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G.R. No. 175689, August 13, 2014 - GEORGE A. ARRIOLA, Petitioner, v. PILIPINO STAR NGAYON, INC. AND/OR MIGUEL G. BELMONTE, Respondents.

PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

THIRD DIVISION

G.R. No. 175689, August 13, 2014

GEORGE A. ARRIOLA, Petitioner, v. PILIPINO STAR NGAYON, INC. AND/OR MIGUEL G. BELMONTE, Respondents.

D E C I S I O N

LEONEN, J.:

The prescriptive period for filing an illegal dismissal complaint is four years from the time the cause of action accrued.� This four-year prescriptive period, not the three-year period for filing money claims under Article 291 of the Labor Code, applies to claims for backwages and damages due to illegal dismissal.

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the Court of Appeals� decision1 and resolution2 in CA-G.R. SP No. 91256, affirming the decision of the National Labor Relations Commission.� The Commission affirmed the Labor Arbiter�s findings that there was no illegal dismissal in this case and that petitioner George A. Arriola abandoned his employment with respondent Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc.

In July 1986, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. employed George A. Arriola as correspondent assigned in Olongapo City and Zambales.� Arriola had held various positions in Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. before becoming a section editor and writer of its newspaper.� He wrote �Tinig ng Pamilyang OFWs� until his column was removed from publication on November 15, 1999. Since then, Arriola never returned for work.3cralawred

On November 15, 2002, Arriola filed a complaint4 for illegal dismissal, non-payment of salaries/wages, moral and exemplary damages, actual damages, attorney's fees, and full backwages with the National Labor Relations Commission.� In his position paper,5 Arriola alleged that Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. �arbitrarily dismissed�6 him on November 15, 1999.� Arguing that he was a regular employee, Arriola contended that his rights to security of tenure and due process were violated when Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. illegally dismissed him.7cralawred

Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. and Miguel G. Belmonte denied Arriola�s allegations. In their position paper,8 they alleged that around the third week of November 1999, Arriola suddenly absented himself from work and never returned despite Belmonte�s phone calls and beeper messages.� After a few months, they learned that Arriola transferred to a rival newspaper publisher, Imbestigador, to write �Boses ng Pamilyang OFWs.�9cralawred

In his reply,10 Arriola denied that he abandoned his employment.� He maintained that Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. ordered him to stop reporting for work and to claim his separation pay.� To prove his allegation, Arriola presented a statement of account11 allegedly faxed to him by Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc.�s accounting head.� This statement of account showed a computation of his separation pay as of November 30, 1999.

Labor Arbiter Fatima Jambaro-Franco decided the case.� At the outset, she ruled that laches had set in, emphasizing that Arriola took three years and one day to file his complaint.� According to the Labor Arbiter, this was �contrary to the immediate and natural reaction of an aggrieved person.�12� If Arriola were indeed aggrieved, he would not have waited three years and one day to sue Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc.13cralawred

The Labor Arbiter found that Arriola abandoned his employment with Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. to write for a rival newspaper publisher.14� She also noted Arriola�s admission that he did not contemplate the filing of an illegal dismissal complaint but nevertheless filed one upon his lawyer�s advice.15cralawred

On Arriola�s money claims, the Labor Arbiter ruled that they have already prescribed.16� She cited Article 291 of the Labor Code, which requires that all money claims arising from employer-employee relations be filed three years from the time the cause of action accrued.� Since Arriola filed his complaint on November 15, 2002, which was three years and one day from his alleged illegal dismissal on November 15, 1999,17 the Labor Arbiter ruled that his money claims were already barred.

Thus, in the decision18 dated July 16, 2003, the Labor Arbiter dismissed Arriola's complaint for lack of merit.

On Arriola�s appeal, the National Labor Relations Commission sustained the Labor Arbiter�s findings and affirmed in toto the decision dated July 16, 2003.19� The Commission likewise denied Arriola�s motion for reconsideration20 for lack of merit.21cralawred

Arriola filed a petition for certiorari with the Court of Appeals.22cralawred

The Court of Appeals noted that the petition for certiorari questioned whether Arriola was illegally dismissed.� According to the appellate court, Arriola raised a factual issue �beyond the province of certiorari to resolve.�23� It added that the Labor Arbiter�s factual findings, if affirmed by the National Labor Relations Commission, bound the appellate court.24cralawred

Nevertheless, the Court of Appeals resolved the factual issue �in the interest of substantial justice.�25cralawred

The Court of Appeals ruled that Arriola was not illegally dismissed. Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. had the management prerogative to determine which columns to maintain in its newspaper.� Its removal of �Tinig ng Pamilyang OFWs� from publication did not mean that it illegally dismissed Arriola.� His employment, according to the appellate court, did not depend on the existence of the column.26cralawred

The appellate court enumerated the following factual findings belying Arriola�s claim of illegal dismissal:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

a)
In his complaint, Arriola alleged that he did not receive his salary for the period covering November 1, 1999 to November 30, 1999. This implied that he had worked for the whole month of November 1999. However, this was contrary to his claim that Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. dismissed him on November 15, 1999.
b)
Sometime in 1999, an Aurea Reyes charged Arriola with libel. Pilipino Star Ngayon Inc.�s counsel represented Arriola in that case and filed a counter-affidavit on November 24, 1999, nine days after Arriola�s alleged illegal dismissal.
c)
Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. never sent Arriola any notice of dismissal or termination.27

Similar to the ruling of the Labor Arbiter and the National Labor Relations Commission, the Court of Appeals ruled that it was Arriola who abandoned his employment.28� The Court of Appeals likewise ruled that his money claims have all prescribed based on Article 291 of the Labor Code.29cralawred

Thus, in the decision30 dated August 9, 2006, the Court of Appeals found no grave abuse of discretion on the part of the National Labor Relations Commission and dismissed Arriola's petition for certiorari .

Arriola moved for reconsideration,31 but the Court of Appeals denied the motion in its resolution32 dated November 24, 2006.

In his petition for review on certiorari ,33 Arriola maintains that he did not abandon his employment.� He insists that Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. illegally dismissed him when it removed his column, �Tinig ng Pamilyang OFWs,� from publication.34cralawred

On the finding that he abandoned his work in Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. to write �Boses ng Pamilyang OFWs� in Imbestigador, Arriola presents a certification35 from Imbestigador�s Managing Editor, Almar B. Danguilan, stating that Arriola started writing for Imbestigador only on February 17, 2003.� This was after he had filed his complaint for illegal dismissal on November 15, 2002.

As to the finding that his money claims have prescribed, Arriola argues that the three-year prescriptive period under Article 291 of the Labor Code should be counted from December 1, 1999, not November 15, 1999.� According to Arriola, Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. computed his separation pay up to November 30, 1999, as evidenced by the faxed statement of account.� Consequently, he was deprived of his salary as a regular employee beginning December 1, 1999.� His cause of action for payment of backwages and damages accrued only on December 1, 1999.36cralawred

Arriola argues that assuming that his cause of action accrued on November 15, 1999, he pleads that his one-day-late filing of the complaint be excused.

This court ordered Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. and Belmonte to comment on Arriola�s petition for review on certiorari .37cralawred

In their comment,38 respondents argue that this court should not entertain Arriola�s petition for review on certiorari .� Arriola raised questions of fact not allowed in a Rule 45 petition.� They highlight that the Labor Arbiter, the National Labor Relations Commission, and the Court of Appeals all found that Arriola was not illegally dismissed and that he abandoned his employment.� These factual findings, respondents argue, bind this court.39cralawred

Respondents maintain that Arriola was not illegally dismissed.� On the contrary, it was Arriola who abandoned his employment in Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc.� According to respondents, they �must not be faulted if they presumed that [Arriola] was no longer interested in [writing for Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc.]�40 considering that he did not report for work for more than three years.

On Arriola�s money claims, respondents argue that these have all prescribed.� According to respondents, Arriola�s one-day late filing of the complaint cannot be excused because prescription is a matter of substantive law, not technicality.41cralawred

Arriola replied to respondents� comment, reiterating his arguments in his petition for review on certiorari .42cralawred

The issues for our resolution are the following:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

I. Whether Arriola�s money claims have prescribed

II. Whether Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. illegally dismissed Arriola

The petition lacks merit.

I


Arriola�s claims for backwages and
damages have not yet prescribed when
he filed his complaint with the National
Labor Relations Commission


The Labor Arbiter, the National Labor Relations Commission, and the Court of Appeals all ruled that Arriola�s claims for unpaid salaries, backwages, damages, and attorney�s fees have prescribed.� They cited Article 291 of the Labor Code, which requires that money claims arising from employer-employee relations be filed within three years from the time the cause of action accrued:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

Art. 291. MONEY CLAIMS. All money claims arising from employer-employee relations accruing during the effectivity of this Code shall be filed within three (3) years from the time the cause of action accrued; otherwise they shall be forever barred.

Article 291 covers claims for overtime pay,43 holiday pay,44 service incentive leave pay,45 bonuses,46 salary differentials,47 and illegal deductions by an employer.48� It also covers money claims arising from seafarer contracts.49cralawred

The provision, however, does not cover �money claims� consequent to an illegal dismissal such as backwages.� It also does not cover claims for damages due to illegal dismissal.� These claims are governed by Article 1146 of the Civil Code of the Philippines, which provides:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

Art. 1146. The following actions must be instituted within four years:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

(1) Upon injury to the rights of the plaintiff[.]

In Callanta v. Carnation Philippines, Inc.,50 Virgilio Callanta worked as a salesperson for Carnation Philippines, Inc. beginning in January 1974.� On June 1, 1979, Carnation filed with the Regional Office No. X of the then Ministry of Labor and Employment an application for issuance of clearance to terminate Callanta.� The application was granted, and Callanta�s employment was declared terminated effective June 1, 1979.51cralawred

On July 5, 1982, Callanta filed a complaint for illegal dismissal with claims for backwages and damages.� In its defense, Carnation argued that Callanta�s complaint was barred by prescription.52cralawred

Carnation stressed that Callanta filed his complaint three years, one month, and five days after his termination.� Since illegal dismissal is a violation of the Labor Code, Carnation argued that Callanta�s complaint was barred by Article 290 of the Labor Code. 53� Under Article 290, offenses penalized under the Code shall prescribe in three years.54cralawred

As to Callanta�s claims for backwages and damages, Carnation contended that these claims arose from employer-employee relations.� Since Callanta filed his complaint beyond the three-year period under Article 291 of the Labor Code, his claims for backwages and damages were forever barred.55cralawred

This court ruled that Callanta�s complaint for illegal dismissal had not yet prescribed. Although illegal dismissal is a violation of the Labor Code, it is not the �offense� contemplated in Article 290.56� Article 290 refers to illegal acts penalized under the Labor Code, including committing any of the prohibited activities during strikes or lockouts, unfair labor practices, and illegal recruitment activities.57� The three-year prescriptive period under Article 290, therefore, does not apply to complaints for illegal dismissal.

Instead, �by way of supplement,�58 Article 1146 of the Civil Code of the Philippines governs complaints for illegal dismissal.� Under Article 1146, an action based upon an injury to the rights of a plaintiff must be filed within four years.� This court explained:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

. . .� when one is arbitrarily and unjustly deprived of his job or means of livelihood, the action instituted to contest the legality of one's dismissal from employment constitutes, in essence, an action predicated �upon an injury to the rights of the plaintiff,� as contemplated under Art. 1146 of the New Civil Code, which must be brought within four 4 years.59

This four-year prescriptive period applies to claims for backwages, not the three-year prescriptive period under Article 291 of the Labor Code.� A claim for backwages, according to this court, may be a money claim �by reason of its practical effect.�60� Legally, however, an award of backwages �is merely one of the reliefs which an illegally dismissed employee prays the labor arbiter and the NLRC to render in his favor as a consequence of the unlawful act committed by the employer.�61� Though it results �in the enrichment of the individual [illegally dismissed], the award of backwages is not in redress of a private right, but, rather, is in the nature of a command upon the employer to make public reparation for his violation of the Labor Code.�62cralawred

Actions for damages due to illegal dismissal are likewise actions �upon an injury to the rights of the plaintiff.�� Article 1146 of the Civil Code of the Philippines, therefore, governs these actions.63cralawred

Callanta filed his complaint for illegal dismissal with claims for backwages and damages three years, one month, and five days from his termination.� Thus, this court ruled that Callanta filed his claims for backwages and damages well within the four-year prescriptive period.64cralawred

This court applied the Callanta ruling in Texon Manufacturing v. Millena.65� In Texon, Marilyn and Grace Millena commenced work for Texon Manufacturing in 1990 until Texon terminated their employment.� Texon first dismissed Grace on May 31, 1994 then dismissed Marilyn on September 8, 1995.66cralawred

On August 21, 1995, Grace filed a complaint for money claims representing underpayment and non-payment of wages, overtime pay, and holiday pay with the National Labor Relations Commission.� Marilyn filed her own complaint for illegal dismissal with prayer for payment of full backwages and benefits on September 11, 1995.67cralawred

Texon filed a motion to dismiss both complaints on the ground of prescription.68� It argued that Grace and Marilyn�s causes of action accrued from the time they began working in Texon.� Their complaints, therefore, were filed beyond the three-year prescriptive period under Article 291 of the Labor Code.69cralawred

This court ruled that both complaints had not yet prescribed.� With respect to Grace�s complaint for overtime pay and holiday pay, this court ruled that the three-year prescriptive period under Article 291 of the Labor Code applied.� Since Grace filed her claim one year, one month, and 21 days from her dismissal, her claims were filed within the three-year prescriptive period.70cralawred

With respect to Marilyn�s complaint for illegal dismissal with claims for backwages, this court while citing Callanta as legal basis ruled that the four-year prescriptive period under Article 1146 of the Civil Code of the Philippines applied.� Since Marilyn filed her complaint three days from her dismissal, she filed her complaint well within the four-year prescriptive period.71cralawred

Applying these principles in this case, we agree that Arriola�s claims for unpaid salaries have prescribed.� Arriola filed his complaint three years and one day from the time he was allegedly dismissed and deprived of his salaries.� Since a claim for unpaid salaries arises from employer-employee relations, Article 291 of the Labor Code applies.72� Arriola�s claim for unpaid salaries was filed beyond the three-year prescriptive period.

However, we find that Arriola�s claims for backwages, damages, and attorney�s fees arising from his claim of illegal dismissal have not yet prescribed when he filed his complaint with the Regional Arbitration Branch for the National Capital Region of the National Labor Relations Commission.� As discussed, the prescriptive period for filing an illegal dismissal complaint is four years from the time the cause of action accrued.� Since an award of backwages is merely consequent to a declaration of illegal dismissal, a claim for backwages likewise prescribes in four years.

The four-year prescriptive period under Article 1146 also applies to actions for damages due to illegal dismissal since such actions are based on an injury to the rights of the person dismissed.

In this case, Arriola filed his complaint three years and one day from his alleged illegal dismissal.� He, therefore, filed his claims for backwages, actual, moral and exemplary damages, and attorney�s fees well within the four-year prescriptive period.

All told, the Court of Appeals erred in finding that Arriola�s claims for damages have already prescribed when he filed his illegal dismissal complaint.

II

Arriola abandoned his employment
with Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc.


In general, we do not entertain questions of fact in a petition for review on certiorari .73� We do not try facts.74� Rule 45, Section 1 of the Rules of Court is clear that in a petition for review on certiorari with this court, only questions of law may be raised:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

Section 1. Filing of petition with Supreme Court.

A party desiring to appeal by certiorari from a judgment or final order or resolution of the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan, the Regional Trial Court or other courts whenever authorized by law, may file with the Supreme Court a verified petition for review on certiorari . The petition shall raise only questions of law which must be distinctly set forth. (Emphasis supplied)

A question of fact exists �when the doubt arises as to the truth or falsity of the alleged facts.�75� On the other hand, there is a question of law �when there is doubt as to what the law is on a certain state of facts.�76� As this court explained in Century Iron Works, Inc. v. Ba�as:77cralawred

. . . For a question to be one of law, the question must not involve an examination of the probative value of the evidence presented by the litigants or any of them. The resolution of the issue must rest solely on what the law provides on the given set of circumstances. Once it is clear that the issue invites a review of the evidence presented, the question posed is one of fact.78

This court has made exceptions to this rule.� We may review questions of fact in a petition for review on certiorari if:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

(1) the findings are grounded entirely on speculations, surmises, or conjectures;� (2) the inference made is manifestly mistaken, absurd, or impossible;� (3) there is a grave abuse of discretion; (4) the judgment is based on misappreciation of facts; (5) the findings of fact are conflicting; (6) in making its findings, the same are contrary to the admissions of both appellant and appellee;� (7) the findings are contrary to those of the trial court; (8) the findings are conclusions without citation of specific evidence on which they are based; (9) the facts set forth in the petition as well as in the petitioner�s main and reply briefs are not disputed by the respondent; and (10) the findings of fact are premised on the supposed absence of evidence and contradicted by the evidence on record.79

In his petition for review on certiorari , Arriola raises questions of fact.� He invites us to examine the probative value of a faxed letter80 containing a computation of his separation pay, and a certification81 from Imbestigador�s Managing Editor, stating that Arriola started writing for Imbestigador only on February 17, 2003.� These pieces of documentary evidence allegedly prove that Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. illegally dismissed Arriola and that he did not abandon his employment.

This court has ruled that the issues of illegal dismissal82 and abandonment of employment83 are factual issues which cannot be raised in a petition for review on certiorari .� Arriola also failed to persuade us why we should make an exception in this case.

We agree that Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. did not illegally dismiss Arriola.� As the Court of Appeals ruled, �the removal of [Arriola�s] column from private respondent [Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc.�s newspaper] is not tantamount to a termination of his employment as his job is not dependent on the existence of the column �Tinig ng Pamilyang OFWs.��84� When Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. removed �Tinig ng Pamilyang OFWs� from publication, Arriola remained as section editor.

Moreover, a newspaper publisher has the management prerogative to determine what columns to print in its newspaper.85� As the Court of Appeals held:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

. . . it is a management prerogative of private respondent [Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc.] to decide on what sections should and would appear in the newspaper publication taking into consideration the business viability and profitability of each section. Respondent [Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc.] decided to replace the �Pamilyang OFWs� section with another which it ought would better sell to the reading public. Every business enterprise endeavors to increase its profits. In the process, it may adopt or devise means designed towards that goal. Even as the law is solicitous of the welfare of the employees, it must also protect the right of an employer to exercise what are clearly management prerogatives. . . . The free will of management to conduct its own business affairs to achieve its purposes cannot be denied.86cralawred

Arriola abandoned his employment with Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc.� Abandonment is the �clear, deliberate and unjustified refusal of an employee to continue his employment, without any intention of returning.�87� It has two elements: first, the failure to report for work or absence without valid or justifiable reason and, second, a clear intention to sever employer-employee relations exists.88� The second element is �the more determinative factor and is manifested by overt acts from which it may be deduced that the employee has no more intention to work.�89cralawred

Assuming that Arriola started writing for Imbestigador only on February 17, 2003, he nonetheless failed to report for work at Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc. after November 15, 1999 and only filed his illegal dismissal complaint on November 15, 2002.� He took three years and one day to remedy his dismissal.� This shows his clear intention to sever his employment with Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc.

Contrary to Arriola�s claim, Villar v. NLRC,90 Globe Telecom, Inc. v. Florendo-Flores,91 and Anflo Management & Investment Corp. v. Bolanio92 do not apply to this case.� In these cases, the dismissed workers immediately took steps to remedy their dismissal, unlike Arriola who �slept on his rights.�93� In Villar, the workers filed their complaint within the month they were dismissed.94� In Globe, the employee filed her complaint two months after she had been constructively dismissed.95� In Anflo, the employee filed his complaint one day after he had been dismissed.96cralawred

With respect to the computation of Arriola�s separation pay allegedly faxed by Pilipino Star Ngayon, Inc.�s accounting head, we agree with the Court of Appeals that this does not prove that Arriola was illegally dismissed:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

[The faxed computation] does not conclusively show that the salaries were withheld from petitioner Arriola starting 01 December 1999. It could not likewise be given probative value as the said document does not bear the signature of an unauthorized representative of private respondent PSN[.] [N]either does it bears (sic) the official seal of the company. Besides, the abovementioned computation for separation pay is not a conclusive proof of the existence of dismissal or termination from work. It is just a mere computations (sic) which the authenticity thereof is being assailed.97 (Citations omitted)

Considering the foregoing, we will not disturb the Labor Arbiter�s findings that Arriola was not illegally dismissed and that he abandoned his employment.� This is true especially since the National Labor Relations Commission and the Court of Appeals affirmed these factual findings.98cralawred

WHEREFORE, the petition is DENIED.� The Court of Appeals� decision dated August 9, 2006 and resolution dated November 24, 2006 in CA-G.R. SP No. 91256 are AFFIRMED.

SO ORDERED.cralawlaw library

Velasco, Jr., (Chairperson), Peralta, Villarama, Jr.,* and Mendoza, JJ., concur.

Endnotes:


* Villarama, Jr., J., designated as Acting Member per Special Order No. 1691 dated May 22, 2014 in view of the vacancy in the Third Division.

1Rollo, pp. 50�57.� This decision is dated August 9, 2006. Associate Justice Bienvenido L. Reyes (now a Justice of this court) penned the decision, with Associate Justices Jose C. Reyes, Jr. and Enrico A. Lanzanas concurring.

2 Id. at 58�59.

3 Id. at 7�8.

4 Id. at 60�61.

5 Id. at 62�72.

6 Id. at 64.

7 Id. at 65�67.

8 Id. at 85�91.

9 Id. at 87 and 63.

10 Id. at 141�155.

11 Id. at 136.

12 Id. at 97.

13 Id.

14 Id. at 98.

15 Id.

16 Id. at 98�99.

17 The year 2000 was a leap year.

18Rollo, pp. 95�99.

19 Id. at 100�104.

20 Id. at 105�118.

21 Id. at 119�120.

22 Id. at 50.

23 Id. at 53.

24 Id.

25 Id.

26 Id. at 54.

27 Id. at 54�55.

28 Id. at 55.

29 Id. at 55�56.

30 Id. at� 50�57.

31 Id. at 58.

32 Id. at 58�59.

33 Id. at 3�49.

34 Id. at 15�22.

35 Id. at 140.

36 Id. at 25�29.

37 Id. at 58, resolution dated January 29, 2007.

38 Id. at 59�70.

39 Id. at 59�60.

40 Id. at 63.

41 Id. at 64�66.

42 Id. at 75�105.

43 Texon Manufacturing v. Millena, 471 Phil. 318 (2004) [Per J. Sandoval-Gutierrez, Third Division].

44 Id.

45Auto Bus Transport Systems, Inc. v. Bautista, 497 Phil. 863 (2005) [Per J. Chico-Nazario, Second Division].

46Republic Planters Bank v. NLRC, 334 Phil. 124 (1997) [Per J. Bellosillo, First Division].

47University of Pangasinan v. Hon. Confesor, 344 Phil. 134 (1997) [Per J. Romero, Second Division].

48Anabe v. Asian Construction (Asiakonstrukt), G.R. No. 183233, December 23, 2009, 609 SCRA 213 [Per J. Carpio Morales, First Division].

49Southeastern Shipping v. Navarra, Jr., G.R. No. 167678, June 22, 2010, 621 SCRA 361 [Per J. Del Castillo, First Division].

50Callanta v. Carnation Philippines, Inc., 229 Phil. 279 (1986) [Per J. Fernan, Second Division].

51 Id. at 283.

52 Id.

53 Id. at 283 and 285.

54 LABOR CODE, art. 290 provides:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

Art. 290. OFFENSES. Offenses penalized under this Code and the rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto shall prescribe in three (3) years.

55Rollo, p. 285.

56 Id.

57 Id. at 286.

58 Id. at 288.

59 Id. at 289.

60 Id. at 287.

61 Id.

62 Id.

63 Id. at 287�288.

64 Id. at 289.

65 471 Phil. 318 (2004) [Per J. Sandoval-Gutierrez, Third Division].

66 Id. at 321.

67 Id.

68 Id. at 322.

69 Id. at 323.

70 Id. at 324.

71 Id. at 325.

72University of Pangasinan v. Hon. Confesor, 344 Phil. 134 (1997) [Per J. Romero, Second Division]; Chavez v. Hon. Bonto-Perez, 312 Phil. 88 (1995) [Per� J. Puno, Second Division].

73 RULES OF COURT, Rule 45, sec. 1.

74New City Builders, Inc. v. NLRC, 499 Phil. 207, 212 (2005) [Per J. Garcia, Third Division].

75Century Iron Works, Inc. v. Ba�as, G.R. No. 184116, June 19, 2013, 699 SCRA 157, 166 [Per J. Brion, Second Division].

76 Id.

77 G.R. No. 184116, June 19, 2013, 699 SCRA 157 [Per J. Brion, Second Division].

78 Id. at 166�167.

79Macasero v. Southern Industrial Gases Philippines, 597 Phil. 494, 498 (2009) [Per J. Carpio Morales, Second Division], citing Uy v. Villanueva, 553 Phil. 69, 79 (2009) [Per J. Nachura, Third Division].

80Rollo, p. 136.

81 Id. at 140.

82Ca�edo v. Kampilan Security and Detective Agency, Inc., G.R. No. 179326, July 31, 2013, 702 SCRA 647, 658 [Per J. Del Castillo, Second Division].

83Pure Blue Industries, Inc. v. NLRC, 337 Phil. 710, 716 (1997) [Per J. Kapunan, First Division].

84Rollo, p. 54.

85 See Orozco v. The Fifth Division of the Honorable Court of Appeals, 584 Phil. 35 (2008) [Per J. Nachura, Third Division].

86Rollo, p. 54.

87 Camua, Jr. v. NLRC, 541 Phil. 650, 657 (2007) [Per J. Quisumbing, Second Division], citing Cruz v. NLRC, 381 Phil. 775, 784 (2000) [Per J. Purisima, Third Division].

88 Id. at 657.

89 Id.

90 387 Phil. 706 (2000) [Per J. Bellosillo, Second Division].

91 438 Phil. 756 (2002) [Per J. Bellosillo, Second Division].

92 439 Phil. 309 (2002) [Per J. Corona, Third Division].

93Rollo, p. 97.

94 387 Phil. 706, 709�710 (2000) [Per J. Bellosillo, Second Division].

95 438 Phil. 756, 760�761 (2002) [Per J. Bellosillo, Second Division].

96 439 Phil. 309, 313 (2002) [Per J. Corona, Third Division].

97Rollo, p. 56.

98Urbanes, Jr. v. Court of Appeals, 486 Phil. 276, 283�284 (2004) [Per J. Austria-Martinez, Second Division].



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  • G.R. No. 203775, August 05, 2014 - ASSOCIATION OF FLOOD VICTIMS AND JAIME AGUILAR HERNANDEZ, Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, ALAY BUHAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC., AND WESLIE TING GATCHALIAN,, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 196117, August 13, 2014 - KRYSTLE REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, WILLIAM C. CU, Petitioner, v. DOMINGO ALIBIN, AS SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, NAMELY: BEATRIZ A. TORZAR, VIRGINIA A. TARAYA, ROSARIO A. MARCO, JESUS A. ALIBIN, AND JAY ALIBIN, AS SUBSTITUTED BY HIS CHILDREN, NAMELY: JAYNES ALIBIN, JAY ALIBIN, AND JESUS ALIBIN, JR., Respondents.; [G.R. NO. 196129] - CARIDAD RODRIGUEZA, AS SUBSTITUTED BY RUFINO RODRIGUEZA, Petitioner, v. DOMINGO ALIBIN, AS SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, NAMELY: BEATRIZ A. TORZAR, VIRGINIA A. TARAYA, ROSARIO A. MARCO, JESUS A. ALIBIN, AND JAY ALIBIN, AS SUBSTITUTED BY HIS CHILDREN, NAMELY: JAYNES ALIBIN, JAY ALIBIN, AND JESUS ALIBIN, JR., Respondents.

  • A.C. No. 7766, August 05, 2014 - JOSE ALLAN TAN, Complainant, v. PEDRO S. DIAMANTE, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 8000, August 05, 2014 - CHAMELYN A. AGOT, Complainant, v. ATTY. LUIS P. RIVERA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 171212, August 20, 2014 - INDOPHIL TEXTILE MILLS, INC., Petitioner, v. ENGR. SALVADOR ADVIENTO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 193681, August 06, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff, MALAYAN INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. AND HELEN Y. DEE, Private Complainants-Petitioners, v. PHILIP PICCIO, MIA GATMAYTAN, MA. ANNABELLA RELOVA SANTOS, JOHN JOSEPH GUTIERREZ, JOCELYN UPANO, JOSE DIZON, ROLANDO PAREJA, WONINA BONIFACIO, ELVIRA CRUZ, CORNELIO ZAFRA, VICENTE ORTUOSTE, VICTORIA GOMEZ JACINTO, JUVENCIO PERECHE, JR., RICARDO LORAYES, PETER SUCHIANCO, AND TRENNIE MONSOD,, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 189629, August 06, 2014 - DR. PHYLIS C. RIO, Petitioner, v. COLEGIO DE STA. ROSA-MAKATI AND/OR SR. MARILYN B. GUSTILO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 193652, August 05, 2014 - INFANT JULIAN YUSAY CARAM, REPRESENTED BY HIS MOTHER, MA. CHRISTINA YUSAY CARAM, Petitioner, v. ATTY. MARIJOY D. SEGUI, ATTY. SALLY D. ESCUTIN, VILMA B. CABRERA, CELIA C. YANGCO, AND OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, Respondents.

  • A.M. No. P-14-3232 (Formerly: A.M. No. 14-4-46-MTCC), August 12, 2014 - Re: REPORT OF JUDGE RODOLFO D. VAPOR, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES [MTCC], TANGUB CITY, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL, ON THE HABITUAL ABSENTEEISM OF FILIGRIN E. VELEZ, JR., PROCESS SERVER, SAME COURT.

  • G.R. No. 200746, August 06, 2014 - BENSON INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEES UNION-ALU-TUCP AND/OR VILMA GENON, EDISA HORTELANO, LOURDES ARANAS, TONY FORMENTERA, RENEBOY LEYSON, MA. ALONA ACALDO, MA. CONCEPCION ABAO, TERESITA CALINAWAN, NICIFORO CABANSAG, STELLA BARONGO, MARILYN POTOT, WELMER ABANID, LORENZO ALIA, LINO PARADERO, DIOSDADO ANDALES, LUCENA ABESIA, AND ARMANDO YBA�EZ, Petitioners, v. BENSON INDUSTRIES, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 204911, August 06, 2014 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MIKE STEVE Y BASMAN AND RASHID MANGTOMA Y NONI, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 201111, August 06, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALFREDO CERDON Y SANCHEZ, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 200250, August 06, 2014 - UPSI PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC., Petitioner, v. DIESEL CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 182908, August 06, 2014 - HEIRS OF FRANCISCO I. NARVASA, SR., ANDHEIRS OF PETRA IMBORNAL AND PEDRO FERRER,REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, MRS. REMEDIOS B. NARVASA-REGACHO, Petitioners, v. EMILIANA, VICTORIANO, FELIPE, MATEO, RAYMUNDO, MARIA,AND EDUARDO, ALL SURNAMED IMBORNAL, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 204651, August 06, 2014 - OUR HAUS REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. ALEXANDER PARIAN, JAY C. ERINCO, ALEXANDER CANLAS, BERNARD TENEDERO AND JERRY SABULAO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 207376, August 06, 2014 - AIDA PADILLA, Petitioner, v. GLOBE ASIATIQUE REALTY HOLDINGS CORPORATION, FILMAL REALTY CORPORATION, DELFIN S. LEE AND DEXTER L. LEE, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 201483, August 04, 2014 - CONRADO A. LIM, Petitioner, v. HMR PHILIPPINES, INC., TERESA SANTOS-CASTRO, HENRY BUNAG AND NELSON CAMILLER, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 191015, August 06, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. JOSE C. GO, AIDA C. DELA ROSA, AND FELECITAS D. NECOMEDES, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 210619, August 20, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHARLES REYES Y MARASIGAN, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 184982, August 20, 2014 - LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. JOSE T. LAJOM, REPRESENTED BY PORFIRIO RODRIGUEZ, FLORENCIA LAJOM GARCIA-DIAZ, FRANCISCO LAJOM GARCIA, JR., FERNANDO LAJOM RODRIGUEZ, TOMAS ATAYDE, AUGUSTO MIRANDA, JOSEFINA ATAYDE FRANCISCO, RAMON L. ATAYDE, AND BLESILDA ATAYDE RIOS, Respondents.; [G.R. NO. 185048] - JOSE T. LAJOM, REPRESENTED BY PORFIRIO RODRIGUEZ, FLORENCIA LAJOM GARCIA-DIAZ, FRANCISCO LAJOM GARCIA, JR., FERNANDO LAJOM RODRIGUEZ, TOMAS ATAYDE, AUGUSTO MIRANDA, JOSEFINA ATAYDE FRANCISCO, RAMON L. ATAYDE, AND BLESILDA ATAYDE RIOS, Petitioners, v. LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 170139, August 05, 2014 - SAMEER OVERSEAS PLACEMENT AGENCY, INC., Petitioner, v. JOY C. CABILES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 206368, August 06, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEONARDO BATTAD, Accused-Appellant, MARCELINO BACNIS, Accused.

  • G.R. No. 181541, August 18, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARISSA MARCELO, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 208469, August 13, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAMUEL �TIW-TIW� SANICO, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 205870, August 13, 2014 - LEI SHERYLL FERNANDEZ, Petitioner, v. BOTICA CLAUDIO REPRESENTED BY GUADALUPE JOSE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 194390, August 13, 2014 - VENANCIO M. SEVILLA, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 198367, August 06, 2014 - OSG SHIPMANAGEMENT MANILA, INC., MERCEDES M. RAVANOPOLOUS, OSG SHIPMANAGEMENT (UK) LTD. & M/T DELPHINA, Petitioners, v. JOSELITO B. PELLAZAR, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 192304, August 13, 2014 - ANCHOR SAVINGS BANK (now EQUICOM SAVINGS BANK), Petitioner, v. PINZMAN REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MARYLIN MA�ALAC AND RENATO GONZALES, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 177845, August 20, 2014 - GRACE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL, DR. JAMES TAN, Petitioner, v. FILIPINAS A. LAVANDERA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 200191, August 20, 2014 - LOURDES C. FERNANDEZ, Petitioner, v. NORMA VILLEGAS AND ANY PERSON ACTING IN HER BEHALF INCLUDING HER FAMILY, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 206366, August 13, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. EDUARDO BALAQUIT Y BALDERAMA, Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 192993, August 11, 2014 - WALLEM MARITIME SERVICES, INC., AND REGINALDO OBEN/WALLEM SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED, Petitioners, v. DONNABELLE PEDRAJAS AND SEAN JADE PEDRAJAS, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 181723, August 11, 2014 - ELIZABETH DEL CARMEN, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES RESTITUTO SABORDO AND MIMA MAHILUM-SABORDO, Respondents.

  • A.M. No. RTJ-14-2390 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 12-3923-RTJ), August 13, 2014 - JOSEPHINE JAZMINES TAN, Petitioner, v. JUDGE SIBANAH E. USMAN, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 28, CATBALOGAN CITY, SAMAR, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 212689, August 11, 2014 - ECE REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT, INC., Petitioner, v. HAYDYN HERNANDEZ,, Respondent.

  • G.R. Nos. 208828-29, August 13, 2014 - RICARDO C. SILVERIO, SR., Petitioner, v. RICARDO S. SILVERIO, JR., CITRINE HOLDINGS, INC., MONICA P. OCAMPO AND ZEE2 RESOURCES, INC., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 171626, August 06, 2014 - OLONGAPO CITY, Petitioner, v. SUBIC WATER AND SEWERAGE CO., INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 162230, August 12, 2014 - ISABELITA C. VINUYA, VICTORIA C. DELA PE�A, HERMINIHILDA MANIMBO, LEONOR H. SUMAWANG, CANDELARIA L. SOLIMAN, MARIA L. QUILANTANG, MARIA L. MAGISA, NATALIA M. ALONZO, LOURDES M. NAVARO, FRANCISCA M. ATENCIO, ERLINDA MANALASTAS, TARCILA M. SAMPANG, ESTER M. PALACIO, MAXIMA R. DELA CRUZ, BELEN A. SAGUM, FELICIDAD TURLA, FLORENCIA M. DELA PE�A, EUGENIA M. LALU, JULIANA G. MAGAT, CECILIA SANGUYO, ANA ALONZO, RUFINA P. MALLARI, ROSARIO M. ALARCON, RUFINA C. GULAPA, ZOILA B. MANALUS, CORAZON C. CALMA, MARTA A. GULAPA, TEODORA M. HERNANDEZ, FERMIN B. DELA PE�A, MARIA DELA PAZ B. CULALA, ESPERANZA MANAPOL, JUANITA M. BRIONES, VERGINIA M. GUEVARRA, MAXIMA ANGULO, EMILIA SANGIL, TEOFILA R. PUNZALAN, JANUARIA G. GARCIA, PERLA B. BALINGIT, BELEN A. CULALA, PILAR Q. GALANG, ROSARIO C. BUCO, GAUDENCIA C. DELA PE�A, RUFINA Q. CATACUTAN, FRANCIA A. BUCO, PASTORA C. GUEVARRA, VICTORIA M. DELA CRUZ, PETRONILA O. DELA CRUZ, ZENAIDA P. DELA CRUZ, CORAZON M. SUBA, EMERINCIANA A. VINUYA, LYDIA A. SANCHEZ, ROSALINA M. BUCO, PATRICIA A. BERNARDO, LUCILA H. PAYAWAL, MAGDALENA LIWAG, ESTER C. BALINGIT, JOVITA A. DAVID, EMILIA C. MANGILIT, VERGINIA M. BANGIT, GUILERMA S. BALINGIT, TERECITA PANGILINAN, MAMERTA C. PUNO, CRISENCIANA C. GULAPA, SEFERINA S. TURLA, MAXIMA B. TURLA, LEONICIA G. GUEVARRA, ROSALINA M. CULALA, CATALINA Y. MANIO, MAMERTA T. SAGUM, CARIDAD L. TURLA, et al. in their capacity and as members of the �Malaya Lolas Organizations,� Petitioners, v. THE HONORABLE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ALBERTO G. ROMULO, THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DELIA DOMINGO-ALBERT, THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE MERCEDITAS N. GUTIERREZ, AND THE HONORABLE SOLICITOR GENERAL ALFREDO L. BENIPAYO,, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 173082, August 06, 2014 - PALM AVENUE HOLDING CO., INC., AND PALM AVENUE REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Petitioners, v. SANDIGANBAYAN 5TH DIVISION, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT (PCGG), Respondent.; [G.R. No. 195795] - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, Petitioner, v. HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, PALM AVENUE REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND PALM AVENUE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., Respondents.

  • G.R. Nos. 212536-37, August 27, 2014 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE AND COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, Petitioners, v. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 212953, August 05, 2014 - JOSE TAPALES VILLAROSA, Petitioner, v. ROMULO DE MESA FESTIN AND COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS,, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 211049, August 06, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROMEO CLOSA Y LUALHATI, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 177616, August 27, 2014 - HEIRS OF SPOUSES JOAQUIN MANGUARDIA and SUSANA MANALO, namely: DANILO MANGUARDIA, ALMA MANGUARDIA, GEMMA MANGUARDIA, RODERICK MANGUARDIA, MADELINE MANGUARDIA, joined by her husband, RODRIGO VILLARANTE, ALAN MANGUARDIA, ROSE MANGUARDIA, joined by her husband, LEOPOLDO ADRID, JR., RONALD MANGUARDIA, JOEBERT MANGUARDIA, and RANDY MANGUARDIA; HEIRS OF SPOUSES LEONARDO ARAZA and REBECCA ARROYO, namely: MARY MAGDALENA ARAZA,* joined by her husband CARLITO VILLANUEVA, NENITA ARAZA, joined by her husband, LEONARDO BADE, ANTONIO ARAZA, and the children of ENECITA ARAZA- VARGAS, namely: GADFRY VARGAS, GINA VARGAS, JOEL VARGAS, MARY GRACE VARGAS, ANA MAE VARGAS, and the minor JUNAR VARGAS, represented by his guardian ad litem MAGDALENA ARAZA-VILLANUEVA, and THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CAPIZ, Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF SIMPLICIO VALLES and MARTA VALLES, represented by GRACIANO VALLES, SULPICIO VALLES, TERESITA VALLES, joined by her husband, LEOPOLDO ALAIR, and PRESENTACION CAPAPAS-VALLES, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 193791, August 02, 2014 - PRIMANILA PLANS, INC., HEREIN REPRESENTED BY EDUARDO S. MADRID, Petitioner, v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 198342, August 13, 2014 - REMEDIOS O. YAP, Petitioner, v. ROVER MARITIME SERVICES CORPORATION, MR. RUEL BENISANO AND/OR UCO MARINE CONTRACTING W.L.L., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 208170, August 20, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PETRUS YAU A.K.A. �JOHN� AND �RICKY� AND SUSANA YAU Y SUMOGBA A.K.A. �SUSAN�, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 207992, August 11, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERTO HOLGADO Y DELA CRUZ AND ANTONIO MISAREZ Y ZARAGA, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 171836, August 11, 2014 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, REPRESENTED BY HON. NASSER C. PANGANDAMAN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DAR-OIC SECRETARY, Petitioner, v. SUSIE IRENE GALLE, RESPONDENT., G.R. NO. 195213 - LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. SUSIE IRENE GALLE, SUBSTITUTED BY HER HEIRS, NAMELY HANS PETER, CARL OTTO, FRITZ WALTER, AND GEORGE ALAN, ALL SURNAMED REITH, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 196040, August 26, 2014 - FE H. OKABE, Petitioner, v. ERNESTO A. SATURNINO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 203048, August 13, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RUSTY BALA, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 213181, August 19, 2014 - FRANCIS H. JARDELEZA, Petitioner, v. CHIEF JUSTICE MARIA LOURDES P. A. SERENO, THE JUDICIAL AND BAR COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 200987, August 20, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RONALDO BAYAN Y NERI, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 207348, August 20, 2014 - ROWENA R. SOLANTE, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, CHAIRPERSON MA. GRACIA PULIDO-TAN, COMMISSIONER JUANITO G. ESPINO, JR., COMMISSIONER HEIDI L. MENDOZA, AND FORTUNATA M. RUBICO, DIRECTOR IV, COA COMMISSION SECRETARIAT, in their official capacities, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 166944, August 18, 2014 - JUANITO MAGSINO, Petitioner, v. ELENA DE OCAMPO AND RAMON GUICO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 175689, August 13, 2014 - GEORGE A. ARRIOLA, Petitioner, v. PILIPINO STAR NGAYON, INC. AND/OR MIGUEL G. BELMONTE, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 189061, August 06, 2014 - MIDWAY MARITIME AND TECHNOLOGICAL FOUNDATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT PHD IN EDUCATION DR. SABINO M. MANGLICMOT, Petitioner, v. MARISSA E. CASTRO, ET AL., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 199420, August 27, 2014 - PHILNICO INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. PRIVATIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE, Respondent.; G.R. NO. 199432 - PRIVATIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE, Petitioner, v. PHILNICO INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 195432, August 27, 2014 - EDELINA T. ANDO, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 200645, August 20, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WENDEL OCDOL Y MENDOVA, EDISON TABIANAN, AND DANTE BORINAGA, ACCUSED. WENDEL OCDOL Y MENDOVA, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 172404, August 13, 2014 - PEOPLE�S TRANS-EAST ASIA INSURANCE CORPORATION, A.K.A. PEOPLE'S GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. DOCTORS OF NEW MILLENNIUM HOLDINGS, INC., Respondent.

  • A.M. No. P-06-2227 [Formerly A.M. No. 06-6-364-RTC], August 19, 2014 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. ATTY. MARIO N. MELCHOR, JR., FORMER CLERK OF COURT VI, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 16, NAVAL, BILIRAN (NOW PRESIDING JUDGE, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, CALUBIAN-SAN ISIDRO, LEYTE), Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 207253, August 20, 2014 - CRISPIN B. LOPEZ, Petitioner, v. IRVINE CONSTRUCTION CORP. AND TOMAS SY SANTOS, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 200538, August 13, 2014 - CITY OF DAVAO, Petitioner, v. COURT OF APPEALS AND BENJAMIN C. DE GUZMAN, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 188289, August 20, 2014 - DAVID A. NOVERAS, Petitioner, v. LETICIA T. NOVERAS, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 203655, August 13, 2014 - SM LAND, INC., Petitioner, v. BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ARNEL PACIANO D. CASANOVA, ESQ., IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF BCDA, Respondents.