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PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

FIRST DIVISION

[G.R. No. 76530. March 1, 1995.]

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. REDENTOR UMALI Y ESPINA, Accused-Appellant.


SYLLABUS


1. REMEDIAL LAW; EVIDENCE; WITNESS; TESTIMONY; CREDIBILITY NOT AFFECTED BY MINOR INCONSISTENCIES ON DATES. — The trial court is not obliged to accept a witness’ testimony in its entirety, and in fact may reject it in part. The actual dates when private complainant reported the crime to the police and when she was physically examined at the NBI, as well as the question of whether private complainant was at that time pregnant or not, are very minor and collateral details which do not at all affect the substance of the main testimony, i.e., details of the rape and her positive identification of the accused as the culprit. The credibility of a rape victim is not destroyed by some inconsistencies in her testimony on minor matters as such inconsistencies are to be expected if a witness is unrehearsed and testified spontaneously. In the case at bench, while Corazon Maniquiz was not clear on the actual dates when she went to the police and when she was physically examined by the NBI Medico-Legal Officer, such did not detract from the clear account she gave of how she was raped by Redentor Umali which she conveyed to the court in a clear and direct manner. A candid and straightforward narration by the victim of how she had been raped bears the earmarks of credibility.

2. ID.; ID.; ALIBI; CANNOT PREVAIL ABSENT PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITY TO BE AT THE LOCUS CRIMINIS AT THE TIME OF THE CRIME AND PRESENT POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF ACCUSED. — Appellant interposes alibi. He claims to be in Manila where he was employed as a gardener at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) when the alleged crime happened. However, as a gardener, appellant worked from six o’clock in the morning up to half past two in the afternoon. This was what happened on 20 June 1985, as appellant himself admitted. The rape occurred at around midnight of the same day. Since only two to three hours’ drive separates Manila from Bulacan, the locus criminis, it was not at all impossible for him to have reached Bulacan well before midnight after having taken time off from work at two-thirty in the afternoon. Well-settled is the rule that for the defense of alibi to prosper, the accused must prove not only that he was at some other place at the time the crime was committed but that it was likewise physically impossible for him to be at the locus criminis at the time of the alleged crime. Having failed in this regard, the uncorroborated claim of accused-appellant deserves scant consideration especially in the face of his positive identification by private complainant. Positive identification of the appellant as the rapist prevails over his defense of alibi.

3. CRIMINAL LAW; RAPE; CAN BE COMMITTED IN THE PRESENCE OF ACCUSED’ WIFE AND CHILDREN. — While is indeed scandalous to hear that a man could be so overcome by his beastly desires as to rape a girl right beside his wife and two infant children, it has become a matter of judicial notice that crimes against chastity have been committed in many different kinds of places which many would consider as unlikely or inappropriate and that the scene of the rape is not always or necessarily isolated or secluded for lust is no respecter of time or place. Thus, the crime can, and has been, committed in places where people congregate, e.g., inside a house where there are other occupants, a five-meter room with five people inside, and even in the same room which the victim was sharing with accused’s sisters. Therefore, we find it not so incredible that accused somehow had the temerity to sexually assault private complainant even with his wife and two small children just nearby. To repeat what has been said before, animal lust is an aberration which this Court will not explain for the benefit of the accused.

4. ID.; ID.; PROPER PENALTY AND INDEMNITY THEREOF. — Finding the arguments of appellant to be lame and flawed, we see no reason to reverse his conviction by the court a quo. However, aside from the penalty of reclusion perpetua imposed upon him, we further sentence him to pay private offended party Corazon Maniquiz the sum of P50,000.00 by way of indemnity consistent with existing jurisprudence.


D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:


REDENTOR UMALI Y ESPINA was charged before the Regional Trial Court of Malolos, Bulacan, for the rape of Corazon Maniquiz then a third-year high school student. 1 On 3 October 1986 he was declared guilty beyond reasonable doubt. 2 Appealing therefrom, he prays for acquittal grounded on the alleged glaring inconsistencies in the testimony of private complainant and the improbability of the rape in the scenario painted by the prosecution.chanrobles law library

On 20 June 1985, Susana Umali requested Corazon Maniquiz, her first cousin and neighbor, to spend the night in her house as her husband, Accused-appellant Redentor Umali, was then in Manila and would not be home for the night. Considering that Susana had just given birth with another young child to take care of Corazon acceded to the request. She went to bed at nine o’clock in the evening only to be roused at midnight when she felt somebody on top of her. She recognized her fist cousin’s husband Redentor Umali who was already naked while she herself was without her underwear. Realizing Redentor’s intention to have sex with her, Corazon tearfully called on Susana (who was beside her breastfeeding) for help but the latter responded by callously turning her back and saying, "Ku pabayaan mo na." 3 Corazon pushed Redentor on the chest but he foiled her efforts and subdued her by pressing a knife against her neck and pinning her hands with his free arm. Corazon was sexually abused for thirty minutes. 4 She wanted to go home but was prevented by accused-appellant who warned her against saying anything to anybody. Devastated by the assault and worried about an unwanted pregnancy with nobody else to turn to Corazon comforted herself by crying on her cousin’s shoulder. The morning after, Susana "helped" Corazon by making her drink an unknown medicine bought from a nearby store to ensure against possible pregnancy.

Corazon kept the horrible experience to herself until 19 August 1985 when she was forced to unburden her experience to her mother when the latter noticed her swelling belly, sign of burgeoning pregnancy. 5 As a result, they went to the police to file their complaint but was told to secure first an examination report from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Manila. On 20 August 1985, Corazon was physically examined by Dr. Carmelita B. Belgica, NBI Medico-Legal Officer who prepared Living Case Report No. MG-85-469 6 wherein she entered her medical conclusion as follows:" [g]enital findings compatible with sexual intercourse with a man on or about the alleged dates of commission."cralaw virtua1aw library

Redentor Umali was thus formally charged with rape, convicted after trial and sentenced to reclusion perpetua. 7 Hence, this appeal.

Accused-appellant contends that the trial court erred when it completely disregard what he considers glaring inconsistencies in the testimony of complaint Corazon Maniquiz which manifest the unreliability of her testimony thus making it an unfit basis for his conviction. 8

First, Corazon testified that she was wearing a t-shirt and skirt on the night in question but that appellant succeeded in having sexual intercourse with her by removing her underwear. However, she allegedly contradicted herself later on by saying that she was already without her underwear at the time she woke up to find accused-appellant on top of her.

A careful review of private complaint’s testimony shows no inconsistency whatsoever. When she said that she was wearing t-shirt, skirt and underwear on the night of 20 June 1985 she was referring to the time when she went to bed at nine o’clock 9 and not when she was rudely awakened by accused-appellant at midnight, i.e., the time she found herself already without her underwear and her skirt lifted up to her waist. 10 Thus, when private complainant testified that appellant succeeded in having sexual intercourse with her by removing her underwear she was not saying that she was awake when appellant did so but was only stating the obvious and logical explanation for her state of nakedness, i.e., that appellant somehow managed to stealthily take off her underwear while she was peacefully and innocently sleeping. Thus, we fail to perceive the alleged inconsistency.chanrobles virtual lawlibrary

Second, appellant points out that while Corazon testified that she was already pregnant at the time she submitted herself for examination at the NBI, Dr. Belgica of the NBI testified that she found no physical sign of pregnancy when she examined private complaint.

Aside from being just a minor and collateral detail which does not adversely affect the credibility of private complainant, the fact that Dr. Belgica of the NBI found no physical sign of pregnancy when she examined her on 20 August 1989 can be simply explained by the fact that no pregnancy test was ever conducted at that time on private complaint. 11 Instead, only a genital examination was made which however is not enough to determine whether a person is pregnant. 12

Third, appellant calls our attention to the fact that while Corazon testified that she was physically examined by the NBI Medico-Legal Officer on 18 August 1985 and that she reported her ordeal to the police the following day, she related on redirect examination that she reported the incident to the police two days after its commission on 20 June 1985 and that she could not remember anymore the date when she was physically examined at the NBI.

Private complaint’s testimony on this point is admittedly contradictory. However, aside from the fact that the trial court is not obliged to accept a witness’ testimony in its entirety, and in fact may reject it in part, 13 the actual dates when private complainant reported the crime to the police and when she was physically examined at the NBI, as well as the question of whether private complainant was at that time pregnant or not, are very minor and collateral details which do not at all affect the substance of the main testimony, i.e., details of the rape and her positive identification of the accused as the culprit.chanrobles lawlibrary : rednad

The credibility of a rape victim is not destroyed by some inconsistencies are to be expected if a witness is unrehearsed and testified spontaneously. 14 In the case at bench, while Corazon Maniquiz was not clear on the actual dates when she went to the NBI Medico-Legal Officer, such did not detract from the clear account she gave of how she was raped by Redentor Umali which she conveyed to the court in a clear and direct manner. A candid and straightforward narration by the victim of how she had been raped bears the earmarks of credibility. 15

In an attempt at exculpation, appellant interposes alibi. He claims to be in Manila where he was employed as a gardener at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) when the alleged crime happened. To prove such claim, appellant presented a certificate dated 14 August 1986 issued by the PGH. 16

The aforesaid certificate does not serve the purpose for which it was intended. An examination thereof discloses that it merely states that Redentor E. Umali, herein appellant, was employed by the PGH in Manila as an emergency gardener from 19 June 1982 to 30 June 1985 but does not support his claim that he was really there at the time the rape occurred in the evening of 20 June 1985.

As a gardener, appellant worked from six o’clock in the morning up to half past two in the afternoon. 17 This was what happened on 20 June 1985, as appellant himself admitted. 18 On the other hand, the rape occurred at around midnight of the same day. Since only two to three hours’ drive separates Manila from Bulacan, the locus criminis, it was not at all impossible for him to have reached Bulacan well before midnight after having taken time off from work at two-thirty in the afternoon. Well-settled is the rule that for the defense of alibi to prosper, the accused must prove not only that he was at some other place at the time the crime was committed but that it was likewise physically impossible for him to be at the locus criminis at the time of the alleged crime. 19 Having failed in this regard, the uncorroborated claim of accused-appellant deserves scant consideration especially in the face of his positive identification by private complaint. Positive identification of the appellant as the rapist prevails over his defense of alibi. 20

Accused-appellant insists that, in any rate, it was improbable for rape to be committed under the circumstances narrated by private complainant, i.e., with his wife (allegedly breastfeeding their newly-born baby) and two children just beside them. Furthermore, appellant contends that no normal woman would react by just turning her back, both literally and figuratively, if it was really true that her husband was making it with another woman right beside her on the same bed.chanrobles.com : virtual law library

Again, appellant cannot hope to prevail in this argument. While it is indeed scandalous to hear that a man could be so overcome by his beastly desires as to rape a girl right beside his wife and two infant children, it has become a matter of judicial notice that crimes against chastity have been committed in many different kinds of places which many would consider as unlikely or inappropriate 21 and that the scene of the rape is not always or necessarily isolated or secluded 22 for lust is no respecter of time or place. 23 Thus, the crime can, and has been, committed in places where people congregate, 24 e.g., inside a house where there are other occupants, 25 a five-meter room with people inside, 26 and even in the same room which the victim was sharing with accused’s sisters. 27 Therefore, we find it not so incredible that accused somehow had the temerity to sexually assault private complainant even with his wife and two small children just nearby. To repeat what has been said before, animal lust is an aberration which this Court will not explain for the benefit of the accused. 28

In the case at bench, what makes private complainant’s account of the rape particularly acceptable is the fact that aside from his obvious superior male strength, appellant likewise made use of a deadly weapon, i.e., a knife, which effectively subdued and silenced not only his victim (herein private complainant) but his wife as well who it appears had another reason to be afraid of him. She was an abused wife who was often mauled by her husband, herein appellant Umali. 29 Thus, even if she had wanted to, Susana Umali could do nothing to assist her cousin, any more than the latter could to help herself.chanrobles.com : virtual law library

Finding the arguments of appellant to be lame and flawed, we see no reason to reverse his conviction by the court a quo. However, aside from the penalty of reclusion perpetua imposed upon him, we further sentence him to pay private offended party Corazon Maniquiz the sum of P50,000.00 by way of indemnity consistent with existing jurisprudence.

WHEREFORE, the Decision appealed from finding accused-appellant REDENTOR UMALI Y ESPINA guilty of rape is AFFIRMED with sole modification that aside from penalty of reclusion perpetua, he is further sentenced to pay the offended party, Corazon Maniquiz, P50,000.00 by way of indemnity.

Padilla, Davide, Jr., Quiason and Kapunan, JJ., concur.

Endnotes:



1. Docketed as Crim. Case No. 8679-M.

2. Decision penned by Judge Godofredo L. Legaspi, RTC of Malolos, Bulacan, Br. 20, Rollo, pp. 22-29; Original Records, pp. 83-90.

3. TSN, 29 November 1985, p. 7.

4. TSN, 15 January 1986, p. 4.

5. TSN, 22 January 1986, p. 24.

6. Exh. "C", Original Records, p. 65.

7. Rollo, p. 29; Original Records, p. 90.

8. Appellant’s Brief, pp. 6-14; Rollo, pp. 66-73.

9. TSN, 29 November 1985, p. 8; 22 January 1986, p. 8.

10. TSN, 22 January 1986, pp. 8-9.

11. TSN, 21 March 1986, p. 14; Original Records, p. 66.

12. Ibid.

13. People v. Dulay, G.R. No. 92600, 18 January 1993, 217 SCRA 103, 118; People v. Bombesa, No. L-41133, 22 June 1988, 162 SCRA 402, 407; People v. Montecillo, No. L-47810, 29 November 1984, 133 SCRA 472, 481.

14. People v. Lutañez, G.R. No. 78854, 21 December 1990, 192 SCRA 588, 596; People v. Jamandron, G.R. Nos. 80226-27, 13 October 1989, 178 SCRA 474, 479.

15. People v. Dabon, G.R. No. 102004, 16 December 1992, 216 SCRA 656, 663, citing People v. Miscala, G.R. No. 91016, 27 September 1991, 202 SCRA 26, 32.

16. Exh. "1", Original Records, p. 79.

17. TSN, 15 August 1986, p. 8; Original Records, p. 85.

18. TSN, 15 August 1986, pp. 8-9.

19. People v. Hortillano, G.R. No. 71116, 19 September 1989, 177 SCRA 729, 739, citing People v. Baylon, No. L-35785, 29 May 1974, 57 SCRA 114, 120.

20. People v. Talento, G.R. No. 97611, 10 August 1992, 212 SCRA 442, 446.

21. Junio v. Rivera, Jr., A.M. No. MTJ-91-565, 30 August 1993, 225 SCRA 688, 698; People v. Rafanan, No. L-48362, 28 February 1990, 182 SCRA 811, 819.

22. People v. Garcia, G.R. No. 92269, 30 July 1993, 224 SCRA 776, 779; People v. Viray, No.

L-41085, 8 August 1988, 164 SCRA 135, 142.

23. People v. Mangalino, G.R. No. 79011, 15 February 1990, 182 SCRA 329, 342.

24. People v. De Los Reyes, G.R. No. 85771, 19 November 1991, 203 SCRA 707, 723; People v. Dolores, G.R. No. 76468, 20 August 1990, 188 SCRA 660, 667; People v. Mangalino, G.R. No. 79011, 15 February 1990, 182 SCRA 329, 342; People v. Niebres, G.R. No. 69190, 29 September 1989, 178 SCRA 114, 118-119; People v. Tabago, G.R. No. 69778, 8 November 1988, 167 SCRA 65, 74; People v. Cayago, No. L-47398, 14 March 1988, 158 SCRA 586, 597; People v. Avanzado, Sr., G.R. No. 73116, 29 February 1988, 158 SCRA 427, 436; People v. Managbanag, G.R. No. 66550, 27 November 1987, 155 SCRA 669, 672-673.

25. People v. Guibao, G.R. No. 93517, 15 January 1993, 217 SCRA 64, 74; People v. Dabon, G.R. No. 102004, 16 December 1992, 216 SCRA 656, 668; People v. De los Reyes, G.R. No. 85771, 19 November 1991, 203 SCRA 707, 723.

26. People v. Detuya, No. L-39300, 30 September 1987, 154 SCRA 410, 421.

27. People v. Villorente, G.R. No. 100198, 1 July 1992, 210 SCRA 647, 659.

28. People v. Garcia, G.R. No. 92269, 30 July 1993, 224 SCRA 776, 779.

29. TSN, 22 January 1986, p. 18.




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  • Adm. Matter No. 94-6-189-RTC March 7, 1995 : IN RE: PARTIAL REPORT ON THE AUDIT AND INVENTORY OF CASES IN TANAUAN, BATANGAS

  • Adm. Matter No. P-92-766 March 27, 1995 : LOURDES SUMALJAG EVANGELISTA vs. LUISA PENSERGA

  • Adm. Matter No. MTJ-94-902 March 27, 1995 : EMETERIO L. ASINAS, JR. vs. ERNESTO T. TRINIDAD

  • Adm. Matter No. MTJ-92-706 March 29, 1995 : LUPO ALMODIEL ATIENZA vs. FRANCISCO F. BRILLANTES, JR.,

  • Adm. Matter No. RTJ-92-789 March 7, 1995 : REMEDIOS A. ANTONINO vs. FRANCISCO X. VELEZ

  • Adm. Matter No. MTJ-93-811 March 1, 1995 - ALICIA T. KAW v. CASIANO P. ANUNCIACION, JR.

  • Adm. Matter No. RTJ-94-1200 March 1, 1995 - ELNORA S. PANGANIBAN v. FRANCISCO MA. GUERRERO, JR.

  • G.R. No. 76530 March 1, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. REDENTOR E. UMALI

  • G.R. Nos. 88298-99 March 1, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. ROGELIO L. RIVERA, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 90185 March 1, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. ERNESTO B. ABARRI, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 95851 March 1, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. MANOLO VILLANUEVA

  • G.R. No. 108031 March 1, 1995 - DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 109808 March 1, 1995 - ESALYN CHAVEZ v. EDNA BONTO-PEREZ, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 114829 March 1, 1995 - MAXIMINO B. GAMIDO v. NEW BILIBID PRISONS (NBP) OFFICIALS

  • G.R. No. 116615 March 1, 1995 - FERDINAND CUNANAN v. HERMIN E. ARCEO

  • G.R. No. 117211 March 1, 1995 - PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY, INC. v. HONORABLE SECRETARY, ET AL.

  • Adm. Matter No. RTJ-95-1286 March 2, 1995 - TERESITA Q. TUCAY v. ROGER A. DOMAGAS

  • G.R. No. 100167 March 2, 1995 - ISALAMA MACHINE WORKS CORP. v. LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 106234 March 2, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. JOSE DAYSON

  • G.R. No. 111568 March 2, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. ALBERTO DE LA CRUZ, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 113337 March 2, 1995 - RONALD MANLIMOS, ET AL. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION , ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 117383 March 6, 1995 - RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORP. v. LUCIA V. ISNANI, ET AL.

  • Adm. Matter No. P-95-1120 March 7, 1995 - VIRGILIO HERNANDEZ v. GAUDIOSO BORJA

  • Adm. Matter No. 94-6-189-RTC March 7, 1995 - IN RE: PARTIAL REPORT ON THE AUDIT AND INVENTORY OF CASES IN TANAUAN, BATANGAS

  • Adm. Matter No. RTJ-92-789 March 7, 1995 - REMEDIOS A. ANTONINO v. FRANCISCO X. VELEZ

  • G.R. No. 104709 March 7, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 116418 March 7, 1995 - SALVADOR C. FERNANDEZ v. HON. PATRICIA A. STO. TOMAS, ET AL.

  • G.R. Nos. 118577 & 118627 March 7, 1995 - JUANITO MARIANO, JR., ET AL. v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, ET AL.

  • Adm. Matter No. 93-774 March 8, 1995 - GERARDO B. PADILLA v. PAISAL M. ARABIA

  • G.R. No. 106664 March 8, 1995 - PHILIPPINE AIR LINES v. FLORANTE A. MIANO

  • G.R. No. 109140 March 8, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. ROLAND TACIPIT

  • G.R. No. 105204 March 9, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. THELMA REYES, ET AL.

  • G.R. Nos. 111624-25 March 9, 1995 - ALFONSO C. BINCE, JR. v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, ET AL.

  • G.R. Nos. 104151 & 105563 March 10, 1995 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • Adm. Matter No. P-94-1061 March 13, 1995 - MARCOS V. PRIETO v. GODOFREDO R. CARIAGA

  • Adm. Case No. 1955 March 14, 1995 - NAPOLEON R. GONZAGA, ET AL. v. CRISANTO P. REALUBIN

  • Adm. Matter Nos. MTJ-93-853 & P-94-1013 March 14, 1995 - DOMINGO BALANTES v. JULIAN OCAMPO III

  • Adm. Matter No. MTJ-93-874 March 14, 1995 - AUGUSTUS L. MOMONGAN v. RAFAEL B. OMIPON

  • G.R. No. 112660 March 14, 1995 - SPS. ANTONIO AND VIRGINIA CHUA, ET AL. v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • Adm. Matter No. 94-7-225-RTC March 15, 1995 - IN RE: REPORT OF NESTOR C. FLAUTA

  • G.R. No. 104109 March 15, 1995 - CONRADO MARCELO v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 112721 March 15, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. EFREN RIVERO

  • G.R. No. 115640 March 15, 1995 - REYNALDO ESPIRITU, ET AL. v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 105606 March 16, 1995 - EUGENIA CREDO MERCER v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 112658 March 16, 1995 - WILMA CRUZ TAPALLA v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 112916 March 16, 1995 - SCOTT CONSULTANTS & RESOURCE DEVT. CORP., INC. v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 113054 March 16, 1995 - LEOUEL SANTOS, SR. v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 118702 March 16, 1995 - CIRILO ROY G. MONTEJO v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS

  • Adm. Matter No. 94-3-20-MCTC March 17, 1995 - IN RE: REPORT ON TERESITA S. SABIDO

  • Adm. Matter No. MTJ-94-1012 March 20, 1995 - JOHAN L.H. WINGARTS, ET AL. v. SERVILLANO M. MEJIA

  • G.R. No. 96288 March 20, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. RICARDO D. NEMERIA

  • G.R. No. 101338 March 20, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. CRISALITO A. TABARNO, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 104399 March 20, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. ANTONIO G. ALVARADO

  • G.R. No. 106718 March 20, 1995 - GREGORIO MA. ARANETA III v. SANDIGANBAYAN, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 109373 March 20, 1995 - PACIFIC BANKING CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ORGANIZATION, ET AL. v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 112381 March 20, 1995 - ISABELO APA, ET AL. v. RUMOLDO R. FERNANDEZ, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 116049 March 20, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. EUSTAQUIO Z. GACOTT, JR., ET AL.

  • Adm. Matter No. P-94-1045 March 21, 1995 - BRAULIO D. YARANON v. JONATHAN RULLODA

  • G.R. Nos. 105536-37 March 21, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. WILFREDO T. ABENDAÑO

  • Adm. Matter No. MTJ-94-1000 March 22, 1995 - ARCHIMEDES P. CARDINES, ET AL. v. GREGORIO L. ROSETE

  • G.R. No. 112983 March 22, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. HECTOR MAQUEDA, ET AL.

  • Adm. Matter Nos. RTJ-941140 & RTJ-94-1218 March 23, 1995 - NOE CANGCO ZARATE v. ROBERTO B. ROMANILLOS

  • G.R. No. 95031 March 23, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. MARIO GUERRERO

  • G.R. No. 111581 March 23, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. SILVESTRE MIRANDAY, ET AL.

  • G.R. Nos. 111956 & 111958-61 March 23, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. ARMANDO V. PADILLA

  • G.R. No. 116623 March 23, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL., ET AL. v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 116820 March 23, 1995 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 93436 March 24, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. MELCHOR B. REAL

  • Adm. Matter No. MTJ-92-713 March 27, 1995 - GLENITA S. LEGASPI v. FRANCISCO A. GARRETE

  • Adm. Matter No. P-92-766 March 27, 1995 - LOURDES SUMALJAG EVANGELISTA v. LUISA PENSERGA

  • Adm. Matter No. MTJ-94-902 March 27, 1995 - EMETERIO L. ASINAS, JR. v. ERNESTO T. TRINIDAD

  • G.R. No. 82407 March 27, 1995 - LUIS C. CLEMENTE, ET AL. v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 87235 March 27, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. DANILO PLAZA

  • G.R. Nos. 103803-04 March 27, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. SOCRATES ROUS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 106573 March 27, 1995 - ANTONIO CHUA v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 116272 March 27, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. NOEL PAGUNTALAN, ET AL.

  • Adm. Case No. 3701 March 28, 1995 - PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK v. TELESFORO S. CEDO

  • G.R. No. 113795 March 28, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. JESUS ESPINOSA, JR., ET AL.

  • Adm. Matter No. 94-1-061-SC March 29, 1995 - JOAQUIN YUSECO, ET AL. v. JUANITO A. BERNAD

  • Adm. Matter No. MTJ-92-706 March 29, 1995 - LUPO ALMODIEL ATIENZA v. FRANCISCO F. BRILLANTES, JR.,

  • G.R. No. 87163 March 29, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. ROLANDO CASINGAL, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 100514 March 29, 1995 - ZAMBOANGA CITY ELECTRIC COOP. v. MUSIB M. BUAT, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 110812 March 29, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. ARTEMIO GAPASAN

  • G.R. Nos. 115908-09 March 29, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. DANNY GODOY

  • Adm. Case No. 2936 March 31, 1995 - CESAR V. ROCES v. JOSE G. APORTADERA

  • G.R. No. 80225 March 31, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. JOSE SOLDAO, ET AL.

  • G.R. Nos. 106541-42 March 31, 1995 - PEOPLE OF THE PHIL. v. MENANDRO TRIMOR

  • G.R. No. 107356 March 31, 1995 - SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED v. COURT OF APPEALS , ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 107916 March 31, 1995 - PERCIVAL MODAY, ET AL. v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 109444 March 31, 1995 - DELANO T. PADILLA v. PATRICIA STO. TOMAS

  • G.R. Nos. 109638-39 March 31, 1995 - FLORENCIO D. FIANZA v. PEOPLE’S LAW ENFORCEMENT BOARD, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 112130 March 31, 1995 - CHUA TIONG TAY v. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 113658 March 31, 1995 - PABLO A. COYOCA v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION

  • G.R. No. 115863 March 31, 1995 - AIDA D. EUGENIO v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, ET AL.

  • G.R. No. 116041 March 31, 1995 - NESCITO C. HILARIO v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, ET AL.