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Philippine Supreme Court Jurisprudence > Year 2013 > April 2013 Decisions > G.R. No. 198682, April 10, 2013 - FRANCISCO C. ADALIM, Petitioner, v. ERNESTO TANINAS, JORGE ORITA, MA. IRMA DAIZ (DECEASED), YOLANDO DEGUINION, GRACE LIM, EMMA TANINAS, ISIDRO BUSA, MA. NALYN DOTING CO, ESTER ULTRA, FRANCISCO ESPORAS, ENRICO BEDIASA Y, JESUS CHERREGUINE,* AIDA EVIDENTE, RODRIGO TANINAS, VIRGILIO ADENIT, CLARITA DOCENA, ERENE DOCENA, GUIO BALICHA, LUZ BACULA, PERFECTO MAGRO, ANACL.ETO EBIT, DOLORES PENAFLOR, ERWENIA BALMES, CECILIO CEBUANO, MA. ELENA ABENIS, DANILO ALEGRE, AND THE COURT OF APPEALS (FIFTH DIVISION), Respondents.:




G.R. No. 198682, April 10, 2013 - FRANCISCO C. ADALIM, Petitioner, v. ERNESTO TANINAS, JORGE ORITA, MA. IRMA DAIZ (DECEASED), YOLANDO DEGUINION, GRACE LIM, EMMA TANINAS, ISIDRO BUSA, MA. NALYN DOTING CO, ESTER ULTRA, FRANCISCO ESPORAS, ENRICO BEDIASA Y, JESUS CHERREGUINE,* AIDA EVIDENTE, RODRIGO TANINAS, VIRGILIO ADENIT, CLARITA DOCENA, ERENE DOCENA, GUIO BALICHA, LUZ BACULA, PERFECTO MAGRO, ANACL.ETO EBIT, DOLORES PENAFLOR, ERWENIA BALMES, CECILIO CEBUANO, MA. ELENA ABENIS, DANILO ALEGRE, AND THE COURT OF APPEALS (FIFTH DIVISION), Respondents.

PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

SECOND DIVISION

[G.R. No. 198682, April 10, 2013]

FRANCISCO C. ADALIM, Petitioner, v. ERNESTO TANINAS, JORGE ORITA, MA. IRMA DAIZ (DECEASED), YOLANDO DEGUINION, GRACE LIM, EMMA TANINAS, ISIDRO BUSA, MA. NALYN DOTING CO, ESTER ULTRA, FRANCISCO ESPORAS, ENRICO BEDIASA Y, JESUS CHERREGUINE,* AIDA EVIDENTE, RODRIGO TANINAS, VIRGILIO ADENIT, CLARITA DOCENA, ERENE DOCENA, GUIO BALICHA, LUZ BACULA, PERFECTO MAGRO, ANACL.ETO EBIT, DOLORES PENAFLOR, ERWENIA BALMES, CECILIO CEBUANO, MA. ELENA ABENIS, DANILO ALEGRE, AND THE COURT OF APPEALS (FIFTH DIVISION), Respondents.

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This Petition for Review on Certiorari1 seeks to reverse the Court of Appeals' Decision2 dated 28 January 2011 and its Resolution3 dated 6 September 2011 in CA-G.R. SP No. 110703. The Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed Civil Service Commission (CSC) Resolution No. 09-1197 dated 10 August 2009.4cralawvllred

The Facts

During the 10 May 2004 elections, Diego Lim (Lim) was proclaimed Mayor of Taft, Eastern Samar. Petitioner Francisco C. Adalim (Adalim), a candidate for the same position, filed an election protest against Lim before the Regional Trial Court of Borongan, Eastern Samar, Branch 1 (RTC).� On 5 August 2005, the RTC ruled in favor of Adalim and declared him as the winning candidate in the elections.� On 10 August 2005, Lim appealed the RTC decision with the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

On 11 August 2005, the RTC granted Adalim�s motion for execution pending appeal. Lim, however, continued to hold office in the municipal building. On 13 August 2005, Adalim issued a Memorandum directing all municipal employees �to log-in and log-out at the Office of the Mayor, 4th Floor, Cyrus Hotel.� On 15 August 2005, Adalim issued another Memorandum stating that the local government unit of Taft, Eastern Samar was temporarily relocated at Cyrus Hotel. On the same day, Lim filed a Petition for Certiorari with Temporary Restraining Order or Status Quo Order before the Comelec against the motion for execution. Thereafter, the Comelec issued a twenty-day Status Quo Order effective 23 August to 12 September 2005.5 On 10 October 2005, the Comelec denied Lim�s petition for certiorari. Lim filed a Motion for Reconsideration.

On 24 October 2005, Adalim issued Memorandum No. 03-11-2005 directing all municipal employees to submit their Daily Time Records (DTRs); otherwise, they would not be paid their salaries.� On 23 November 2005, the Office of the Municipal Treasurer issued a Certification listing the employees, which included respondent employees, with no DTRs for the months of August, September, and October 2005, to wit:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

  1. 1. Grace C. Lim � Mun. Budget Officer
  2. Ma. Irma D. Daiz � MPDCO/ Local Civil Registrar
x x x
  1. 4. Erwenia Balmes � Social Welfare Officer III
  2. Dolores Pe�aflor � Administrative Asst. II
  3. Aida Evidente � Budgeting Aide
  4. Emma Tani�as � Revenue Collector Clerk
  5. Rodrigo V. Tani�as � Revenue Collector Clerk
  6. Nalyn V. Dotingco � Nurse II
  7. Clarita C. Docena � Midwife II
    x x x
  1. Elena Abenis � Midwife II
  2. Francisco Esporas � Security Guard II
  3. Guio Balicha � Security Guard I
  4. Ernesto Tani�as � Security Guard I
  5. Enrico Bediasay � Security Guard I
  6. Luz S. Bacula � Day Care Worker
  7. Jorge Orita � Community Affairs Asst.
    x x x
  1. �Jesus Aquiatan Cherreguine � Administrative Aide III
  2. Perfecto Magro � Administrative Aide III
  3. Yolando Deguinion � Administrative Aide III
  4. Anacleto Ebit � Administrative Aide I
  5. Erene V. Docena � Agricultural Technologist
  6. Ester D. Ultra � Agricultural Technologist
  7. Danilo Alegre � Agricultural Technologist
  8. Isidro Busa � Administrative Aide I
  9. Virgilio Adenit � Administrative Aide I
  10. Cecilio Cebuano � Administrative Aide I6

On the same day, Adalim issued memoranda dropping respondent employees from the rolls due to absence without official leave (AWOL).7cralawvllred

On 26 May 2006, respondent employees, except Isidro Busa and Ester Ultra, filed an appeal with the Civil Service Commission Regional Office (CSCRO) No. VIII. On 20 July 2006, Isidro Busa and Ester Ultra filed a similar appeal. Respondent employees claimed that the memoranda dropping them from the rolls were issued without due process and without authority. They argued that the issue as to who won the mayoralty elections was not yet resolved at the time they were dropped from the rolls. Moreover, respondent employees denied that they were on AWOL. They alleged that they were regularly reporting for work in the municipal building until Adalim occupied it on 7 March 2006 and prevented them from entering.

In a Comment dated 9 July 2006, Adalim sought the dismissal of the appeal for being filed out of time, for failure to pay the appeal fee, and for lack of merit. Adalim alleged that he had the authority to issue the memoranda based on the writ of execution pending appeal issued by the RTC. Adalim further claimed that respondent employees were on AWOL because they failed to submit DTRs and approved leave of absences.

Subsequently, CSCRO No. VIII directed respondent employees to attach the proof of payment of their appeal fee, to which they complied. In an Order dated 27 October 2006, the CSCRO No. VIII granted respondent employees� appeal and ordered their reinstatement with payment of back salaries. The CSCRO No. VIII ruled that Adalim had no authority to drop respondent employees from the rolls since the issue on who won the mayoralty elections was not yet resolved during the period that respondent employees were declared on AWOL. The CSCRO No. VIII further found that respondent employees continued to report in the municipal building as evidenced by the police blotter. Respondent employees did not log in on the office logbook because they were denied access to the office logbook.

Adalim filed a motion for reconsideration but the same was denied by CSCRO No. VIII. On 17 January 2007, Adalim appealed to the CSC.

The Ruling of the Civil Service Commission

On the basis of Adalim�s appeal alone, the CSC issued Resolution No. 07-18458 dated 27 September 2007, reversing the decision of the CSCRO No. VIII. The CSC found merit in Adalim�s arguments and held that respondent employees indeed failed to report at the assigned temporary work station causing them to be on AWOL. Hence, respondent employees filed their motion for reconsideration.

In Resolution No. 09-02629 dated 24 February 2009, the CSC reversed Resolution No. 07-1845 and directed Adalim to reinstate respondent employees to their respective positions with payment of their salaries and benefits effective August 2005 up to their actual reinstatement. Adalim moved for reconsideration, which the CSC denied in its Resolution No. 09-119710 dated 10 August 2009. The dispositive portion of the CSC Resolution reads:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

WHEREFORE, the Motion for Reconsideration of Mayor Francisco Adalim is DENIED. Accordingly, CSC Resolution No. 09-0262 dated February 24, 2009 which directed Mayor Adalim to reinstate Tani[�]as, et al. to their respective positions and pay their salaries and benefits effective August 2005 up to their actual reinstatement, STANDS with modification that the ruling on reinstatement is not applicable to Ma. Irma D. Daiz who died on August 31, 2007 and Isidro Busa who retired on September 14, 2008. They are, however, still entitled to the salaries and benefits from August 2005 up to the termination of their relation with the Municipal Government of Taft.

The Motion for Execution of Tani[�]as, et al. is GRANTED. Accordingly, Mayor Francisco Adalim is directed to implement the said decision within five (5) days from receipt hereof, otherwise, he may be cited for contempt and be held liable for Conduct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of the Service or Neglect of Duty.11

Accordingly, Adalim filed a petition for review with the CA.

The Ruling of the Court of Appeals

In its 28 January 2011 Decision, the CA dismissed Adalim�s petition for want of merit and affirmed both Resolution Nos. 09-0262 and 09-1197 of the CSC. The CA emphasized that:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

x x x this case involves an administrative proceeding, hence, the technical rules of procedure under the Rules of Court need not be strictly applied pursuant to Section 3, Rule 1 of the Uniform Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service, which provides:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

�Section 3. Technical Rules in Administrative Investigations. - Administrative investigations shall be conducted without necessarily adhering strictly to the technical rules of procedure and evidence applicable to judicial proceedings.�12

Hence, this petition.

The Issues

Adalim seeks a reversal and assigns the following errors:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

I.

THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED AND GRAVELY ABUSED ITS DISCRETION IN GIVING DUE COURSE TO THE APPEAL OF [RESPONDENT EMPLOYEES] WITH THE CSC DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT WAS FILED OUT OF TIME OR AFTER MORE THAN SIX (6) MONTHS FROM THEIR RECEIPT OF THE DISMISSAL ORDER.

II.

THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED AND GRAVELY ABUSED ITS DISCRETION IN GIVING DUE COURSE TO THE APPEAL OF [RESPONDENT EMPLOYEES] WITH THE RESPONDENT CSC DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE APPEAL FEE WAS NOT PAID UNTIL OCTOBER 27, 2007 OR ELEVEN (11) MONTHS AFTER THEIR RECEIPT OF THE DISMISSAL ORDER. WORSE, THE APPEAL FEE WAS PAID ON THE VERY SAME DAY WHEN THE CSC REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 8 PROMULGATED ITS DECISION.

III.

THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED AND GRAVELY ABUSED ITS DISCRETION IN AFFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CSC DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE LATTER ADMITTED ISSUES NOT PRESENTED OR ALLEGED IN THE PLEADINGS.

IV.

THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED AND GRAVELY ABUSED ITS DISCRETION IN GIVING DUE COURSE TO THE APPEAL OF [RESPONDENT EMPLOYEES] WITH THE CSC WHEN IT DECREED: �HOWEVER, THE ISSUE ON WHO IS THE DULY ELECTED MAYOR DURING THE PERIOD WHEN TANI�AS, ET. AL. WERE DECLARED ON ABSENCE WITHOUT OFFICIAL LEAVE (AWOL) WAS STILL UNRESOLVED BY THE COMELEC�, THEREBY DISREGARDING THE WRIT OF EXECUTION PENDING APPEAL ISSUED ON AUGUST 11, 2005 BY THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT ON THE ELECTION PROTEST CASE.13

The Ruling of the Court

The petition has no merit.

At the outset, Adalim assails the CSC�s liberal application of its rules. In a number of cases, we upheld the CSC�s decision relaxing its procedural rules to render substantial justice.14 The Revised Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service themselves provide that administrative investigations shall be conducted without strict recourse to the technical rules of procedure and evidence applicable to judicial proceedings.15 The case before the CSC involves the security of tenure of public employees protected by the Constitution.16 Public interest requires a resolution of the merits of the appeal instead of dismissing the same based on a rigid application of the CSC Rules of Procedure.17 Accordingly, both the CSC and the CA properly allowed respondent employees� appeal despite procedural lapses to resolve the issue on the merits.

Having settled the procedural issue, we resolve the main issue of whether respondent employees were validly dropped from the rolls by Adalim due to AWOL.

Basic is the rule that in petitions for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, only questions of law may be raised by the parties and passed upon by this Court. On the other hand, the issue of the AWOL of respondent employees is a question of fact.18 Time and again, this Court held that factual findings of quasi-judicial bodies like the CSC, when adopted and affirmed by the CA and if supported by substantial evidence, are accorded respect and even finality by this Court.19 While this Court has recognized several exceptions to this rule, we do not find any of these exceptions in the present case.

Adalim dropped respondent employees from the rolls due to AWOL using CSC Memorandum Circular No. 1420 as basis. This means that the employees left or abandoned their posts for a continuous period of thirty (30) calendar days or more without any justifiable reason and notice to their superiors.21cralawvllred

Both the CSC and the CA found that respondent employees did not commit AWOL. Despite the unresolved mayoralty issue in Taft, Eastern Samar, respondent employees were continuously performing their functions in the municipal building during the period that they were declared on AWOL, or during August, September and October 2005. The CA, adopting the findings of the CSC, held:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

x x x Contrary to petitioner Adalim�s allegations, in the midst of the political turmoil, respondents were seen continuously performing their functions at the municipal hall. This fact was confirmed by the municipal vice mayor, the sangguniang bayan members, the barangay treasurers, and reported in the police blotter of the Philippine National Police. The pieces of evidence submitted by the respondents only during the motion for reconsideration stage should not be taken against them. As they had explained, they were never given the opportunity by the CSC to file an answer to the appeal filed by Adalim, and that the motion for reconsideration was the first pleading that they had filed. x x x.22

The records further reveal that respondent employees never intended to go on leave or abandon their posts. The CSC held that:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

After a thorough re-examination of the records, the Commission took note of the peculiar circumstances of the instant case taking into consideration the uncertain political landscape in the Municipal Government of Taft after the May 2004 national and local elections. For reporting to the wrong political camp, the movants, obviously, have become victims and were caught in the cross-fire, so to speak, between two political rivals x x x. The situation is further aggravated when the authorities (Regional Trial Court, Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Commission on Elections) who are supposed to settle the controversy issue conflicting decisions. As such it is to be expected that the employees did not know whom to follow between Lim and Adalim because of the conflicting views. x x x.23 (Emphasis supplied)

As pointed out by the CA, during the period that respondent employees were declared on AWOL, the petition for certiorari against the writ of execution and the appeal on the election protest were both pending before the Comelec. The Comelec also issued a Status Quo order. Thus, the CA aptly found that respondent employees "in this particular situation were just victims of the ill-effects of the intense tug-of-war between Lim and Adalim for the mayoralty position in Taft, Eastern Samar."24cralawvllred

Thus, we find no reason to depart from the decision of the CA, which affirmed that of the esc, ordering respondent employees' reinstatement with payment of back salaries.

WHEREFORE, we DENY the petition. We AFFIRM the Decision dated 28 January 2011 and the Resolution dated 6 September 2011 in CA� G.R. SP No. 110703. Costs against petitioner.???�r?bl?��??r�??l�l??�l?br?r�

SO ORDERED.

Brion, Del Castillo, Perez, and Perlas-Bernabe, JJ., concur.

Endnotes:


* Sometimes referred to as ''Jesus Cherriguinne" or "Jesus Cherriguine."

1 Under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure.

2Rollo. pp. 78-91. Penned by Associate Justice Rebecca De Guia-Salvador with Associate Justices Sesinando E. Villon and Amy C. Lazaro-Javier. concurring.

3� Id. at 92-93.

4 Id. at 68-77.

5 Id. at 52.

6 CA rollo, p. 34.

7 Separate Memoranda issued by Adalim to respondent employees state: �In accordance with Section 2(a), Rule XII, CSC Memorandum Circular No. 15, s. 1999 and Section 63 of CSC Memorandum Circular No. 14, s. 1999, you are hereby separated from the service or dropped from the rolls of LGU employees, effective 5 days from receipt hereof, for having been continuously absent without approved leave (AWOL) since August 15, 2005 until the present, or for a period of 3 months and 7 days. x x x.�

8Rollo, pp. 48-58.

9 Id. at 59-67.

10� Id. at 68-77.

11� Id. at 77.

12 Id. at 88.

13 Id. at 13-15.

14Commission on Appointments v. Paler, G.R. No. 172623, 3 March 2010, 614 SCRA 127 citing Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation v. Angara, 511 Phil. 486 (2005); Rosales, Jr. v. Mijares, 485 Phil. 209 (2004); Constantino-David v. Pangandaman-Gania, 456 Phil. 273 (2003).

15 CSC Resolution No. 1101502 (2011), Sec. 3.

16Rosales, Jr. v. Mijares, supra.

17 Id.

18Batangas State University v. Bonifacio, 514 Phil. 209 (2004).

19Binay v. Ode�a, G.R. No. 163683, 8 June 2007, 524 SCRA 248 citing Asiatic Development Corporation v. Sps. Brogada, 527 Phil. 496 (2006).

20 Section 63 of CSC Memorandum Circular No. 14, s. 1999 provides:cralaw

Effect of absences without approved leave. - An official or an employee who is continuously absent without approved leave for at least thirty (30) working days shall be considered on absence without official leave (AWOL) and shall be separated from the service or dropped from the rolls without prior notice. He shall, however, be informed, at his address appearing on his 201 file or at his last known written address, of his separation from the service, not later than five (5) days from its effectivity x x x.

21Petilla v. Court of Appeals, 468 Phil. 395 (2004).

22Rollo, p. 88.

23 Id. at 65-66.

24 Id. at 88-90.



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  • A.M. No. MTJ-07-1691 - Formerly A.M. No. 07-7-04-SC, April 02, 2013 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Petitioner, v. JUDGE ANATALIO S. NECESSARIO, BRANCH 2; JUDGE GIL R. ACOSTA, BRANCH 3; JUDGE ROSABELLA M. TORMIS, BRANCH 4; AND JUDGE EDGEMELO C. ROSALES, BRANCH 8; ALL OF MTCC-CEBU CITY; CELESTE P. RETUYA, CLERK III, MTCC BRANCH 6, CEBU CITY; CORAZON P. RETUYA, COURT STENOGRAPHER, MTCC, BRANCH 6, CEBU CITY; RHONA F. RODRIGUEZ, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER I, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (RTC) CEBU CITY; EMMA D. VALENCIA, COURT STENOGRAPHER III, RTC, BRANCH 18, CEBU CITY; MARILOU CABANEZ, COURT STENOGRAPHER, MTCC, BRANCH 4, CEBU CITY; DESIDERIO S. ARANAS, PROCESS SERVER, MTCC, BRANCH 3, CEBU CITY; REBECCA ALESNA, COURT INTERPRETER, MTCC, BRANCH 1, CEBU CITY; AND HELEN MONGGAYA, COURT STENOGRAPHER, MTCC, BRANCH 4, CEBU CITY.Respondents.

  • A.C. No. 5119, April 17, 2013 - ROSARIO BERENGUER-LANDERS AND PABLO BERENGUER, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. ISABEL E. FLORIN, ATTY. MARCELINO JORNALES AND ATTY. PEDRO VEGA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 204700, April 10, 2013 - EAGLERIDGE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MARCELO N. NAVAL AND CRISPIN I. OBEN, Petitioners, v. CAMERON GRANVILLE 3 ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 204637, April 16, 2013 - LIWAYWAY VINZONS-CHATO, Petitioner, v. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL AND ELMER E. PANOTES, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 204591, April 16, 2013 - AGAPAY NG INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS ALLIANCE (A-IPRA), Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, MELVIN G. LOTA, MAC-MAC BERNALES, MARY ANNE P. SANTOS, JEAN ANNABELL S. GAROTA, JOSEPH T. EVANGELISTA, ET AL.Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 203646, April 16, 2013 - SAMSON S. ALCANTARA, ROMEO R. ROBISO, PEDRO T. DABU, JR., LOPE E. FEBLE, NOEL T. TIAMPONG AND JOSE FLORO CRISOLOGO, Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, JONATHAN DE LA CRUZ, ED VINCENT ALBANO AND BENEDICT KATO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 201816, April 08, 2013 - HEIRS OF FAUSTINO MESINA AND GENOVEVA S. MESINA, REP. BY NORMAN MESINA, Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF DOMINGO FIAN, SR., REP. BY THERESA FIAN YRAY, ET AL., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 201449, April 03, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WELVIN DIU Y KOTSESA, AND DENNIS DAYAON Y TUPIT,1 Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 200173, April 15, 2013 - SPS. ESMERALDO D. VALLIDO AND ARSENIA M. VALLIDO, REP. BY ATTY. SERGIO C. SUMAYOD, Petitioners, v. SPS. ELMER PONO AND JULIET PONO, AND PURIFICACION CERNA-PONO AND SPS. MARIANITO PONO AND ESPERANZA MERO-PONO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 201443, April 10, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BETTY SALVADOR Y TABIOS, MONICO SALVADOR, MARCELO LLANORA, JR. Y BAYLON, ROBERT GONZALES Y MANZANO, RICKY PE�A Y BORRES @ RICK, ROGER PESADO Y PESADO @ GER, JOSE ADELANTAR Y CAURTE, LOWHEN ALMONTE Y PACETE, JUBERT BANATAO Y AGGULIN @ KOBET, AND MOREY DADAAN, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 199747, April 03, 2013 - TEODORO DARCEN, MAMERTO DARCEN, JR., NESTOR DARCEN, BENILDA DARCEN-SANTOS, AND ELENITA DARCEN-VERGEL, Petitioners, v. V. R. GONZALES CREDIT ENTERPRISES, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, VERONICA L. GONZALES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 199219, April 03, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GERRY OCTAVIO Y FLORENDO AND REYNALDO CARI�O Y MARTIR, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 198783, April 15, 2013 - ROYAL PLANT WORKERS UNION, Petitioner, v. COCA-COLA BOTTLERS PHILIPPINES, INC.-CEBU PLANT, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 198682, April 10, 2013 - FRANCISCO C. ADALIM, Petitioner, v. ERNESTO TANINAS, JORGE ORITA, MA. IRMA DAIZ (DECEASED), YOLANDO DEGUINION, GRACE LIM, EMMA TANINAS, ISIDRO BUSA, MA. NALYN DOTING CO, ESTER ULTRA, FRANCISCO ESPORAS, ENRICO BEDIASA Y, JESUS CHERREGUINE,* AIDA EVIDENTE, RODRIGO TANINAS, VIRGILIO ADENIT, CLARITA DOCENA, ERENE DOCENA, GUIO BALICHA, LUZ BACULA, PERFECTO MAGRO, ANACL.ETO EBIT, DOLORES PENAFLOR, ERWENIA BALMES, CECILIO CEBUANO, MA. ELENA ABENIS, DANILO ALEGRE, AND THE COURT OF APPEALS (FIFTH DIVISION), Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 197937, April 03, 2013 - FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. SM PRIME HOLDINGS, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 197353, April 01, 2013 - ALEXANDER B. BA�ARES, Petitioner, v. TABACO WOMEN�S TRANSPORT SERVICE1 COOPERATIVE (TAWTRASCO), REPRESENTED BY DIR. RENOL BARCEBAL, ET AL., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 197291, April 03, 2013 - DATU ANDAL AMPATUAN JR., Petitioner, v. SEC. LEILA DE LIMA, AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CSP CLARO ARELLANO, AS CHIEF STATE PROSECUTOR, NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE, AND PANEL OF PROSECUTORS OF THE MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE, HEADED BY RSP PETER MEDALLE, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 197117, April 10, 2013 - FIRST LEPANTO TAISHO INSURANCE CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 195317, April 03, 2013 - SPOUSES WELTCHIE RAYMUNDO AND EMILY RAYMUNDO, Petitioners, v. LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, SUBSTITUTED BY PHILIPPINE DISTRESSED ASSET ASIA PACIFIC [SPV-AMC] 2, INC., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 194994, April 16, 2013 - EMMANUEL A. DE CASTRO, Petitioner, v. EMERSON S. CARLOS, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 194564, April 10, 2013 - SERGIO SOMBOL, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 194368, April 02, 2013 - CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Petitioner, v. ARLIC ALMOJUELA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 193773, April 02, 2013 - TERESITA L. SALVA, Petitioner, v. FLAVIANA M. VALLE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 193756, April 10, 2013 - VENANCIO S. REYES, EDGARDO C. DABBAY, WALTER A. VIGILIA, NEMECIO M. CALANNO, ROGELIO A. SUPE, JR., ROLAND R. TRINIDAD, AND AURELIO A. DULDULAO, Petitioners, v. RP GUARDIANS SECURITY AGENCY, INC., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 191805, April 16, 2013 - IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE WRIT OF AMPARO AND HABEAS DATA IN FAVOR OF NORIEL RODRIGUEZ, NORIEL RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner, v. 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 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, v. NORIEL H. RODRIGUEZ, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 191696, April 10, 2013 - ROGELIO DANTIS, Petitioner, v. JULIO MAGHINANG, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 191396, April 17, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARILYN AGUILAR Y MANZANILLO, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 187740, April 10, 2013 - PEOPLE OF PHILIPPINES, The Plaintiff-Appwllee, v. MANUEL CATACUTAN, TOLENTINO Y, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 187232, April 17, 2013 - ZENAIDA D. MENDOZA, Petitioner, v. HMS CREDIT CORPORATION AND/OR FELIPE R. DIEGO, MA. LUISA B. DIEGO, HONDA MOTOR SPORTS CORPORATION AND/OR FELIPE R. DIEGO, MA. LUISA B. DIEGO, BETA MOTOR TRADING INCORPORATED AND/OR FELIPE DIEGO, MA. LUISA B. DIEGO, JIANSHE CYCLE WORLD INCORPORATED AND/OR JOSE B. DIEGO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 186279, April 02, 2013 - LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. ARTEMIO S. SAN JUAN, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 185518, April 17, 2013 - SPOUSES FELIX CHINGKOE AND ROSITA CHINGKOE, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES FAUSTINO CHINGKOE AND GLORIA CHINGKOE, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 178758, April 03, 2013 - MARCELINO AND VITALIANA DALANGIN, Petitioners, v. CLEMENTE PEREZ, CECILIA GONZALES, SPOUSES JOSE BASIT AND FELICIDAD PEREZ, SPOUSES MELECIO MANALO AND LETICIA DE GUZMAN, AND THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF BATANGAS, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 176289, April 08, 2013 - MOLDEX REALTY, INC., Petitioner, v. FLORA A. SABERON, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 157445, April 03, 2013 - SEGUNDINA A. GALVEZ, Petitioner, v. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES HONORIO C. MONTANO AND SUSANA P. MONTANO AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 141809, April 08, 2013 - JOSEFINA F. INGLES, JOSE F. INGLES, JR., HECTOR F. INGLES, JOSEFINA I. ESTRADA, AND TERESITA I. BIRON, Petitioners, v. HON. ESTRELLA T. ESTRADA, IN HER CAPACITY AS FORMER EXECUTIVE JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CITY, AND CHARLES J. ESTEBAN, Respondents.; G.R. NO. 147186 - JOSEFINA F. INGLES, JOSE F. INGLES, JR., HECTOR F. INGLES, JOSEFINA I. ESTRADA AND TERESITA I. BIRON, Petitioners, v. HON. ARSENIO J. MAGPALE, JUDGE, PRESIDING OVER BRANCH 225, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, QUEZON CITY, AND CHARLES J. ESTEBAN, Respondents.; G.R. NO. 173641 - JOSEFINA F. INGLES, JOSE F. INGLES, JR., HECTOR INGLES, JOSEFINA I. ESTRADA AND TERESITA I. BIRON, Petitioenrs, v. CHARLES J. ESTEBAN, Respondent.