Decisions in Mar 2016
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Decisions
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G.R. No. 210972 ROGER ALLEN BIGLER, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND LINDA SUSAN PATRICIA E. BARRETO, RESPONDENTS. March 19, 2016
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G.R. No. 205206 BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND FGU INSURANCE CORPORATION (PRESENTLY KNOWN AS BPI/MS INSURANCE CORPORATION), PETITIONERS, VS. YOLANDA LAINGO, RESPONDENT. March 16, 2016
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G.R. No. 203075 MILAGROS DIAZ, EDUARDO Q. CATACUTAN, DANTE Q. CATACUTAN, REPRESENTED BY THEIR COMMON ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, FERNANDO Q. CATACUTAN, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES GAUDENCIO PUNZALAN AND TERESITA PUNZALAN, RESPONDENTS. March 16, 2016
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A.C. No. 9684 MARY ROSE A. BOTO, COMPLAINANT, VS. SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY PROSECUTOR VINCENT L. VILLENA, CITY PROSECUTOR ARCHIMEDES V. MANABAT AND ASSISTANT CITY PROSECUTOR PATRICK NOEL P. DE DIOS, RESPONDENTS. March 16, 2016
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G.R. No. 217121 SYSTEMS AND PLAN INTEGRATOR AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, ENGR. JULIETA CUNANAN, PETITIONER, VS. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF MURCIA, RESPONDENT, March 16, 2016
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G.R. No. 211411 SILVERTEX WEAVING CORPORATION/ARMANDO ARCENAL/ROBERT ONG, PETITIONERS, VS. TEODORA F. CAMPO, RESPONDENT. March 16, 2016
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G.R. No. 193313 ERNIE IDANAN, NANLY DEL BARRIO AND MARLON PLOPENIO, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. March 16, 2016
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G.R. No. 185979 BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS, PETITIONER, VS. VICENTE JOSE CAMPA, JR., MIRIAM M. CAMPA, MARIA ANTONIA C. ORTIGAS, MARIA TERESA C. AREVALO, MARIA NIEVES C. ALVAREZ, MARIAN M. CAMPA AND BALBINO JOSE CAMPA, RESPONDENTS. March 16, 2016
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G.R. No. 218172 UNIVERSAL ROBINA SUGAR MILLING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ELMER ABLAY, ILDEFONSO CLAVECILLAS, STANLEY BLAZA, VINCENT VILLAVICENCIO, ROBERTO CACAS, AND ELSA CADAYUNA, IN BEHALF OF HER DECEASED HUSBAND, ELEAZAR CADAYUNA, RESPONDENTS. March 16, 2016
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G.R. No. 214243 REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES, THE PETITIONER, VS. NILDA B. TAMPUS, RESPONDENT. March 16, 2016
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A.C. No. 10483 THE CHRISTIAN SPIRITISTS IN THE PHILIPPINES, INC., PICO LOCAL CENTER, REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, EDWIN A. PANTE, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. DANIEL D. MANGALLAY, RESPONDENT. March 16, 2016
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G.R. Nos. 201856-57 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. CONCEPCION PADILLA-MUNSAYAC AND BONIFACIO-MUNSAYAC, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 201871] DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM REP. BY SEC. NASSER C. PANGANDAMAN (NOW VIRGILIO R. DELOS REYES), PETITIONER, VS. CONCEPCION PADILLA-MUNSAYAC AND BONIFACIO MUNSAYAC, RESPONDENTS. March 16, 2016
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G.R. No. 217799 CITA C. PEREZ, PETITIONER, VS. FIDEL D. AQUINO, RESPONDENT. March 16, 2016
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A.C. No. 10543 NENITA D. SANCHEZ, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. ROMEO G. AGUILOS, RESPONDENT. March 16, 2016
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G.R. Nos. 212593-94 JESSICA LUCILA G. REYES, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENT. [G.R. Nos. 213163-78] JESSICA LUCILA G. REYES, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (THIRD DIVISION) AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. Nos. 213540-41] JANET LIM NAPOLES, PETITIONER, VS. CONCHITA CARPIO MORALES IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS OMBUDSMAN, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. Nos. 213542-43] JO CHRISTINE NAPOLES AND JAMES CHRISTOPHER NAPOLES, PETITIONERS, VS. CONCHITA CARPIO MORALES, IN HER CAPACITY AS OMBUDSMAN, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. Nos. 215880-94] JO CHRISTINE NAPOLES AND JAMES CHRISTOPHER NAPOLES, PETITIONERS, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. Nos. 213475-76] JOHN RAYMUND DE ASIS, PETITIONER, VS. CONCHITA CARPIO MORALES, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS OMBUDSMAN, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND SANDIGANBAYAN (THIRD DIVISION), RESPONDENTS. March 15, 2016
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G.R. No. 195835 SISON OLAÑO, SERGIO T. ONG, MARILYN O. GO, AND JAP FUK HAI, PETITIONERS, VS. LIM ENG CO, RESPONDENT. March 14, 2016
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G.R. No. 203005 TABUK MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE, INC. (TAMPCO), JOSEPHINE DOCTOR, AND WILLIAM BAO-ANGAN, PETITIONERS, VS. MAGDALENA DUCLAN, RESPONDENT. March 14, 2016
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G.R. No. 199282 TRAVEL & TOURS ADVISERS, INCORPORATED, PETITIONER, VS. ALBERTO CRUZ, SR., EDGAR HERNANDEZ AND VIRGINIA MUÑOZ, RESPONDENTS. March 14, 2016
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G.R. No. 208071 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDGARDO PEREZ Y ALAVADO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. March 09, 2016
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G.R. No. 184251 ESTATE OF DR. JUVENCIO P. ORTAÑEZ, REPRESENTED BY DIVINA ORTAÑEZ-ENDERES, LIGAYA NOVICIO, AND CESAR ORTAÑEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. JOSE C. LEE, BENJAMIN C. LEE, CARMENCITA TAN, ANGEL ONG, MA. PAZ CASAL-LEE, JOHN OLIVER PASCUAL, CONRADO CRUZ, JR., BRENDA ORTAÑEZ, AND JULIE ANN PARADO AND JOHN DOES, RESPONDENTS. March 09, 2016
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G.R. No. 206941 MILAGROSA JOCSON, PETITIONER, VS. NELSON SAN MIGUEL, RESPONDENT. March 09, 2016
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A.M. No. RTJ-16-2452 IN THE MATTER OF: ANONYMOUS COMPLAINT FOR DISHONESTY, GRAVE MISCONDUCT AND PERJURY COMMITTED BY JUDGE JAIME E. CONTRERAS (IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE THEN 4th PROVINCIAL PROSECUTOR OF LIBMANAN, CAMARINES SUR) March 09, 2016
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A.C. No. 9831 CHAN SHUN KUEN, COMPLAINANT, VS. COMMISSIONERS LOURDES B. COLOMA-JAVIER, GREGORIO O. BILOG III, RAUL TAGLE AQUINO AND ATTY. JOYRICH M. GOLANGCO, RESPONDENTS. March 09, 2016
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G.R. No. 211642 NELSON TEÑIDO Y SILVESTRE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. March 09, 2016
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G.R. Nos. 170746-47 CALTEX (PHILIPPINES), INC., CALTEX PHILIPPINES PETROLEUM, CO., INC., CALTEX SERVICES (PHILIPPINES), INC., CALTEX OCEANIC LIMITED, CALTEX INVESTMENT AND TRADING LIMITED, CALTEX PETROLEUM CORPORATION, CALTRAPORT (FAR EAST) COMPANY, CALTEX TRADING AND TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CALTEX SERVICES CORPORATION, AMERICAN OVERSEAS PETROLEUM LIMITED, P.T. CALTEX PACIFIC INDONESIA, CALTEX PETROLEUM INC., CALTEX ASIA, LIMITED, CALIFORNIA TEXAS OIL CORPORATION, CALTEX INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED, CALTEX OIL CORPORATION, CALTEX OIL CORPORATION (DELAWARE), CALTEX OIL CORPORATION (NEW YORK), CALTEX OIL PRODUCT COMPANY, CALTEX (OVERSEAS) LIMITED, CALTEX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, CALTEX OIL CORP., PETITIONERS, VS. MA. FLOR A. SINGZON AGUIRRE, ERNEST SINGZON, CESAR SINGZON AND ALL THE OTHER PLAINTIFFS- INTERVENORS IN CIVIL CASES NOS. 91-59592,91-59658, AND 92-61026 PENDING BEFORE THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA, BRANCH 39, RESPONDENTS. March 09, 2016
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G.R. No. 184513 DESIGNER BASKETS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. AIR SEA TRANSPORT, INC. AND ASIA CARGO CONTAINER LINES, INC., RESPONDENTS. March 09, 2016
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G.R. No. 174747 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REPRESENTED BY PRIVATIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (THIRD DIVISION) AND NACUSIP/BISUDECO CHAPTER/GEORGE EMATA, DOMINGO REBANCOS, NELSON BERINA, ROBERTO TIRAO, AMADO VILLOTE, AND BIENVENIDO FELINA, RESPONDENTS. March 09, 2016
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G.R. Nos. 202647-50 CORAZON H. RICAFORT, JOSE MANUEL H. RICAFORT AND MARIE GRACE H. RICAFORT, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE ISAIAS P. DICDICAN, THE HONORABLE RAMON M. BATO, JR., AND THE HONORABLE EDUARDO B. PERALTA, JR., IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL FOURTEENTH DIVISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONWIDE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, ROBERTO R. ROMULO, CONRADO T. CALALANG, ALFREDO I. AYALA, JOHN ENGLE, LEOCADIO NITORREDA AND LUIS MANUEL GATMAITAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NOS. 205921-24] CORAZON H. RICAFORT, JOSE MANUEL H. RICAFORT AND MARIE GRACE H. RICAFORT, PETITIONERS, VS. ROBERTO R. ROMULO, CONRADO T. CALALANG, ALFREDO I. AYALA, JOHN ENGLE, LEOCADIO NITORREDA, NATIONWIDE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND LUIS MANUEL L. GATMAITAN, RESPONDENTS. March 09, 2016
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G.R. No. 214430 FELICITO M. MEJORADO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. FLORENCIO B. ABAD, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, RESPONDENT. March 09, 2016
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G.R. No. 159350 ALUMAMAY O. JAMIAS, JENNIFER C. MATUGUINAS AND JENNIFER F. CRUZ,* PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (SECOND DIVISION), HON. COMMISSIONERS: RAUL T. AQUINO, VICTORIANO R. CALAYCAY AND ANGELITA A. GACUTAN; HON. LABOR ARBITER VICENTE R. LAYAWEN; INNODATA PHILIPPINES, INC., INNODATA PROCESSING CORPORATION, (INNODATA CORPORATION), AND TODD SOLOMON, RESPONDENTS. March 09, 2016
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G.R. No. 170679 TUNG HUI CHUNG AND TONG HONG CHUNG, PETITIONERS, VS. SHIH CHIU HUANG A.K.A. JAMES SHIH, RESPONDENT. March 09, 2016
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G.R. No. 214752 EQUITABLE SAVINGS BANK, (NOW KNOWN AS THE MERGED ENTITY "BDO UNIBANK, INC.") PETITIONER, VS. ROSALINDA C. PALCES, RESPONDENT. March 09, 2016
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G.R. No. 222731 BAGUMBAYAN-VNP MOVEMENT, INC., AND RICHARD J. GORDON, AS CHAIRMAN OF BAGUMBAYAN-VNP MOVEMENT, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENT. March 08, 2016
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A.C. No. 8840 [Formerly CBD Case No. 11-3121] SPOUSES EDUARDO G. GACUYA AND CARIDAD ROSARIO GACUYA, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. REYMAN A. SOLBITA, RESPONDENT. March 08, 2016
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G.R. No. 218072 METROPOLITAN NAGA WATER DISTRICT, VIRGINIA I. NERO, JEREMIAS P. ABAN JR., AND EMMA A. CUYO, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. March 08, 2016
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A.M. No. RTJ-11-2275 SPOUSES CESAR AND THELMA SUSTENTO, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE FRISCO T. LILAGAN, RESPONDENT. March 08, 2016
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G.R. No. 221697 MARY GRACE NATIVIDAD S. POE-LLAMANZARES, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND ESTRELLA C. ELAMPARO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. Nos. 221698-700] MARY GRACE NATIVIDAD S. POE-LLAMANZARES, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, FRANCISCO S. TATAD, ANTONIO P. CONTRERAS AND AMADO D. VALDEZ, RESPONDENTS. March 08, 2016
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A.M. No. P-10-2793 (Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 06-2406-P) SIMPLECIO A. MARSADA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ROMEO M. MONTEROSO, SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 34, CABADBARAN, AGUSAN DEL NORTE, RESPONDENT. March 08, 2016
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G.R. No. 198967 JOSE EMMANUEL GUILLERMO, P. PETITIONER, VS. CRISANTO P. USON, RESPONDENT. March 07, 2016
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G.R. No. 205703 INDUSTRIAL PERSONNEL & MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. (IPAMS), SNC LAVALIN ENGINEERS & CONTRACTORS, INC. AND ANGELITO C. HERNANDEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. JOSE G. DE VERA AND ALBERTO B. ARRIOLA, RESPONDENTS. March 07, 2016
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G.R. No. 191705 BASIANA MINING EXPLORATION CORPORATION, BASIANA MINERALS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND RODNEY O. BASIANA, IN HIS OWN PERSONAL CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT AND DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF BASIANA MINING EXPLORATION CORPORATION AND BASIANA MINING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND SR METALS INC. (SRMI), RESPONDENTS. March 07, 2016
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G.R. No. 185757 SPOUSES VIRGILIO DE GUZMAN, JR. [SUBSTITUTED BY HIS WIFE, LYDIA S. DE GUZMAN, AND CHILDREN, NAMELY, RUEL S. DE GUZMAN, ET AL. AND LYDIA S. DE GUZMAN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, MINDANAO STATION, LAMBERTO BAJAO, HEIR OF SPOUSES LEONCIO* BAJAO AND ANASTACIA Z. BAJAO, RESPONDENTS. March 02, 2016
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G.R. No. 182737 SILICON PHILIPPINES, INC. (FORMERLY INTEL PHILIPPINES MANUFACTURING, INC.), PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. March 02, 2016
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G.R. No. 216021 SOLOMON VERDADERO Y GALERA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. March 02, 2016
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G.R. No. 197056 FE P. ZALDIVAR, ACCOMPANIED BY HER HUSBAND ELIEZER ZALDIVAR, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND MAMERTO B. DUMASIS, RESPONDENTS. March 02, 2016
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G.R. No. 202223 JOEY R. PEÑA, PETITIONER, VS. JESUS DELOS SANTOS AND THE HEIRS OF ROSITA DELOS SANTOS FLORES, RESPONDENTS. March 02, 2016
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G.R. No. 191079 JOEL CARDENAS, HEIR OF THE LATE ELINAIDA L. ALCANTARA, REPRESENTED BY ANTONIO IGNACIO, JR., PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF THE LATE SPOUSES SIMPLICIA P. AGUILAR AND MAXIMO V. AGUILAR AND ATTY. NORMAN R. BUENO, RESPONDENTS. March 02, 2016
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G.R. No. 193134 RAFAEL NADYAHAN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. March 02, 2016
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G.R. No. 185365 RAMON PACON, THROUGH HIS WIFE FELINA PACON, ANTONIO PACON, THROUGH HIS WIFE NENITA PACON, EULOGIO PACON, THROUGH HIS SON JORGE PACON, LEONARDO PACON, MANUEL IGOS, JOSE COLORES, LOLITA COLORES, AND ESTANISLAO BUENDIA, PETITIONERS, VS. BENJAMIN TAN, RESPONDENT. March 02, 2016
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G.R. No. 205966 BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS, PETITIONER, VS. FELICIANO P. LEGASPI, RESPONDENT. March 02, 2016
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A.M. No. RTJ-15-2408 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 13-4134-RTJ) FLORANTE A. MIANO, COMPLAINANT, VS. MA. ELLEN M. AGUILAR, RESPONDENT. March 02, 2016
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G.R. No. 204965 SPOUSES ESPIRITU ESPIRITU, ROMULO H. AND EVELYN PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES NICANOR SAZON AND ANNALIZA G. SAZON, RESPONDENTS. March 02, 2016
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G.R. No. 218399 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GODOFREDO COMBOY Y CRONICO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. March 02, 2016
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G.R. No. 217012 WIGBERTO "TOBY" R. TAÑADA, JR., PETITIONER, VS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL, ANGELINA "HELEN" D. TAN, AND ALVIN JOHN S. TAÑADA, RESPONDENTS. March 01, 2016
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