CANCINO, RESPONDENTS. November 28, 2011
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G.R. No. 192828 RAMON S. CHING AND PO WING PROPERTIES, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JANSEN R. RODRIGUEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA, BRANCH 6, JOSEPH CHENG, JAIME CHENG, MERCEDES IGNE AND LUCINA SANTOS, SUBSTITUTED BY HER SON, EDUARDO S. BALAJADIA, RESPONDENTS. November 28, 2011
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G.R. No. 188169 NIÑA JEWELRY MANUFACTURING OF METAL ARTS, INC. (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS NIÑA MANUFACTURING AND METAL ARTS, INC.) AND ELISEA B. ABELLA, PETITIONERS, VS. MADELINE C. MONTECILLO AND LIZA M. TRINIDAD, RESPONDENTS. November 28, 2011
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G.R. No. 165338 MAKILITO B. MAHINAY, PETITIONER, VS. HON. IRENEO LEE GAKO, JR., PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 5, CEBU CITY AND JOCELYN B. SORENSEN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 179375] JOCELYN B. SORENSEN, PETITIONER, VS. MAKILITO B. MAHINAY, RESPONDENT. November 28, 2011
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G.R. No. 181204 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. EDGAR CONCILLADO, APPELLANT. November 28, 2011
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G.R. No. 182412 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. PROMULGATED: JOJO DELA PAZ Y TABOCAN, APPELLANT. November 28, 2011
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G.R. No. 170757 PACIFICO M. VALIAO, FOR HIMSELF AND IN BEHALF OF HIS CO-HEIRS LODOVICO, RICARDO, BIENVENIDO, ALL SURNAMED VALIAO AND NEMESIO M. GRANDEA, PETITIONERS, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, MACARIO ZAFRA, AND MANUEL YUSAY, RESPONDENTS, November 28, 2011
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G.R. No. 174143 SPOUSES RICARDO HIPOLITO, JR. AND LIZA HIPOLITO, PETITIONERS, VS. TERESITA CINCO, CARLOTA BALDE CINCO AND ATTY. CARLOS CINCO, RESPONDENTS. November 28, 2011
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G.R. No. 175799 NM ROTHSCHILD & SONS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, PETITIONER, VS. LEPANTO CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY, RESPONDENT. November 28, 2011
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G.R. No. 184315 ALFONSO T. YUCHENGCO, PETITIONER, VS. THE MANILA CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CORPORATION, NOEL CABRERA, GERRY ZARAGOZA, DONNA GATDULA, RODNEY P. DIOLA, RAUL VALINO, THELMA SAN JUAN AND ROBERT COYIUTO, JR., RESPONDENTS. November 28, 2011
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G.R. No. 167140 COL. FRANCISCO DELA MERCED, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS NAMELY, LUIS CESAR DELA MERCED, BLANQUITA DELA MERCED NEE MACATANGAY, AND MARIA OLIVIA M. PAREDES, PETITIONERS, VS. GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS) AND SPOUSES VICTOR AND MILAGROS MANLONGAT, RESPONDENTS. November 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 157367 LUCIANO P. PAZ, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, ACTING THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, PUBLIC ESTATES AUTHORITY, FILINVEST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND FILINVEST ALABANG, INC., RESPONDENTS. November 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 169757 CESAR C. LIRIO, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF CELKOR AD SONICMIX, PETITIONER, VS. WILMER D. GENOVIA, RESPONDENT. November 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 185844 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARNEL MANJARES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 23, 2011
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A.C. No. 7269 ATTY. EDITA NOE-LACSAMANA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. YOLANDO F. BUSMENTE, RESPONDENT. November 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 184428 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. November 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 184807 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GREGG C. BUENAVENTURA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 173485 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NENITA LEGASPI Y LUCAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 192686 FIL-STAR MARITIME CORPORATION, CAPTAIN VICTORIO S. MIGALLOS AND GRANDSLAM ENTERPRISE CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. HANZIEL O. ROSETE, RESPONDENT. November 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 171644 DELIA D. ROMERO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, ROMULO PADLAN AND ARTURO SIAPNO, RESPONDENTS. November 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 141019 JOSE TEOFILO MERCADO, PETITIONER, VS. VALLEY MOUNTAIN MINES EXPLORATION, INC., RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 164281] HEIRS OF JUAN OLIMPIADA AND HEIRS OF SERGIO OLIMPIADA, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. ALFONSO GARCIA, JUDGE, RTC, BRANCH 18, TAGAYTAY CITY, VALLEY MOUNTAIN MINES EXPLORATION, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, JOAQUIN RODRIGUEZ, AND CITY GOVERNMENT OF TAGAYTAY, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 185781] HEIRS OF JUAN AND SERGIO OLIMPIADA, REPRESENTED BY FERNANDO OLIMPIADA AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. GREGORIO M. MONREAL, CITY ASSESSOR, TAGAYTAY CITY, RESPONDENTS. November 23, 2011
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A.M. No. P-11-3010 (Formerly A.M. OCA I.P.I. No. 10-3356-P) LEAVE DIVISION-OAS, OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT,VS. LARAINE I. CALINGASAN, COURT STENOGRAPHER II, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, STA. ROSA, LAGUNA, RESPONDENT. November 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 178901 GOVERNTMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. MANUEL P. BESITAN, RESPONDENT. November 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 180219 VIRGILIO TALAMPAS Y MATIC, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 169440 GEMMA ONG A.K.A. MARIA TERESA GEMMA CATACUTAN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 157330 LINA CALILAP-ASMERON, PETITIONER, VS. DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PABLO CRUZ,* TRINIDAD CABANTOG,** ENI S.P. ATIENZA AND EMERENCIANA CABANTOG, RESPONDENTS. November 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 172606 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MELANIO NUGAS Y MAPAIT, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 23, 2011
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A.C. No. 4808 TERESITA T. BAYONLA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. PURITA A. REYES, RESPONDENT. November 22, 2011
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G.R. No. 171101 HACIENDA LUISITA, INCORPORATED, PETITIONER, LUISITA INDUSTRIAL PARK CORPORATION AND RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION, VS. PRESIDENTIAL AGRARIAN REFORM COUNCIL; SECRETARY NASSER PANGANDAMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM; ALYANSA NG MGA MANGGAGAWANG BUKID NG HACIENDA LUISITA, RENE GALANG, NOEL MALLARI, AND JULIO SUNIGA[1] AND HIS SUPERVISORY GROUP OF THE HACIENDA LUISITA, INC. AND WINDSOR ANDAYA, RESPONDENTS. November 22, 2011
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G.R. No. 191080 FREDRIK FELIX P. NOGALES, GIANCARLO P. NOGALES, ROGELIO P. NOGALES, MELINDA P. NOGALES, PRISCILA B. CABRERA, PHIL-PACIFIC OUTSOURCING SERVICES CORPORATION AND 3 X 8 INTERNET, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER A. NOGALES, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND PRESIDING JUDGE TITA BUGHAO ALISUAG, BRANCH 1, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, MANILA, RESPONDENTS. November 21, 2011
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G.R. No. 168317 DUP SOUND PHILS. AND/OR MANUEL TAN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND CIRILO A. PIAL, RESPONDENTS. November 21, 2011
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G.R. No. 187409 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, FELIX FLORECE, JOSE FLORECE, AND JUSTINO FLORECE, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, AND SOCORRO FLORECE, RESPONDENTS. November 16, 2011
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G.R. No. 159564 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES LEON GUILALAS AND EULALIA SELLERA GUILALAS, RESPONDENTS. November 16, 2011
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G.R. No. 185412 GILBERT QUIZORA, PETITIONER, VS. DENHOLM CREW MANAGEMENT (PHILIPPINES), INC., RESPONDENT. November 16, 2011
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G.R. No. 193833 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PO1 FROILAN L. TRESTIZA, P/S INSP. LORIEMAN* L. MANRIQUE, AND RODIE J. PINEDA @ “BUBOY,” ACCUSED. PO1 FROILAN L. TRESTIZA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 16, 2011
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G.R. Nos. 180849 and 187143 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. DAN PADAO, RESPONDENT. November 16, 2011
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A.M. No. RTJ-11-2283 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 10-3478-RTJ) ATTY. LETICIA E. ALAL,COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE SOLIVER C. PERAS, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 10, CEBU CITY; JUDGE SIMEON P. DUMDUM, JR., PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 7, CEBU CITY; JUDGE GENEROSA C LABRA, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 23, CEBU CITY; JEOFFREY S. JOAQUINO, CLERK OF COURT VII, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, CEBU CITY; EL CID R. CABALLES, SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, CEBU CITY, AND FORTUNATO T. VIOVICENTE, JR., SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 10, CEBU CITY, RESPONDENTS. November 16, 2011
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A.C. No. 6899 ROGELIO F. ESTAVILLO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTYS. GEMMO G. GUILLERMO AND ERME S. LABAYOG, RESPONDENTS. November 16, 2011
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G.R. No. 173628 SEVERINO S. CAPIRAL, PETITIONER, VS. SIMEONA CAPIRAL ROBLES AND VICENTE CAPIRAL, RESPONDENTS. November 16, 2011
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G.R. No. 193660 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AVELINO SUBESA Y MOSCARDON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 16, 2011
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G.R. No. 192881 TAMSON’S ENTERPRISES, INC., NELSON LEE, LILIBETH ONG AND JOHNSON NG, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND ROSEMARIE L. SY, RESPONDENTS. November 16, 2011
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A.C. No. 6174 LYDIA CASTRO-JUSTO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RODOLFO T. GALING, RESPONDENT. November 16, 2011
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G.R. No. 174179 KAISAHAN AT KAPATIRAN NG MGA MANGGAGAWA AT KAWANI SA MWC-EAST ZONE UNION AND EDUARDO BORELA, REPRESENTING ITS MEMBERS, PETITIONERS, VS. MANILA WATER COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENT. November 16, 2011
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G.R. No. 176377 FUNCTIONAL, INC. PETITIONER, VS. SAMUEL C. GRANFIL, RESPONDENT. November 16, 2011
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G.R. No. 191448 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH), PETITIONERS, VS. SPS. TAN SONG BOK AND JOSEFINA S. TAN, SPS. JUNIOR SY AND JOSEFINA TAN, EDGARDO TAN, NENITA TAN, RICARDO TAN, JR., AND ALBERT TAN, R.S. AGRI-DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, ERIBERTO H. GOMEZ MARRIED TO WILHELMINA RODRIGUEZ, EDGARDO H. GOMEZ, ELOISA H. GOMEZ, ERLINDA GOMEZ MARRIED TO CAMILO MANALOTO, CLEOFE CONSUNJI-HIZON, MA. ASUNCION H. DIZON MARRIED TO BENJAMIN DIZON, RAMON L. HIZON, MARRIED TO CARIDAD GARCHITORENA, MA. LOURDES C. HIZON, MARRIED TO JOHN SACKETT, JOSE MARIA C. HIZON MARRIED TO MA. SARAH SARMIENTO, MA. FREIDESVINDA C. HIZON MARRIED TO MANUEL YOINGKO, ROBERTO C. HIZON, ARTHUR C. HIZON, MA. SALOME HIZON, FREDERICK C. HIZON, MA. ENGRACIA H. DAVID, ANTONIO H. DAVID MARRIED TO CONSUELO GOSECO, ELOISA P. HIZON MARRIED TO DOMINGO C. GOMEZ, MA. MILAGROS C. HIZON, AND PRESENTACION C. HIZON, RESPONDENTS. November 16, 2011
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G.R. No. 166847 GUILLERMO E. CUA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 16, 2011
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A.M. No. P-11-3009 [Formerly A.M. OCA I.P.I. No. 10-3386-P] BEATRIZ B. OÑATE, COMPLAINANT, VS. SEVERINO G. IMATONG, JUNIOR PROCESS SERVER, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, PIAT, CAGAYAN, RESPONDENT. November 16, 2011
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G.R. No. 195167 FERNANDO CO (FORMERLY DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME “NATHANIEL MAMI HOUSE”*), PETITIONER, VS. LINA B. VARGAS, RESPONDENT. November 16, 2011
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A.M. No. P-07-2369 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 06-2444-P] CONCERNED CITIZEN, COMPLAINANT, VS. MARIA CONCEPCION M. DIVINA, COURT STENOGRAPHER, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 3, BALANGA CITY, BATAAN, RESPONDENT. November 16, 2011
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A.M. No. CA-11-24-P (formerly A.M. OCA I.P.I. No. 10-163-CA-P) COURT OF APPEALS BY: COC TERESITA R. MARIGOMEN, COMPLAINANT, VS. ENRIQUE E. MANABAT, JR., SECURITY GUARD I, COURT OF APPEALS, MANILA, RESPONDENT. November 16, 2011
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G.R. No. 192261 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GARET SALCENA Y VICTORINO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 16, 2011
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G.R. No. 191017 CONSTANCIO F. MENDOZA, PETITIONER, VS. SENEN C. FAMILARA AND COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENTS. November 15, 2011
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G.R. No. 192926 ATTY. ELIAS OMAR A. SANA, PETITIONER, VS. CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE BOARD, RESPONDENT. November 15, 2011
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G.R. No. 191805 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE WRIT OF AMPARO AND HABEAS DATA IN FAVOR OF NORIEL H. RODRIGUEZ, NORIEL H. RODRIGUEZ, PETITIONER, VS. GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, GEN. VICTOR S. IBRADO, PDG JESUS AME VERSOZA, LT. GEN. DELFIN BANGIT, MAJ. GEN. NESTOR Z. OCHOA, P/CSUPT. AMETO G. TOLENTINO, P/SSUPT. JUDE W. SANTOS, COL. REMIGIO M. DE VERA, AN OFFICER NAMED MATUTINA, LT. COL. MINA, CALOG, GEORGE PALACPAC UNDER THE NAME “HARRY,” ANTONIO CRUZ, ALDWIN “BONG” PASICOLAN AND VINCENT CALLAGAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 193160] IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE WRIT OF AMPARO AND HABEAS DATA IN FAVOR OF NORIEL H. RODRIGUEZ, POLICE DIR. GEN. JESUS A. VERSOZA, P/SSUPT. JUDE W. SANTOS, BGEN. REMEGIO M. DE VERA, 1ST LT. RYAN S. MATUTINA, LT. COL. LAURENCE E. MINA, ANTONIO C. CRUZ, ALDWIN C. PASICOLAN AND VICENTE A. CALLAGAN, PETITIONERS, VS. NORIEL H. RODRIGUEZ, RESPONDENT. November 15, 2011
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A.C. No. 6246 [Formerly CBD No. 00-730] MARITES E. FREEMAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ZENAIDA P. REYES, RESPONDENT. November 15, 2011
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G.R. No. 184808 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ASMAD BARA Y ASMAD, APPELLANT. November 14, 2011
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G.R. No. 169157 SPOUSES BENJAMIN AND NORMA GARCIA, PETITIONER, VS. ESTER GARCIA, AMADO GARCIA, ADELA GARCIA, ROSA GARCIA AND DAVID GARCIA, RESPONDENTS. November 14, 2011
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