Philippine Supreme Court Jurisprudence


Philippine Supreme Court Jurisprudence > Year 2014 > June 2014 Decisions > A.C. No. 7676, June 10, 2014 - AMADO T. DIZON, Complainant, v. ATTY. NORLITA DE TAZA, Respondent.:




A.C. No. 7676, June 10, 2014 - AMADO T. DIZON, Complainant, v. ATTY. NORLITA DE TAZA, Respondent.

PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

EN BANC

A.C. No. 7676, June 10, 2014

AMADO T. DIZON, Complainant, v. ATTY. NORLITA DE TAZA, Respondent.

D E C I S I O N

REYES, J.:

This concerns an administrative complaint1 for disbarment against Atty. Norlita De Taza (Atty. De Taza) for the latter�s demand for and receipt of exorbitant sums of money from her client purportedly to expedite the proceedings of their case which was pending before the Court.cra1awredjgc

The Facts

Amado Dizon (complainant) alleged that sometime in February 2005, he, along with his siblings engaged the services of Romero De Taza Cruz and Associates to represent them in the case of Eliza T. Castaneda, et al. v. Heirs of Spouses Martin and Lucia Dizon with G.R. No. 174552.2

The complainant claimed that sometime in February 2007, Atty. De Taza demanded the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Pesos (P75,000.00) from him to expedite the proceedings before the Court.� This amount was over and above the parties� stipulated retainer fee as evidenced by a contract.3

According to the complainant, unknown to him at that time was that, a month earlier or in January 2007, Atty. De Taza had already demanded and received a total of Eight Hundred Thousand Pesos (P800,000.00) from his sibling Aurora Dizon, for the same reason that Atty. De Taza proffered to him, which was to expedite the proceedings of their case before the Court. Handwritten receipts4 signed by one Atty. Norlita De Taza were submitted by the complainant, which state:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

15 Jan. 2007

Receipt

That the amount received P300,000 shall be used to expedite the case which, in turn shall result in the following:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

1. Decision favorable to plaintiff w/in 2 mos. from receipt of said amount;

2. Back rentals up to present should be returned, if the same should not be included in the Decision, the P300,000.00 shall be returned.

������ � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � �� Signed
������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� � � � � � �� ����� Atty. Norlita De Taza5

18 Jan. 2007

Receipt

The amount of P500,000 has been advanced as part of expense [sic] to expedite the process before the courts. The said amount has been advanced by Ms. Aurora Dizon and the same should be reimbursed to her by her siblings upon winning the case with finality.

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� �� � ��� Signed
������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ���� Atty. Norlita De Taza6cralawlawlibrary

On October 24, 2007, the complainant went to this Court in Padre Faura, Manila and learned that the Court had already denied the petition on November 20, 2006, contrary to Atty. De Taza�s representations that the case was still pending.� He tried to communicate with Atty. De Taza, but she could no longer be found.7

Thereafter, on November 6, 2007, the complainant instituted a complaint for disbarment8 against Atty. De Taza.� He also attached several affidavits and documents9 from other individuals who attested that Atty. De Taza issued bouncing checks and/or failed to pay off her debts to them.� A certain Ana Lynda Pineda executed an affidavit10 which was attached to the complaint, alleging that Atty. De Taza issued 11 checks11 in her favor amounting to ?481,400.00, which were all dishonored by the bank.� Demand letters sent to her went unheeded.

Likewise, Darwin Tiamzon, a creditor of Atty. De Taza, whose affidavit12 was attached to the complaint, averred that Atty. De Taza issued a check13 for P50,000.00 as payment for her loan.� Said check was dishonored by the bank for being drawn against a closed account.

Furthermore, a certain Eleanor Sarmiento submitted an affidavit,14 stating that Atty. De Taza owes her p29,560.39 and failed to pay the said amount despite repeated demands.

On November 14, 2007, the complainant through a letter15 informed the Court that Atty. De Taza is planning to leave the country as she was joining her husband in the United States of America (U.S.A.).

In a Resolution16 dated December 10, 2007, Atty. De Taza was required by the Court to file a Comment.� However, the copy of the Resolution was returned unserved with the postal carrier�s notation �RTS (Return to Sender)-Moved�.� The Court then resolved by virtue of the Resolution17 dated July 2, 2008, to send a copy to Atty. De Taza�s office address at Romero De Taza Cruz and Associates.� Said copy was also returned unserved with the notation �RTS-not connected.�

It was then required in the Resolution18 dated October 8, 2008 that the complainant inform the Court of Atty. De Taza�s new address, which the complainant faithfully complied with by giving Atty. De Taza�s new address in the U.S.A.� The Court, in its Resolution19� dated January 26, 2009, directed the Clerk of Court to resend a copy of the Resolution dated December 10, 2007 with a copy of the complaint to Atty. De Taza using the latter�s U.S.A. address.

Like the previous occasions, the copy of the Resolution dated December 10, 2007 with the complaint was returned; this time, with the postal carrier�s notation �RTS-Unclaimed�.� The Court in its Resolution20 dated September 9, 2009, held that the said copy of the Resolution was deemed served and resolved to consider Atty. De Taza as having waived the filing of her comment.� The case was referred to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) for investigation, report and recommendation.

A Notice of Mandatory Conference21 was sent to the parties, in which they failed to appear.� Thus, the parties were directed to file their respective position papers.� The complainant, in a letter22 addressed to the IBP, averred that he was already residing abroad and maintained that he had already submitted his documentary evidence at the time of the filing of his complaint.� Atty. De Taza, for her part, did not file any position paper.

In its Report and Recommendation23 dated January 4, 2011, the IBP Commission on Bar Discipline recommended that Atty. De Taza be suspended for a period of two years from the practice of law.

The IBP Board of Governors modified the Commission on Bar Discipline�s recommendation in a Resolution24 dated January 3, 2013, viz:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

RESOLVED to ADOPT and APPROVE, as it is hereby unanimously ADOPTED and APPROVED, with modification, the Report and Recommendation of the Investigating Commissioner in the above-entitled case, herein made part of this Resolution as Annex �A�, and finding the recommendation fully supported by the evidence on record and the applicable laws and rules, and considering Respondent�s demand of [?]800,000.00 to expedite the case pending in the Supreme Court when, in fact, the case had long been dismissed, Atty. Norlita De Taza is hereby SUSPENDED from the practice of law for one (1) year.25 (Emphasis supplied)

The Issue

WHETHER ATTY. DE TAZA SHOULD BE HELD ADMINISTRATIVELY LIABLE FOR ISSUING BOUNCING CHECKS, DEMANDING AND/OR RECEIVING MONEY FROM HER CLIENTS UNDER THE GUISE OF HAVING THE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT EXPEDITED.

Ruling

The Court acknowledges the fact that Atty. De Taza was not able to refute the accusations against her.� Numerous attempts were made to afford her an opportunity to defend herself from the complainant�s allegations, but all these efforts were only met with silence.� Whether her transfer of residence was an unscrupulous move on her part to evade her creditors, only she would certainly know.� But as far as the Court is concerned, all means were exhausted to give Atty. De Taza an avenue to oppose the complainant�s charges.� Her failure and/or refusal to file a comment will not be a hindrance for the Court to mete out an appropriate sanction.

The Court has time and again ruled that disciplinary proceedings are investigations by the Court to ascertain whether a lawyer is fit to be one. There is neither a plaintiff nor a prosecutor therein.� As this Court held in Gatchalian Promotions Talents Pool, Inc. v. Atty. Naldoza,26 citing In the Matter of the Proceedings for Disciplinary Action Against Atty. Almacen, et al. v. Yaptinchay:27

�Disciplinary proceedings against lawyers are sui generis. Neither purely civil nor purely criminal, they do not involve a trial of an action or a suit, but are rather investigations by the Court into the conduct of one of its officers. Not being intended to inflict punishment, [they are] in no sense a criminal prosecution. Accordingly, there is neither a plaintiff nor a prosecutor therein. [They] may be initiated by the Court motu proprio. Public interest is [their] primary objective, and the real question for determination is whether or not the attorney is still a fit person to be allowed the privileges as such. Hence, in the exercise of its disciplinary powers, the Court merely calls upon a member of the Bar to account for his actuations as an officer of the Court with the end in view of preserving the purity of the legal profession and the proper and honest administration of justice by purging the profession of members who by their misconduct have prove[n] themselves no longer worthy to be entrusted with the duties and responsibilities pertaining to the office of an attorney. x x x.28 (Italics supplied)ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

�In administrative proceedings, only substantial evidence, i.e., that amount of relevant evidence that a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion, is required.�29� Based on the documentary evidence submitted by the complainant, it appears that Atty. De Taza manifested a propensity for borrowing money, issuing bouncing checks and incurring debts which she left unpaid without any reason.� The complainant even submitted a document evidencing Atty. De Taza�s involvement in an estafa and violation of Batas Pambansa (B.P.) No. 22 case filed before the Office of the City Prosecutor in Angeles City (I.S. 07-J-2815-36) for drawing checks against a closed account, among other complaint-affidavits executed by her other creditors.� Such conduct, while already off-putting when attributed to an ordinary person, is much more abhorrent when the same is exhibited by a member of the Bar.� As a lawyer, Atty. De Taza must remember that she is not only a symbol but also an instrument of justice, equity and fairness.

�We have held that the issuance of checks which were later dishonored for having been drawn against a closed account indicates a lawyer�s unfitness for the trust and confidence reposed on her.� It shows a lack of personal honesty and good moral character as to render her unworthy of public confidence.� The issuance of a series of worthless checks also shows the remorseless attitude of respondent, unmindful to the deleterious effects of such act to the public interest and public order.� It also manifests a lawyer�s low regard to her commitment to the oath she has taken when she joined her peers, seriously and irreparably tarnishing the image of the profession she should hold in high esteem.�30

Atty. De Taza�s actuations towards the complainant and his siblings were even worse as she had the gall to make it appear to the complainant that the proceedings before the Court can be expedited and ruled in their favor in exchange for an exorbitant amount of money.� Said scheme was employed by Atty. De Taza just to milk more money from her clients. Without a doubt, Atty. De Taza�s actions are reprehensible and her greed more than apparent when she even used the name of the Court to defraud her client.

When a lawyer receives money from the client for a particular purpose, the lawyer is bound to render an accounting to the client showing that the money was spent for that particular purpose.� And if he does not use the money for the intended purpose, the lawyer must immediately return the money to his client.31� In this case, the purpose for which Atty. De Taza demanded money is baseless and non-existent.� Thus, her demand should not have even been made in the first place.

Section 27, Rule 138 of the Revised Rules of Court provides for the disbarment or suspension of a lawyer for any of the following: (1) deceit; (2) malpractice; (3) gross misconduct in office; (4) grossly immoral conduct; (5) conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude; (6) violation of the lawyer�s oath; (7) willful disobedience of any lawful order of a superior court; and (8) willfully appearing as an attorney for a party without authority to do so.32

The Court in Victoria C. Heenan v. Atty. Erlinda Espejo33 suspended the respondent from the practice of law for two years when the latter issued checks which were dishonored due to insufficiency of funds.� In A-1 Financial Services, Inc. v. Valerio,34 the same penalty was meted out by this Court to the erring lawyer who issued worthless checks to pay off her loan.

Additionally, in Anacta v. Resurreccion,35 the Court held that suspension from the practice of law for four years was the appropriate sanction for a lawyer who defrauded his client into paying P42,000.00 to him for the purported filing of a petition for annulment of marriage.� The respondent therein presented to his client a copy of the petition with stamped receipt from the trial court when in reality, no such petition was filed.

In Celaje v. Atty. Soriano,36 the respondent therein demanded P14,000.00 from the complainant to be put up as injunction bond and asked for additional sums of money on other occasions, supposedly to pay the judge who was handling the case.� When the complainant verified this with the judge, the judge denied the respondent�s allegations.� The complainant later learned that the bond was also unnecessary, as the application for a writ was already denied by the trial court.� Due to the foregoing, the Court suspended the respondent from the practice of law for two years.

�Law is a noble profession, and the privilege to practice it is bestowed only upon individuals who are competent intellectually, academically and, equally important, morally.� Because they are vanguards of the law and the legal system, lawyers must at all times conduct themselves, especially in their dealings with their clients and the public at large, with honesty and integrity in a manner beyond reproach.�37� �The Judiciary has been besieged enough with accusations of corruption and malpractice.� For a member of the legal profession to further stoke the embers of mistrust on the judicial system with such irresponsible representations is reprehensible and cannot be tolerated.�38

All told, the Court holds that there is no reason to deviate from the report and recommendation of the IBP Commission on Bar Discipline which is to suspend Atty. De Taza from the practice of law for two years.cra1awlaw1ibrary

WHEREFORE, respondent Atty. Norlita De Taza is hereby SUSPENDED from the practice of law for TWO YEARS with a STERN WARNING that a repetition of the same or similar infraction would be dealt with more severely.

Let copies of this Decision be furnished all courts of the land, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, as well as the Office of the Bar Confidant for their information and guidance, and let it be entered in Atty. Norlita De Taza�s record in this Court.

SO ORDERED.

Sereno, C.J., Carpio, Velasco, Jr., Leonardo-De Castro, Brion, Peralta, Bersamin, Del Castillo, Villarama, Jr., Perez, Mendoza, Perlas-Bernabe, and Leonen, JJ., concur.cralawred

Endnotes:


1Rollo, pp. 1-2.

2 Id. at 1.

3 Id. at 3.

4 Id. at 4-5.

5 Id. at 5.

6 Id. at 4.

7 Id. at 1.

8 Id. at 1-2.

9 Id. at 11-26.

10 Id. at 11-13.

11 Id. at 14-16.

12 Id. at 23.

13 Id. at 25.

14 Id. at 26.

15 Id. at 28.

16 Id. at 30.

17 Id. at 33.

18 Id. at 63.

19 Id. at 68.

20 Id. at 101-102.

21 Id. at 104.

22 Id. at 107.

23 Id. at 121-123.

24 Id. at 120.

25 Id.

26 374 Phil. 1 (1999).

27 142 Phil. 353 (1970).

28 Supra note 26, at 10-11.

29 Babante-Caples v. Caples, A.M. No. HOJ-10-03, November 15, 2010, 634 SCRA 498, 502.

30Wilkie v. Atty. Limos, 591 Phil. 1, 8 (2008).

31 Natividad P. Navarro and Hilda S. Presbitero v. Atty. Ivan M. Solidum, Jr., A.C. No. 9872, January 28, 2014.

32Arellano University, Inc. v. Mijares III, A.C. No. 8380, November 20, 2009, 605 SCRA 93, 97.

33 A.C. No. 10050, December 3, 2013.

34 A.C. No. 8390, July 2, 2010, 622 SCRA 616.

35 A.C. No. 9074, August 14, 2012, 678 SCRA 352.

36 561 Phil. 341 (2007).

37Resurreccion v. Sayson, 360 Phil. 313, 322 (1998).

38Berbano v. Atty. Barcelona, 457 Phil. 331, 345 (2003).



Back to Home | Back to Main




















chanrobles.com





ChanRobles On-Line Bar Review

ChanRobles Internet Bar Review : www.chanroblesbar.com

ChanRobles MCLE On-line

ChanRobles Lawnet Inc. - ChanRobles MCLE On-line : www.chanroblesmcleonline.com






June-2014 Jurisprudence                 

  • G.R. No. 169247, June 02, 2014 - MA. CONSOLACION M. NAHAS, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE� PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENT AND TECHNICAL RECRUITMENT AGENCY, Petitioner, v. JUANITA L. OLARTE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 191906, June 02, 2014 - JOSELITO MA. P. JACINTO (FORMERLY PRESIDENT OFF. JACINTO GROUP, INC.), Petitioner, v. EDGARDO* GUMARU, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 192302, June 04, 2014 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE ANTI�MONEY LAUNDERING COUNCIL, Petitioner, v. RAFAEL A. MANALO, GRACE M. OLIVA, AND FREIDA Z. RIVERA�YAP, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 199871, June 02, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PIDLIPPINES, Plaintiff�Appellee, v. WILFREDO SOLANO, JR.Y GECITA, Accused�Appellant.

  • A.M. No. P�13�3132 (Formerly A.M. No. 12�3�54�RTC), June 04, 2014 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. SARAH P. AMPONG, COURT INTERPRETER III, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF ALABEL, SARANGANI PROVINCE, BRANCH 38, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 185092, June 04, 2014 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. CORAZON C. SESE AND FE C. SESE, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 189171, June 03, 2014 - EDILBERTO L. BARCELONA, Petitioner, v. DAN JOEL LIM AND RICHARD TAN, Respondents.

  • A.M. No. MTJ-14-1841 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 11-2388-MTJ), June 02, 2014 - GERSHON N. DULANG, Complainant, v. JUDGE MARY JOCYLEN1 G. REGENCIA, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT (MCTC), ASTURIAS-BALAMBAN, CEBU, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 203696, June 02, 2014 - JESSE PHILIP B. EIJANSANTOS, Petitioner, v. SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE 156, REPRESENTED BY ATTY. ALLAN U. VENTURA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 197303, June 04, 2014 - APQ SHIPMANAGEMENT CO., LTD., AND APQ CREW MANAGEMENT USA, INC., Petitioner, v. ANGELITO L. CASE�AS, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 197525, June 04, 2014 - VISAYAS GEOTHERMAL POWER COMPANY, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 199096, June 02, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. FRED TRAIGO, Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 201861, June 02, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. VALENTIN SABAL Y PARBA, JR., Appellant.

  • A.C. No. 9881 (Formerly CBD 10-2607), June 04, 2014 - ATTY. ALAN F. PAGUIA, Petitioner, v. ATTY. MANUEL T. MOLINA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 205065, June 04, 2014 - VERGEL PAULINO AND CIREMIA PAULINO, Petitioner, v. COURT OF APPEALS AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE LAND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY, Respondents.; G.R. NO. 207533 - SPOUSES DR. VERGEL L. PAULINO & DR. CIREMIA G. PAULINO, Petitioners, v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE LAND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 194872, June 09, 2014 - SAHAR INTERNATIONAL TRADING, INC., Petitioner, v. WARNER LAMBERT CO., LLC AND PFIZER, INC. (PHILIPPINES), Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 188710, June 02, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MATIMANAY WATAMAMA A.K.A. AKMAD SALIPADA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT, TENG MIDTIMBANG (AT LARGE), Accused.

  • G.R. No. 194066, June 04, 2014 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. FRANKLIN M. MILLADO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 201858, June 04, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JENNY LIKIRAN ALIAS �LOLOY�, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 208761, June 04, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROLANDO BARAGA Y ARCILLA, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 183239, June 02, 2014 - GREGORIO DE LEON, DOING BUSINESS AS G.D.L. MARKETING, Petitioner, v. HERCULES AGRO INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION AND/OR JESUS CHUA AND RUMI RUNGIS MILK., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 202303, June 04, 2014 - GERARDO R. VILLASE�OR AND RODEL A. MESA, Petitioner, v. OMBUDSMAN AND HON. HERBERT BAUTISTA, CITY MAYOR, QUEZON CITY, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 197192, June 04, 2014 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. THE INSULAR LIFE ASSURANCE CO. LTD., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 202414, June 04, 2014 - JOSEPHINE WEE, Petitioner, v. FELICIDAD GONZALEZ, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 179535, June 09, 2014 - JOSE ESPINELI A.K.A. DANILO ESPINELI, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 190080, June 11, 2014 - GOLDEN VALLEY EXPLORATION, INC., Petitioner, v. PINKIAN MINING COMPANY AND COPPER VALLEY, INC., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 177592, June 09, 2014 - AVELINO S. ALILIN, TEODORO CALESA, CHARLIE HINDANG, EUTIQUIO GINDANG, ALLAN SUNGAHID, MAXIMO LEE, CARPIO, CHAIRPERSON, JOSE G. MORATO, REX GABILAN, AND EUGEMA L. LAURENTE, Petitioners, v. PETRON CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 205664, June 09, 2014 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL DIRECTOR TERESITA DOMALANTA, Petitioner, v. MARIANO TULIAO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 194818, June 09, 2014 - CHARLES BUMAGAT, JULIAN BACUDIO, ROSARIO PADRE, SPOUSES ROGELIO AND ZOSIMA PADRE, AND FELIPE DOMINCIL, Petitioner, v. REGALADO ARRIBAY, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 191516, June 04, 2014 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. FRANCISCA, GERONIMO AND CRISPIN, ALL SURNAMED SANTOS, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 187769, June 04, 2014 - ALVIN PATRIMONIO, Petitioner, v. NAPOLEON GUTIERREZ AND OCTAVIO MARASIGAN III, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 183202, June 02, 2014 - ALBERTO ALMOJUELA Y VILLANUEVA, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 179669, June 04, 2014 - SR METALS, INC., SAN R MINING AND CONSTRUCTION CORP. AND GALEO EQUIPMENT AND MINING COMPANY, INC., Petitioner, v. THE HONORABLE ANGELO T. REYES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR), Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 187456, June 02, 2014 - ALABANG CORPORATION DEVELOPMENT, Petitioner, v. ALABANG HILLS VILLAGE ASSOCIATION AND RAFAEL TINIO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 189970, June 02, 2014 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. CRISANTO S. RANESES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 196276, June 04, 2014 - TAKATA (PHILIPPINES) CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. BUREAU OF LABOR RELATIONS AND SAMAHANG LAKAS MANGGAGAWA NG TAKATA (SALAMAT), Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 171286, June 02, 2014 - DOLORES CAMPOS, Petitioner, v. DOMINADOR ORTEGA, SR. AND JAMES SILOS, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 200884, June 04, 2014 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. MILDRED SALVATIERRA Y MATUCO, Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 199211, June 04, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. JERIC FERNANDEZ Y JAURIGUE, Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 207525, June 10, 2014 - BONIFACIO PIEDAD, REPRESENTED BY MARIA INSPIRACION PIEDAD-DANAO, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES VICTORIO GURIEZA AND EMETERIA M. GURIEZA , Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 10378, June 09, 2014 - JOSE FRANCISCO T. BAENS, Complainant, v. ATTY. JONATHAN T. SEMPIO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 200402, June 18, 2014 - PRIVATIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE, Petitioner, v. STRATEGIC ALLIANCE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND/OR PHILIPPINE ESTATE CORPORATION, Respondent.; G.R. NO. 208127 - STRATEGIC ALLIANCE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AS SUBSTITUTED BY PHILIPPINE ESTATE CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. PRIVATIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE (FORMERLY ASSET PRIVATIZATION TRUST), AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 197591, June 18, 2014 - TAGANITO MINING CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 200920, June 09, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JERUSALEM ESTEBAN Y BALLESTEROS, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 199027, June 09, 2014 - THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL (OSG), Petitioner, v. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF SAGUIRAN, LANAO DEL SUR, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 184148, June 09, 2014 - NORA B. CALALANG-PARULAN AND ELVIRA B. CALALANG, Petitioners, v. ROSARIO CALALANG-GARCIA, LEONORA CALALANG-SABILE, AND CARLITO S. CALALANG, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 189440, June 18, 2014 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. MINDANAO II GEOTHERMAL PARTNERSHIP, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 204029, June 04, 2014 - AVELINA ABARIENTOS REBUSQUILLO [SUBSTITUTED BY HER HEIRS, EXCEPT EMELINDA R. GUALVEZ] AND SALVADOR A. OROSCO, Petitioners, v. SPS. DOMINGO AND EMELINDA REBUSQUILLO GUALVEZ, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 205202, June 09, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NENITA GAMATA Y VALDEZ, Accused-Appellant.

  • G. R. No. 168903, June 18, 2014 - MA. ANA CONSUELO A.S. MADRIGAL, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNDERSECRETARY MA. MERCEDITAS N. GUTIERREZ, CELESTINO M. PALMA III, AND HELEN T. CHUA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 182839, June 02, 2014 - PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Petitioner, v. JOSE GARCIA AND CHILDREN NORA GARCIA, JOSE GARCIA, JR., BOBBY GARCIA AND JIMMY GARCIA AND HEIRS OF ROGELIO GARCIA NAMELY: CELEDONIO GARCIA, DANILO GARCIA, ELSA GARCIA, FERMIN GARCIA, HEHERSON GARCIA, GREGORIO GARCIA, IMELDA GARCIA AND JANE GARCIA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 207888, June 09, 2014 - DIONARTO Q. NOBLEJAS, Petitioner, v. ITALIAN MARITIME ACADEMY PHILS., INC., CAPT. NICOLO S. TERREI, RACELI B. FERREZ AND MA. TERESA R. MENDOZA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 207266, June 25, 2014 - HEIRS OF PACIANO YABAO, REPRESENTED BY REMEDIOS CHAN, Petitioners, v. PAZ LENTEJAS VAN DER KOLK, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 204626, June 09, 2014 - PAUL P. GABRIEL, JR., IRENEO C. CALWAG, THOMAS L. TINGGA-AN, AND THE HEIRS OF JULIET B. PULKERA, Petitioners, v. CARMELING CRISOLOGO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 205278, June 11, 2014 - PHILIPPINE SPRING WATER RESOURCES INC. /DANILO Y. LUA , Petitioners, v. COURT OF APPEALS AND JUVENSTEIN B. MAHILUM, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 185432, June 04, 2014 - MIRAMAR FISH COMPANY, INC., Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 185964, June 16, 2014 - ASIAN TERMINALS, INC., Petitioner, v. FIRST LEPANTO-TAISHO INSURANCE CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 194234, June 18, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAYSON CRUZ Y TECSON, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 201043, June 16, 2014 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES FINANCE CENTER (AFPFC), Petitioner, v. DAISY R. YAHON, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 193421, June 04, 2014 - MCMER CORPORATION, INC., MACARIO D. ROQUE, JR. AND CECILIA R. ALVESTIR, Petitioners, v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND FELICIANO C. LIBUNAO, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 192912, June 04, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DEMOCRITO PARAS, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 207513, June 16, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BRICCIO BACULANTA, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 197005, June 04, 2014 - PRINCESS JOY PLACEMENT AND GENERAL SERVICES, INC., Petitioner, v. GERMAN A. BINALLA, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 5377, June 30, 2014 - VICTOR C. LINGAN, Complainant, v. ATTYS. ROMEO CALUBAQUIB AND JIMMY P. BALIGA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 176652, June 04, 2014 - AUGUSTO C. SOLIMAN, Petitioner, v. JUANITO C. FERNANDEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS RECEIVER OF SMC PNEUMATICS (PHILS.), INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 197539, June 02, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANGELITA I. DAUD, HANELITA M. GALLEMIT AND RODERICK GALLEMIT Y TOLENTINO, ACCUSED.[BR][BR]RODERICK GALLEMIT Y TOLENTINO, Accused-Appellant.

  • A.C. No. 7676, June 10, 2014 - AMADO T. DIZON, Complainant, v. ATTY. NORLITA DE TAZA, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. RTJ-12-2332 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 10-3393-RTJ), June 25, 2014 - EFREN T. UY, NELIA B. LEE, RODOLFO L. MENES AND QUINCIANO H. LUI, Complainants, v. JUDGE ALAN L. FLORES, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 7, TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 207990, June 09, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ELIAS BUENVINOTO Y PAGLINAWAN, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 208719, June 09, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROGER RINGOR UMAWID, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 192820, June 04, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RENATO DELA CRUZ, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 192074, June 10, 2014 - LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR MELQUIADES A. ROBLES, Petitioner, v. AURORA A. SALVA�A, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 180416, June 02, 2014 - ADERITO Z. YUJUICO AND BONIFACIO C. SUMBILLA, Petitioners, v. CEZAR T. QUIAMBAO AND ERIC C. PILAPIL, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 209785, June 04, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARLON ABETONG Y ENDRADO, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 179914, June 16, 2014 - SPOUSES REYNALDO AND HILLY G. SOMBILON, Petitioners, v. ATTY. REY FERDINAND GARAY AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Respondent.; A.M. No. RTJ-06-2000 - ATTY. REY FERDINAND T. GARAY, Petitioner, v. JUDGE ROLANDO S. VENADAS, SR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 192011, June 30, 2014 - LIBCAP MARKETING CORP., JOHANNA J. CELIZ, AND MA. LUCIA G. MONDRAGON, Petitioners, v. LANNY JEAN B. BAQUIAL, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 200793, June 04, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MILAN ROXAS Y AGUILUZ, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 194560, June 11, 2014 - NESTOR T. GADRINAB, Petitioner, v. NORA T. SALAMANCA, ANTONIO TALAO, AND ELENA LOPEZ, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 199283, June 09, 2014 - JULIET VITUG MADARANG AND ROMEO BARTOLOME, REPRESENTED BY HIS ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT AND ACTING IN THEIR PERSONAL CAPACITIES, RODOLFO AND RUBY BARTOLOME, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES JESUS D. MORALES AND CAROLINA N. MORALES, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. P-13-3123, June 10, 2014 - ALBERTO VALDEZ, Complainant, v. DESIDERIO W. MACUSI, JR., SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 25, TABUK, KALINGA, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 9317 (Formerly CBD Case No. 12-3615), June 04, 2014 - ADELIA V. QUIACHON, Complainant, v. ATTY. JOSEPH ADOR A. RAMOS, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 6677, June 10, 2014 - EUPROCINA I. CRISOSTOMO, MARILYN L. SOLIS, EVELYN MARQUIZO, ROSEMARIE BALATUCAN, MILDRED BATANG, MARILEN MINERALES, AND MELINDA D. SIOTING, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. PHILIP Z. A. NAZARENO, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. RTJ-13-2356 [Formerly OCA No. IPI-11-3701-RTJ], June 09, 2014 - ARGEL D. HERNANDEZ, Complainant, v. JUDGE VICTOR C. GELLA, PRESIDING JUDGE, CLARINCE B. JINTALAN, LEGAL RESEARCHER, AND ROWENA B. JINTALAN, SHERIFF IV, ALL FROM THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 52, SORSOGON CITY, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 200148, June 04, 2014 - RAMON A. SYHUNLIONG, Petitioner, v. TERESITA D. RIVERA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 207664, June 25, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GIL SALVIDAR Y GARLAN, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 183589, June 25, 2014 - CHARLIE LIM (REPRESENTED BY HIS HEIRS) AND LILIA SALANGUIT, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES DANILO LIGON AND GENEROSA VITUG-LIGON, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 180147, June 04, 2014 - SARA LEE PHILIPPINES, INC., Petitioner, v. EMILINDA D. MACATLANG, ET AL.,1 Respondents.; G.R. No. 180148 - ARIS PHILIPPINES, INC., Petitioner, v. EMILINDA D. MACATLANG, ET AL., Respondents.; G.R. No. 180149 - SARA LEE CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. EMILINDA D. MACATLANG, ET AL., Respondents.; G.R. No. 180150 - CESAR C. CRUZ, Petitioner, v. EMILINDA D. MACATLANG, ET AL., Respondents.; G.R. No. 180319 - FASHION ACCESSORIES PHILS., INC., Petitioner, v. EMILINDA D. MACATLANG, ET AL., Respondents.; G.R. No. 180685 - EMILINDA D. MACATLANG, ET AL., Petitioners, v. NLRC, ARIS PHILIPPINES, INC., FASHION ACCESSORIES PHILS., INC., SARA LEE CORPORATION, SARA LEE PHILIPPINES, INC., COLLIN BEAL AND ATTY. CESAR C. CRUZ, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 193478, June 23, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RODOLFO P. FERNANDEZ, NELSON E. TOBIAS, AND FRANK R. BAAY, ACCUSED, NELSON E. TOBIAS, Accused-Appellant.

  • B.M. No. 2713, June 10, 2014 - ATTY. AILEEN R. MAGLANA, Complainant, v. ATTY. JOSE VICENTE R. OPINION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 207176, June 18, 2014 - SPOUSES VICTOR AND EDNA BINUA, Petitioners, v. LUCIA P. ONG, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 181676, June 11, 2014 - ASIAN CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. SANNAEDLE CO., LTD., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 181459, June 09, 2014 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY (MERALCO), Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 200491, June 09, 2014 - KASAMAKA-CANLUBANG, INC., REPRESENTED BY PABLITO M. EGILDO, Petitioner, v. LAGUNA ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 166018, June 04, 2014 - THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED-PHILIPPINE BRANCHES, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.; G.R. NO. 167728 - THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED-PHILIPPINE BRANCHES, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. RTJ-14-2388 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 10-3554-RTJ], June 10, 2014 - EMILIE SISON-BARIAS, Complainant, v. JUDGE MARINO E. RUBIA, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT [RTC], BRANCH 24, BI�AN, LAGUNA AND EILEEN A. PECA�A, DATA ENCODER II, RTC, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, BI�AN, LAGUNA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 187843, June 09, 2014 - CAPITOL SAWMILL CORPORATION AND COLUMBIA WOOD INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, Petitioners, v. CONCEPCION CHUA GAW, ANGELO CHUA GAW, JOHN BARRY CHUA GAW, LEONARD BRANDON CHUA GAW AND JULITA C. CHUA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 196950, June 18, 2014 - HELEN E. CABLING, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND ARIEL CABLING, Petitioner, v. JOSELIN TAN LUMAPAS, AS REPRESENTED BY NORY ABELLANES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 206806, June 25, 2014 - ARCO PULP AND PAPER CO., INC. AND CANDIDA A. SANTOS, Petitioners, v. DAN T. LIM, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF QUALITY PAPERS & PLASTIC PRODUCTS ENTERPRISES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 190253, June 11, 2014 - JUAN TRAJANO A.K.A. JOHNNY TRAJANO, Petitioner, v. UNIWIDE SALES WAREHOUSE CLUB, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 183994, June 30, 2014 - WILLIAM CO A.K.A. XU QUING HE, Petitioner, v. NEW PROSPERITY PLASTIC PRODUCTS, REPRESENTED BY ELIZABETH UY, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 208678, June 16, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JEFFERSON WARRINER Y NICDAO, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 186657, June 11, 2014 - DOMINGA B. QUITO, Petitioner, v. STOP & SAVE CORPORATION, AS REPRESENTED BY GREGORY DAVID DICKENSON, AS ITS CHAIRMAN, AND JULIETA BUAN-DICKENSON, AS ITS PRESIDENT, ROBERTO BUAN, HENRY CO, ANGELINA LUMOTAN, RODEL PINEDA AND ROSE CALMA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 159031, June 23, 2014 - NOEL A. LASANAS, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 195598, June 25, 2014 - TEEKAY SHIPPING PHILIPPINES, INC., TEEKAY SHIPPING LIMITED AND ALEX VERCHEZ, Petitioners, v. EXEQUIEL O. JARIN, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 190177, June 11, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VIVIAN BULOTANO Y AMANTE, Accused-Appellant.

  • A.C. No. 9976 [Formerly CBD Case No. 09-2539], June 25, 2014 - ALMIRA C. FORONDA, Complainant, v. ATTY. JOSE L. ALVAREZ, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 179962, June 11, 2014 - DR. JOEL C. MENDEZ, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND COURT OF TAX APPEALS, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 195668, June 25, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MA. HARLETA VELASCO Y BRIONES, MARICAR B. INOVERO, MARISSA DIALA, AND BERNA M. PAULINO, Accused, MARICAR B. INOVERO, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 207774, June 30, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CARLOS ALHAMBRA Y MASING, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 183448, June 30, 2014 - SPOUSES DOMINADOR PERALTA AND OFELIA PERALTA, Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF BERNARDINA ABALON, REPRESENTED BY MANSUETO ABALON, Respondents.; G. R. No. 183464 - HEIRS OF BERNARDINA ABALON, REPRESENTED BY MANSUETO ABALON, Petitioners, v. MARISSA ANDAL, LEONIL ANDAL, ARNEL ANDAL, SPOUSES DOMINDOR PERALTA AND OFELIA PERALTA, AND HEIRS OF RESTITUTO RELLAMA, REPRESENTED BY HIS CHILDREN ALEX, IMMANUEL, JULIUS AND SYLVIA, ALL SURNAMED RELLAMA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 177425, June 18, 2014 - ALONZO GIPA, IMELDA MAROLLANO, JUANITO LUDOVICE, VIRGILIO GOJIT, DEMAR BITANGCOR, FELIPE MONTALBAN AND DAISY M. PLACER, Petitioners, v. SOUTHERN LUZON INSTITUTE AS REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE-PRESIDENT FOR OPERATIONS AND CORPORATE SECRETARY, RUBEN G. ASUNCION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 210252, June 25, 2014 - VILMA QUINTOS, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FIDEL I. QUINTOS, JR.; FLORENCIA I. DANCEL, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FLOVY I. DANCEL; AND CATALINO L. IBARRA, Petitioners, v. PELAGIA I. NICOLAS, NOLI L. IBARRA, SANTIAGO L. IBARRA, PEDRO L. IBARRA, DAVID L. IBARRA, GILBERTO L. IBARRA, HEIRS OF AUGUSTO L. IBARRA, NAMELY CONCHITA R., IBARRA, APOLONIO IBARRA, AND NARCISO IBARRA, AND THE SPOUSES RECTO CANDELARIO AND ROSEMARIE CANDELARIO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 206716, June 18, 2014 - RUBEN C. JORDAN, Petitioner, v. GRANDEUR SECURITY & SERVICES, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 208678, June 16, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JEFFERSON WARRINER Y NICDAO, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 163055, June 11, 2014 - THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS & THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS FOR THE PORT OF ILOILO, Petitioners, v. NEW FRONTIER SUGAR CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 202996, June 18, 2014 - MARLO A. DEOFERIO, Petitioner, v. INTEL TECHNOLOGY PHILIPPINES, INC. AND/OR MIKE WENTLING, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 156208, June 30, 2014 - NPC DRIVERS AND MECHANICS ASSOCIATION (NPC DAMA), represented by its President ROGER S. SAN JUAN, SR., NPC EMPLOYEES & WORKERS UNION (NEWU) - NORTHERN LUZON, REGIONAL CENTER, represented by its Regional President JIMMY D. SALMAN, in their own individual capacities and in behalf of the members of the associations and all affected officers and employees of National Power Corporation (NPC), ZOL D. MEDINA, NARCISO M. MAGANTE, VICENTE B. CIRIO, JR., and NECITAS B. CAMAMA, in their individual capacities as employees of National Power Corporation, Petitioners, v. THE NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION (NPC), NATIONAL POWER BOARD OF DIRECTORS (NPB), JOSE ISIDRO N. CAMACHO as Chairman of the National Power Board of Directors (NPB), ROLANDO S. QUILALA, as President - Officer-in-charge/CEO of National Power Corporation and Member of National Power Board, and VINCENT S. PEREZ, JR., EMILIA T. BONCODIN, MARIUS P. CORPUS, RUBEN S. REINOSO, JR., GREGORY L. DOMINGO, NIEVES L. OSORIO and POWER SECTOR ASSETS and LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT (PSALM), Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 189532, June 11, 2014 - VIRGINIA S. DIO AND H.S. EQUITIES, LTD., Petitioners, v. SUBIC BAY MARINE EXPLORATORIUM, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TIMOTHY DESMOND, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 190620, June 18, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HERMINIGILDO B. TABAYAN, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 203332, June 18, 2014 - FLORENCIO LIBONGCOGON, FELIPE VILLAREAL AND ALFONSO CLAUDIO, Petitioners, v. PHIMCO INDUSTRIES, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 207763, June 30, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROLANDO RONDINA, Accused-Appellant.

  • A.M. No. P-11-3020 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 10-3525-P), June 25, 2014 - PRESIDING JUDGE JUAN GABRIEL HIZON ALANO, MARY ANNABELLE A. KATIPUNAN, SUZEE WONG JAMOTILLO, ANALIE DEL RIO BALITUNG, EDWINO JAYSON OLIVEROS AND ROBERTO BABAO DO�O, Complainants, v. PADMA LATIP SAHI, COURT INTERPRETER I, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT (MCTC), MALUSO, BASILAN. Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 160110, June 18, 2014 - MARIANO C. MENDOZA AND ELVIRA LIM, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES LEONORA J. GOMEZ AND GABRIEL V. GOMEZ, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 203984, June 18, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MEDARIO CALANTIAO Y DIMALANTA, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 173616, June 25, 2014 - AIR TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (ATO), Petitioner, v. HON. COURT OF APPEALS (NINETEENTH DIVISION) AND BERNIE G. MIAQUE, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 164961, June 30, 2014 - HECTOR L. UY, Petitioner, v. VIRGINIA G. FULE; HEIRS OF THE LATE AMADO A. GARCIA, NAMELY: AIDA C. GARCIA, LOURDES G. SANTAYANA, AMANDO C. GARCIA, JR., MANUEL C. GARCIA, CARLOS C. GARCIA, AND CRISTINA G. MARALIT; HEIRS OF THE LATE GLORIA GARCIA ENCARNACION, NAMELY: MARVIC G. ENCARNACION, IBARRA G. ENCARNACION, MORETO G. ENCARNACION, JR., AND CARINA G. ENCARNACION; HEIRS OF THE LATE PABLO GARCIA, NAMELY: BERMEDIO GARCIA, CRISTETA GARCIA, NONORATO GARCIA, VICENTE GARCIA, PABLO GARCIA, JR., AND TERESITA GARCIA; HEIRS OF THE LATE ELISA G. HEMEDES, NAMELY: ROEL G. HEMEDES, ELISA G. HEMEDES, ROGELIO G. HEMEDES, ANDORA G. HEMEDES, AND FLORA G. HEMEDES, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 196228, June 04, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RENATO BESMONTE, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 203086, June 11, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. JOSE DALAN Y PALDINGAN, Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 208173, June 11, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OLIVER A. BUCLAO, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 162021, June 16, 2014 - MEGA MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS, INC., JERRY TIU, AND SARITA V. YAP, Petitioners, v. MARGARET A. DEFENSOR, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 3452, June 23, 2014 - HENRY SAMONTE, Petitioner, v. ATTY. GINES ABELLANA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 192432, June 23, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LARRY MENDOZA Y ESTRADA, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 205543, June 30, 2014 - SAN ROQUE POWER CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 160827, June 18, 2014 - NETLINK COMPUTER INCORPORATED, Petitioner, v. ERIC DELMO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 192861, June 30, 2014 - LINDA RANA, Petitioner, v. TERESITA LEE WONG, SPS. SHIRLEY LEE ONG AND RUBEN ANG ONG, REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT WILSON UY, AND SPS. ROSARIO AND WILSON UY, Respondents.; G.R. No. 192862 - SPS. ROSARIO AND WILSON UY, WILSON UY AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF TERESITA LEE WONG, AND SPS. SHIRLEY LEE ONG AND RUBEN ANG ONG, Petitioners, v. SPS. REYNALDO AND LINDA RANA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 157163, June 25, 2014 - BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Petitioner, v. HON. JUDGE AGAPITO L. HONTANOSAS, JR., REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 16, CEBU CITY, SILVERIO BORBON, SPOUSES XERXES AND ERLINDA FACULTAD, AND XM FACULTAD & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondents.