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THIRD DIVISION

[G.R. No. 171194 : February 04, 2010]

ASIAN TERMINALS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. DAEHAN FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE CO., LTD., RESPONDENT.

D E C I S I O N


NACHURA, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Court of Appeals (CA) September 14, 2005 Decision[1] and December 20, 2005 Resolution[2] in CA-G.R. CV No. 83647. The assailed Decision reversed and set aside the Regional Trial Court (RTC)[3] August 4, 2004 Decision[4] in Civil Case No. 01-101309, while the assailed resolution denied petitioner Asian Terminals, Inc.'s motion for reconsideration.

The case stemmed from the following facts:

On July 8, 2000, Doosan Corporation (Doosan) shipped twenty-six (26) boxes of printed aluminum sheets on board the vessel Heung-A Dragon owned by Dongnama Shipping Co., Ltd. (Dongnama).[5] The shipment was covered by Bill of Lading No. DNALHMBUMN010010[6] and consigned to Access International, with address at No. 9 Parada St., San Juan, Metro Manila. Doosan insured the subject shipment with respondent Daehan Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. under an "all-risk" marine cargo insurance policy,[7] payable to its settling agent in the Philippines, the Smith Bell & Co., Inc. (Smith Bell).

On July 12, 2000, the vessel arrived in Manila and the containerized van was discharged and unloaded in apparent good condition, as no survey and exceptions were noted in the Equipment Interchange Receipt (EIR) issued by petitioner.[8] The container van was stored in the Container Yard of the Port. On July 18, 2000, Access International requested[9] from petitioner and the licensed Customs Broker, Victoria Reyes Lazo (V. Reyes Lazo), a joint survey of the shipment at the place of storage in the Container Yard, but no such inspection was conducted.

On July 19, 2000, V. Reyes Lazo withdrew, and petitioner released, the shipment and delivered it to Access International's warehouse in Binondo, Manila.[10] While the shipment was at Access International's warehouse, the latter, together with its surveyor, Lloyd's Agency, conducted an inspection and noted that only twelve (12) boxes were accounted for, while fourteen (14) boxes were missing.[11] Access International thus filed a claim against petitioner and V. Reyes Lazo for the missing shipment amounting to $34,993.28.[12] For failure to collect its claim, Access International sought indemnification from respondent in the amount of $45,742.81.[13] On November 8, 2000, respondent paid the amount of the claim and Access International accordingly executed a Subrogation Receipt in favor of the former.[14]

On July 10, 2001, respondent, represented by Smith Bell, instituted the present case against Dongnama, Uni-ship, Inc. (Uni-ship), petitioner, and V. Reyes Lazo before the RTC.[15] Respondent alleged that the losses, shortages and short deliveries sustained by the shipment were caused by the joint fault and negligence of Dongnama, petitioner and V. Reyes Lazo.

Dongnama and Uni-ship filed a Motion to Dismiss[16] on the grounds that Daehan lacked legal capacity to sue and that the complaint stated no cause of action. The trial court, however, denied the motion in an Order dated August 31, 2001.[17]

Thereafter, Dongnama and Uni-ship filed their Answer with Counterclaim and Cross-Claim Ad Cautelam denying any liability for the damages/losses sustained by the shipment, pointing out that it was on a "Full Container Load," "Said to Contain," and "Shipper's Load and Count" bases, under which they had no means of verifying the contents of the containers. They also alleged that the container van was properly discharged from the vessel with seals intact and no exceptions noted. Moreover, they claimed that the losses occurred while the subject shipment was in the custody, possession or control of the shipper, its trucker, the arrastre operator, or their representatives, or due to the consignee's own negligence. They further questioned the absence of notice of loss within the three (3)-day period provided under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act. Finally, they averred that their liability, if there be any, should only be limited to US$500.00 per package or customary freight unit. [18]

For its part, petitioner denied liability, claiming that it exercised due diligence in handling and storing the subject container van. It, likewise, assailed the timeliness of the complaint, having been filed beyond the fifteen (15)-day period under its Contract for Cargo Handling Services with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). If at all, petitioner added, its liability should only be limited to P5,000.00.[19]

In her Answer, V. Reyes Lazo questioned respondent's capacity to sue in Philippine courts. She accused respondent of engaging in a fishing expedition since the latter could not determine with clarity the party at fault.[20]

On December 2, 2002, in their Joint Motion to Dismiss,[21] respondent, on one hand, and Dongnama and Uni-ship, on the other, prayed that the complaint be dismissed against the latter, alleging that they could not be held liable based on the EIR. The motion was granted on December 9, 2002.[22] Consequently, the case proceeded as against petitioner and V. Reyes Lazo.

As no amicable settlement was reached during the pretrial, trial on the merits ensued.

On August 4, 2004, the RTC dismissed the complaint for insufficiency of evidence.[23] It found the complaint fatally flawed, having been signed by a person who had no authority from complainant (respondent herein) corporation to act for and on behalf of the latter.[24] The RTC, likewise, held that respondent failed to prove that the loss/damage of the subject cargoes was due to the fault or negligence of petitioner or V. Reyes Lazo. It added that the cargoes were damaged when they were already in Access International's possession, considering that an inspection was conducted in the latter's warehouse.[25]

On appeal, the CA reversed and set aside the RTC decision. The dispositive portion of the CA decision reads:

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the present appeal is hereby GRANTED. The appealed Decision dated August 4, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 21 in Civil Case No. 01-101309 is hereby REVERSED and SET ASIDE. A new judgment is hereby entered ordering the defendants-appellees Asian Terminals, Inc. and V. Reyes Lazo to pay, jointly and severally, the plaintiff-appellant Daehan Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. the sums of P2,295,374.20 with interest at the legal rate (6% per annum) from the date of the filing of the complaint and P229,537.42 by way of attorney's fees.

No pronouncement as to costs.

SO ORDERED.[26]

Applying the principle of substantial compliance, the CA recognized the validity of respondent's complaint after the submission, albeit late, of the board resolution, indicating the authority of the signatory to represent the corporation.[27] Pursuant to the Management Contract between petitioner and the PPA, the former may not disclaim responsibility for the shortage of the subject cargoes while the container van remained in its custody for seven (7) days, despite the withdrawal of the subject shipment by the broker's representative without any complaint. Applying E. Razon, Inc. v. Court of Appeals,[28] the CA refused to impose the P5,000.00 limitation, considering that petitioner was aware of the value of the subject goods shown in the pertinent shipping documents.[29] The CA added that petitioner could not disclaim any liability, having refused or ignored Access International's request for a joint survey at the time when the goods were still in the possession and custody of the former.[30] Lastly, V. Reyes Lazo was also made liable jointly and severally with petitioner in negligently withdrawing the container van from the premises of the pier, notwithstanding Access International's request for a joint survey.[31]

Aggrieved, petitioner comes before us in this petition for review on certiorari, raising the following issues:

1. WHETHER OR NOT PETITIONER ATI IS LIABLE FOR THE LOSS TO THE SUBJECT SHIPMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY THE CONSIGNEE'S BROKER/REPRESENTATIVE IN THE EQUIPMENT INTERCHANGE RECEIPT THAT THE SHIPMENT WAS RECEIVED IN GOOD ORDER AND WITHOUT EXCEPTION.

2. WHAT IS THE EXTENT OF PETITIONER ATI'S LIABILITY, IF ANY?[32]

Simply put, we are tasked to determine the propriety of making petitioner, as arrastre operator, liable for the loss of the subject shipment, and if so, the extent of its liability.

Petitioner denies liability for the loss of the subject shipment, considering that the consignee's representative signified receipt of the goods in good order without exception. This being the case, respondent, as subrogee, is bound by such acknowledgment. As to the extent of its liability, if there be any, petitioner insists that it be limited to P5,000.00 per package, as provided for in its Management Contract with the PPA.[33]

We do not agree with petitioner.

Respondent, as insurer, was subrogated to the rights of the consignee, pursuant to the subrogation receipt executed by the latter in favor of the former. The relationship, therefore, between the consignee and the arrastre operator must be examined. This relationship is akin to that existing between the consignee and/or the owner of the shipped goods and the common carrier, or that between a depositor and a warehouseman.[34] In the performance of its obligations, an arrastre operator should observe the same degree of diligence as that required of a common carrier and a warehouseman. Being the custodian of the goods discharged from a vessel, an arrastre operator's duty is to take good care of the goods and to turn them over to the party entitled to their possession.[35]

The loss of 14 out of 26 boxes of printed aluminum sheets is undisputed. It is, likewise, settled that Dongnama (the shipping company) and Uni-ship were absolved from liability because respondent realized that they had no liability based on the EIR issued by Dongnama. This resulted in the withdrawal of the complaint against them. What remained was the complaint against petitioner as the arrastre operator and V. Reyes Lazo as the customs broker. Records show that the subject shipment was discharged from the vessel and placed under the custody of petitioner for a period of seven (7) days. Thereafter, the same was withdrawn from the container yard by the customs broker, then delivered to the consignee. It was after such delivery that the loss of 14 boxes was discovered. Hence, the complaint against both the arrastre operator and the customs broker.

In a claim for loss filed by the consignee (or the insurer), the burden of proof to show compliance with the obligation to deliver the goods to the appropriate party devolves upon the arrastre operator. Since the safekeeping of the goods is its responsibility, it must prove that the losses were not due to its negligence or to that of its employees.[36] To prove the exercise of diligence in handling the subject cargoes, petitioner must do more than merely show the possibility that some other party could be responsible for the loss or the damage. It must prove that it exercised due care in the handling thereof.[37] Petitioner failed to do this. Instead, it insists that it be exonerated from liability, because the customs broker's representative received the subject shipment in good order and condition without exception. The appellate court's conclusion on this matter is instructive:

ATI may not disclaim responsibility for the shortage/pilferage of fourteen (14) boxes of printed aluminum sheet while the container van remained in its custody for seven (7) days (at the Container Yard) simply because the alleged representative of the customs broker had withdrawn the shipment from its premises and signed the EIR without any complaint. The signature of the person/broker representative merely signifies that said person thereby frees the ATI from any liability for loss or damage to the cargo so withdrawn while the same was in the custody of such representative to whom the cargo was released. It does not foreclose any remedy or right of the consignee to prove that any loss or damage to the subject shipment occurred while the same was under the custody, control and possession of the arrastre operator.[38]

Clearly, petitioner cannot be excused from culpability simply because another person could be responsible for the loss. This is especially true in the instant case because, while the subject shipment was in petitioner's custody, Access International requested[39] that a joint survey be conducted at the place of storage. And as correctly observed by the CA:

There is no dispute that it was the customs broker who in behalf of the consignee took delivery of the subject shipment from the arrastre operator. However, the trial court apparently disregarded documentary evidence showing that the consignee made a written request on both the appellees ATI and V. Reyes Lazo for a joint survey of the container van on July 18, 2000 while the same was still in the possession, control and custody of the arrastre operator at the Container Yard of the pier. Both ATI and Lazo merely denied being aware of the letters (Exhibits "M" and "N"). The fact remains that the consignee complained of short-delivery and while inspection of the cargo was made only at its warehouse after delivery by the customs broker, the arrastre ATI together with said broker both refused or ignored the written request for a joint survey at the premises of the arrastre. Instead of complying with the consignee's demand, the broker withdrew and the arrastre released the shipment the very next day, July 19, 2000 without even acting upon the consignee's request for a joint survey.[40]

Moreover, it was shown in the Survey Report prepared by Access International's surveyor that petitioner was remiss in its obligations to handle the goods with due care and to ensure that they reach the proper party in good order as to quality and quantity. Specifically, the Survey Report states:

DELIVERY

On July 19, 2000, V. Reyes-Lazo (Licensed Customs Broker) effected delivery of the 1 x 20' Van Container from the Container Yard of said port to the Consignee's designated warehouse at No. 622 Asuncion Street, Binondo, Manila.

Prior to withdrawal from the said port, the Broker's representative noticed that the padlock secured to the doors of the Van Container was forcibly pulled-out resulting to its breakage. He then immediately informed the Arrastre Contractors (ATI) and requested that Van Container be opened and inventory of its contents be made as he suspected the contents might have been pilfered.

However, his request was denied averring that stripping of "FCL Van Containers" are not allowed inside the Customs Zone. As all efforts exerted proved futile, he instead bought new padlock and secured same to the Van. He then informed the Consignee about the incident upon delivery of the Container at the Consignee's designated warehouse, who immediately requested for survey.[41]

Considering that both petitioner and V. Reyes Lazo were negligent in the performance of their duties in the handling, storage and delivery of the subject shipment to the consignee, resulting in the loss of 14 boxes of printed aluminum sheets, both shall be solidarily liable for such loss.

As to the extent of petitioner's liability, we cannot sustain its contention that it be limited to P5,000.00 per package. Petitioner's responsibility and liability for losses and damages are set forth in Section 7.01 of the Management Contract drawn between the PPA and the Marina Port Services, Inc., petitioner's predecessor-in-interest, to wit:

CLAIMS AND LIABILITY FOR LOSSES AND DAMAGES

Section 7.01. Responsibility and Liability for Losses and Damages; Exceptions. - The CONTRACTOR shall, at its own expense, handle all merchandise in all work undertaken by it, hereunder, diligently and in a skillful, workman-like and efficient manner. The CONTRACTOR shall be solely responsible as an independent contractor, and hereby agrees to accept liability and to pay to the shipping company, consignees, consignors or other interested party or parties for the loss, damage or non-delivery of cargoes in its custody and control to the extent of the actual invoice value of each package which in no case shall be more than FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P5,000.00) each, unless the value of the cargo shipment is otherwise specified or manifested or communicated in writing together with the declared Bill of Lading value and supported by a certified packing list to the CONTRACTOR by the interested party or parties before the discharge or loading unto vessel of the goods. This amount of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) per package may be reviewed and adjusted by the AUTHORITY from time to time. The CONTRACTOR shall not be responsible for the condition or the contents of any package received, nor for the weight nor for any loss, injury or damage to the said cargo before or while the goods are being received or remains in the piers, sheds, warehouses or facility, if the loss, injury or damage is caused by force majeure or other causes beyond the CONTRACTOR'S control or capacity to prevent or remedy; PROVIDED that a formal claim together with the necessary copies of Bill of Lading, Invoice, Certified Packing List and Computation arrived at covering the loss, injury or damage or non-delivery of such goods shall have been filed with the CONTRACTOR within fifteen (15) days from day of issuance by the CONTRACTOR of a certificate of non-delivery; PROVIDED, however, that if said CONTRACTOR fails to issue such certification within fifteen (15) days from receipt of a written request by the shipper/consignee or his duly authorized representative or any interested party, said certification shall be deemed to have been issued, and thereafter, the fifteen (15) day period within which to file the claim commences; PROVIDED, finally, that the request for certification of loss shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date of delivery of the package to the consignee.

x x x x

The CONTRACTOR shall be solely responsible for any and all injury or damage that may arise on account of the negligence or carelessness of the CONTRACTOR, its agent or employees in the performance of the undertaking under the Contract. Further, the CONTRACTOR hereby agrees to hold free the AUTHORITY, at all times, from any claim that may be instituted by its employee by reason of the provisions of the Labor Code, as amended.[42]

As clearly stated above, such limitation does not apply if the value of the cargo shipment is communicated to the arrastre operator before the discharge of the cargoes.

It is undisputed that Access International, upon arrival of the shipment, declared the same for taxation purposes, as well as for the assessment of arrastre charges and other fees. For the purpose, the invoice, packing list and other shipping documents were presented to the Bureau of Customs as well as to petitioner for the proper assessment of the arrastre charges and other fees. Such manifestation satisfies the condition of declaration of the actual invoices of the value of the goods before their arrival, to overcome the limitation on the liability of the arrastre operator.[43] Then, the arrastre operator, by reason of the payment to it of a commensurate charge based on the higher declared value of the merchandise, could and should take extraordinary care of the special or valuable cargo.[44] What would, indeed, be unfair and arbitrary is to hold the arrastre operator liable for the full value of the merchandise after the consignee has paid the arrastre charges only on a basis much lower than the true value of the goods.[45]

What is essential is knowledge beforehand of the extent of the risk to be undertaken by the arrastre operator, as determined by the value of the property committed to its care. This defines its responsibility for loss of or damage to such cargo and ascertains the compensation commensurate to such risk assumed. Having been duly informed of the actual invoice value of the merchandise under its custody and having received payment of arrastre charges based thereon, petitioner cannot therefore insist on a limitation of its liability under the contract to less than the value of each lost cargo.[46]

The stipulation requiring the consignee to inform the arrastre operator and to give advance notice of the actual invoice value of the goods to be put in its custody is adopted for the purpose of determining its liability, that it may obtain compensation commensurate to the risk it assumes, not for the purpose of determining the degree of care or diligence it must exercise as a depositary or warehouseman.[47]

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the petition is hereby DENIED for lack of merit. The Court of Appeals September 14, 2005 Decision and December 20, 2005 Resolution in CA-G.R. CV No. 83647 are AFFIRMED.

SO ORDERED.

Carpio*, Corona, Velasco, Jr., and  Peralta, JJ., concur.

Endnotes:


* Additional member in lieu of Associate Justice Jose Catral Mendoza per Special Order No. 818 dated January 18, 2010.

[1] Penned by Associate Justice Martin S. Villarama, Jr. (now a member of this Court), with Associate Justices Regalado E. Maambong and Lucenito N. Tagle, concurring; rollo, pp. 25-47.

[2] Id. at 49-52.

[3] Branch 21, Manila.

[4] Penned by Judge Amor A. Reyes; records, Vol. II, pp. 531-536.

[5] Rollo, p. 25.

[6] Exh. "C," records, Vol. I, p. 319.

[7] Policy No. 24010-A00058-0110; Exh. "E," records, Vol. I, p. 321.

[8] Rollo, p. 26.

[9] Exh. "M," records, Vol. I, pp. 337-338.

[10] Rollo, p. 26.

[11] Records, Vol. I, pp. 323-330.

[12] Exhs. "H" and "I," id. at 331-332.

[13] Exh. "L," records, Vol. I, p. 336.

[14] Exh. "A," records, Vol. I, p. 317.

[15] Records, Vol. I, pp. 1-4.

[16] Id. at 18-25.

[17] Id. at 30.

[18] Rollo, pp. 28-29.

[19] Records, Vol. I, pp. 43-46.

[20] Id. at 134-138.

[21] Id. at 255-258.

[22] Id. at 263.

[23] Records, Vol. II, pp. 531-536.

[24] Id. at 534-535.

[25] Id. at 536.

[26] Rollo, pp. 46-47.

[27] Id. at 34-37.

[28] 244 Phil. 375 (1988).

[29] Rollo, pp. 41-44.

[30] Id. at 45-46.

[31] Id. at 46.

[32] Id. at 228.

[33] Id. at 228-233.

[34] Summa Insurance Corporation v. CA, 323 Phil. 214 , 222 (1996); see Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. v. Metro Port Service, Inc., G.R. No. 83613, February 21, 1990, 182 SCRA 455.

[35] Summa Insurance Corporation v. CA, supra note 34, at 222-223.

[36] International Container Terminal Services, Inc. v. Prudential Guarantee & Assurance Co., Inc., 377 Phil. 1082, 1091 (1999).

[37] Calvo v. UCPB General Insurance Co., Inc., 429 Phil. 244, 254 (2002).

[38] Rollo, p. 41.

[39] Embodied in a letter dated July 18, 2000; records, Vol. I, p. 337.

[40] Rollo, p. 45.

[41] Records, Vol. I, p. 328.

[42] Records, Vol. II, pp. 410-411.

[43] E. Razon, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, supra note 28, at 380.

[44] Summa Insurance Corporation v. CA, supra note 34, at 226.

[45] Id.

[46] E. Razon, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, supra note 28, at 380.

[47] Id. at 381.



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  • [G.R. No. 176464 : February 04, 2010] EDWARD N. LIM, PETITIONER, VS. MA. CHERYL STA. CRUZ-LIM, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 171194 : February 04, 2010] ASIAN TERMINALS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. DAEHAN FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE CO., LTD., RESPONDENT.

  • [A.C. No. 6593 : February 04, 2010] MAELOTISEA S. GARRIDO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTYS. ANGEL E. GARRIDO AND ROMANA P. VALENCIA, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 162924 : February 04, 2010] MID-PASIG LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. MARIO TABLANTE, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE ECRM ENTERPRISES; ROCKLAND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY; LAURIE LITAM; AND MC HOME DEPOT, INC., RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 179717 : February 05, 2010] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. NIEVA ALBERTO Y DE NIEVA, APPELLANT.

  • [G.R. No. 185614 : February 05, 2010] ANGELITA DELOS REYES FLORES, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 183417 : February 05, 2010] MINDANAO TIMES CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. MITCHEL R. CONFESOR, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 181842 : February 05, 2010] METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST CO. AND SOLIDBANK CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. BERNARDITA H. PEREZ, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT PATRIA H. PEREZ, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 180302 : February 05, 2010] JIMMY ARENO, JR., PETITIONER, VS. SKYCABLE PCC-BAGUIO, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 175097 : February 05, 2010] ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 169706 : February 05, 2010] SPOUSES WILLIAM GENATO AND REBECCA GENATO, PETITIONERS, VS. RITA VIOLA, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 168785 : February 05, 2010] HERALD BLACK DACASIN, PETITIONER, VS. SHARON DEL MUNDO DACASIN, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 161178 : February 05, 2010] ADELA B. DELGADO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND EMMANUEL ANG JARANILLA, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 184434 : February 08, 2010] G.G. SPORTSWEAR MANUFACTURING CORP. AND NARESH K. GIDWANI, PETITIONERS, VS. BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC., PHILIPPINE INVESTMENT ONE (SPV-AMC), INC. AND THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT AND EX OFFICIO SHERIFF OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MAKATI CITY, BRANCH 133, AS REPRESENTED BY ATTY. ENGRACIO M. ESCASINAS, JR., RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 180042 : February 08, 2010] COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. IRONCON BUILDERS AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 178090 : February 08, 2010] PANASONIC COMMUNICATIONS IMAGING CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (FORMERLY MATSUSHITA BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES), PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 172149 : February 08, 2010] SESSION DELIGHTS ICE CREAM AND FAST FOODS, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS (SIXTH DIVISION), HON. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (SECOND DIVISION) AND ADONIS ARMENIO M. FLORA, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 169711 : February 08, 2010] HEIRS OF SARAH MARIE PALMA BURGOS, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND JOHNNY CO Y YU, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 175590 : February 09, 2010] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FERNANDO VILLAMIN Y SAN JOSE ALIAS ANDOY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • [A.M. No. P-95-1167 : February 09, 2010] CARMELITA LLEDO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. CESAR V. LLEDO, BRANCH CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 94, QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 165333 : February 09, 2010] REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES), PETITIONER, VS. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVOCATES FOR AGRO-FOREST PROGRAMS ASSOCIATION, INC. (TAFPA, INC.), RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 164118 : February 09, 2010] SARGASSO CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (4TH DIVISION) AND GORGONIO MONGCAL, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 188456 : February 10, 2010] H. HARRY L. ROQUE, JR., JOEL R. BUTUYAN, ROMEL R. BAGARES, ALLAN JONES F. LARDIZABAL, GILBERT T. ANDRES, IMMACULADA D. GARCIA, ERLINDA T. MERCADO, FRANCISCO A. ALCUAZ, MA. AZUCENA P. MACEDA, AND ALVIN A. PETERS, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, REPRESENTED BY HON. CHAIRMAN JOSE MELO, COMELEC SPECIAL BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN HON. FERDINAND RAFANAN, DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, REPRESENTED BY HON. ROLANDO ANDAYA, TOTAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION AND SMARTMATIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. PETE QUIRINO-QUADRA, PETITIONER-IN-INTERVENTION. SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, MOVANT-INTERVENOR.

  • [G.R. No. 180050 : February 10, 2010] RODOLFO G. NAVARRO, VICTOR F. BERNAL, AND RENE O. MEDINA, PETITIONERS, VS. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO ERMITA, REPRESENTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES; SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE SENATE PRESIDENT; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REPRESENTED BY THE HOUSE SPEAKER; GOVERNOR ROBERT ACE S. BARBERS, REPRESENTING THE MOTHER PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE; GOVERNOR GERALDINE ECLEO VILLAROMAN, REPRESENTING THE NEW PROVINCE OF DINAGAT ISLANDS, RESPONDENTS.

  • [A.M. No. P-10-2763 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 09-3056-P] : February 10, 2010] RE: IRREGULARITY IN THE USE OF BUNDY CLOCK BY SOPHIA M. CASTRO AND BABYLIN V. TAYAG, SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICERS II,[1]BOTH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, ANGELES CITY.

  • [A.M. No. 2007-02-SC : February 10, 2010] RE: COMPLAINT OF JUDGE ROWENA NIEVES A. TAN FOR LATE REMITTANCE BY THE SUPREME COURT OF HER TERMINAL LEAVE PAY TO GSIS TO APPLY FOR PAYMENT OF HER SALARY LOAN TO SAID AGENCY.

  • [G.R. No. 189466 : February 11, 2010] DARYL GRACE J. ABAYON, PETITIONER, PRESENT: VS. THE HONORABLE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL, PERFECTO C. LUCABAN, JR., RONYL S. DE LA CRUZ AND AGUSTIN C. DOROGA, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 189506] CONGRESSMAN JOVITO S. PALPARAN, JR., PETITIONER, VS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL (HRET), DR. REYNALDO LESACA, JR., CRISTINA PALABAY, RENATO M. REYES, JR., ERLINDA CADAPAN, ANTONIO FLORES AND JOSELITO USTAREZ, RESPONDENTS.

  • [A.M. No. MTJ-03-1462 (formerly OCA IPI No. 02-1515-RTJ) : February 11, 2010] JUDGE DOLORES L. ESPA�OL, RTC, BRANCH 90, DASMARI�AS, CAVITE, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE LORINDA B. TOLEDO-MUPAS, MTC, DASMARI�AS CAVITE, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 189078 : February 11, 2010] MAYOR VIRGILIO P. VARIAS, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND JOSE "JOY" D. PE�ANO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N

  • [G.R. No. 185226 : February 11, 2010] CORAZON M. GREGORIO, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE LITIGATED IN THE CASE BELOW, RAMIRO T. MADARANG, AND THE HEIRS OF CASIMIRO R. MADARANG, JR., NAMELY: ESTRELITA L. MADARANG, CONSUELO P. MADARANG, CASIMIRO MADARANG IV, AND JANE MARGARET MADARANG-CRABTREE, PETITIONERS, VS. ATTY. JOSE R. MADARANG AND VICENTE R. MADARANG, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 187683 : February 11, 2010] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. VICTORIANO DELA CRUZ Y LORENZO, APPELLANT.

  • [G.R. No. 186640 : February 11, 2010] GEN. ALEXANDER B. YANO, CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, LT. GEN. VICTOR S. IBRADO, COMMANDING GENERAL, PHILIPPINE ARMY, AND MAJ. GEN. RALPH A. VILLANUEVA, COMMANDER, 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION, PHILIPPINE ARMY, PETITIONERS, VS. CLEOFAS SANCHEZ AND MARCIANA MEDINA, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 184740 : February 11, 2010] DENNIS A. B. FUNA, PETITIONER, VS. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO R. ERMITA, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, SEC. LEANDRO R. MENDOZA, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, USEC. MARIA ELENA H. BAUTISTA, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS UNDERSECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS AND AS OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY (MARINA), RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 184197 : February 11, 2010] RAPID CITY REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ORLANDO VILLA AND LOURDES PAEZ-VILLA,[1] RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 181409 : February 11, 2010] INTESTATE ESTATE OF MANOLITA GONZALES VDA. DE CARUNGCONG, REPRESENTED BY MEDIATRIX CARUNGCONG, AS ADMINISTRATRIX, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND WILLIAM SATO, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. Nos. 177857-58 : February 11, 2010] PHILIPPINE COCONUT PRODUCERS FEDERATION, INC. (COCOFED), MANUEL V. DEL ROSARIO, DOMINGO P. ESPINA, SALVADOR P. BALLARES, JOSELITO A. MORALEDA, PAZ M. YASON, VICENTE A. CADIZ, CESARIA DE LUNA TITULAR, AND RAYMUNDO C. DE VILLA, PETITIONERS, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. JOVITO R. SALONGA, WIGBERTO E. TA�ADA, OSCAR F. SANTOS, ANA THERESIA HONTIVEROS, AND TEOFISTO L. GUINGONA III, OPPOSITORS-INTERVENORS. WIGBERTO E. TA�ADA, OSCAR F. SANTOS, SURIGAO DEL SUR FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES (SUFAC) AND MORO FARMERS ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR (MOFAZS), REPRESENTED BY ROMEO C. ROYANDOYAN; AND PAMBANSANG KILUSAN NG MGA SAMAHAN NG MAGSASAKA (PAKISAMA), REPRESENTED BY VICENTE FABE, MOVANTS-INTERVENORS.

  • [G.R. No. 172927 : February 11, 2010] RONILO SORREDA, PETITIONER, VS. CAMBRIDGE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION,[1] RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 172279 : February 11, 2010] VALENTIN MOVIDO, SUBSTITUTED BY MARGINITO MOVIDO, PETITIONER, VS. LUIS REYES PASTOR, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 169190 : February 11, 2010] CUA LAI CHU, CLARO G. CASTRO, AND JUANITA CASTRO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. HILARIO L. LAQUI, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 218, QUEZON CITY AND PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATION, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 164731 : February 11, 2010] GOVERNMENT SERVICE, INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. ROSALINDA A. BERNADAS, RESPONDENT.

  • [A.M. No. 08-2-01-0 : February 11, 2010] RE: PETITION FOR RECOGNITION OF THE EXEMPTION OF THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM FROM PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES. GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER.

  • [G.R. No. 190156 : February 12, 2010] LEONOR DANGAN-CORRAL, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND ERNESTO ENERO FERNANDEZ, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 180945 : February 12, 2010] PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, AS THE ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF OPAL PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS (SPV-AMC), INC., PETITIONER, VS. MERCEDES CORPUZ, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT VALENTINA CORPUZ, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. Nos. 174599-609 : February 12, 2010] PACIFICO R. CRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. THE SANDIGANBAYAN (FOURTH DIVISION), OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR AND SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE 156, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 171774 : February 12, 2010] REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. APOLINARIO CATARROJA, REYNALDO CATARROJA, AND ROSITA CATARROJA-DISTRITO, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 168967 : February 12, 2010] CITY OF ILOILO REPRESENTED BY HON. JERRY P. TRE�AS, CITY MAYOR, PETITIONER, VS. HON. LOLITA CONTRERAS-BESANA, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 32, AND ELPIDIO JAVELLANA, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 158385 : February 12, 2010] MODESTO PALALI, PETITIONER, VS. JULIET AWISAN, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT GREGORIO AWISAN, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 187120 : February 15, 2010] PHILIPPINE JOURNALISTS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LABOR ARBITER FEDRIEL S. PANGANIBAN AND EDUARDO S. RIVERA, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 188669 : February 16, 2010] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ILDEFONSO MENDOZA Y BERIZO, APPELLANT.

  • [G.R. No. 177747 : February 16, 2010] THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. IGNACIO PORAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • [A.M. No. P-09-2721 (Formerly A.M. No. 09-9-162-MCTC) : February 16, 2010] REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED ON THE BOOKS OF ACCOUNTS OF THE MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, MONDRAGON-SAN ROQUE, NORTHERN SAMAR.

  • [A.M. NO. P-10-2772 (Formerly A.M. OCA I.P.I NO. 07-2615-P) : February 16, 2010] DOMINGO PE�A, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ACHILLES ANDREW V. REGALADO II, SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, NAGA CITY, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 188920 : February 16, 2010] JOSE L. ATIENZA, JR., MATIAS V. DEFENSOR, JR., RODOLFO G. VALENCIA, DANILO E. SUAREZ, SOLOMON R. CHUNGALAO, SALVACION ZALDIVAR-PEREZ, HARLIN CAST-ABAYON, MELVIN G. MACUSI AND ELEAZAR P. QUINTO, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, MANUEL A. ROXAS II, FRANKLIN M. DRILON AND J.R. NEREUS O. ACOSTA, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 188353 : February 16, 2010] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LEOZAR DELA CRUZ Y BALOBAL, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • [G.R. No. 185954 : February 16, 2010] OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. MAXIMO D. SISON, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 182498 : February 16, 2010] GEN. AVELINO I. RAZON, JR., CHIEF, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP); POLICE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT RAUL CASTA�EDA, CHIEF, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND DETECTION GROUP (CIDG); POLICE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT LEONARDO A. ESPINA, CHIEF, POLICE ANTI-CRIME AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (PACER); AND GEN. JOEL R. GOLTIAO, REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF ARMM, PNP, PETITIONERS, VS. MARY JEAN B. TAGITIS, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY ATTY. FELIPE P. ARCILLA, JR., ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 180356 : February 16, 2010] SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 179702 : February 16, 2010] ROLANDO P. ANCHETA, PETITIONER, VS. DESTINY FINANCIAL PLANS, INC. AND ARSENIO BARTOLOME, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 170864 : February 16, 2010] NELSON LAGAZO, PETITIONER, VS. GERALD B. SORIANO AND GALILEO B. SORIANO, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 168644 : February 16, 2010] BSB GROUP, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, MR. RICARDO BANGAYAN, PETITIONER, VS. SALLY GO A.K.A. SALLY GO-BANGAYAN, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 166869 : February 16, 2010] PHILIPPINE HAWK CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. VIVIAN TAN LEE, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 165377 : February 16, 2010] LOLITA REYES DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, SOLID BROTHERS WEST MARKETING, PETITIONER, VS. CENTURY CANNING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 156287 : February 16, 2010] FELICITAS M. MACHADO AND MARCELINO P. MACHADO, PETITIONERS, VS. RICARDO L. GATDULA, COMMISSION ON THE SETTLEMENT OF LAND PROBLEMS, AND IRINEO S. PAZ, SHERIFF IV, OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF, SAN PEDRO, LAGUNA, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 190526 : February 17, 2010] SANDRA Y. ERIGUEL, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND MA. THERESA DUMPIT-MICHELENA, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 173289 : February 17, 2010] ELAND PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. AZUCENA GARCIA, ELINO FAJARDO, AND HEIR OF TIBURCIO MALABANAN NAMED TERESA MALABANAN, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 169195 : February 17, 2010] FRANCISCO APARIS Y SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 181809 : February 17, 2010] ROSE MARIE D. DOROMAL, PETITIONER, VS. HERNAN G. BIRON AND COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 173165 : February 17, 2010] ATTY. LUCKY M. DAMASEN, PETITIONER, VS. OSCAR G. TUMAMAO, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 171231 : February 17, 2010] PNCC SKYWAY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY DIVISION WORKERS ORGANIZATION (PSTMSDWO), REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, RENE SORIANO, PETITIONER, VS. PNCC SKYWAY CORPORATION, RESPONDENT.

  • [A.M. No. 05-8-463-RTC : February 17, 2010] REQUEST OF JUDGE NIÑO A. BATINGANA, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 6, MATI, DAVAO ORIENTAL FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO DECIDE CIVIL CASES NOS. 2063 AND 1756

  • [G.R. No. 176707 : February 17, 2010] ARLIN B. OBIASCA, [1] PETITIONER, VS. JEANE O. BASALLOTE, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 185709 : February 18, 2010] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. MICHAEL A. HIPONA, APPELLANT.

  • [G.R. No. 183871 : February 18, 2010] LOURDES D. RUBRICO, JEAN RUBRICO APRUEBO, AND MARY JOY RUBRICO CARBONEL, PETITIONERS, VS. GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, GEN. HERMOGENES ESPERON, P/DIR. GEN. AVELINO RAZON, MAJ. DARWIN SY A.K.A. DARWIN REYES, JIMMY SANTANA, RUBEN ALFARO, CAPT. ANGELO CUARESMA, A CERTAIN JONATHAN, P/SUPT. EDGAR B. ROQUERO, ARSENIO C. GOMEZ, AND OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 180123 : February 18, 2010] KULAS IDEAS & CREATIONS, GIL FRANCIS MANINGO AND MA. RACHEL MANINGO, PETITIONERS, VS. JULIET ALCOSEBA AND FLORDELINDA ARAO-ARAO, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 174237 : February 18, 2010] TERESITA L. ARAOS, CORAZON L. BALAGBIS, ROBERTO B. BAUTISTA, MARITA S. BELTRAN, RAUL A. CASIANO, HIDELZA B. CASTILLO, ELEONORA CINCO, MAY CATHERINE C. CIRIACO, ERLINDA G. DEL ROSARIO, AMELITA C. DELA TORRE, ALMA R. FAUSTO, ANTONETTE L. FERNANDEZ, CORITA M. GADUANG, VIRGINIA E. GALLARDE, MA. LUZ C. GENEROSO, MA. TERESA C. IGNACIO, EDDIE A. JARA, JOSIE MAGANA, ANTONIO G. MARALIT, NANCIANCINO L. MONREAL, MARIBEL D. ORTIZ, ALAN GENE O. PADILLA, JESUS C. PAJARILLO, MIGUEL E. ROCA JR., EDGAR M. SANDALO, AGNES E. SAN JOSE, EVELYN P. SAAYON, JUDY FRANCES A. SEE, MARIO R. SIBUCAO, CARMEN O. SORIANO, AND ARNOLD A. TOLENTINO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. LEA REGALA, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, BRANCH 226, QUEZON CITY AND SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS), RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 166579 : February 18, 2010] JORDAN CHAN PAZ, PETITIONER, VS. JEANICE PAVON PAZ, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 174570 : February 20, 2010] ROMER SY TAN, PETITIONER, VS. SY TIONG GUE, FELICIDAD CHAN SY, SY CHIM, SY TIONG SAN, SY YU BUN, SY YU SHIONG, SY YU SAN AND BRYAN SY LIM, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 189698 : February 22, 2010] ELEAZAR P. QUINTO AND GERINO A. TOLENTINO, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 184546 : February 22, 2010] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. WILSON SUAN Y JOLONGON, APPELLANT.

  • [G.R. No. 177100 : February 22, 2010] BANDILA SHIPPING, INC., MR. REGINALDO A. OBEN, BANDILA SHIPPING, INC. AND FUYOH SHIPPING, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. MARCOS C. ABALOS, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 173915 : February 22, 2010] IRENE SANTE AND REYNALDO SANTE, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. EDILBERTO T. CLARAVALL, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 60, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF BAGUIO CITY, AND VITA N. KALASHIAN, RESPONDENTS.

  • [A.M. No. CA-08-45-J (Formerly OCA IPI No. 08-130-CA-J) : February 22, 2010] ATTY. DENNIS V. NI�O, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUSTICE NORMANDIE B. PIZARRO, RESPONDENT.

  • [G.R. No. 169481 : February 22, 2010] REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF JULIO RAMOS, REPRESENTED BY REYNALDO RAMOS MEDINA, ZENAIDA RAMOS MEDINA, DOLORES RAMOS MEDINA, ROMEO RAMOS AND MEDINA, VIRGIE RAMOS MEDINA, HERMINIA RAMOS MEDINA, CESAR RAMOS MEDINA AND REMEDIOS RAMOS MEDINA, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 182299 : February 22, 2010] WILFREDO M. BARON, BARRY ANTHONY BARON, RAMIL CAYAGO, DOMINADOR GEMINO, ARISTEO PUZON, BERNARD MANGSAT, MARIFE BALLESCA, CYNTHIA JUNATAS, LOURDES RABAGO, JEFFERSON DELA ROSA AND JOMAR M. DELA ROSA, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND MAGIC SALES, INC. REPRESENTED BY JOSE Y. SY, RESPONDENTS.

  • [G.R. No. 168169 : February 24, 2010] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALBERTO TABARNERO AND GARY TABARNERO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

  • [G.R. No. 188671 : February 24, 2010] MOZART P. PANLAQUI, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND NARDO M. VELASCO, RESPONDENTS.

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  • [G.R. No. 167415 : February 26, 2010] ATTY. MANGONTAWAR M. GUBAT, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, RESPONDENT.

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