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G.R. No. 200408, November 12, 2014 - S.V. MORE PHARMA CORPORATION AND ALBERTO A. SANTILLANA, Petitioners, v. DRUGMAKERS LABORATORIES, INC. AND ELIEZER DEL MUNDO, Respondents.; G.R. NO. 200416 - S.V. MORE PHARMA CORPORATION AND ALBERTO A. SANTILLANA, Petitioners, v. DRUGMAKERS LABORATORIES, INC. AND ELIEZER DEL MUNDO, Respondents.

PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

FIRST DIVISION

G.R. No. 200408, November 12, 2014

S.V. MORE PHARMA CORPORATION AND ALBERTO A. SANTILLANA, Petitioners, v. DRUGMAKERS LABORATORIES, INC. AND ELIEZER DEL MUNDO, Respondents.

G.R. NO. 200416

S.V. MORE PHARMA CORPORATION AND ALBERTO A. SANTILLANA, Petitioners, v. DRUGMAKERS LABORATORIES, INC. AND ELIEZER DEL MUNDO, Respondents.

D E C I S I O N

PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:

Before the Court are consolidated petitions for review on certiorari1 assailing the Decision2 dated August 5, 2011 and the Resolution3 dated January 27, 2012 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 81812, which affirmed with modification the Decision4 dated September 13, 2002 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 224 (RTC) in Civil Case No. Q-95-23087, finding petitioners S.V. More Pharma Corporation (S.V. More) and Alberto A. Santillana (Alberto) to have breached their contract with respondents Drugmakers Laboratories, Inc. (Drugmakers) and Eliezer V. Del Mundo (Eliezer), and, thus, liable for damages.

The Facts

Eliezer, Evangeline C. Del Mundo, and Atty. Quirico T. Carag (Atty. Carag) (Del Mundo Group) are the registered owners of fifty percent (50%) (i.e., 250,000 shares of stock) of E.A. Northam Pharma Corporation (E.A. Northam), a domestic corporation which exclusively distributes and markets 28 various pharmaceutical products5 that are exclusively manufactured by Drugmakers, a domestic corporation under the control of Eliezer.6 The remaining fifty percent (50%) in E.A. Northam are owned by Alberto and Nilo S. Valente (Santillana Group).7 In an Agreement8 dated May 31, 1993, the Del Mundo Group agreed to cede all their rights and interests in E.A. Northam in favor of the Santillana Group for a consideration of P4,200,000.00.9 However, it was agreed therein that: (a) the said pharmaceutical products shall remain jointly owned by Eliezer/Drugmakers and Alberto; (b) the products shall be exclusively manufactured by Drugmakers as long as Eliezer maintains majority ownership and control of the said company; and (c) the products will be sold, conveyed, and transferred to S.V. More, provided that Alberto remains its chief executive officer with majority ownership and control thereof.10chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

On even date, E.A. Northam entered into a Deed of Sale/Assignment11 with S.V. More, whereby E.A. Northam agreed to convey, transfer, and assign all its rights over 28 pharmaceutical products in favor of S.V. More which shall then have the right to have them sold, distributed, and marketed in the latter�s name, subject to the condition that such pharmaceutical products will be exclusively manufactured by Drugmakers based on their existing Contract Manufacturing Agreement12 (CMA) set to expire in October 1993.13chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

In September 1993, or a month prior to the expiration of the CMA, Drugmakers proposed a new manufacturing agreement14 which S.V. More found unacceptable.15 In a letter dated October 20, 1993, S.V. More, for the purpose of renewing its License to Operate with the Bureau of Food and Drug (BFAD), requested a copy of the existing CMA from Drugmakers, but to no avail.16 Hence, on October 23, 1993, S.V. More entered into a Contract to Manufacture Pharmaceutical Products17 (CMPP) with Hizon Laboratories, Inc. (Hizon Laboratories), and, thereafter, caused the latter to manufacture some of the pharmaceutical products18 covered by the Deed of Sale/Assignment.19 Meanwhile, the BFAD issued the corresponding Certificates of Product Registration20 (CPR) therefor, with S.V. More as distributor, and Hizon Laboratories as manufacturer.21chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

On February 23, 1995, and after their protest22 on the new registration went unheeded,23 Drugmakers and Eliezer (respondents) filed a Complaint24 for Breach of Contract, Damages, and Injunction with Prayer for the Issuance of a Writ of Preliminary Injunction and/or Temporary Restraining Order against S.V. More and Alberto (petitioners), and Hizon Laboratories, and its President, Rafael H. Hizon, Jr. (Rafael), before the RTC,25cralawred docketed as Civil Case No. Q-95-23087.

In their defense,26 petitioners denied any liability, alleging, among others, that the Deed of Sale/Assignment failed to state the true intention of the parties as a result of the surreptitious insertions by Atty. Carag of certain provisions which were never agreed upon by the parties. Further, petitioners maintained that they did not violate the stipulation in the Deed of Sale/Assignment regarding the continuous manufacture of the subject pharmaceutical products by Drugmakers because: (a) said stipulation did not confer to Drugmakers the exclusive right to manufacture the said products; (b) S.V. More�s compliance with the stipulation became impossible or difficult as Drugmakers itself refused to enter into a new manufacturing agreement; (c) there is no stipulation pour autrui as no unconditional benefit was granted to Drugmakers; and (d) any benefit granted to the latter is merely co-terminus with the existing manufacturing agreement that had already expired on October 30, 1993.27chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

For their part, Hizon Laboratories and Rafael, while admitting that they manufactured the disputed products, alleged that there is no contractual relation between them and respondents; hence, they cannot be bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement and the Deed of Sale/Assignment. Neither were they proper parties to the instant case.28chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

The RTC Ruling

In a Decision29 dated September 13, 2002, the RTC ruled in favor of respondents, and accordingly ordered petitioners, Hizon Laboratories and Rafael, to jointly and severally pay Drugmakers the following amounts: (a) P6,000,000.00 as actual damages representing loss of income and/or loss of business opportunity; (b) P500,000.00 as moral damages; (c) P100,000.00 as exemplary damages; (d) P250,000.00 as attorney�s fees; and (e) costs of suit.30chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

It found that both the Agreement and the Deed of Sale/Assignment explicitly provided that Drugmakers had the right to exclusively manufacture the subject 28 pharmaceutical products; thus, the act of S.V. More in contracting with Hizon Laboratories to manufacture some of the said products constituted a clear violation of their contractual obligations for which they are liable for damages.31 Moreover, it disregarded petitioners� claim that Atty. Carag surreptitiously inserted certain gratuitous provisions into the subject contracts for being unsubstantiated in the light of Alberto�s admission that he prepared the draft of the Agreement and had read the Agreement and Deed of Sale/Assignment before signing the same.32 Being aware of the fact that petitioners are legally obliged to maintain Drugmakers as the sole and exclusive manufacturer of the subject pharmaceutical products, the RTC declared Hizon Laboratories and Rafael guilty of bad faith in agreeing to manufacture at least six (6) of them, hence, liable for damages together with petitioners.33chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

On October 8, 2002, petitioners moved for reconsideration,34 while on October 10, 2002, Hizon Laboratories and Rafael filed their Notice of Appeal.35chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

In an Order36 dated August 11, 2003, the RTC denied petitioners� motion for reconsideration, prompting them to file an appeal. Meanwhile, in the same Order, the RTC gave due course to the Notice of Appeal filed by Hizon Laboratories and Rafael.

The CA Ruling

In a Decision37 dated August 5, 2011, the CA affirmed the RTC Ruling with modifications in that: (a) it deleted the award for moral and exemplary damages; and (b) it absolved Rafael and Hizon Laboratories from any liability.

It found that petitioners indeed breached their contractual obligation when they entered into another manufacturing agreement with Hizon Laboratories, and its owner, Rafael, instead of availing of the option under the Agreement to invalidate the same when Drugmakers failed to provide them with a copy of the manufacturing agreement for the renewal of the license to operate.38 Hence, respondents are entitled to be paid actual damages representing unrealized profits,39 attorney�s fees, and costs of suit.40 The CA, however, decreed that since Drugmakers is a juridical entity, it is not therefore entitled to moral and exemplary damages. 41chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

Further, the CA absolved Hizon Laboratories and Rafael from any liability as they were not parties to the Agreement and Deed of Sale/Assignment nor can they be faulted for manufacturing the pharmaceutical products because their actions were only the direct consequences of petitioners� breach of their obligations.42chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

Aggrieved, petitioners filed the following: (a) a Motion for Reconsideration43 and (b) Supplement to the Motion for Reconsideration,44 and (c) another Motion for Reconsideration45 through another counsel, all of which were denied in a Resolution46 dated January 27, 2012. Hence, petitioners filed the herein consolidated petitions on March 27, 2012 (G.R. No. 200408)47 and February 21, 2012 (G.R. No. 200416).48chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

The Issue Before the Court

The primordial issue for the Court�s resolution is whether or not the CA correctly affirmed petitioners� liability for breach of contract.

The Court�s Ruling

The consolidated petitions are partly meritorious.

The existence of contractual breach in this case revolves around the exclusive status of Drugmakers as the manufacturer of the subject pharmaceutical products which was stipulated and, hence, recognized under the following contracts: (a) the CMA dated October 30, 1992 between Drugmakers, as manufacturer, and S.V. More, as the holder of the CPR covering the pharmaceutical products; (b) the Agreement dated May 31, 1993 covering the change in ownership in E.A. Northam, or the distributor of the pharmaceutical products manufactured by Drugmakers and covered by S.V. More�s CPR; and (c) the Deed of Sale/Assignment of even date between E.A. Northam and S.V. More, whereby the former�s distributorship rights were transferred to the latter.

In particular, the CMA states that Drugmakers, being the exclusive manufacturer of the subject pharmaceutical products, had to first give its written consent before S.V. More could contract the services of another manufacturer:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

BOTH PARTIES FURTHER AGREE ON THE FOLLOWING

x x x x

3. That [S.V. More], prior to contracting the services of another manufacturer to manufacture and/or repack additional / products, as listed in annex �A� must first secure the written consent of [Drugmakers];chanrobleslaw

x x x x49ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

In the May 31, 1993 Agreement,50 the new ownership of E.A. Northam,51 or the initial distributor of the same pharmaceutical products, equally recognized Drugmakers�s status as exclusive manufacturer, viz.:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

It is an essential condition herein that:cralawlawlibrary

(a)� All the above-enumerated products will continue to be exclusively manufactured by Drugmakers Laboratories, Inc. so long as Mr. Eliezer V. Del Mundo maintains majority ownership and control of Drugmakers Laboratories, Inc.; x x x

x x x x52 (Emphasis and underscoring supplied)

The same was echoed in the Deed of Sale/Assignment, wherein S.V. More, being the transferee of E.A. Northam�s distributorship rights, agreed to the following:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, [E.A. Northam] do by these presents hereby convey, transfer, and assign all its rights, title, and interests over the above-stated pharmaceutical products in favor of [S.V. More] who shall henceforth have the right to have the same sold, distributed and marketed in its name with the obligation to have the same manufactured by DRUGMAKERS LABORATORIES, INC. pursuant to the existing Manufacturing Agreement thereunder.53 (Emphasis and underscoring supplied)

These provisions notwithstanding, records disclose that petitioner S.V More, through the CMPP and absent the prior written consent of respondent Drugmakers, as represented by its President, respondent Eliezer, contracted the services of Hizon Laboratories to manufacture some of the pharmaceutical products covered by the said contracts. Thus, since the CMPP with Hizon Laboratories was executed on October 23, 1993,54 or seven (7) days prior to the expiration of the CMA on October 30, 1993, it is clear that S.V. More, as well as its President, petitioner Alberto, who authorized the foregoing, breached the obligation to recognize Drugmakers as exclusive manufacturer, thereby causing prejudice to the latter.

While the CA correctly affirmed the existence of the aforementioned breach, the Court, however, observes that the appellate court�s award of actual damages (due to loss of profits) in the amount of P6,000,000.00 was erroneous due to improper factual basis.

Records reveal that in their attempt to prove their claim for loss of profits corresponding to the aforesaid amount, respondents based their computation thereof on a Sales Projection Form55 for the period November 1993 to February 1995.56 However, it is readily observable that the breach occurred only for a period of seven (7) days, or from October 23, 1993 until October 30, 1993 � that is, the date when the CMA expired. Notably, the CMA � from which stems S.V. More�s obligation to recognize Drugmakers�s status as the exclusive manufacturer of the subject pharmaceutical products and which was only carried over in the other two (2) above-discussed contracts � was never renewed by the parties, 57 nor contained an automatic renewal clause, rendering the breach and its concomitant effect, i.e., loss of profits on the part of Drugmakers, only extant for the limited period of, as mentioned, seven (7) days.

Aside from the lack of substantiation as regards the length of time for which supposed profits were lost, it is also evident that only six (6) of the 28 pharmaceutical products58 were caused by petitioners to be manufactured by Hizon Laboratories.

Since the sales projection on which the CA based its award for actual damages was derived from figures representing the �alleged unregistered or fabricated sales invoices� of E.A. Northam from 1990 to 199359 and the �desired profit� of 15-20%,60 it would therefore be a legal mishap to sustain that award. As case law holds, the amount of loss warranting the grant of actual or compensatory damages must be proved with a reasonable degree of certainty, based on competent proof and the best evidence obtainable by the injured party.61 The CA�s finding on respondents� supposed loss of profits in the amount of P6,000,000.00 based on the erroneous sales projection hardly meets this requirement. Accordingly, it must be set aside.

Nevertheless, considering that respondents palpably suffered some form of pecuniary loss resulting from petitioners� breach of contract, the Court deems it proper to, instead, award in their favor the sum of P100,000.00 in the form of temperate damages.62 This course of action is hinged on Article 2224 of the Civil Code which states that �temperate or moderate damages, which are more than nominal but less than compensatory damages, may be recovered when the court finds that some pecuniary loss has been suffered but its amount cannot, from the nature of the case, be proved with certainty,� as in this case.

As a final matter, the Court resolves that the CA did not gravely abuse its discretion in awarding respondents� attorney�s fees, it appearing that the latter were compelled to litigate in order to protect their rights and interests in this case,63 hence, justifying the same.

WHEREFORE, the consolidated petitions are PARTIALLY GRANTED. The Decision dated August 5, 2011 and the Resolution dated January 27, 2012 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 81812 are hereby AFFIRMED with MODIFICATION in that the award of actual damages is DELETED for lack of sufficient basis, and, in its stead, petitioners S.V. More Pharma Corporation and Alberto A. Santillana are ORDERED to pay respondents Drugmakers Laboratories, Inc. and Eliezer Del Mundo the amount of P100,000.00 as temperate damages. The rest of the assailed CA Decision STANDS.

SO ORDERED.

Velasco, Jr.,* Leonardo-De Castro, (Acting Chairperson),** Del Castillo,*** and Perez, JJ., concur.

Endnotes:


* Designated Acting Member per Special Order No. 1870 dated November 4, 2014.

** Per Special Order No. 1861 dated November 4, 2014.

*** Designated Acting Member per Special Order No. 1862 dated November 4, 2014.

1Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 88-132; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 3-45.

2Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 9-34; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 114-139. Penned by Associate Justice Agnes Reyes-Carpio with Associate Justices Fernanda Lampas Peralta and Priscilla J. Baltazar-Padilla, concurring.

3Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 36-39; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 162-165.

4Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 235-246; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 90-101. Penned by Presiding Judge Emilio L. Leachon, Jr.

5 See list of 28 pharmaceutical products; rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 10; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 115.

6 Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 10-11; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 115-116.

7Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 11; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 116.

8 Records, Vol. I, pp. 20-22.

9Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 11; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 116.

10 Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 19; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 124. See also records, Vol. 1, pp. 21-22.

11 Records, Vol. I, pp. 23-24.

12 CMA dated October 30, 1992. (Id. at 137-141.)

13Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 11-12; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 116-117.

14 Records, Vol. I, pp. 149-159.

15Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 12; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 117.

16 Id.

17 Records, Vol. III, pp. 1025-1028.

18 See list of various pharmaceutical products; id. at 1025-1026.

19Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 12; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 117.

20 Records, Vol. III, pp. 864-874.

21Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 12-13; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 117-118.

22 Petitioners sent various demand letters, i.e., 1) Letter dated March 15, 1994 addressed to S.V. More (records, Vol. I, pp. 29-30); 2) Letter dated March 15, 1994 addressed to Hizon Laboratories (id. at 35); and 3) letter dated May 5, 1994 addressed to then Director of BFAD Quintin L. Quintanar (id. at 36-42).

23Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 178-179; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 56-57.

24 Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 171-186; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 48-65.

25cralawred Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 13; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 118.

26 By way of Answer with Counterclaim dated December 21, 1995 filed by S.V. More (rollo [G.R. No. 200408], pp. 228-234) and Answer dated March 20, 1995 filed by Alberto (id. at 210-227).

27 Id. at 230-231.

28 See Answer dated March 22, 1995; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 66-71.

29Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 235-246; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 90-101.

30Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 246; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 101.

31Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 243; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 98.

32 Id.

33 See rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 244-245; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 99-100.

34Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 247-254; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 102-109.

35Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 14; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 119.

36Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 255-257; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 110-112.

37Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 9-34; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 114-139.

38Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 24-25; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 129-130.

39Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 26-27; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 131-132.

40Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 28; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 133.

41Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 27-28; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp.132-133.

42Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 31-32; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 136-137.

43 Filed on September 6, 2011. (CA rollo, pp. 413-434.)

44 Filed September 21, 2011. (Id. 440-446.)

45 Filed on October 12, 2011. (Id. at 480-499.)

46Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), pp. 36-39; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), pp. 162-165.

47Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 88.

48Rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 3.

49 CMA dated October 30, 1992, Records, Vol. I, pp. 137-141.

50 Records, Vol. 1, pp. 20-22.

51 It is in this agreement whereby the Del Mundo Group (headed by Eliezer who is the President of Drugmakers) ceded all their rights and interests in E.A. Northam in favor of the Santillana Group (headed by Alberto who is the President of S.V. More).

52 Records, Vol. 1, p. 22.

53 Id. at 24.

54 CMPP dated October 23, 1993, Records, Vol. III, pp. 1025-1028.

55 Erroneously titled as �Sales Projection From.� Records, Vol. II, pp. 650-651.

56Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 27; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 132.

57Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 12; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 117.

58Rollo (G.R. No. 200408), p. 286; rollo (G.R. No. 200416), p. 91.

59 TSN dated April 23, 1998, pp. 19-24.

60 Id. at 25-27.

61Calibre Traders, Inc. v. Bayer Philippines, Inc., G.R. No. 161431, October 13, 2010, 633 SCRA 34, 56.

62 See Sime Darby Pilipinas, Inc. v. Mendoza, G.R. No. 202247, June 19, 2013, 699 SCRA 290, 301-302.

63 See Maglasang v. Northwestern University, Inc., G.R. No. 188986, March 20, 2013, 694 SCRA 128, 140.



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  • G.R. No. 206357, November 25, 2014 - PRESIDENTIAL COMMISISON ON GOOD GOVERNMENT (PCGG), Petitioner, v. THE HONORABLE OMBUDSMAN CONCHITA CARPIO-MORALES, GREGORIO S. LICAROS, GAUDENCIO BEDUYA, JOSE R. TENGCO, JR., JOSE S. ESTEVES, PLACIDO T. MAPA, JR., JULIO V. MACUJA, VICENTE PATERNO, RAFAEL A. SISON, ROBERTO V. ONGPIN, ALICIA LL. REYES, FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (DBP), RODOLFO M. CUENCA, EDILBERTO M. CUENCA, JOSE Y. VILLONGCO, RODOLFO B. SANTIAGO, AURELIO Y. BAUTISTA, GENOVEVA L. BUENO, BIENVENIDO D. CRUZ, ROMEO R. ECHAUZ, JORGE W. JOSE, LEONILO M. OCAMPO, ANTONIO P. SAN JUAN, JR., CLARENCIO S. YUJIOCO, ALL OFFICERS OF RESORTS HOTELS CORPORATION, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 199448, November 12, 2014 - ROLANDO S. ABADILLA, JR., Petitioner, v. SPOUSES BONIFACIO P. OBRERO AND BERNABELA N. OBRERO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 199852, November 12, 2014 - SPS. FELIPE SOLITARIOS AND JULIA TORDA, Petitioners, v. SPS. GASTON JAQUE AND LILIA JAQUE, Respondents.

  • A.M. No. P-13-3156 (Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 08-3012-P), November 11, 2014 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. ISABEL A. SIWA, STENOGRAPHER, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 16, MANILA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 156205, November 12, 2014 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, REGION IV, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, Petitioner, v. MARJENS INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND PATROCINIO P. VILLANUEVA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 192446, November 19, 2014 - SNOW MOUNTAIN DAIRY CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. GMA VETERANS FORCE, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 193914, November 26, 2014 - SEVEN BROTHERS SHIPPING CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. DMC-CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 195792, November 24, 2014 - ABOSTA SHIP MANAGEMENT AND/OR ARTEMIO CORBILLA, Petitioners, v. WILHILM M. HILARIO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 188494, November 26, 2014 - REMMAN ENTERPRISES, INC., Petitioner, v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 182472, November 24, 2014 - LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. JAIME K. IBARRA, ANTONIO K. IBARRA, JR., LUZ IBARRA VDA. DE JIMENEZ, LEANDRO K IBARRA, AND CYNTHIA IBARRA-GUERRERO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 198677, November 26, 2014 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. BASF COATING + INKS PHILS., INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 187000, November 24, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. AQUILINO ANDRADE, ROMAN LACAP, YONG FUNG YUEN, RICKY YU, VICENTE SY, ALVIN SO, ROMUALDO MIRANDA, SINDAO MELIBAS, SATURNINO LIWANAG, ROBERTO MEDINA AND RAMON NAVARRO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 190970, November 24, 2014 - VILMA M. SULIMAN, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 206728, November 12, 2014 - APO CEMENT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. MINGSON MINING INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 204699, November 12, 2014 - BAHIA SHIPPING SERVICES, INC., FRED OLSEN CRUISE LINE, AND MS. CYNTHIA C. MENDOZA, Petitioners, v. JOEL P. HIPE, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 199028, November 19, 2014 - COSMOS BOTTLING CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION EN BANC OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC) AND JUSTINA F. CALLANGAN, IN HER CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE SEC, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 200408, November 12, 2014 - S.V. MORE PHARMA CORPORATION AND ALBERTO A. SANTILLANA, Petitioners, v. DRUGMAKERS LABORATORIES, INC. AND ELIEZER DEL MUNDO, Respondents.; G.R. NO. 200416 - S.V. MORE PHARMA CORPORATION AND ALBERTO A. SANTILLANA, Petitioners, v. DRUGMAKERS LABORATORIES, INC. AND ELIEZER DEL MUNDO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 184618, November 19, 2014 - PEAK VENTURES CORPORATION AND/OR EL TIGRE SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION AGENCY, Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF NESTOR B. VILLAREAL, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 190863, November 19, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RAUL SATO, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 198408, November 12, 2014 - CONCHITA J. RACELIS, Petitioner, v. UNITED PHILIPPINE LINES, INC. AND/OR HOLLAND AMERICA LINES, INC.,* AND FERNANDO T. LISING, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 190623, November 17, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROMMEL ARAZA Y SAGUN, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 185969, November 19, 2014 - AT&T COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES PHILIPPINES, INC., Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 199042, November 17, 2014 - DANILO VILLANUEVA Y ALCARAZ, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 10134, November 26, 2014 - PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF COURT EMPLOYEES (PACE), REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, ATTY. VIRGINIA C. RAFAEL, Complainant, v. ATTY. EDNA M. ALIBUTDAN-DIAZ, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 190322, November 26, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VIRGILIO AMORA Y VISCARRA, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 183551, November 12, 2014 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. ENGR. RODOLFO YECYEC, ROGELIO BINAS, ISIDRO VICTA, IRENEO VI�A, RUDY GO, JUANITO TUQUIB, ROMEO BUSTILLO, FELIX OBALLAS, CASTEO ESCLAMADO, RICARDO LUMACTUD, LEOPOLDO PELIGRO, PATERNO NANOLAN, CARLITO SOLATORIO, MEDARDO ABATON, FEDIL RABANES, FELIX HINGKING, BENJAMIN TOTO, EUFROCINO YBA�EZ, FELOMINO OBSIOMA, LORETO PEROCHO, MARANIE UNGON, NOYNOY ANGCORAN, ROLANDO YUZON, NESTOR CHAVEZ, LEONARDO PREJAN, PRIMO LIBOT, NEMESIO ABELLA, IRENEO LICUT, PROCESO GOLDE, EPIFANIO LABRADOR, AND BRANCH 11, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (MANOLO FORTICH, BUKIDNON), Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 190834, November 26, 2014 - ARIEL T. LIM, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 201284, November 19, 2014 - LUVIMIN CEBU MINING CORP. AND LUVIMIN PORT SERVICES COMPANY, INC., Petitioners, v. CEBU PORT AUTHORITY AND PORT MANAGER ANGELO C. VERDAN, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 189861, November 19, 2014 - MICHELIN ASIA APPLICATION CENTER, INC., Petitioner, v. MARIO J. ORTIZ, PACIFIC SUPPORT PETITIONER, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 209590, November 19, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GABRIEL DUCAY Y BALAN, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 196102, November 26, 2014 - GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, Petitioner, v. AURELIA Y. CALUMPIANO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 206379, November 19, 2014 - CECILIA PAGADUAN, Petitioner, v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION* AND REMA MARTIN SALVADOR, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 183795, November 12, 2014 - PRUDENTIAL BANK (NOW BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS) AS THE DULY APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JULIANA DIEZ VDA. DE GABRIEL, Petitioner, v. AMADOR A. MAGDAMIT, JR., ON HIS BEHALF AND AS SUBSTITUTED HEIR (SON) OF AMADOR MAGDAMIT, SR., AND AMELIA F. MAGDAMIT, AS SUBSTITUTED HEIR (WIDOW) OF AMADOR MAGDAMIT, SR., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 154291, November 12, 2014 - LOPEZ REALTY, INC. AND ASUNCION LOPEZ-GONZALES, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES REYNALDO TANJANGCO AND MARIA LUISA ARGUELLES-TANJANGCO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 189405, November 19, 2014 - SHERWIN DELA CRUZ, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND CARLOS ALBERTO L. GONZALES, IN BEHALF OF HIS DECEASED BROTHER, JEFFREY WERNHER L. GONZALES, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 194068, November 26, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BENJIE CONSORTE Y FRANCO, Accused-Appellant.

  • A.M. No. SB-12-19-P [Formerly OCA IPI No. 10-26-SB-P], November 18, 2014 - CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Complainant, v. HERMINIGILDO L. ANDAL, SECURITY GUARD II, SANDIGANBAYAN, QUEZON CITY, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. P-12-3076 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 11-3612-P), November 18, 2014 - NOVO A. LUCAS, Complainant, v. ROLANDO A. DIZON, SHERIFF IV, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, STO. DOMINGO, NUEVA ECIJA, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 7054, November 11, 2014 - CONRADO N. QUE, Complainant, v. ATTY. ANASTACIO E. REVILLA, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 191260, November 24, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELCHOR D. BRITA, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 176102, November 26, 2014 - ROSAL HUBILLA Y CARILLO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 199032, November 19, 2014 - RETIRED SPO4 BIENVENIDO LAUD, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 200877, November 12, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHARVE JOHN LAGAHIT, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 208567, November 26, 2014 - JEANETTE V. MANALO, VILMA P. BARRIOS, LOURDES LYNN MICHELLE FERNANDEZ AND LEILA B. TAI�O, Petitioners, v. TNS PHILIPPINES INC., AND GARY OCAMPO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 198076, November 19, 2014 - TAGANITO MINING CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. RTJ-14-2399 [Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 13-4013-RTJ], November 19, 2014 - GASPAR BANDOY, Complainant, v. JUDGE JOSE S. JACINTO, JR., PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 45, AND ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 46, BOTH AT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, SAN JOSE, OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 197567, November 19, 2014 - GOVERNOR ENRIQUE T. GARCIA, JR., Petitioner, v. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, LEONARDO B. ROMAN, ROMEO L. MENDIOLA, PASTOR P. VICHUACO, AURORA J. TIAMBENG, AND NUMERIANO G. MEDINA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 207175, November 26, 2014 - EDUARDO MAGSUMBOL, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 201195, November 26, 2014 - TAGANITO MINING CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 183872, November 17, 2014 - OWEN PROSPER A. MACKAY, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES DANA CASWELL AND CERELINA CASWELL, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 205144, November 26, 2014 - MARGIE BALERTA, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 166923, November 26, 2014 - PHILIPPINE MIGRANTS RIGHTS WATCH, INC., ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBER-OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, JESUS REYES AND RODOLFO MACOROL, Petitioners, v. OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE ADMINISTRATION AND ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMPOSED OF HON. PATRICIA A. STO. TOMAS, VIRGILIO R. ANGELO, MANUEL G. IMSON, THE SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPRESENTED BY UNDERSECRETARY JOSE S. BRILLANTES, ROSALINDA BALDOZ, THE SECRETARY OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, REPRESENTED BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY EDUARDO P. OPIDA, MINA C. FIGUEROA, VICTORINO F. BALAIS, CAROLINE R. ROGGE, GREGORIO S. OCA, CORAZON P. CARSOLA AND VIRGINIA J. PASALO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 192300, November 24, 2014 - NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF NAVOTAS, SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF NAVOTAS AND MANUEL T. ENRIQUEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS MUNICIPAL TREASURER OF NAVOTAS, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 179080, November 26, 2014 - EDIGARDO GEROCHE, ROBERTO GARDE AND GENEROSO MARFIL ALIAS �TAPOL�, Petitioners, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 185565, November 26, 2014 - LOADSTAR SHIPPING COMPANY, INCORPORATED AND LOADSTAR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Petitioners, v. MALAYAN INSURANCE COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 193117, November 26, 2014 - HEIRS OF SPOUSES ANGEL LIWAGON AND FRANCISCA DUMALAGAN, NAMELY: NARCISA LIWAGON-LAGANG, REPRESENTED BY HER HEIR VICTOR LIWAGON LAGANG, LEONCIO LIWAGON, REPRESENTED BY HIS HEIR GERONIMA VDA. LIWAGON, AND JOSEFINA LIWAGON-ESCAUSO REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AND FOR HERSELF, JOSEFINA LIWAGON-ESCAUSO, Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF SPOUSES DEMETRIO LIWAGON AND REGINA LIWAGON, NAMELY: RODRIGO LIWAGON, MINENCIA LIWAGON-OMITTER, JOSEFINA LIWAGON-NUEVO, TERESITO LIWAGON AND DANILO LIWAGON, Respondents.

  • A.M. No. P-10-2800 [Formerly A.M. No. 10-5-66-MTC], November 18, 2014 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. MRS. AURORA T. ZU�IGA, CLERK OF COURT II, MRS. MINDA H. CERVANTES, STENOGRAPHER 1, BOTH OF MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT (MTC) VIRAC, CATANDUANES, AND MR. PEPITO F. LUCERO, INTERPRETER III, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BR. 43, VIRAC, CATANDUANES, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 212398, November 25, 2014 - EMILIO RAMON �E.R.� P. EJERCITO, Petitioner, v. HON. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND EDGAR �EGAY� S. SAN LUIS, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 212584, November 25, 2014 - ALROBEN J. GOH, Petitioner, v. HON. LUCILO R. BAYRON AND COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 210831, November 26, 2014 - SPOUSES TAGUMPAY N. ALBOS AND AIDA C. ALBOS, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES NESTOR M. EMBISAN AND ILUMINADA A. EMBISAN, DEPUTY SHERIFF MARINO V. CACHERO, AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF QUEZON CITY, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 125346, November 11, 2014 - LA SUERTE CIGAR & CIGARETTE FACTORY, Petitioner, v. COURT OF APPEALS AND COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondents.; G.R. Nos. 136328-29 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. FORTUNE TOBACCO CORPORATION, Respondent.; G.R. No. 144942 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. LA SUERTE CIGAR & CIGARETTE FACTORY, Respondent.; G.R. No. 148605 - STERLING TOBACCO CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.; G.R. No. 158197 - LA SUERTE CIGAR & CIGARETTE FACTORY, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.; G.R. No. 165499 -LA SUERTE CIGAR & CIGARETTE FACTORY, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 209651, November 26, 2014 - MARCELO INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, AND THE HEIRS OF EDWARD T. MARCELO, NAMELY, KATHERINE J. MARCELO, ANNA MELINDA J. MARCELO REVILLA, AND JOHN STEVEN J. MARCELO, Petitioners, v. JOSE T. MARCELO, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 187836, November 25, 2014 - SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIETY (SJS) OFFICERS, NAMELY, SAMSON S. ALCANTARA, AND VLADIMIR ALARIQUE T. CABIGAO, Petitioners, v. ALFREDO S. LIM, IN HIS CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MANILA, Respondent.; G.R. NO. 187916 - JOSE L. ATIENZA, JR., BIENVINIDO M. ABANTE, MA. LOURDES M. ISIP-GARCIA, RAFAEL P. BORROMEO JOCELYN DAWIS-ASUNCION, MINORS MARIAN REGINA B. TARAN, MACAILA RICCI B. TARAN, RICHARD KENNETH B. TARAN, REPRESENTED AND JOINED BY THEIR PARENTS RICHARD AND MARITES TARAN, MINORS CZARINA ALYSANDRA C. RAMOS, CEZARAH ADRIANNA C. RAMOS, AND CRISTEN AIDAN C. RAMOS REPRESENTED AND JOINED BY THEIR MOTHER DONNA C. RAMOS, MINORS JAZMIN SYLLITA T. VILA AND ANTONIO T. CRUZ IV, REPRESENTED AND JOINED BY THEIR MOTHER MAUREEN C. TOLENTINO, Petitioners, v. MAYOR ALFREDO S. LIM, VICE MAYOR FRANCISCO DOMAGOSO, COUNCILORS ARLENE W. KOA, MOISES T. LIM, JESUS FAJARDO LOUISITO N. CHUA, VICTORIANO A. MELENDEZ, JOHN MARVIN C. NIETO, ROLANDO M. VALERIANO, RAYMUNDO R. YUPANGCO, EDWARD VP MACEDA, RODERICK D. VALBUENA, JOSEFINA M. SISCAR, SALVADOR PHILLIP H. LACUNA, LUCIANO M. VELOSO, CARLO V. LOPEZ, ERNESTO F. RIVERA,[1] DANILO VICTOR H. LACUNA, JR., ERNESTO G. ISIP, HONEY H. LACUNA-PANGAN, ERNESTO M. DIONISO, JR. AND ERICK IAN O. NIEVA, Respondents.; CHEVRON PHILIPPINES INC., PETRON CORPORATION AND PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Intervenors.

  • LEONEN, J. - CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION - G.R. No. 187836, November 25, 2014 - SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIETY (SJS) OFFICERS, NAMELY, SAMSON S. ALCANTARA, AND VLADIMIR ALARIQUE T. CABIGAO, Petitioners, v. ALFREDO S. LIM, IN HIS CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MANILA, Respondent.; G.R. NO. 187916 - JOSE L. ATIENZA, JR., BIENVINIDO M. ABANTE, MA. LOURDES M. ISIP-GARCIA, RAFAEL P. BORROMEO JOCELYN DAWIS-ASUNCION, MINORS MARIAN REGINA B. TARAN, MACAILA RICCI B. TARAN, RICHARD KENNETH B. TARAN, REPRESENTED AND JOINED BY THEIR PARENTS RICHARD AND MARITES TARAN, MINORS CZARINA ALYSANDRA C. RAMOS, CEZARAH ADRIANNA C. RAMOS, AND CRISTEN AIDAN C. RAMOS REPRESENTED AND JOINED BY THEIR MOTHER DONNA C. RAMOS, MINORS JAZMIN SYLLITA T. VILA AND ANTONIO T. CRUZ IV, REPRESENTED AND JOINED BY THEIR MOTHER MAUREEN C. TOLENTINO, Petitioners, v. MAYOR ALFREDO S. LIM, VICE MAYOR FRANCISCO DOMAGOSO, COUNCILORS ARLENE W. KOA, MOISES T. LIM, JESUS FAJARDO LOUISITO N. CHUA, VICTORIANO A. MELENDEZ, JOHN MARVIN C. NIETO, ROLANDO M. VALERIANO, RAYMUNDO R. YUPANGCO, EDWARD VP MACEDA, RODERICK D. VALBUENA, JOSEFINA M. SISCAR, SALVADOR PHILLIP H. LACUNA, LUCIANO M. VELOSO, CARLO V. LOPEZ, ERNESTO F. RIVERA,[1] DANILO VICTOR H. LACUNA, JR., ERNESTO G. ISIP, HONEY H. LACUNA-PANGAN, ERNESTO M. DIONISO, JR. AND ERICK IAN O. NIEVA, Respondents.; CHEVRON PHILIPPINES INC., PETRON CORPORATION AND PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Intervenors.

  • G.R. No. 204025, November 26, 2014 - MARIA LINA S. VELAYO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 208749, November 26, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ANECITO ESTIBAL Y CALUNGSAG, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 187987, November 26, 2014 - VICENTE TORRES, JR., CARLOS VELEZ, AND THE HEIRS OF MARIANO VELEZ, NAMELY: ANITA CHIONG VELEZ, ROBERT OSCAR CHIONG VELEZ, SARAH JEAN CHIONG VELEZ AND TED CHIONG VELEZ, Petitioners, v. LORENZO LAPINID AND JESUS VELEZ, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 191672, November 25, 2014 - DENNIS A. B. FUNA, Petitioner, v. THE CHAIRMAN, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY LEANDRO R. MENDOZA, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 178512, November 26, 2014 - ALFREDO DE GUZMAN, JR., Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 10240 [Formerly CBD No. 11-3241], November 25, 2014 - ESTRELLA R. SANCHEZ, Complainant, v. ATTY. NICOLAS C. TORRES, M.D., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 197590, November 24, 2014 - BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, AS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES ANTONIO VILLAN MANLY, AND RUBY ONG MANLY, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 167290, November 26, 2014 - HERMANO OIL MANUFACTURING & SUGAR CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. TOLL REGULATORY BOARD, ENGR. JAIME S. DUMLAO, JR., PHILIPPINE NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION (PNCC) AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH), Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 161589, November 24, 2014 - PENTA PACIFIC REALTY CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. LEY CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 209202, November 19, 2014 - CATALINO B. BELMONTE, JR., Petitioner, v. C.F. SHARP CREW MANAGEMENT, INC.,/JUAN JOSE P. ROCHA AND JAMES FISHER (GUERNSEY) LTD., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 209201, November 19, 2014 - NEW FILIPINO MARITIME AGENCIES INC., ST. PAUL MARITIME CORP., AND ANGELINA T. RIVERA, Petitioners, v. MICHAEL D. DESPABELADERAS, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 208740, November 19, 2014 - CORPORATE STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT CORP., AND RAFAEL R. PRIETO, Petitioners, v. NORMAN A. AGOJO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 205015, November 19, 2014 - MA. MIMIE CRESCENCIO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 204589, November 19, 2014 - RIZALDY SANCHEZ Y CAJILI, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 186455, November 19, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. ROSALINDA CASABUENA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 192924, November 26, 2014 - PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., Petitioner, v. REYNALDO V. PAZ, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. P-14-3270 [formerly OCA IPI No. 11-3579-P], November 18, 2014 - ANGELITO P. MIRANDA, Complainant, v. MA. THERESA M. FERNANDEZ, CLERK III, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, QUEZON CITY, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. P-11-2979 [formerly OCA IPI No. 10-3352-P], November 18, 2014 - ELLA M. BARTOLOME, Complainant, v. ROSALIE B. MARANAN, COURT STENOGRAPHER III, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 20, IMUS, CAVITE, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 4697, November 25, 2014 - FLORENCIO A. SALADAGA, Complainant, v. ATTY. ARTURO B. ASTORGA, Respondent.; A.C. NO. 4728 - FLORENCIO A. SALADAGA, Complainant, v. ATTY. ARTURO B. ASTORGA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 211424, November 26, 2014 - DAVAO HOLIDAY TRANSPORT SERVICES CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES EULOGIO AND CARMELITA EMPHASIS, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 200894, November 10, 2014 - LUZVIMINDA APRAN CANLAS, Petitioner, v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 175410, November 12, 2014 - SMI-ED PHILIPPINES TECHNOLOGY, INC., Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 190901, November 12, 2014 - AMADA COTONER-ZACARIAS, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES ALFREDO REVILLA AND THE HEIRS OF PAZ REVILLA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 199402, November 12, 2014 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. ENRIQUE QUINTOS Y BADILLA, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 156330, November 19, 2014 - NEDLLOYD LIJNEN B.V. ROTTERDAM AND THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., Petitioners, v. GLOW LAKS ENTERPRISES, LTD., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 142983, November 26, 2014 - SOLIDBANK CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. GOYU & SONS, INC., GO SONG HIAP, BETTY CHIU SUK YING, NG CHING KWOK, YEUNG SHUK HING, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SPOUSES, AND MALAYAN INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., Respondents; RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION, Respondent (Intervenor).

  • A.M. No. RTJ-13-2360 (Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 08-3010-RTJ), November 19, 2014 - DOROTHY FE MAH-AREVALO, Complainant, v. JUDGE CELSO L. MANTUA, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF PALOMPON, LEYTE, BRANCH 17, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 190486, November 26, 2014 - STANLEY FINE FURNITURE, ELENA AND CARLOS WANG, Petitioners, v. VICTOR T. GALLANO AND ENRIQUITO SIAREZ, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 179518, November 11, 2014 - BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Petitioner, v. VICENTE VICTOR C. SANCHEZ, HEIRS OF KENNETH NEREO SANCHEZ, REPRESENTED BY FELISA GARCIA YAP, AND HEIRS OF IMELDA C. VDA. DE SANCHEZ, REPRESENTED BY VICENTE VICTOR C. SANCHEZ, Respondents.; G.R. NO. 179835 - GENEROSO TULAGAN, HEIRS OF ARTURO MARQUEZ, REPRESENTED BY ROMMEL MARQUEZ, AND VARIED TRADERS CONCEPT, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, ANTHONY QUINA, Petitioners, v. VICENTE VICTOR C. SANCHEZ, HEIRS OF KENNETH NEREO SANCHEZ, REPRESENTED BY FELISA GARCIA YAP, AND HEIRS OF IMELDA C. VDA. DE SANCHEZ, REPRESENTED BY VICENTE VICTOR C. SANCHEZ, JESUS V. GARCIA, AND TRANSAMERICAN SALES & EXPOSITION, INC., Respondents.; G.R. NO. 179954 - REYNALDO V. MANIWANG, Petitioner, v. VICENTE VICTOR C. SANCHEZ AND FELISA GARCIA YAP, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 172652, November 26, 2014 - METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Petitioner, v. WILFRED N. CHIOK, Respondent.; G.R. No. 175302 - BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Petitioner, v. WILFRED N. CHIOK, Respondent.; G.R. No. 175394 - GLOBAL BUSINESS BANK, INC., Petitioner, v. WILFRED N. CHIOK, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 175707, November 19, 2014 - FORT BONIFACIO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE AND REVENUE DISTRICT OFFICER, REVENUE DISTRICT NO. 44, TAGUIG AND PATEROS, BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondents.; G.R. NO. 18003 - FORT BONIFACIO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE AND REVENUE DISTRICT OFFICER, REVENUE DISTRICT NO. 44, TAGUIG AND PATEROS, BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondents.; G.R. No. 181092 - 5 FORT BONIFACIO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE AND REVENUE DISTRICT OFFICER, REVENUE DISTRICT NO. 44, TAGUIG AND PATEROS, BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 196122, November 12, 2014 - JOEL B. MONANA, Petitioner, v. MEC GLOBAL SHIPMANAGEMENT AND MANNING CORPORATION AND HD HERM DAVELSBERG GMBH, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 210987, November 24, 2014 - THE PHILIPPINE AMERICAN LIFE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. THE SECRETARY OF FINANCE AND THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondents.

  • A.C. No. 5440, November 26, 2014 - SPOUSES NICASIO AND DONELITA SAN PEDRO, Complainants, v. ATTY. ISAGANI A. MENDOZA, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. RTJ-11-2290 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 08-2954-RTJ], November 18, 2014 - MARILOU T. RIVERA, Complainant, v. JUDGE JAIME C. BLANCAFLOR, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 26, STA. CRUZ, LAGUNA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 194751, November 26, 2014 - AURORA N. DE PEDRO, Petitioner, v. ROMASAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 205487, November 12, 2014 - ORION SAVINGS BANK, Petitioner, v. SHIGEKANE SUZUKI, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 184203, November 26, 2014 - CITY OF LAPU-LAPU, Petitioner, v. PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY, Respondent.; G.R. NO. 187583 - PROVINCE OF BATAAN, REPRESENTED BY GOVERNOR ENRIQUE T. GARCIA, JR., AND EMERLINDA S. TALENTO, IN HER CAPACITY AS PROVINCIAL TREASURER OF BATAAN, Petitioners, v. PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 182601, November 10, 2014 - JOEY M. PESTILOS, DWIGHT MACAPANAS, MIGUEL GACES, JERRY FERNANDEZ AND RONALD MUNOZ, Petitioners, v. MORENO GENEROSO AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 187836, November 25, 2014 - SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIETY (SJS) OFFICERS, NAMELY, SAMSON S. ALCANTARA, AND VLADIMIR ALARIQUE T. CABIGAO, Petitioners, v. ALFREDO S. LIM, IN HIS CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MANILA, Respondent.; G.R. No. 187916 - JOSE L. ATIENZA, JR., BIENVINIDO M. ABANTE, MA. LOURDES M. ISIP-GARCIA, RAFAEL P. BORROMEO JOCELYN DAWIS-ASUNCION, MINORS MARIAN REGINA B. TARAN, MACAILA RICCI B. TARAN, RICHARD KENNETH B. TARAN, REPRESENTED AND JOINED BY THEIR PARENTS RICHARD AND MARITES TARAN, MINORS CZARINA ALYSANDRA C. RAMOS, CEZARAH ADRIANNA C. RAMOS, AND CRISTEN AIDAN C. RAMOS REPRESENTED AND JOINED BY THEIR MOTHER DONNA C. RAMOS, MINORS JAZMIN SYLLITA T. VILA AND ANTONIO T. CRUZ IV, REPRESENTED AND JOINED BY THEIR MOTHER MAUREEN C. TOLENTINO, Petitioners, v. MAYOR ALFREDO S. LIM, VICE MAYOR FRANCISCO DOMAGOSO, COUNCILORS ARLENE W. KOA, MOISES T. LIM, JESUS FAJARDO LOUISITO N. CHUA, VICTORIANO A. MELENDEZ, JOHN MARVIN C. NIETO, ROLANDO M. VALERIANO, RAYMUNDO R. YUPANGCO, EDWARD VP MACEDA, RODERICK D. VALBUENA, JOSEFINA M. SISCAR, SALVADOR PHILLIP H. LACUNA, LUCIANO M. VELOSO, CARLO V. LOPEZ, ERNESTO F. RIVERA,1 DANILO VICTOR H. LACUNA, JR., ERNESTO G. ISIP, HONEY H. LACUNA-PANGAN, ERNESTO M. DIONISO, JR. AND ERICK IAN O. NIEVA, Respondents.; CHEVRON PHILIPPINES INC., PETRON CORPORATION AND PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Intervenors.

  • G.R. No. 204142, November 19, 2014 - HONDA CARS PHILIPPINES, INC., Petitioner, v. HONDA CARS TECHNICAL SPECIALIST AND SUPERVISORS UNION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 172218, November 26, 2014 - FELICIANO B. DUYON, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS CHILDREN: MAXIMA R. DUYON-ORSAME, EFREN R. DUYON, NOVILYN R. DUYON, ELIZABETH R. DUYON-SIBUMA, MODESTO R. DUYON, ERROL R. DUYON, AND DIVINA R. DUYON-VINLUAN, Petitioners, v. THE FORMER SPECIAL FOURTH DIVISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS AND ELEONOR P. BUNAG-CABACUNGAN, RESPONDENTS.FELICIANO B. DUYON, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS CHILDREN: MAXIMA R. DUYON-ORSAME, EFREN R. DUYON, NOVILYN R. DUYON, ELIZABETH R. DUYON-SIBUMA, MODESTO R. DUYON, ERROL R. DUYON, AND DIVINA R. DUYON-VINLUAN, Petitioners, v. THE FORMER SPECIAL FOURTH DIVISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS AND ELEONOR P. BUNAG-CABACUNGAN, Respondents.

  • G.R. No.199008, November 19, 2014 - DANILO ALMERO, TERESITA ALAGON, CELIA BULASO, LUDY RAMADA, REGINA GEGREMOSA, ISIDRO LAZARTE, THELMA EMBARQUE, FELIPE LAZARTE, GUILERMA LAZARTE, DULCESIMA BENIMELE, Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF MIGUEL PACQUING, AS REPRESENTED BY LINDA PACQUING�FADRILAN, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 204700, November 24, 2014 - EAGLERIDGE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MARCELO N. NAVAL AND CRISPIN I. OBEN, Petitioners, v. CAMERON GRANVILLE 3 ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 166790, November 19, 2014 - JUAN P. CABRERA, Petitioner, v. HENRY YSAAC, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 193551, November 19, 2014 - HEIRS OF GREGORIO LOPEZ, REPRESENTED BY ROGELIA LOPEZ, ET AL., Petitioners, v. DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES [NOW SUBSTITUTED BY PHILIPPINE INVESTMENT TWO (SPV-AMC), INC.], Respondents.