SC Decisions

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY DR. RUBINA O. CRESENCIO, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY AND MARILYN V. STA. CATALINA, OFFICER-IN-­CHARGE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - REGIONAL FIELD UNIT - CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (DA RFU-CAR), PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF IKANG PAUS, NAMELY: (1) OLARTE A. PAUS, SR., (2) HEIRS OF DAVID PAUS, REPRESENTED BY PETER PAUS, (3) JOSEPHINE BASIL, (4) HEIRS OF MACARIO A. PAUS, SR., REPRESENTED BY NORBERTO D. PAUS, (5) HEIRS OF MONTO PAUS, REPRESENTED BY ELIAS PAUS, SR., AND (6) HEIRS OF FORBASCO PAUS, REPRESENTED BY DOLOR PAUS MALLARE; THE REGISTRY OF DEEDS OF BAGUIO CITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, ATTY. JUANITO K. AMPAGUEY; THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON, ZENAIDA BRIGIDA HAMADA-PAWID; THE LAND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR, BENEDICTO B. ULEP; AND HONORABLE CLETO R. VILLACORTA III, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 6, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BAGUIO CITY, RESPONDENTS

JOCELYN MODOMO AND DR. ROMY MODOMO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES MOISES P. LAYUG, JR. AND FELISARIN* E. LAYUG; MOISES P. LAYUG, JR., SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, NAMELY: HIS WIFE, FELISARIN E. LAYUG, AND CHILDREN, MA. CELESTE LAYUG CO, EUGENE ESPINOSA LAYUG, FRANCIS ESPINOSA LAYUG AND SHERYL ESPINOSA LAYUG, RESPONDENTS

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES GUILLERMO ALONSO* AND INOCENCIA BRITANICO-ALONSO, RESPONDENTS

DANILO A. LERONA vs. SEA POWER SHIPPING JARDELEZA, ENTERPRISES, INC. and/or NEDA MARITIME AGENCY CO., LTD., and/or Ms. ANTONETTE A. GUERRERO

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES GUILLERMO ALONSO* AND INOCENCIA BRITANICO-ALONSO, RESPONDENTS

ANGELITA SIMUNDAC-KEPPEL, PETITIONER, VS. GEORG KEPPEL, RESPONDENT

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. EBO PLACIENTE Y TEJERO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT

HEIRS OF BENIGNO SUMAGANG, REPRESENTED BY JESUS S. ABELLANOSA, MARINA BELLITA, RESURRECION CAVAN, ALEX MAPAIT AND TEODORICO SUMAGANG, PETITIONERS, VS. AZNAR ENTERPRISES, INC., AZNAR BROTHERS REALTY COMPANY, STA. LUCIA REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT INC., (CO-DEFENDANTS AND CROSS-CLAIM DEFENDANTS), HEIRS OF PERFECTA LABAYA, WITH ATTORNEY-IN-FACT IN THE PERSON OF FRANCIS R. PESTAÑO (COMPLAINANTS), TERESITA DELA CALZADA-REYES,** ET AL. (1st COMPLAINANTS-INTERVENORS), AND CELSO DEIPARINE *** (2ND COMPLAINANT-INTERVENOR), RESPONDENTS

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. WENDALINO ANDES Y CAS A.K.A. WINDALINO ANDES Y CAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT