2013 - Philippine Supreme Court Decisions/Resolutions
December-2013
G.R. No. 184496, December 02, 2013 - HADJI HASHIM ABDUL, Petitioners, v. HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (FIFTH DIVISION) AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 200713, December 11, 2013 - MARIO REYES, Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF PABLO FLORO, Respondent.G.R. No. 175356, December 03, 2013 - MANILA MEMORIAL PARK, INC. AND LA FUNERARIA PAZ-SUCAT, INC., Petitioners, v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, Respondent.G.R. No. 189840, December 11, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAY MONTEVIRGEN Y OZARAGA, Accused-Appellant.A.C. No. 5044, December 02, 2013 - FELIPE C. DAGALA, Complainant, v. ATTY. JOSE C. QUESADA, JR. AND ATTY. AMADO T. ADQUILEN,* Respondents.G.R. No. 192383, December 04, 2013 - ISABELO C. DELA CRUZ, Petitioners, v. LUCILA C. DELA CRUZ, Respondent.A.C. No. 4549, December 02, 2013 - NESTOR V. FELIPE, ALBERTO V. FELIPE, AURORA FELIPE-ORANTE, ASUNCION FELIPE-DOMINGO, MILAGROS FELIPE-CABIGTING, AND RODOLFO V. FELIPE, Complainants, v. ATTY. CIRIACO A. MACAPAGAL, Respondent.A.M. OCA I.P.I. No. 10-3492-RTJ, December 04, 2013 - NARCISO G. DULALIA Complainant, v. JUDGE AFABLE E. CAJIGAL, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 96, QUEZON CITY, Respondent.IPI No. 12-203-CA-J [formerly A.M. No. 12-8-06-CA], December 10, 2013 - RE: LETTERS OF LUCENA B. RALLOS, FOR ALLEGED ACTS/INCIDENTS/OCCURENCES RELATIVE TO THE RESOLUTION(S) ISSUED IN CA-G.R. SP No. 06676 BY COURT OF APPEALS EXECUTIVE JUSTICE PAMPIO ABARINTOS and ASSOCIATE JUSTICES RAMON PAUL HERNANDO and VICTORIA ISABEL PAREDES.; A.M. No. 12-9-08-CA - RE: COMPLAINT FILED BY LUCENA B. RALLOS AGAINST JUSTICES GABRIEL T. INGLES, PAMELA ANN MAXINO, and CARMELITA S. MANAHAN.G.R. No. 187661, December 04, 2013 - MODESTO SANCHEZ, Petitioners, v. ANDREW SANCHEZ, Respondent.A.M. No. 13-04-03-SC, December 10, 2013 - RE: NOMINATION OF ATTY. LYNDA CHAGUILE, IBP IFUGAO PRESIDENT, AS REPLACEMENT FOR IBP GOVERNOR FOR NORTHERN LUZON, DENIS B. HABAWEL; A.M. No. 13-05-08-SC - RE: ALLEGED NULLITY OF THE ELECTION OF IBP SOUTHERN LUZON GOVERNOR VICENTE M. JOYAS AS IBP EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT [FOR 2011-2013]; A.M. No. 13-06-11-SC - RE: LETTER-REQUEST OF THE NATIONAL SECRETARY OF THE IBP RE PROPOSED OATH-TAKING BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT OF THE ELECTED IBP REGIONAL GOVERNORS AND THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE TERM 2013 TO 2015G.R. No. 204828, December 03, 2013 - JAIME C. REGIO, Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND RONNIE C. CO, Respondent.G.R. No. 177921, December 04, 2013 - METRO CONCAST STEEL CORPORATION, SPOUSES JOSE S. DYCHIAO AND TIU OH YAN, SPOUSES GUILLERMO AND MERCEDES DYCHIAO, AND SPOUSES VICENTE AND FILOMENA DYCHIAO, Petitioners, v. ALLIED BANK CORPORATION, Respondent.G.R. No. 173154, December 09, 2013 - SANGWOO PHILIPPINES, INC. AND/OR SANG IK JANG, JISSO JANG, WISSO JANG, AND NORBERTO TADEO, Petitioners, v. SANGWOO PHILIPPINES,INC. EMPLOYEES UNION � OLALIA, REPRESENTED BY PORFERIA SALIBONGCOGON,1 RESPONDENTS.; G.R. No. 173229 - SANGWOO PHILIPPINES, INC. EMPLOYEES UNION � OLALIA, REPRESENTED BY PORFERIA SALIBONGCOGON, Petitioners, v. SANGWOO PHILIPPINES INC. AND/OR SANG IK JANG, JISSO JANG, WISSO JANG, AND NORBERTO TADEO, Respondent.G.R. No. 200602, December 11, 2013 - ACE FOODS, INC., Petitioners, v. MICRO PACIFIC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.,1 Respondent.G.R. No. 192105, December 09, 2013 - ANTONIO LOCSIN II, Petitioners, v. MEKENI FOOD CORPORATION, Respondent.A.C. No. 10050, December 03, 2013 - VICTORIA C. HEENAN, Complainant, v. ATTY. ERLINDA ESPEJO, Respondent.G.R. No. 205413, December 02, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. ROGELIO MANICAT Y DE GUZMAN, Appellant.G.R. No. 198113, December 11, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. FERDINAND BAUTISTA Y SINAON, Appellant.G.R. No. 191475, December 11, 2013 - PHILIPPINE CARPET MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, PACIFIC CARPET MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, MR. PATRICIO LIM AND MR. DAVID LIM, Petitioners, v. IGNACIO B. TAGYAMON, PABLITO L. LUNA, FE B. BADAYOS, GRACE B. MARCOS, ROGELIO C. NEMIS, ROBERTO B. ILAO, ANICIA D. DELA CRUZ AND CYNTHIA L. COMANDAO, Respondents. G.R. No. 184145, December 11, 2013 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioners, v. DASH ENGINEERING PHILIPPINES, INC., Respondent.G.R. No. 173331, December 11, 2013 - FLORPINA BENAVIDEZ, Petitioner, v. NESTOR SALVADOR, Respondent.G.R. No. 191538, December 11, 2013 - WELLER JOPSON, Petitioners, v. FABIAN O. MENDEZ, JR. AND DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.G.R. No. 194169, December 04, 2013 - ROMEO R. ARAULLO, Petitioners, v. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, HON. MERCEDITAS N. GUTIERREZ, HON. GERARDO C. NOGRALES, HON. ROMEO L. GO, HON. PERLITA B. VELASCO, AND HON. ARDEN S. ANNI, Respondent.G.R. No. 200515, December 11, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LINO PALDO, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 192803, December 10, 2013 - ALLIANCE FOR RURAL AND AGRARIAN RECONSTRUCTION, INC., ALSO KNOWN AS ARARO PARTY-LIST, Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondent. G.R. No. 201715, December 11, 2013 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioners, v. MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY (MERALCO), AND NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION (NPC), Respondent.G.R. No. 202060, December 11, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FERDINAND BANZUELA, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 198389, December 11, 2013 - VIVENCIO ROALLOS Y TRILLANES, Petitioners, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. G.R. No. 199868, December 11, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DALTON LAURIAN, JR. Y PUGSOT, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 162757, December 11, 2013 - UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, Petitioners, v. CHRISTOPHER LUMBO AND MILAGROS LUMBO, Respondent.A.C. No. 8269, December 11, 2013 - PHESCHEM INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, Complainant, v. ATTYS. LLOYD P. SURIGAO AND JESUS A. VILLARDO III, Respondents. G.R. No. 198108, December 11, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROSELITO TACULOD Y ELLE, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 198108, December 11, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROSELITO TACULOD Y ELLE, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 179691, December 04, 2013 - PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, Petitioners, v. MARY ANN O. YEUNG, Respondent.G.R. No. 174588, December 11, 2013 - DAVAO NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES GLORIA ESPINO SALIGA AND CESAR SALIGA, AND SPOUSES DEMETRIO EHARA AND ROBERTA SUGUE EHARA, Respondents. G.R. No. 176897, December 11, 2013 - ADVANCE PAPER CORPORATION AND GEORGE HAW, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT OF ADVANCE PAPER CORPORATION, Petitioners, v. ARMA TRADERS CORPORATION, MANUEL TING, CHENG GUI AND BENJAMIN NG, Respondents. - ANTONIO TAN AND UY SENG KEE WILLY, Respondents. G.R. No. 189404, December 11, 2013 - WILGEN LOON, JERRY ARCILLA, ALBERT PEREYE, ARNOLD PEREYE, EDGARDO OBOSE, ARNEL MALARAS, PATROCINO TOETIN, EVELYN LEONARDO, ELMER GLOCENDA, RUFO CUNAMAY, ROLANDO SAJOL, ROLANDO ABUCAYON, JENNIFER NATIVIDAD, MARITESS TORION, ARMANDO LONZAGA, RIZAL GELLIDO, EVIRDE HAQUE,1 MYRNA VINAS, RODELITO AYALA, WINELITO OJEL, RENATO RODREGO, NENA ABINA, EMALYN OLIVEROS, LOUIE ILAGAN, JOEL ENTIG, ARNEL ARANETA, BENJAMIN COSE, WELITO LOON AND WILLIAM ALIPAO, Petitioners, v. POWER MASTER, INC., TRI-C GENERAL SERVICES, AND SPOUSES HOMER AND CARINA ALUMISIN, Respondents. G.R. No. 182356, December 04, 2013 - DRA. LEILA A. DELA LLANA, Petitioners, v. REBECCA BIONG, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF PONGKAY TRADING, Respondent. G.R. No. 204076, December 04, 2013 - JEBSENS MARITIME, INC., ESTANISLAO SANTIAGO, AND/OR HAPAG-LLOYD AKTIENGESELL SCHAFT, Petitioners, v. ELENO A. BABOL, Respondent.G.R. No. 188267, December 02, 2013 - BAGUIO CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, Petitioners, v. IGNACIO GALLENTE, Respondent. G.R. No. 181986, December 04, 2013 - ELIZALDE S. CO, Petitioners, v. LUDOLFO P. MU�OZ, JR., Respondent. G.R. No. 180661, December 11, 2013 - GEORGE ANTIQUERA Y CODES, Petitioners, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.
A.M. No. P-06-2261 [OCA IPI No. 04-1905-P], December 11, 2013 - ELPIDIO SY, PRESIDENT, SYSTEMS REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Complainant, v. EDGAR ESPONILLA, LEGAL RESEARCHER AND OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, AND JENNIFER DELA CRUZ-BUENDIA, CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 54, MANILA, Respondents. G.R. No. 205442, December 11, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JONATHAN CON-UI AND RAMIL MACA, Accused-Appellants.A.C. No. 9091, December 11, 2013 - CONCHITA A. BALTAZAR, ROLANDO SAN PEDRO, ALICIA EULALIO-RAMOS, SOLEDAD A. FAJARDO AND ENCARNACION A. FERNANDEZ, Complainants, v.ATTY. JUAN B. BA�EZ, JR., Respondent.PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ERLINDA MALI Y QUIMNO A.K.A. �LINDA�, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 190566, December 11, 2013 - MARK JEROME S. MAGLALANG, Petitioners, v.PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMINGCORPORATION (PAGCOR), AS REPRESENTED BY ITS INCUMBENTCHAIRMAN EFRAIM GENUINO, Respondent. G.R. No. 198904, December 11, 2013 - DELIA INES RINGOR, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 198108, December 11, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROSELITO TACULOD Y ELLE, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 193936, December 11, 2013 - NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. YCLA SUGAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondent.G.R. No. 198800, December 11, 2013 - JOSE T. RAMIREZ, Petitioner, v. THE MANILA BANKING CORPORATION, Respondent.G.R. No. 188914, December 11, 2013 - JOCELYN HERRERA-MANAOIS, Petitioner, v. ST. SCHOLASTICA'S COLLEGE, Respondent.G.R. No. 175768, December 11, 2013 - METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES EDGARDO M. CRISTOBAL AND MA. TERESITA S. CRISTOBAL, Respondents.G.R. No. 175874, December 11, 2013 - HEIRS OF CIPRIANO TRAZONA, NAMELY: FRANCISCA T. MATBAGON, NATIVIDAD T. ABADIANO, CARLITO C. TRAZONA; AND HEIRS OF EDELBERTO C. TRAZONA REPRESENTED BY HIS DAUGHTER DOMICINA T. ARANAS, ELADIA T. ALICAMEN (NOW DECEASED) SUBSTITUTED BY DOMINGO ALICAMEN, LUPECIO ALICAMEN, REBECCA ALICAMEN�BALBUTIN, ELSEI ALICAMEN, GLENN ALICAMEN, LENNEI ALICAMEN�GEONZON, DANILO ALICAMEN, JOVELYN ALICAMEN�VILLETA, JIMBIE ALICAMEN AND HERMOGENES C. TRAZONA (NOW DECEASED) SUBSTITUTED BY LILYBETH TRAZONA�MANGILA, GEMMA TRAZONA, ELIZALDE TRAZONA, BOBBY TRAZONA, AND PALABIANA B. TRAZONA, Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF DIONISIO CA�ADA, NAMELY: ROSITA C. GERSALINA, CONCEPTION C. GEONZON, DANIEL CA�ADA, GORGONIO CA�ADA, LEOPOLDO CA�ADA, SUSANA C. DUNGOG, LUZVIMINDA C. TABUADA, AND CEFERINA CA�ADA; PROVINCIAL ASSESSOR OF CEBU AND MUNICIPAL ASSESSOR OF MINGLANILLA, CEBU, Respondents.G.R. No. 157988, December 11, 2013 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES�BUREAU OF FOREST DEVELOPMENT, Petitioner, v. VICENTE ROXAS AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF ORIENTAL MINDORO, Respondents.; G.R. No. 160640 - PROVIDENT TREE FARMS, INC., Petitioner, v. VICENTE ROXAS AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF ORIENTAL MINDORO, Respondents.G.R. No. 188165, December 11, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, FIRST DIVISION & THIRD DIVISION, HERNANDO BENITO PEREZ, ROSARIO PEREZ, RAMON ARCEO AND ERNEST ESCALER, Respondent.; G.R. No. 189063 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, SECOND DIVISION, HERNANDO BENITO PEREZ, ROSARIO SALVADOR PEREZ, ERNEST DE LEON ESCALER AND RAMON CASTILLO ARCEO, JR., Respondents.G.R. No. 159110, December 10, 2013 - VALENTINO L. LEGASPI, Petitioner, v. CITY OF CEBU, T.C. (TITO) SAYSON AND RICARDO HAPITAN, Respondents.; G.R. No. 159692 - BIENVENIDO P. JABAN, SR., AND BIENVENIDO DOUGLAS LUKE BRADBURY JABAN, Petitioners, v. COURT OF APPEALS, CITY OF CEBU, CITY MAYOR ALVIN GARCIA, SANGGUNIANG PANLUNSOD OF CITY OF CEBU, HON. RENATO V. OSME�A, AS PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNSOD, AND CITOM CHAIRMAN ALAN GAVIOLA, AS CITOM CHIEF, CITOM TRAFFIC ENFORCER E. A. ROMERO, AND LITO GILBUENA, Respondents.IPI No. 12-205-CA-J, December 10, 2013 - RE: VERIFIED COMPLAINT OF TOMAS S. MERDEGIA AGAINST HON. VICENTE S.E. VELOSO, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, RELATIVE TO CA G.R. SP No. 119461.; A.C. No. 10300 - RE: RESOLUTION DATED OCTOBER 8, 2013 IN OCA IPI No. 12-205-CA-J AGAINST ATTY. HOMOBONO ADAZA II.G.R. No. 208290, December 11, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. THE HONORABLE JUANITO C. CASTANEDA, JR., HONORABLE CAESAR A. CASANOVA, HONORABLE CIELITO N. MINDARO-GRULLA, AS ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE SPECIAL SECOND DIVISION, COURT OF TAX APPEALS; AND MYRNA M. GARCIA AND CUSTODIO MENDOZA VESTIDAS, JR., Respondents.G.R. No. 189145, December 04, 2013 - OPTIMUM DEVELOPMENT BANK, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES BENIGNO V. JOVELLANOS AND LOURDES R. JOVELLANOS, Respondents.G.R. No. 200265, December 02, 2013 - LAURA E. PARAGUYA, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES ALMA ESCUREL-CRUCILLO AND EMETERIO CRUCILLO,* AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF SORSOGON, Respondents.G.R. No. 203186, December 04, 2013 - XAVIER C. RAMOS, Petitioner, v. BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK AND/OR ALFONSO L. SALCEDO, JR., Respondents.G.R. No. 184621, December 10, 2013 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. MARIA FE ESPINOSA CANTOR, Respondent.G.R. No. 173590, December 09, 2013 - PHILIPPINE POSTAL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COURT OF APPEALS AND CRISANTO G. DE GUZMAN, Respondents.G.R. No. 168979, December 02, 2013 - REBECCA PACA�A-CONTRERAS AND ROSALIE PACA�A, Petitioners, v. ROVILA WATER SUPPLY, INC., EARL U. KOKSENG, LILIA TORRES, DALLA P. ROMANILLOS AND MARISA GABUYA, Respondents.G.R. No. 191722, December 11, 2013 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff�Appellee, v. GERRY SABANGAN AND NOLI BORNASAL, ACCUSED, GERRY SABANGAN, Accused�Appellant.
