2021 - Philippine Supreme Court Decisions/Resolutions
May-2021
G.R. No. 248005 - FRANCIS N. TOLENTINO, Petitioner, v. SENATE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL AND COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondents.G.R. No. 202384 - EQUITABLE PCI BANK, INC. (NOW BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC.), Petitioner, v. SOUTH RICH ACRES, INC., TOP SERVICE, INC. AND THE CITY OF LAS PI�AS, Respondents.; G.R. No. 202397, May 4, 2021 - SOUTH RICH ACRES, INC. AND TOP SERVICE, INC., Petitioners, v. EQUITABLE PCI BANK, INC. (NOW BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC.), Respondent.G.R. No. 222476 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. YUMEX PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, Respondent.G.R. No. 252035 - CATHAY PACIFIC STEEL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION AND POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, Respondents.A.M. No. P-15-3301 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 13-4085-P) - ATTY. JUVY MELL S. MALIT, Complainant, v. MARLYN C. GLORIA, JUNIOR PROCESS SERVER, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT [MCTC], DINALUPIHAN-HERMOSA, DINALUPIHAN, BATAAN, Respondent.A.C. No. 11023 - GRACITA P. DOMINGO-AGATON, Complainant, v. ATTY. NINI D. CRUZ, Respondent.G.R. No. 226734 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Petitioner, v. HEIRS OF SPOUSES VALENTINA JUAN BONIFACIO AND AURELIO BONIFACIO, Respondents.G.R. No. 191718 - RAMON H. DEBUQUE, Petitioner, v. MATT C. NILSON, Respondent.G.R. No. 234317 - VIRGILIO EVARDO Y LOPENA, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 246997 - IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE PROBATE OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CECILIA ESGUERRA COSICO, - THELMA ESGUERRA GUIA, Petitioner, v. JOSE M. COSICO, JR., MANUEL M. COSICO, MINERVA M. COSICO, AND ELEANOR M. COSICO-CHAVEZ, Respondents.G.R. No. 252199 - CELSO B. CARAAN, Petitioner, v. GRIEG PHILIPPINES, INC., GRIEG STAR AS (FORMERLY GRIEG SHIPPING AS), AND ERNESTO C. MERCADO, Respondents.G.R. No. 253336 - JOEL DAVID Y MANGIO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 248774 - KENNEDY R. QUINES, Petitioner, v. UNITED PHILIPPINE LINES INC. AND/OR SHELL INTERNATIONAL TRADING AND SHIPPING CO., Respondents.G.R. No. 253756 - RESTY S. CAAMPUED, Petitioner, v. NEXT WAVE MARITIME MANAGEMENT, INC., MTM SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD., AND ARNOLD MARQUEZ, Respondents.G.R. No. 206240 - JOSEFINA Q. VILORIA, FELICITAS F. QUEJADO, HEIRS OF REMEDIOS Q. GAERLAN, NAMELY: BIENVENIDO B. GAERLAN, KATHLEEN DEANNA G. SALAYOG, KAREN G. LEWIS, BIENVENIDO GAERLAN, JR., MANUEL KING GAERLAN, AND RONALD GAERLAN, HEIRS OF BENJAMIN F. QUEJADO, NAMELY: EDNA S. QUEJADO, JONATHAN S. QUEJADO, ALLAN S. QUEJADO, AND PAMELA S. QUEJADO, HEIRS OF DEMETRIO F. QUEJADO, NAMELY: ANGELITA V. QUEJADO, KATHRINA ANGELICA Q. ESTRADA, OLGA DYAN Q. GARCIA, AND DEXTER JORDAN V. QUEJADO, Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF PABLO GAETOS, NAMELY: HERMILINA G. GAETOS, HEIRS OF JUSTINIANO GAETOS, NAMELY: ZENAIDA G. ABAGAM, OFELIA G. BUNGAY, ESTRELLA G. CATBAGAN, VIRGILIA G. LABSON, REMEDIOS G. ADRIANO, ELVIE G. NAGMA, EDUVEJES G. VALDRIZ, ALFREDO Y. GAETOS, CATALINA GAETOS, BENEDICT GAETOS, JASON GAETOS AND HEIRS OF EUDOXIA GAETOS-SUBIDO AND HEIRS OF GALICANO GAETOS, ALL REPRESENTED BY MILDRED MADAYAG, Respondents.UDK No. 16838 - PEDRITO M. NEPOMUCENO, FORMER MAYOR - BOAC, MARINDUQUE, Petitioner, v. PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE, SECRETARY FRANCISCO DUQUE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE ON EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND GEN. CARLITO GALVEZ JR. [RET], CHIEF IMPLEMENTER OF THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE AGAINST COVID-19, Respondents.G.R. No. 207249 - ZENAIDA LAYSON VDA. DE MANJARES, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 238462 - ELENA R. QUIAMBAO, Petitioner, v. CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, Respondent.G.R. No. 242670 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. MCDONALD'S PHILIPPINES REALTY CORP., Respondent.G.R. No. 247976 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EDILBERTO MANUEL, JR. Y MANGALINDAN, Accused-Appellants.G.R. No. 214270 - JAY V. SABADO, Petitioner, v. TINA MARIE L. SABADO, FOR HERSELF AND HER MINOR CHILDREN, Respondent.G.R. No. 224944 - REGGIE ORBISTA ZONIO, Petitioner, v. 1ST QUANTUM LEAP SECURITY AGENCY, INC. AND ROMULO Q. PAR, Respondents.G.R. No. 239464 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. COURT OF TAX APPEALS - THIRD DIVISION AND CITYSUPER, INCORPORATED, Respondents.G.R. No. 230112 - GLOBAL MEDICAL CENTER OF LAGUNA, INC., Petitioner, v. ROSS SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Respondent.; G.R. No. 230119, May 11, 2021 - ROSS SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Petitioner, v. GLOBAL MEDICAL CENTER OF LAGUNA, INC., Respondent.G.R. No. 243414 - GDI LIGHTING SOLUTIONS AND YEHUDA ORTAL, Petitioners, v. JASMIN BACALANGCO UNATING, Respondent.G.R. No. 232663 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES REMIGIO P. MAGAAN AND LETICIA L. MAGAAN, Respondents.G.R. No. 235604 - SPOUSES LEONARDO AND MARILYN ANGELES, FOR THEMSELVES AND AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF OLYMPIA C. BERNABE, AURORA ANGELES, PETER A. CARTAGENA, FRANCISCO A. CARTAGENA III, AND MANY PLACES, INC., Petitioners, v. TRADERS ROYAL BANK (NOW KNOWN AS BANK OF COMMERCE), Respondent.G.R. No. 238712 - SEVERINO P. BALMACEDA, CARMEN M. BATOON, MARK RONAN B. BALMACEDA, ISIDRO U. MONTILLA, ADORACION B. DIAZ, MARISOL B. DIAZ, PEDRO B. PASARE, ROSA B. DIAZ, RIZALINA B. DIAZ, DOMINADOR GIBA, JULME BASE, FERNANDO FUENTES, ARNOLD PORMIOS, RODNEY FUENTES, ERNESTO LALOG, AMOR SUAREZ, REY JASPE, JOAN FELICIANO, RANDY D. FUENTES, LIZALYN FUENTES, EDUARDO DACION, MERLY L. RELLON, NELLY ANDOG, NELINDA MORIZOM BULATAO, LEONARIE SAPANZA, ARCIA J. HASHIM, MARIA NAZARITA AVILA, RONILO AGUILAR, REY M. JUGADO, MARIO G. BAVIERA, ALFRAN V. LUMAJEN, MARGIELYN DE PAZ, MILAGROS L. DAQUIGAN, MARY ANN RELLOSA, VILIAMORA F. ANOS, EDWIN B. OCABAN, JR., ELENA T. AQUIJO, BEN M. MALTU, RAUL O. CAECIDO, ALL ARE REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, JACOBINA T. ALCANTARA, WHO ALSO REPRESENTS HERSELF AS PETITIONER, Petitioners, v. BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ARNEL PACIANO D. CASANOVA, MARCELO M. SERPA JUAN AND JOHN DOES, Respondents.G.R. No. 208702 - CYNTHIA A. VILLAR, FORMER MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, LONE DISTRICT OF LAS PI�AS CITY [SUPPORTED BY THREE HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-NINE (315,849) RESIDENTS OF LAS PI�AS CITY], Petitioners, v. ALLTECH CONTRACTORS, INC., PHILIPPINE RECLAMATION AUTHORITY, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU AND CITIES OF LAS PI�AS, PARA�AQUE, AND BACOOR, Respondents.G.R. No. 241890 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. AVELINO MANANSALA, HEIR OF THE LATE FEL M. MANANSALA, REPRESENTED BY ESMERALDO M. MANANSALA, Respondent.G.R. No. 250520 - FRANCIS LUIGI G. SANTOS, Petitioner, v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF QUEZON CITY, THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, AND ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, Respondents.G.R. No. 204447 - MARIA MAGDALENA V. AROMIN ALSO KNOWN AS MARIA V. AROMIN, Petitioner, v. HEIRS OF SPOUSES WILFREDO AND LEONILA SOMIS, NAMELY: WILFREDO A. SOMIS, JR., VIOLITA SOMIS-FLORES, ELEANOR SOMIS FLORES, OLIVE SOMIS DE CASTRO, DELIA SOMIS-SORIANO, LALAINE SOMIS-DE LA CRUZ, CELSO A. SOMIS, AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING RIGHTS UNDER THEM, Respondents.G.R. No. 211751 - MARK E. JALANDONI, Petitioner, v. THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, ORLANDO C. CASIMIRO, AND THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, THROUGH ITS THIRD DIVISION, Respondents.; G.R. Nos. 217212-80 - MARK E. JALANDONI, Petitioner, v. THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN THROUGH ITS THIRD DIVISION, THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, Respondents.; G.R. Nos. 244467-535 - MARK E. JALANDONI, Petitioner, v. THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN THROUGH ITS THIRD DIVISION, THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, Respondents.; G.R. Nos. 245546-614 - NENNETTE M. DE PADUA, Petitioner, v. THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, THROUGH ITS THIRD DIVISION, THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, Respondents.G.R. Nos. 241742 and 241753-59 - PROSPERO A. PICHAY, JR., Petitioner, v. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (FOURTH DIVISION) AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS REPRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, Respondents.G.R. Nos. 201044 & 222691 - JORGENETICS SWINE IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. THICK & THIN AGRI-PRODUCTS, INC., Respondent.G.R. No. 219664 - RUSTAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. DOLORA F. RAYSAG AND MERLINDA S. ENTRINA, Respondents.G.R. No. 234457 - RAEMARK S. ABEL, Petitioner, v. MINDY P. RULE, OFFICE OF THE CIVIL REGISTRY GENERAL-PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY, AND THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE OF MANILA, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY INTEREST, Respondents.G.R. No. 240482 - ELSIE N. BELMONTE, Petitioner, v. ROLANDO MAGAS, SPOUSES OSCAR TORIO AND PERLA MAGAS-TORIO, AND SPOUSES AVELINO GALIT AND MILA MAGAS-GALIT, Respondents.G.R. No. 241848 - HIMLAYANG PILIPINO PLANS, INC., Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.G.R. No. 247603 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BENJAMIN PADILLA Y ESPIRITU, Accused-Appellants.G.R. No. 248418 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GABRIEL CAMPUGAN CABRIOLE, Accused-Appellants.G.R. No. 250640 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSEPH LUIGI POLVUS ORDANEZA, Accused-Appellants.G.R. No. 214260 - MUNICIPALITY OF VILLANUEVA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL REPRESENTED BY MUNICIPAL MAYOR JULIO T. UY, Petitioner, v. STEAG STATE POWER, INC. AND MUNICIPALITY OF TAGOLOAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, Respondents.G.R. No. 226745 - ELPEDIO RUEGO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ANTHONY M. CALUBIRAN, Respondents.G.R. No. 243891 - MEGALOPOLIS PROPERTIES, INC. (NOW, KAIZEN BUILDERS, INC.), GERALDINE FAJARDO AND SPOUSES HILARIO AND CECILLE APOSTOL, Petitioners, v. D'NHEW LENDING CORPORATION, JONATHAN DEL PRADO AND PRADEEP "PAUL" LALWANI, Respondents.OCA IPI No. 10-3450-P - MARIA CELIA A. FLORES (LEGAL RESEARCHER II, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 217, QUEZON CITY), Complainant, v. CLARENCE JOHN R. HIPOLITO (CLERK III, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 217, QUEZON CITY), Respondent.; A.M. No. P-21-018 [FORMERLY OCA IPI No. 11-3761-P] - CLARENCE JOHN R. HIPOLITO (CLERK III, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 217, QUEZON CITY), Complainant, v. MARIA CELIA A. FLORES (LEGAL RESEARCHER II, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 217, QUEZON CITY), Respondent.; A.M. No. P-21-017 [FORMERLY OCA IPI No. 10-3485-P] - MYRLA P. NICANDRO, SARAH S. MIRANDILLA (COURT STENOGRAPHERS), NAOMI C. PADEN (COURT INTERPRETER), CLARENCE HIPOLITO (CLERK-IN-CHARGE), AND RONALD B. OYA (UTILITY WORKER),COMPLAINANTS, VS. MARIA CELIA A. FLORES (LEGAL RESEARCHER II, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 217, QUEZON CITY), Respondent.; OCA IPI No. 11-3762-P - MARIA CELIA A. FLORES (LEGAL RESEARCHER II, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 217, QUEZON CITY), Complainant, v. MYRLA NICANDRO, SARAH S. MIRANDILLA (COURT STENOGRAPHERS, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 217, QUEZON CITY), AND NAOMI C. PADEN (COURT INTERPRETER III, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 217, QUEZON CITY), Respondents.G.R. No. 238630 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE-REVENUE INTEGRITY PROTECTION SERVICE (DOF-RIPS), Petitioner, v. DIGNO A. ENERIO, Respondent.G.R. No. 253191 - MICHELLE MIRO WENCESLAO, Petitioner, v. C.F. SHARP CREW MANAGEMENT, INC., ET AL., Respondents.G.R. No. 237798 - MARWIN B. RAYA AND SHIELA C. BORROMEO, Petitioners, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 235308 - HEIRS OF JANUARIA CABRERA, REPRESENTED BY MIGUELA CABARRUBIAS-ABELLA AND/OR ASUNCION CABARRUBIAS- AQUILA, Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF FLORENTINO JURADO, NAMELY: LUCITA U. VILLAMOR MARRIED TO ROLAN VILLAMOR, BERNARDITA DELA ROSA MARRIED TO JOSEPH WINNIE DELA ROSA; ROBERT JURADO MARRIED TO JOSELYN ELLORAN AND GILBERT JURADO MARRIED TO FRANCISCA TAPIA; HEIRS OF FREDESWINDA JURADO, NAMELY: ROLAN VILLAMOR, WILFREDO VILLAMOR, JIFFY VILLAMOR, ALEX VILLAMOR, GLEN VILLAMOR, HANS VILLAMOR, SPONKY VILLAMOR, KEN VILLAMOR, LENNY VILLAMOR, NESTOR VILLAMOR, AND LOURDES TIU; HEIRS OF ANASTACIA ABELLA AND JOVITO ANOLING, SR., SPOUSES EDGAR M. MARTINEZ AND KIM Y. MARTINEZ; DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH), AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR THE CITY OF CEBU, Respondents.G.R. No. 226993 - RAFAEL ZAFE III Y SANCHEZ A.K.A. "PAIT" AND CHERRYL ZAFE Y CAMACHO, Petitioners, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 219810 - LIAO SENHO, Petitioner, v. PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK, Respondent.G.R. No. 213080 - HARBOUR CENTRE PORT TERMINAL, INC., Petitioner, v. HON. LYLIHA L. ABELLA-AQUINO, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 24, MANILA, LA FILIPINA UYGONGCO CORPORATION, AND PHILIPPINE FOREMOST MILLING CORPORATION, Respondents.G.R. No. 232358 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BELINA BAWALAN Y MOLINA, BBB AND CCC, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.G.R. No. 233990 - UNIVERSAL WEAVERS CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.G.R. No. 238358 - VIRJEN SHIPPING CORPORATION, JX OCEAN CO., LTD. AND/OR C/E JOSEPH ALVIN S. OLABRE, Petitioners, v. MANUEL G. NOBLEFRANCA, Respondent.G.R. No. 248445 - NICASIO M. DAGASDAS, Petitioner, v. TRANS GLOBAL MARITIME AGENCY, INC., Respondent.; G.R. No. 248488 - TRANS GLOBAL MARITIME AGENCY, INC., Petitioner, v. NICASIO M. DAGASDAS, Respondent.G.R. No. 200671 - PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK, Petitioner, v. AMELITA HIPOLITO, ALEX HIPOLITO, AND JOHN DOE, Respondents.G.R. No. 244155 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, REPRESENTED BY ATTY. MARIA NORINA S. TANGARO- CASINGAL, ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT, Respondent.[G.R. No. 247508]COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, REPRESENTED BY ATTY. MARIA NORINA S. TANGARO-CASINGAL, DIRECTOR IV OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.G.R. No. 226898 - JOEL NEMENSIO M. MACASIL, Petitioner, v. FRAUD AUDIT AND INVESTIGATION OFFICE (FAIO) - COMMISSION ON AUDIT, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND CORRUPTION PREVENTION OFFICE OMBUDSMAN - VISAYAS REGIONAL OFFICE NO. VIII, AND OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN (VISAYAS), Respondents.G.R. No. 205498 - GMA NETWORK, INC., Petitioner, v. LUISITA CRUZ-VALDES AND ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, Respondents.G.R. No. 217569 - DATU CAMARO SALENDAB AND BAI JOLLY SALENDAB, Petitioners, v. FLORENCE CASE DELA PE�A [DECEASED], AS SUBSTITUTED BY HER LEGAL HEIRS AND REPRESENTATIVES, NAMELY, EMMA C. DELA PE�A-KAMID, EVERT C. DELA PE�A, EVELYN C. DELA PE�A CARILLO, EDNA C. DELA PE�A-DESCUTIDO, ELLAINE C. DELA PE�A-RAFOLS, JUNIE C. DELA PE�A, EMMELINE C. DELA PE�A AND ROMA C. DELA PE�A-ILING, AND GABRIEL E. DIZON, Respondents.G.R. No. 228489 - CITY OF BATANGAS, THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD, AND THE CITY ASSESSOR, Petitioner, v. JOSE VIRGILIO Y. TOLENTINO AND THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, Respondent.G.R. No. 249260 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BBB, Accused-Appellants.G.R. No. 209837 - GOLDWELL PROPERTIES TAGAYTAY, INC., NOVA NORTHSTAR REALTY CORPORATION, AND NS NOVA STAR COMPANY, INC., REPRESENTED HEREIN BY FLOR ALANO, Petitioners, v. METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Respondent.G.R. No. 217935 - METROPOLITAN NAGA WATER DISTRICT, VIRGINIA I. NERO, JEREMIAS P. ABAN, JR., AND EMMA A. CUYO, Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondent.G.R. No. 204218 - FROILAN NAGA�O, NI�A PAULENE NAGA�O, AND TERESITA FAJARDO, Petitioners, v. LUIS TANJANGCO, ANTONIO ANGEL TANJANGCO, TERESITA TANJANGCO-QUAZON, AND BERNARDITA LIMJUCO, Respondents.
