Decisions in Jan 2012
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Decisions
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A.M. OCA IPI No. 11-184-CA-J RE: VERIFIED COMPLAINT OF ENGR. OSCAR L. ONGJOCO, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD/CEO OF FH-GYMN MULTI-PURPOSE AND TRANSPORT SERVICE COOPERATIVE, AGAINST HON. JUAN Q. ENRIQUEZ, JR., HON. RAMON M. BATO, JR. AND HON. FLORITO S. MACALINO, ASSOCIATE JUSTICES, COURT OF APPEALS January 31, 2012
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A.M. No. P-11-2907 (Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 09-3113-P) CONCERNED CITIZEN, COMPLAINANT, VS. DOMINGA NAWEN ABAD, COURT STENOGRAPHER III, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 35, BONTOC, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, RESPONDENT. January 31, 2012
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G.R. No. 187107 UNITED CLAIMANTS ASSOCIATION OF NEA (UNICAN), REPRESENTED BY ITS REPRESENTATIVE BIENVENIDO R. LEAL, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ITS PRESIDENT AND IN HIS OWN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, EDUARDO R. LACSON, ORENCIO F. VENIDA, JR., THELMA V. OGENA, BOBBY M. CARANTO, MARILOU B. DE JESUS, EDNA G. RAÑA, AND ZENAIDA P. OLIQUINO, IN THEIR OWN CAPACITIES AND IN BEHALF OF ALL THOSE SIMILARLY SITUATED OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION (NEA), NEA BOARD OF ADMINISTRATORS (NEA BOARD), ANGELO T. REYES AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NEA BOARD OF ADMINISTRATORS, EDITHA S. BUENO, EX-OFFICIO MEMBER AND NEA ADMINISTRATOR, AND WILFRED L. BILLENA, JOSPEPH D. KHONGHUN, AND FR. JOSE VICTOR E. LOBRIGO, MEMBERS, NEA BOARD, RESPONDENTS. January 31, 2012
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A.M. No. P-12-3027 [Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 11-3584-P] LUIS P. PINEDA, COMPLAINANT, VS. NEIL T. TORRES, SHERIFF III, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, BRANCH 2, ANGELES CITY, RESPONDENT. January 30, 2012
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G.R. No. 185128 [Formerly UDK No. 13980] RUBEN DEL CASTILLO @ BOY CASTILLO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. January 30, 2012
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G.R. No. 184219 SAMUEL B. ONG, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. January 30, 2012
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G.R. No. 154670 FONTANA RESORT AND COUNTRY CLUB, INC. AND RN DEVELOPMENT CORP., PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES ROY S. TAN AND SUSAN C. TAN, RESPONDENTS. January 30, 2012
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G.R. No. 173774 MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. MA. LUISA BELTRAN, RESPONDENT. January 30, 2012
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G.R. No. 186235 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANIEL ORTEGA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 179884 DURAWOOD CONSTRUCTION AND LUMBER SUPPLY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. CANDICE S. BONA, RESPONDENT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 174005 VIRGINIA A. ZAMORA, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE ARMANDO L. EDUQUE, ROY TANG CHEE HENG, PETER A. BINAMIRA, GILDA A. DE JESUS, ESTELA C. MADRIDEJOS, CELIA J. ZUNO, JEANETTE C. DELGADO, MA. LETICIA R. JOSON AND REMICAR UY, RESPONDENTS. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 176298 ANITA L. MIRANDA, PETITIONER, VS. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 178021 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. MINERVA M.P. PACHEO, RESPONDENT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 195002 HECTOR TREÑAS, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 189151 SPOUSES DAVID BERGONIA AND LUZVIMINDA CASTILLO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS (4TH DIVISION) AND AMADO BRAVO, JR., RESPONDENTS. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 183050 ADVENT CAPITAL AND FINANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NICASIO I. ALCANTARA AND EDITHA I. ALCANTARA, RESPONDENTS. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 177780 METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST CO. (METROBANK), REPRESENTED BY ROSELLA A. SANTIAGO, PETITIONER, VS. ANTONINO O. TOBIAS III, RESPONDENT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 177578 MAGSAYSAY MARITIME CORPORATION AND/OR WASTFEL-LARSEN MANAGEMENT A/S*, PETITIONERS, VS. OBERTO S. LOBUSTA, RESPONDENT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 174089 ORIX METRO LEASING AND FINANCE CORPORATION (FORMERLY CONSOLIDATED ORIX LEASING AND FINANCE CORPORATION), PETITIONER, VS. MINORS: DENNIS, MYLENE, MELANIE AND MARIKRIS, ALL SURNAMED MANGALINAO Y DIZON, MANUEL M. ONG, LORETO LUCILO, SONNY LI, AND ANTONIO DE LOS SANTOS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 174266] SONNY LI AND ANTONIO DE LOS SANTOS, PETITIONERS, VS. MINORS: DENNIS, MYLENE, MELANIE AND MARIKRIS, ALL SURNAMED MANGALINAO Y DIZON, LORETO LUCILO, CONSOLIDATED ORIX LEASING AND FINANCE CORPORATION AND MANUEL M. ONG, RESPONDENTS. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 187021 DOUGLAS F. ANAMA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK, SPOUSES SATURNINA BARIA &TOMAS CO AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, METRO MANILA, DISTRICT II, RESPONDENTS. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 158239 PRISCILLA ALMA JOSE, PETITIONER, VS. RAMON C. JAVELLANA, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 154061 PANAY RAILWAYS INC., PETITIONER, VS. HEVA MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PAMPLONA AGRO-INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, AND SPOUSES CANDELARIA DAYOT AND EDMUNDO DAYOT, RESPONDENTS. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 189947 MANILA PAVILION HOTEL, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ACESITE (PHILS.) HOTEL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HENRY DELADA, RESPONDENT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 185124 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION (NIA), PETITIONER, VS. RURAL BANK OF KABACAN, INC., LITTIE SARAH A. AGDEPPA, LEOSA NANETTE AGDEPPA AND MARCELINO VIERNES, MARGARITA TABOADA, PORTIA CHARISMA RUTH ORTIZ, REPRESENTED BY LINA ERLINDA A. ORTIZ AND MARIO ORTIZ, JUAN MAMAC AND GLORIA MATAS, RESPONDENTS. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 166482 SILKAIR (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 181184 MEL DIMAT, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 164197 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. PROSPERITY.COM, INC., RESPONDENT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 179497 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. RENANDANG MAMARUNCAS, PIAGAPO, LANAO DEL SUR; PENDATUM AMPUAN, PIAGAPO, LANAO DEL SUR; APPELLANTS, BAGINDA PALAO (AT LARGE) ALIAS “ABDUL WAHID SULTAN”, ACCUSED. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 171750 UNITED PULP AND PAPER CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. ACROPOLIS CENTRAL GUARANTY CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 168120 MANSION PRINTING CENTER AND CLEMENT CHENG, PETITIONERS, VS. DIOSDADO BITARA, JR. RESPONDENT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 177743 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALFONSO FONTANILLA Y OBALDO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 191336 CRISANTA ALCARAZ MIGUEL, PETITIONER, VS. JERRY D. MONTANEZ, RESPONDENT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 174208 JONATHAN V. MORALES, PETITIONER, VS. HARBOUR CENTRE PORT TERMINAL, INC. RESPONDENT. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 185960 MARINO B. ICDANG, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (SECOND DIVISION) AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 188726 CRESENCIO C. MILLA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND MARKET PURSUITS, INC. REPRESENTED BY CARLO V. LOPEZ, RESPONDENTS. January 25, 2012
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G.R. No. 152093 NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND RODRIGO A. TANFELIX, RESPONDENT. January 24, 2012
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G.R. Nos. 177857-58 PHILIPPINE COCONUT, PRODUCERS FEDERATION, INC. (COCOFED), MANUEL V. DEL ROSARIO, DOMINGO P. ESPINA, SALVADOR P. BALLARES, JOSELITO A. MORALEDA, PAZ M. YASON, VICENTE A. CADIZ, CESARIA DE LUNA TITULAR, AND RAYMUNDO C. DE VILLA, PETITIONERS, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT, WIGBERTO E. TAÑADA, OSCAR F. SANTOS, SURIGAO DEL SUR FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES (SUFAC) AND MORO FARMERS ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR (MOFAZS), REPRESENTED BY ROMEO C. ROYANDOYAN, INTERVENORS. [G.R. NO. 178193] DANILO S. URSUA, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT, January 24, 2012
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G.R. No. 153569 LOLITA S. CONCEPCION, PETITIONER, VS. MINEX IMPORT CORPORATION/MINERAMA CORPORATION, KENNETH MEYERS, SYLVIA P. MARIANO, AND VINA MARIANO, RESPONDENTS. January 24, 2012
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G.R. No. 194139 DOUGLAS R. CAGAS, PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, AND CLAUDE P. BAUTISTA, RESPONDENTS. January 24, 2012
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G.R. No. 192813 VASHDEO GAGOOMAL, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES RAMON AND NATIVIDAD VILLACORTA, RESPONDENTS. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 193484 HYPTE R. AUJERO, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 185280 TIMOTEO H. SARONA, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, ROYALE SECURITY AGENCY (FORMERLY SCEPTRE SECURITY AGENCY) AND CESAR S. TAN, RESPONDENTS. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 186392 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARCOS SABADLAB Y NARCISO @ "BONG PANGO," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 193362 EDGARDO MEDALLA, PETITIONER, VS. RESURRECCION D. LAXA, RESPONDENT. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 162100 PENTA CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE TEODORO BAY, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 86; ANGELITO ACOSTA, DEPUTY SHERIFF OF RTC QC BRANCH 86; BIBIANO REYNOSO IV, AND COMMERCIAL CREDIT CORPORATION OF QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 162395] BIBIANO REYNOSO IV, PETITIONER, PENTA CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 181701 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDUARDO DOLLENDO AND NESTOR MEDICE, ACCUSED, NESTOR MEDICE, APPELLANT. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 177936 STARBRIGHT SALES ENTERPRISES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE REALTY CORPORATION, MSGR. DOMINGO A. CIRILOS, TROPICANA PROPERTIES AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND STANDARD REALTY CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 183350 PRUDENTIAL BANK (NOW BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS), PETITIONER, VS. ANTONIO S.A. MAURICIO SUBSTITUTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIRS, MARIA FE, VOLTAIRE, ANTONIO, JR., ANTONILO, EARL JOHN, AND FRANCISCO ROBERTO ALL SURNAMED MAURICIO, RESPONDENT. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 151038 PETRON CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES CESAR JOVERO AND ERMA F. CUDILLA, SPOUSES LONITO TAN AND LUZVILLA SAMSON, AND SPOUSES ROGELIO LIMPOCO AND LUCIA JOSUE, BEING REPRESENTED BY PIO JOSUE, RESPONDENTS. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 166858 SOLEDAD TUCKER, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND DELMER TUCKER, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES MANUEL P. OPPUS AND MARIA PAZ M. OPPUS, AND CARLOS OPPUS, RESPONDENTS. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 193672 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. GLENFORD SAMOY AND LEODIGARIO ISRAEL, ACCUSED, LEODIGARIO ISRAEL, APPELLANT. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 170839 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GERON DE LOS SANTOS Y MARISTELA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 177839 FIRST LEPANTO-TAISHO INSURANCE CORPORATION (NOW KNOWN AS FLT PRIME INSURANCE CORPORATION), PETITIONER, VS. CHEVRON PHILIPPINES, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CALTEX [PHILIPPINES], INC.), RESPONDENT. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 169084 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MELANIO DEL CASTILLO Y VARGAS, HERMOGENES DEL CASTILLO Y VARGAS, ARNOLD AVENGOZA Y DOGOS, FELIX AVENGOZA Y DOGOS, RICO DEL CASTILLO Y RAMOS, AND JOVEN DEL CASTILLO Y ABESOLA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 183822 RUBEN C. CORPUZ, REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY-IN-FACT WENIFREDA C. AGULLANA, PETITIONER, VS. SPS. HILARION AGUSTIN AND JUSTA AGUSTIN, RESPONDENTS. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 175602 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PO2 EDUARDO VALDEZ AND EDWIN VALDEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 173794 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DARWIN RELATO Y AJERO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 177498 STOLT-NIELSEN TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC. AND CHUNG GAI SHIP MANAGEMENT, PETITIONERS, VS. SULPECIO MEDEQUILLO, JR., RESPONDENT. January 18, 2012
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G.R. No. 191412 LETICIA A. CADENA, PETITIONER, VS. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, RESPONDENT. January 17, 2012
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G.R. No. 180236 GEMMA P. CABALIT, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT-REGION VII, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 180341] FILADELFO S. APIT, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) LEGAL AND ADJUDICATION, REGION VII, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 180342] LEONARDO G. OLAIVAR, IN HIS CAPACITY AS TRANSPORTATION REGULATION OFFICER AND OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE, JAGNA, PROVINCE OF BOHOL, PETITIONER, VS. HON. PRIMO C. MIRO, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR VISAYAS, EDGARDO G. CANTON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS GRAFT INVESTIGATOR OFFICER, ATTY. ROY L. URSAL, IN HIS CAPACITY AS REGIONAL CLUSTER DIRECTOR, COMMISSION ON AUDIT, CEBU CITY, RESPONDENTS. January 17, 2012
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A.M. No. P-11-2950 (Formerly A.M. No. 11-6-62-MCTC) RE: REPORT ON FINANCIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED AT MCTC, SANTIAGO-SAN ESTEBAN, ILOCOS SUR January 17, 2012
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G.R. No. 190436 NORMAN YABUT, PETITIONER, VS. MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY AND MANUEL M. LOPEZ, RESPONDENTS. January 16, 2012
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G.R. No. 188288 SPOUSES FERNANDO AND LOURDES VILORIA, PETITIONERS, VS. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC., RESPONDENT. January 16, 2012
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G.R. No. 174082 GEORGIA T. ESTEL, PETITIONER, VS. RECAREDO P. DIEGO, SR. AND RECAREDO R. DIEGO, JR., RESPONDENTS. January 16, 2012
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G.R. No. 193943 REYNALDO POSIQUIT @ "CHEW", PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. January 16, 2012
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G.R. No. 173648 ABDULJUAHID R. PIGCAULAN,* PETITIONER, VS. SECURITY AND CREDIT INVESTIGATION, INC. AND/OR RENE AMBY REYES , RESPONDENTS. January 16, 2012
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G.R. No. 185064 SPOUSES ARACELI OLIVA-DE MESA AND ERNESTO S. DE MESA, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES CLAUDIO D. ACERO, JR. AND MA. RUFINA D. ACERO, SHERIFF FELIXBERTO L. SAMONTE AND REGISTRAR ALFREDO SANTOS, RESPONDENTS. January 16, 2012
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