STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION - Ateneo LAW 2011Table of Contents

A.L. Ammen Transportation Co., Inc. vs. Borja 166Abella vs. National Labor Relations Commission 167Abellana vs. Marave 143Abiotiz Shipping Corporation vs. City of Cebu 32Acosta vs. Flor 122Acting Commissioner of Customs vs. Manila Electric Co. 162Aglipay vs. Ruiz 66Aisporna vs. Court of Appeals and People 134Ajero vs. Court of Appeals 165Ala Mode Garments, Inc. vs. NLRC 88Alalayan vs. National Power Corporation 5ALDECOA vs. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 133Alfon vs. Republic 100Alfredo Ramos vs. Court of Appeals 25Almeda vs. Florintino 143Alonzo vs. Intermediate Appellate Court 38Alpha Investigation and Security Agency, Inc. vs. NLRC 99ALU-TUCP vs, NLRC 132Amandy vs. PEO 206Andres Borromeo vs. Fermin Mariano 131Ang Giok Chio vs. Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co. 49Aparri vs. Court of Appeals 76Arabay Inc. vs. CFI of Zambuanga 140Araneta vs. Concepcion 137Araneta vs. Dinglasan 21Aratuc vs. COMELEC 70Arayata vs. Joya 224Arenas vs. City of San Carlos, Pangasinan 132Aris (Phil), Inc. vs. National Labor Relations Commission 200Arriete vs. Director of Public Works 155Asiatic Petroleum Co. vs. Collector of Internal Revenue 101Astorga vs. Villegas 3

Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Co. vs. Court of Appeals201

Austrias Sugar Central vs. Commissioner of Customs 56

Ayson & Ignacio vs. Provincial Board of Rizal 7B.E. San Diego Inc. vs. CA 20Baga vs. PNB 42Bagatsing vs. Ramirez 229Baltbat vs. Court of Appeals and Passion 196

Banco de Oro Savings and Mortgage Bank vs. Equitable Banking Corp.107

Baranda vs. Gustillo 77Basbacio vs. Office of the Secretary, Department of Justice 77Basiona vs. Luna 41Bellis vs. Bellis 225Bello vs. Court of Appeals 92Bengzon vs. Secretary of Justice 64Berces vs. Guingona, et al. 186Bersabal vs. Salvador 184Billones vs. Court of Industrial Relations 205Blanco vs. Bernabe and Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co. 178Board od Administrators of the PVA vs. Bautista 173

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Brias de Coya vs. Tan Lua, et al. 211Buenaseda vs. Secretary Flavier 46Butuan Sawmill, Inc. vs. City of Butuan 148C & C Commercial vs. NAWASA 147C. Viuda de Ordoveza vs. Raymundo 179Cagayan Valley Enterprises, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals 118Calder & Co. vs. The United States 102Caltex (Phil) Inc. vs. Palomar 116Campos Rueda Corp. vs. Sta. Cruz Timber Co. & Felix 48Capati vs. Ocampo 181Carolina Industries Inc. vs. Stock Brokerage Inc. 46Casco Philippines Chemical Co. Inc., vs. Hon. Pedro Gimenez 3Case and Nantz vs. Jugo 178Cassion vs. Banco Filipino 138Castillo-Co vs. Barbers 113Cebu Portland Cement vs. CIR 195Cebu Portland Cement vs. Municipality of Naga, Cebu 23Centano vs. Villalon-Pornillos 126

Briad Agro Development Corp. vs. Hon. Dela Serna and dela Cruz, et al

Central Barrio vs. City Treasurer of Davao 123Central Capiz vs. Ramirez 30Cesario Ursua vs. Court of Appeals 92Chang Yung Fa, et al vs. Gianzon, etc, and De la Cruz, etc. 105Chartered Bank vs. Imperial and National Bank 139Chartered Bank vs. National Government Auditing Office 182Chin Ah Foo and Yee Shee vs. Concepsion and Lee Voo 209China Banking Corp. vs. CA 12China Banking Corp. vs. Ortega 43Ching Leng vs. Galang 122Chua vs. Civil Service Commission 96CIR vs. Limpan Investment Corp 22CIR vs. Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corp. 213City of Manila vs. Chinese Community of Manila, et al. 157City of Manila vs. Judge Gomez and ESSO Philippines 96City of Naga vs. Agna 144Civil Liberties Union vs. Executive Secretary 68Co vs. CA 29Co vs. Electoral Tribunal, House of Representatives 72Co vs. Republic of the Philippines 159Colgate-Palmolive Phil. Inc. vs. Gimenez 109Collector of Internal Revenue vs. Manila Jockey Club, Inc. 163Commission of Internal Revenue vs. ESSO 90Commissioner of Customs vs. Court of Tax Appeals 45Commissioner of Customs vs. Court of Tax Appeals 119Commissioner of Customs vs. ESSO Standard Eastern Inc. 53Commissioner of Customs vs. Philippine Acetylene Company 115Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Court of Appeals 221

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Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Court of Tax Appeal 226

Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Filipinas Compania de Seguros195

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Commissioner of Internal Revenues vs. TMX Sales, Inc. 33Cordero vs. Hon. Cabatuando 6Corporal vs. Employee's Compensation Commission 171

Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals and Ateneo de Manila University

Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Lingaven Gulf Electric Power Co. Inc.

Cruz vs. Pahati 51Daoang vs. Municipal Judge of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte 22Davao Light & Power Co. vs. Commissioner of Customs 25David vs. Commission on Elections 221DBP vs. Court of Appeals 202De Guia vs. COMELEC 86De Jesus vs. City of Manila 84De Jesus vs. PEO 149De Joya vs. Lantin 223De la Cruz vs. Capitol Ins. & Surety Co. 180De Los Santos vs. Mallare 68De Villa vs. CA 42Del Rosario vs. Carbonell, et al. 9Del Rosario vs. Equitable Ins. and Casualty Co. Inc. 180Del Rosario vs. Hamoy 176Del Rosario vs. National Labor Relations Commission 168Demafiles vs. COMELEC 94Diokno vs. Rehabilitation Finance Corporation 186Director of Lands vs. Court of Appeals 183Domingo vs. Commission on Audit 73Dui vs. Court of Appeals 207Eastern Shipping Lines, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals 112Eliseo Silva vs. Belen Cabrera 79Empire Insurance vs. Rufino 121Employees' Club, Inc. vs. China Banking Corp. 37Endencia & Jugo vs. David 21Enrile vs. Salazar 26

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Escosura vs. San Miguel Brewery, Inc. 110Escribano vs. Avila 127Espino vs. Cleofe 100

ESSO Standard Eastern Inc. vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue52

Estate of Mota vs. Concepcion 214Eufronio Llanto vs. Mohamad Ali Dimaporo 98Eugenio vs. Drilon 31Everett vs. Bautista 59

Erectors, Inc. vs. National Labor Relations Commission, Hon. Andres and Burgos

Fabros, et al. vs. Laya 210Federation of Free Workers vs. Inciong 85Feliciano vs. Aquino 33Filoteo vs. Sandiganbayan 72Finman General Assurance Corp. vs. Court of Appeals 126Floresca vs. Philex Mining Corp. 26Francisco Lao Lim vs. CA & Benito Villavicencio Lim Dy 14Fule vs. Court of Appeals 187Gaanan vs. Indeterminate Appellate Court 135Gallardo vs. Borromeo 194Garcia et al. vs. Hipolito et al. 52Garcia vs. COMELEC 105Garcia vs. Pascual, et al. 228Genaro B. Reyes Construction Inc. vs. Court of Appeals 156Gimenez vs. Securities and Exchange Commission 177Global-Mackay vs. NLRC and Salazar 74GMCR vs. Bell Telecommunications Inc. 114Go Chioco vs. Martinez 40Gomez vs. Ventuta and Board of Medical Examiners 128Gotianco vs. Union Ins. Soc. of Camilon 117

Government of the Philippines Islands vs. Municipality of Binalonan201

Government vs. Springer 208Grego vs. Commission on Elections 13Guerrero vs. Court of Appeals 170Guiao vs. Figuerao 182Gutierrez vs. Carpio 16Guzman vs. Lichauco 17Herman vs. Radio Corp. of the Philippines 220Herras Teehankee vs. Director of Prisons 130Hidalgo vs. Hidalgo 18Hijo Plantation , Inc. vs. Central Bank 11Home Insurance Co. vs. Eastern Shipping Lines 39Hon. Alfredo S. Lim vs. Felipe G. Pacquing 15Howden & Co.. Ltd. vs. Collector of Internal Revenue 63

4Iloilo Palay and Corn Planters Association, Inc. vs. Feliciano 211In re: Appointment of Valenzuela and Vallarta 71

Ichong, etc., et al. vs. Hernandez, etc., and Sarmiento

In re: Estate of Enriquez and Reves 121In re: Estate of Johnson 34In re: MCCulloch Dick 62In re: Testate Estate of Tampoy 165

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International Corporate Bank vs. Intermediate Appellate Court176

Interprovincial Autobus Co., Inc. vs. CIR 62J.M. Tauson & Co. vs. Mariano & Aquial & Cordova 65J.M. Tauson vs. Land Tenure Administration 65Jalandoni vs. Endaya 212Javellana vs. Kintanar 141Javellana vs. Mirasol and Nunez 179JMM Promotions vs. NLRC 136

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Jose Comendador vs. Renato S. De Villa 88Kilosbayan vs. Morato 44KMMRC Credit Union vs. Manila Railroad Co. 24KMU Labor Center vs. Garcia Jr. 11Krivenko vs. Register of Deeds 104Laceste vs. Santos 196Lacsamana vs. Intermediate Appellate Court 177Lagman vs. City of Manila, et al. 229Lamb vs. Phipps 90Laxamana vs. Baltazar 63Lazo vs. Employee's Compensation Commission 166Lechoco vs. Civil Aeronautics Board 216Lee Cho vs. Republic of the Philippines 158Legazpi vs. Executive Secretary and Agrarian Reforms 173Lerum vs. Cruz 123Lichauco vs. Apostol 137Lidasan vs. Commission on Elections 7Litex Employees Association vs. Eduvala 19Liwanag vs. Workmen's Compensation Commission 169Lopez & Sons, Inc. vs. Court of Tax Appeals 89Lopez vs. El Hogar Filipino 136

Insular Bank of Asia & America Employee's Union (IBAAEU) vs. Incoing

Jose Antonio Mapa vs. Hon. Joker Arroyo and Labrador Development Corp.

Lopez, Jr. vs. Civil Service Commission 227183

Luzon Brokerage Co. vs. Public Servicem Commission 74

Luzon Stevedoring Co., Inc. vs. Luzon Marine Department Union45

Luzon Stevedoring Company vs. Trinidad 40Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority vs. Marcus 159Magtajas vs. Pryce Properties Corp., Inc. 114Magtoto vs. Manguera 71Malanyaon vs. Lising et al 103Manabat vs. De Aquino 127Manahan vs. Employee's Compensation Commission 168Manikad vs. Tanodbayan 27Manila Herald Publishing Co. vs. Ramos 103Manila Jockey Club Inc. vs. Games and Amusement Board 57Manila Lodge No. 176 vs. Court of Appeals 142Manila Railroad Co. vs. Insular Collector of Customs 161Manila Railroad Co. vs. Rafferty 148Manila Trading & Supply Co. vs. Reyes 8Manzano vs. Valera 228Marin vs. Nacianceno 218Mario R. Melchor vs. Commission on Audit 83Matabuena vs. Cervantes 89Mateo Casela vs. Court of Appeals and Exequiel Magsaysay 84Matoomull vs. dela Paz 106Mayon Motors vs. Acting CIR 44McGee vs. Republic 188McMicking vs. Lichauco 37Mecano vs. Commission on Audit 208

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Montenegro vs. Castaneda and Balao 139Morales vs. Paredes 85MRCA, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals 199

Loyola Grand Villas Homeowners (South) Association, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals

Mers Shoes Manufacturing, Inc. vs. National Labor Relations Commission, et al.

Misamis Oriental Association of Coco Traders, Inc. vs. Department of Finance Secretary

Municipality of Jese Panganiban vs. Shell Co. of the Philippines 4

Municipality of San Narciso, Quezon vs. Mendez, Sr. 204National Federtion of Labor vs. Hon. Eisma 80National Housing Authority vs. Reyes 14National Housing Corp. vs. Juco 95National Marketing Corp. (NAMARCO) vs. Muguel D. Tecson 82National Police Commission vs. De Guzman. Jr. 43Niere vs. CFI of Negros Occidental, Branch II 141Nilo vs. Court of Appeals 193Nitafan vs. Commisioner of Internal Revenue 69NPC vs. Province of Lanao del Sur 64NPVC vs. Presiding Judge RTC Branch XXV 227Ocampo vs. Buenaventura 134Ocampo vs. Court of Appeals 199Odillo vs. COMELEC 67Oliva vs. Lamadrid 109Ongsaiko vs. Gambao 206Orencia vs. Enrile 54Ortigas & Co. vs. Feati Bank & Trust 204Ossorio vs. Posadas 48Paat vs. Court of Appeals 93Pacis vs. Averia 219Pahilan vs. Tabalba, et al. 189

Palomo Bldg. Tenants Association vs. Intermediate Appellate Court198

Pamil vs. Teleron 215Panda vs. Kette & Sellner 49Paras vs. COMELEC 140Parras vs. Land Registration Commission 207Pascual vs. Director of Lands 53Pascual vs. Pascual-Bautista 80Pasno vs. Ravina and Ravina 147Penid vs. Virata 188PEO vs. Almuete 215PEO vs. Amigo 81PEO vs. Apolonio Carlos 10PEO vs. Atop 152

PEO vs. Castaneda Jr. 163PEO vs. Concepcion 98PEO vs. Del Rosario 146PEO vs. Duque 91PEO vs. Echaves 32PEO vs. Evangelista 107PEO vs. Ferrer 8PEO vs. Garcia 153PEO vs. Hernandez 54PEO vs. Judge Palma & Romulo Intia y Morada 2PEO vs. Leachon, Jr. 222PEO vs. Manaba 36PEO vs. Mapa 28PEO vs. Martin 113PEO vs. Mejia 95PEO vs. Mendoza 35PEO vs. Moran 172PEO vs. Moro Macarandang 28PEO vs. Munoz 69PEO vs. Nazario 106PEO vs. Padilla 152PEO vs. Palmon 138PEO vs. Purisima 31PEO vs. Quijada 76PEO vs. Reyes 172PEO vs. Salazar 153PEO vs. Santayana 81PEO vs. Santiago 115PEO vs. Sumilang 198PEO vs. Teodoro Tamani 131PEO vs. Terrada, et al. 154PEO vs. Valeriano Valensoy y Masa 9PEO vs. Villanueva 91PEO vs. Yabut 35PEO vs. Zeta 197People of the Philippines vs. Buenviaje 5People of the Philippines vs. Leoncio Lim 10

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Phil. Consumers Foundation, Inc. vs. NIC and PLDT (Resolution) 185

Phil. Educ. Co. vs. Soriano 50Phil. Sugar Central Agency vs. Collector of Customs 56

Philippine Airlines, Inc. vs. National Labor Relations Commission222

Philippine Apparel Workers Union vs. NLRC 6059

Philippine British Assurance vs. Intermediate Appelate Court 110Philippine Global Communications, Inc. vs. Relova 55Philippine Government vs. Municipality of Binangonan 145Philippine National Bank vs. Asuncion 205Philippine National Bank vs. Cruz, et al. 220Philippine Trust Co. vs. Macuan 225Pilar vs. Commission on Elections 111Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. vs. Oil Industry Commission 117Pimentel vs. Festejo 189PNB vs. CA 18Portillo vs. Salvani 192Prasnik vs. Republic of the Philippines 86Primero vs. CA 128Primicias vs. Municipality of Urdaneta 2Pritchard vs. Republic 93

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Provincial Chapter of Laguna vs. COMELEC 156Querubin vs. Court of Appeals 192Quijano vs. DBP 24Quijano vs. DBP 191

Radio Communications of the Philippines vs. National Telecom Com.79

Radiola-Toshiba Phils., Inc. vs. Intermediate Appellate Court 135Ramirez vs. Arrieta 175Ramirez vs. Court of Appeals 111Ramos vs. CA 57

Phil. Consumers Foundation, Inc. vs. National Telecommunications Commission

Philippine Association of Free Labor Unions (PAFLU) vs. Bureau of Labor Relations

Province of Misamis Oriental vs. Cagayan Electric Power and Light Co., Inc.

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Re: Gregorio G. Pineda 175Re: Monthly Pension of Judges and Justices 174Regalado vs. Yulo 20Rep of the Philippines vs. Hon. Migrinio and Tecson 118Republic Flour Mills, Inc. vs. Commissioner of Customs 101

Republic Flour Mills, Inc. vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue164

Republic Planers Bank vs. Agana Sr. 184Republic vs. Estenzo 120Republic vs. Intermediate Appellate Court 161Republic vs. Workmen's Compensation Commission 51Resins, Inc. vs. Auditor General 23Reyes vs. Wells 50Richard Gordon vs. Regino Veridiano II 97Robles vs. Zambales Chromite Mining Co., et al. 108Roldan vs. Villaroman 129

Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila vs. Social Security Commission120

Romualdez-Marcos vs. Commission on Election 191Roxas vs. Rafferty 190Rura vs. Lopena 104Sagun vs. People's Homesite and Housing Corp. 55Salaria vs. Buenviaje 58Salcedo and Ignacio vs. Carpio and Carreon 193Salenillas vs. Court of Appeals 87Salvacion vs. Central Bank of the Philippines 94Salvatierra vs. Court of Appeals 146Samson vs. Court of Appeals 125San Jose vs. Rehabilitation Finance Corp. 197San Miguel Corp. vs. NLRC 116Sanciangco vs. Rono 112Santiago vs. Commission on Election, et al 82Santo To vs. Cruz-Pano 125Santos vs. Dauta and Court of Appeals 203Santos vs. Honorable Estenzo 12Santos vs. Municipal of Caloocan 13

Re: Application For Retirement Under R.A. No. 910 of Associate Justice Ramon B. Britanico of the IAC

Sarcos vs. Castillo 87Sarmiento vs. Mison 73SEC Legal Opinion re BIR Employees Association Inc. 129Segovia vs. Sandiganbayan 78Senarillos vs. Hermosisimo 27Serfino vs. Court of Appeals 190Sibulo vs. Altar 169Sitchon, et al. vs. Aquino 224Smith Bell & Co. vs. Municipality of Zamboanga 216Solid Homes Inc. vs. Teresita Payawal 97Sululong vs. Commission on Elections 30Sy Kiong vs. Sarmiento 29Tamayo , et al. vs. Manila Hotel Co. 171Tamayo vs. Gsell 47Tan Liao vs. American President Lines, Ltd. 226Tan vs. COMELEC 145Tanada vs. Cuenco, et al 70Tanada vs. Tuvera 16Tanada vs. Yulo 78Tantuico Jr. vs. Domingo 99Tenorio vs. Manila Railroad Co. 157

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Tinio, et al. vs. Frances, et al. 39Tobias vs. Abalos 6Tolintino vs. Commission on Elections 66Tolintino vs. Secretary of Finance 133Torrente vs. Grove 214Ty vs. First National Surety & Assurance Co., Inc. 181U.S. vs. Abad Santos 150U.S. vs. Almond 149U.S. vs. Ang Tang Ho 67U.S. vs. De Guzman 41U.S. vs. Estopia 150U.S. vs. Go Chico 155U.S. vs. Hart 34U.S. vs. Navarro 19

The Roman Catholic Apostolic Church in the Philippines vs. A. W. Hastings, Assessor and Collector of the City of Manila and the City of Manila

U.S. vs. Palacio 218U.S. vs. Paniaga 17U.S. vs. Quintanar 36U.S. vs. Sto. Nino 119U.S. vs. Tantoco 210U.S. vs. Toribo 154

United Christians Missionary Society vs. Social Security Commission61

UP vs. CA 58Uytengsu vs. Republic of the Philippines 142Valdez vs. Tuazon 213Vda. De Macabenta vs. Davao Stevedore Terminal Co. 38Velasco vs. Lopes 108Velasco vs. Republic of the Philippines 158Velunta vs. Chief Philippine Constabulary 219Vera vs. Fernandez 124Vicente vs. Employee's Compensation Commission 170Victoriano vs. Elizalde Rope Workers' Union 15Villanueva vs. City of Iloilo 124Villanueva vs. COMELEC 83Villavert vs. Employee's Compensation Commission 167Villegas vs. Enrile 217Villegas vs. Subido 212Villegas vs. Subido 217Wil Wilhemsen, Inc. vs. Baluyut 102Yakult Philippines vs. Court of Appeals 200Ynchausti & Co. vs. Stanley 209Yra vs. Abano 61Yu Cong Eng vs. Trinidad 144Zamora vs. City of Manila 164Zamora vs. Collector of Internal Revenue 47