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G.R.No.212054,March11,2015ST.LUKESMEDICALCENTER,INC.,Petitioner,v.MARIATHERESA
V.SANCHEZ,Respondent.

FIRSTDIVISION
G.R.No.212054,March11,2015
ST.LUKESMEDICALCENTER,INC.,Petitioner,v.MARIATHERESAV.SANCHEZ,Respondent.
DECISION
PERLASBERNABE,J.:
Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari1 are the Decision2 dated November 21, 2013 and the

Resolution3datedApril4,2014oftheCourtofAppeals(CA)inCAG.R.SPNo.129108whichaffirmed
theDecision4 dated November 19, 2012 and the Resolution5 dated January 14, 2013 of the National
Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) in NLRC LAC No. 0600185812, declaring the dismissal of
respondentMariaTheresaV.Sanchez(Sanchez)illegal.
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TheFacts

DebtKollectCompany,Inc.

On June 29, 2009, Sanchez was hired by petitioner St. Lukes Medical Center, Inc. (SLMC) as a Staff
Nurse,andwaseventuallyassignedatSLMC,QuezonCitysPediatricUnituntilherterminationonJuly
6,2011forherpurportedviolationofSLMCsCodeofDiscipline,particularlySection1,Rule1onActsof
Dishonesty,i.e.,Robbery,Theft,Pilferage,andMisappropriationofFunds.6
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Records reveal that at the end of her shift on May 29, 2011, Sanchez passed through the SLMC
Centralization Entrance/Exit where she was subjected to the standard inspection procedure by the
security personnel. In the course thereof, the Security Guard onduty, Jaime Manzanade (SG
Manzanade), noticed a pouch in her bag and asked her to open the same.7 When opened, said pouch
containedthefollowingassortmentofmedicalstockswhichweresubsequentlyconfiscated:(a)Syringe
10cl [4 pieces] (b) Syringe 5cl [3 pieces] (c) Syringe 3cl [3 pieces] (d) Micropore [1 piece] (e)
CottonBalls[1pack](f) Neoflon g26 [1 piece] (g) Venofix 25 [2 pieces] and (h) Gloves [4 pieces]
(questioned items).8 Sanchez asked SG Manzanade if she could just return the pouch inside the
treatment room however, she was not allowed to do so.9 Instead, she was brought to the SLMC In
HouseSecurityDepartment(IHSD)whereshewasdirectedtowriteanIncidentReportexplainingwhy
shehadthequestioneditemsinherpossession.10Shecomplied11withthedirectiveandalsosubmitted
anundatedhandwrittenletterofapology12(handwrittenletter)whichreadsasfollows:
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ToInHouseSecurity,

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Division

I am very sorry for bringing things from [SLMC] inside my bag. Pasensya na po. Taos
puso po akong humihingi ng tawad sa aking pagkakasala, Alam ko po na ako ay
nagkamali.Hindikopodapatdinalayungmgagamitsahospital.Hindikopoalamkung
[paano]akomagsisimulanghumingingpatawad.Kahitalamkongbawalaynagawakong
makapaguwinggamit.Maramipanggamitdahilsanaiponpo.Paisaisanagagawakong
makakuha pag nakakalimutan kong isoli. Hindi ko na po naiwan sa nurse station dahil
naisipkongmagagamitkorinpopagminsangnagkakaubusanngstocksattalagangmay
kailangan.
Humihingipoakongtawadsaakingginawa.Isinakripisyokoanghindipagigingtoxicsa
pagkuha ng gamit para sa bagay na alam kong mali. Inaamin ko na akoy naging
madamot, pasuway at makasalanan. Inuna ko ang comfort ko keysa gumawa ng tama.
Manikluhodpoakonghumihingingtawad.

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Inamemorandum14ofevendate,theIHSD,CustomerAffairsDivision,throughDutyOfficerHernaniR.
Janayon, apprised SLMC of the incident, highlighting that Sanchez expressly admitted that she
intentionallybroughtoutthequestioneditems.
An initial investigation was also conducted by the SLMC Division of Nursing15 which thereafter served
Sanchezanoticetoexplain.16
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OnMay31,2011,SanchezsubmittedanIncidentReportAddendum17(May31,2011letter),explaining
that the questioned items came from the medication drawers of patients who had already been
discharged, and, as similarly practiced by the other staff members, she started saving these items as
excessstocksinherpouch,alongwithotherbasicitemsthatsheusesduringhershift.18Shethenput
the pouch inside the lowest drawer of the bedside table in the treatment room for use in immediate
proceduresincasereplenishmentofstocksgetsdelayed.However,onthedayoftheincident,shefailed
to return the pouch inside the medication drawer upon getting her tricolored pen and calculator and,
instead,placeditinsideherbag.Eventually,sheforgotaboutthesameasshegotcaughtupinwork,
untilitwasnoticedbytheguardondutyonherwayoutofSMLCspremises.
Consequently, Sanchez was placed under preventive suspension effective June 3, 2011 until the
conclusion of the investigation by SLMCs Employee and Labor Relations Department (ELRD)19 which,
thereafter, required her to explain why she should not be terminated from service for acts of
dishonestyduetoherpossessionofthequestioneditemsinviolationofSection1,RuleIoftheSLMC
CodeofDiscipline.20Inresponse,shesubmittedaletter21datedJune13,2011,whichmerelyreiterated
herclaimsinherpreviousMay31,2011letter.Shelikewiserequestedforacaseconference,22which
SLMCgranted.23 After hearing her side, SLMC, on July 4, 2011, informed Sanchez of its decision to
terminate her employment effective closing hours of July 6, 2011. 24 This prompted her to file a
complaintforillegaldismissalbeforetheNLRC,docketedasNLRCNCRCaseNo.071104211.
In her position paper,25 Sanchez maintained her innocence, claiming that she had no intention of
bringingoutsidetheSLMCspremisesthequestioneditemssinceshemerelyinadvertentlyleftthepouch
containingtheminherbagasshegotcaughtupinworkthatday.Shefurtherassertedthatshecould
notbefoundguiltyofpilferagesincethequestioneditemsfoundinherpossessionwereneitherSLMCs
nor its employees property. She also stressed the fact that SLMC did not file any criminal charges
against her. Anent her supposed admission in her handwritten letter, she claimed that she was
unassisted by counsel when she executed the same and, thus, was inadmissible for being
unconstitutional.26
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Foritspart,27SLMCcontendedthatSanchezwasvalidlydismissedforjustcauseasshehadcommitted
theft in violation of Section 1,28 Rule I of the SLMC Code of Discipline,29 which punishes acts of
dishonesty, i.e., robbery, theft, pilferage, and misappropriation of funds, with termination from
service.

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TheLARuling

March-2015 Jurisprudence
A.C. No. 7158, March 09, 2015 YOLANDA A.
ANDRES,MINETTEA.MERCADO,ANDELITOP.ANDRES
, Complainants, v. ATTY. SALIMATHAR V. NAMBI,
Respondent.
A.C. No. 5816, March 10, 2015 DR. ELMAR O.
PEREZ, Complainant, v. ATTY. TRISTAN A. CATINDIG
ANDATTY.KARENE.BAYDO,Respondents.
G.R. No. 211497, March 18, 2015 HOCHENG
PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. ANTONIO
M.FARRALES,Respondent.
G.R. No. 190828, March 16, 2015 ONOFRE V.
MONTERO, EDGARDO N. ESTRAERO, RENING P.
PADRE, GABRIEL A. MADERA, HERMINIO T. TACLA,
NELSON C. VILORIA, DEMETRIO Q. PAJARILLO,
ALFREDO R. AGANON, REYNALDO AVILA, ALBERT T.
RUIZ,NESTORY.YAGO,HARTYM.TUPASI,AGUSTINR.
AVILA, JR. OR MARCOS R. AVILA, BONIFACIO B.
GAANO, JOSELITO D. CUENTA, JONAS P. ESTILONG,
DOMINADOR C. CANARIA, GENARO C. RONDARIS,
HERARDO M. DULAY, FRANKLIN A. RAVINA, JR., AND
RUBEN
C.
CABELLO,
Petitioners,
v.
TIMES
TRANSPORTATION CO., INC., AND SANTIAGO
RONDARIS, MENCORP TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, INC.,
VIRGINIA R. MENDOZA AND REYNALDO MENDOZA,
Respondents.
A.C. No. 7593, March 11, 2015 ALVIN S.
FELICIANO, Complainant, v. ATTY. CARMELITA
BAUTISTALOZADA,Respondents.

InaDecision30datedMay27,2012,theLaborArbiter(LA)ruledthatSanchezwasvalidlydismissed31
forintentionallytakingthepropertyofSLMCsclientsforherownpersonalbenefit,32whichconstitutes
anactofdishonestyasprovidedunderSLMCsCodeofDiscipline.
According to the LA, Sanchezs act of theft was evinced by her attempt to bring the questioned items
thatdidnotbelongtoheroutofSLMCspremisesthiswasfoundtobeanalogoustoseriousmisconduct
whichisajustcausetodismissher.33ThefactthattheitemsshetookwereneitherSLMCsnorherco
employees property was not found by the LA to be material since the SLMC Code of Discipline clearly
providesthatactsofdishonestycommittedtoSLMC,itsdoctors,itsemployees,aswellasitscustomers,
are punishable by a penalty of termination from service.34 To this, the LA opined that [i]t is rather
illogical to distinguish the persons with whom the [said] acts may be committed as SLMC is also
answerable to the properties of its patients.35 Moreover, the LA observed that Sanchez was aware of
SLMCs strict policy regarding the taking of hospital/medical items as evidenced by her handwritten
letter,36 but nonetheless committed the said misconduct. Finally, the LA pointed out that SLMCs non
filing of a criminal case against Sanchez did not preclude a determination of her serious misconduct,
consideringthatthefilingofacriminalcaseisentirelyseparateanddistinctfromthedeterminationof
justcauseforterminationofemployment.37
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Aggrieved,Sanchezappealed38totheNLRC.

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TheNLRCRuling
InaDecision39datedNovember19,2012,theNLRCreversedandsetasidetheLAruling,andheldthat
Sanchezwasillegallydismissed.

The NLRC declared that the alleged violation of Sanchez was a unique case, considering that keeping
excess hospital stocks or hoarding was an admitted practice amongst nurses in the Pediatric Unit
which had been tolerated by SLMC management for a long time.40 The NLRC held that while Sanchez
expressedremorseforhermisconductinherhandwrittenletter,shemanifestedthatsheonlyhoarded
thequestioneditemsforfutureuseincasetheirmedicalsuppliesaredepleted,andnotforherpersonal
benefit.41ItfurtherheldthatSLMCfailedtoestablishthatSanchezwasmotivatedbyillwillwhenshe
brought out the questioned items, noting: (a) the testimony of SG Manzanade during the conference
before the ELRD of Sanchezs demeanor when she was apprehended, i.e.,[d]i naman siya masyado
nataranta,42 and her consequent offer to return the pouch43 and (b) that the said pouch was not
hidden underneath the bag.44 Finally, the NLRC concluded that the punishment of dismissal was too
harshandtheone(1)monthpreventivesuspensionalreadyimposedonandservedbySanchezwasthe
appropriate penalty.45 Accordingly, the NLRC ordered her reinstatement, and the payment of
backwages,otherbenefits,andattorneysfees.46
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G.R. No. 195661, March 11, 2015 UNKNOWN

OWNER OF THE VESSEL M/V CHINA JOY, SAMSUN
SHIPPING
LTD.,
AND
INTERASIA
MARINE
TRANSPORT, INC., Petitioners, v. ASIAN TERMINALS,
INC.,Respondent.

Unconvinced, SLMC moved for reconsideration47 which was, however, denied in a Resolution48 dated
January14,2013.Thus,itfiledapetitionforcertiorari49beforetheCA.

A.C.No.5914,March11,2015SPOUSESROGELIO
AMATORIO AND AIDA AMATORIO, Complainants, v.
ATTY. FRANCISCO DY YAP AND ATTY. WHELMA F.
SITONYAP,Respondents.

InaDecision50datedNovember21,2013,theCAupheldtheNLRC,rulingthatthelatterdidnotgravely

G.R. No. 215630, March 09, 2015 METROGUARDS

SECURITYAGENCYCORPORATION(FORMERLYKNOWN

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TheCARuling

abuseitsdiscretioninfindingthatSanchezwasillegallydismissed.

It ruled that Sanchezs offense did not qualify as serious misconduct, given that: (a) the questioned
items found in her possession were not SLMC property since said items were paid for by discharged
patients,thusdiscountinganymaterialoreconomicdamageonSLMCspart(b)theretentionofexcess
medicalsupplieswasanadmittedpracticeamongstnursesinthePediatricUnitwhichwastoleratedby

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G.R. No. 205300, March 18, 2015 FONTERRA

BRANDS PHILS., INC., Petitioner, v. LEONARDO1
LARGADOANDTEOTIMOESTRELLADO,Respondents.

SLMC(c)itwasillogicalforSancheztoleavethepouchinherbagsinceshewouldbesubjectedtoa
routine inspection (d) Sanchezs lack of intention to bring out the pouch was manifested by her
composeddemeanoruponapprehensionandoffertoreturnthepouchtothetreatmentroomand(e)
had SLMC honestly believed that Sanchez committed theft or pilferage, it should have filed the
appropriatecriminalcase,butfailedtodoso.51Moreover,whiletheCArecognizedthatSLMChadthe
management prerogative to discipline its erring employees, it, however, declared that such right must
beexercisedhumanely.Assuch,SLMCshouldonlyimposepenaltiescommensuratewiththedegreeof
infraction. Considering that there was no indication that Sanchezs actions were perpetrated for self
interestorforanunlawfulobjective,thepenaltyofdismissalimposedonherwasgrosslyoppressiveand
disproportionatetoheroffense.52

G.R. No. 206019, March 18, 2015 PHILIPPINE

NATIONAL BANK, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF
INTERNALREVENUE,Respondent.

Dissatisfied,SLMCsoughtforreconsideration,53butwasdeniedinaResolution54datedApril4,2014,
hence,thispetition.

G.R. No. 204757, March 17, 2015 ATTY. JANET D.

NACION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, MA.
GRACIA PULIDOTAN, JUANITO ESPINO AND HEIDI
MENDOZA,Respondents.

ThecoreissuetoberesolvediswhetherornotSanchezwasillegallydismissedbySLMC.

ASBEEGUARDSCORPORATION)ANDMS.MILAGROST.
CHAN, Petitioners, v. ALBERTO N. HILONGO,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 199113, March 18, 2015 RENATO M.
DAVID,Petitioner,v.EDITHAA.AGBAYANDPEOPLEOF
THEPHILIPPINES,Respondents.

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TheIssueBeforetheCourt
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TheCourtsRuling

G.R.No.187836,March10,2015SOCIALJUSTICE
SOCIETY (SJS) OFFICERS, NAMELY, SAMSON S.
ALCANTARA, AND VLADIMIR ALARIQUE T. CABIGAO,
Petitioners, v. ALFREDO S. LIM, IN HIS CAPACITY AS
MAYOROFTHECITYOFMANILA,Respondent.G.R.No.
187916 JOSE L. ATIENZA, JR., BIENVINIDO M.
ABANTE, MA. LOURDES M. ISIPGARCIA, RAFAEL P.
BORROMEO JOCELYN DAWISASUNCION, MINORS
MARIANREGINAB.TARAN,MACAILARICCIB.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.VILAANDANTONIOT.CRUZIV,REPRESENTEDAND
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,
ERNESTOF.RIVERA,1DANILOVICTORH.LACUNA,JR.,
ERNESTO G. ISIP, HONEY H. LACUNAPANGAN,
ERNESTO M. DIONISO, JR. AND ERICK IAN O. NIEVA,
Respondents. CHEVRON PHILIPPINES INC., PETRON
CORPORATION AND PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION,Intervenors.

Thepetitionismeritorious.
Therightofanemployertoregulateallaspectsofemployment,aptlycalledmanagementprerogative,
givesemployersthefreedomtoregulate,accordingtotheirdiscretionandbestjudgment,allaspectsof
employment, including work assignment, working methods, processes to be followed, working
regulations, transfer of employees, work supervision, layoff of workers and the discipline, dismissal
andrecallofworkers.55Inthislight,courtsoftendeclinetointerfereinlegitimatebusinessdecisionsof
employers.Infact,laborlawsdiscourageinterferenceinemployersjudgmentconcerningtheconduct
oftheirbusiness.56
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Among the employers management prerogatives is the right to prescribe reasonable rules and
regulationsnecessaryorproperfortheconductofitsbusinessorconcern,toprovidecertaindisciplinary
measures to implement said rules and to assure that the same would be complied with. At the same
time, the employee has the corollary duty to obey all reasonable rules, orders, and instructions of the
employerandwillfulorintentionaldisobediencethereto,asageneralrule,justifiesterminationofthe
contractofserviceandthedismissaloftheemployee.57Article296(formerlyArticle282)oftheLabor
Codeprovides:58
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Article 296. Termination by Employer. An employer may terminate an employment for

anyofthefollowingcauses:
(a)Seriousmisconductorwillfuldisobediencebytheemployeeofthelawfulorders
ofhisemployerorhisrepresentativeinconnectionwithhiswork
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G.R. No. 187606, March 09, 2015 NORMA V.

JAVATE, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES RENATO J. TIOTUICO
ANDLERMAC.TIOTUICO,Respondents.

Notethatforanemployeetobevalidlydismissedonthisground,theemployersorders,regulations,or
instructionsmustbe:(1)reasonableandlawful,(2)sufficientlyknowntotheemployee,and(3)
inconnectionwiththedutieswhichtheemployeehasbeenengagedtodischarge.59

G.R. No. 207133, March 09, 2015 SWIRE REALTY

DEVELOPMENTCORPORATION,Petitioner,v.JAYNEYU,
Respondent.

Testedagainsttheforegoing,theCourtfindsthatSanchezwasvalidlydismissedbySLMCforherwillful
disregard and disobedience of Section 1, Rule I of the SLMC Code of Discipline, which reasonably
punishes acts of dishonesty, i.e., theft, pilferage of hospital or coemployee property, x x x or its
attempt in any form or manner from the hospital, coemployees, doctors, visitors, [and] customers
(external and internal) with termination from employment.60 Such act is obviously connected with
Sanchezs work, who, as a staff nurse, is tasked with the proper stewardship of medical supplies.
Significantly, records show that Sanchez made a categorical admission61 in her handwritten letter62
i.e., [k]ahit alam kong bawal ay nagawa kong [makapaguwi] ng gamit63 that despite her
knowledgeofitsexpressprohibitionundertheSLMCCodeofDiscipline,shestillknowinglybroughtout
the subject medical items with her. It is apt to clarify that SLMC cannot be faulted in construing the
takingofthequestioneditemsasanactofdishonesty(particularly,astheft,pilferage,oritsattemptin
anyformormanner)consideringthattheintenttogainmaybereasonablypresumedfromthefurtive
taking of useful property appertaining to another.64 Note that Section 1, Rule 1 of the SLMC Code of
Discipline is further supplemented by the company policy requiring the turnover of excess medical
supplies/itemsforproperhandling65andprovidingarestrictionontakingandbringingsuchitemsoutof
the SLMC premises without the proper authorization or pass from the official concerned,66 which
Sanchez was equally aware thereof.67 Nevertheless, Sanchez failed to turnover the questioned items
and,instead,hoardedthem,aspurportedlypracticedbytheotherstaffmembersinthePediatricUnit.
Asitisclearthatthecompanypoliciessubjectofthiscasearereasonableandlawful,sufficientlyknown
to the employee, and evidently connected with the latters work, the Court concludes that SLMC
dismissedSanchezforajustcause.

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G.R. No. 207747, March 11, 2015 SPOUSES CHIN

KONG WONG CHOI AND ANA O. CHUA, Petitioners, v.
UNITEDCOCONUTPLANTERSBANK,Respondent.
G.R. No. 209383, March 11, 2015 SEACREST
MARITIMEMANAGEMENT,INC.,ROLANDOB.MAGCALE,
ANDSEALIONSHIPPINGLIMITEDUNITEDKINGDOM,
Petitioners,v.MAURICIOG.PICAR,JR.,Respondent.
G.R. No. 183511, March 25, 2015 REPUBLIC OF
THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. EMETERIA G.
LUALHATI,Respondent.
A.C. No. 10679, March 10, 2015 PO1 JOSE B.
CASPE, Complainant, v. ATTY. AQUILINO A. MEJICA,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 203774, March 11, 2015 CARGILL
PHILIPPINES, INC., Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF
INTERNALREVENUE,Respondent.
G.R. No. 198024, March 16, 2015 PEOPLEOF THE
PHILIPPINES, PlaintiffAppellee, v. RAFAEL CUNANAN
YDAVIDALIASPAENGPUTOL,AccusedAppellant.

On a related point, the Court observes that there lies no competent basis to support the common
observation of the NLRC and the CA that the retention of excess medical supplies was a tolerated
practice among the nurses at the Pediatric Unit. While there were previous incidents of hoarding, it
appears that such acts were in similar fashion furtively made and the items secretly kept, as any
excessitemsfoundintheconcernednursespossessionwouldhavetobeconfiscated.68Hence,thefact
thatnoonewascaughtand/orsanctionedfortransgressingtheprohibitiontherefordoesnotmeanthat
the socalled hoarding practice was tolerated by SLMC. Besides, whatever maybe the justification
behind the violation of the company rules regarding excess medical supplies is immaterial since it has
beenestablishedthataninfractionwasdeliberatelycommitted.69Doubtless,thedeliberatedisregardor
disobedience of rules by the employee cannot be countenanced as it may encourage him or her to do
even worse and will render a mockery of the rules of discipline that employees are required to
observe.70

G.R. No. 212054, March 11, 2015 ST. LUKES

MEDICAL CENTER, INC., Petitioner, v.MARIA THERESA
V.SANCHEZ,Respondent.
G.R. No. 200983, March 18, 2015 REPUBLIC OF
THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. HUANG TE FU, A.K.A.
ROBERTUY,Respondent.
G.R. No. 175433, March 11, 2015 ATTY. JACINTO
C. GONZALES, Petitioner, v. MAILA CLEMEN F.
SERRANO,Respondent.

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Finally,theCourtfindsitinconsequentialthatSLMChasnotsufferedanyactualdamage.Whiledamage
aggravates the charge, its absence does not mitigate nor negate the employees liability.71 Neither is
SLMCs nonfiling of the appropriate criminal charges relevant to this analysis. An employees guilt or
innocenceinacriminalcaseisnotdeterminativeoftheexistenceofajustorauthorizedcauseforhisor
herdismissal.72Itiswellsettledthatconvictioninacriminalcaseisnotnecessarytofindjustcausefor
termination of employment,73 as in this case. Criminal and labor cases involving an employee arising
from the same infraction are separate and distinct proceedings which should not arrest any judgment
fromonetotheother.

G.R. No. 201427, March 18, 2015 TEOFILO B.

ADOLFO,Petitioner,v.FE.T.ADOLFO,Respondent.
G.R. No. 155701, March 11, 2015 LIM TECK
CHUAN, Petitioner, v. SERAFIN UY AND LEOPOLDA
CECILIO,LIMSINGCHAN@HENRYLIM,Respondents.
G.R. No. 176908, March 25, 2015 PURISIMO M.
CABAOBAS, EXUPERIO C. MOLINA, GILBERTO V.
OPINION,VICENTER.LAURON,RAMONM.DEPAZ,JR.,
ZACARIAS E. CARBO, JULITO G. ABARRACOSO,
DOMINGO B. GLORIA, AND FRANCISCO P. CUMPIO,

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As it stands, the Court thus holds that the dismissal of Sanchez was for a just cause, supported by
substantialevidence,andisthereforeinorder.Bydeclaringotherwise,bereftofanysubstantialbases,
theNLRCissuedapatentlyandgrosslyerroneousrulingtantamounttograveabuseofdiscretion,which,
inturn,meansthattheCAerredwhenitaffirmedthesame.Inconsequence,thegrantofthepresent

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Petitioners, v. PEPSICOLA PRODUCTS, PHILIPPINES,
INC.,Respondents.
G.R. No. 200620, March 18, 2015 ROBERTO L.
ABAD,MANUELD.ANDAL,BENITOV.ARANETA,PHILIP
G.BRODETT,ENRIQUEL.LOCSINANDROBERTOV.SAN
JOSE, Petitioners, v. PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONS
SATELLITE CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY VICTOR
AFRICA,Respondent.

petitioniswarranted.
WHEREFORE, the petition is GRANTED. The Decision dated November 21, 2013 and the Resolution
datedApril4,2014oftheCourtofAppealsinCAG.R.SPNo.129108areREVERSEDandSETASIDE.
TheLaborArbitersDecisiondatedMay27,2012inNLRCCaseNo.NCR071104211findingrespondent
MariaTheresaV.SancheztohavebeenvalidlydismissedbypetitionerSt.LukesMedicalCenter,Inc.is
herebyREINSTATED.
SOORDERED.

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A.C.No.10132,March24,2015HEIRSOFPEDRO
ALILANO
REPRESENTED
BY
DAVID
ALILANO,
Complainants, v. ATTY. ROBERTO E. EXAMEN,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 209843, March 25, 2015 TAIWAN KOLIN
CORPORATION,
LTD.,
Petitioner,
v.
KOLIN
ELECTRONICSCO.,INC.,Respondent.

Sereno,C.J.,(Chairperson),LeonardoDeCastro,Bersamin,andPerez,JJ.,concur.
Endnotes:
1Rollo,pp.335.

G.R. No. 203655, March 18, 2015 SM LAND, INC.,

Petitioner, v. BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITYANDARNELPACIANOD.CASANOVA,ESQ.,
IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT AND CEO
OFBCDA,Respondents.

G.R. No. 209227, March 25, 2015 PEOPLEOF THE

PHILIPPINES, PlaintiffAppellee, v. CHARLIE OROSCO,
AccusedAppellant.

G.R. No. 205469, March 25, 2015 BPI FAMILY

SAVINGS BANK, INC., Petitioner, v. ST. MICHAEL
MEDICALCENTER,INC.,Respondent.
OCA IPI NO. 14220CAJ, March 17, 2015 RE:
COMPLAINTDATEDJANUARY28,2014OFWENEFREDO
PARREO, ET AL., AGAINST HON. CELIA C. LIBREA
LEAGOGO, HON. ELIHU A. YBAEZ AND HON. AMY C.
LAZAROJAVIER, ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE COURT
OFAPPEALS,RELATIVETOCAG.R.SPNO.108807
G.R. No. 206381, March 25, 2015 PEOPLEOF THE
PHILIPPINES,PlaintiffAppellee,v.DANIELMATIBAGY
DEVILLA@DANIORDANILO,AccusedAppellant.
G.R.No.192284,March11,2015ALEXTIONCOY
ORTEGA, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,
Respondent.
A.C. No. 8330, March 16, 2015 TERESITA B.
ENRIQUEZ, Complainant, v. ATTY. TRINA DE VERA,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 183212, March 16, 2015 WALLEM
PHILIPPINES SERVICES, INC. AND WALLEM SHIP
MANAGEMENT,LTD.,Petitioners,v.HEIRSOFTHELATE
PETERPADRONES,Respondents.
G.R. No. 179640, March 18, 2015 HACIENDA
CATAYWA/MANUEL VILLANUEVA, owner, JOEMARIE
VILLANUEVA,
manager,
MANCY
AND
SONS
ENTERPRISES, INC., Petitioners, v. ROSARIO LOREZO,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 212496, March 18, 2015 NESTOR
BRACERO, Petitioner, v. RODULFO ARCELO AND THE
HEIRS OF VICTORIANO MONISIT, namely: LOURDES
MENCHAVEZ, ROGELIO RUELO, AND MARTINIANA
APOR,Respondents.
G.R. No. 196750, March 11, 2015 MA. ELENA R.
DIVINAGRACIA, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE
OF THE LATE SANTIAGO C. DIVINAGRACIA, Petitioner,
v. CORONACION PARILLA, CELESTIAL NOBLEZA,
CECILIA LELINA, CELEDONIO NOBLEZA, AND MAUDE
NOBLEZA,Respondent.
G.R. No. 209370, March 25, 2015 FORT
BONIFACIO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Petitioner,
v.VALENTINL.FONG,Respondent.
A.C. No. 8826, March 25, 2015 SHIRLEY OLAYTA
CAMBA, Complainant, v. ATTY. OTILIO SY BONGON,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 203240, March 18, 2015 NORTHERN
ISLANDS, CO., INC., Petitioner, v. SPOUSES DENNIS
AND CHERYLIN* GARCIA, DOING BUSINESS UNDER
THENAMEANDSTYLEECOLAMPMULTIRESOURCES,,
Respondents.
A.C. No. 8776, March 22, 2015 ANTONINA S.
SOSA, Complainant, v. ATTY. MANUEL V. MENDOZA,
Respondent.
G.R.No.209283,March11,2015CECILIARACHEL
V. QUISUMBING, Petitioner, v. LORETTA ANN P.
ROSALES,MA. VICTORIA V.CARDONAAND NORBERTO
DELA CRUZ, IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS CHAIRPERSON
AND MEMBERS, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE COMMISSION
ONHUMANRIGHTS,Respondent.

Id. at 4050. Penned by Associate Justice Ramon R. Garcia with Associate Justices
AmelitaG.TolentinoandDantonQ.Bueserconcurring.
3Id.at5253.

Id. at 255265. Penned by Commissioner Angelo Ang Palaa with Presiding

CommissionerHerminioV.SueloandCommissionerNumerianoD.Villenaconcurring.
5Id.at285286.
6Id.at255.
7Id.at89and200.
8Id.at108.ThetotalvalueofthemedicalitemsseizedfromSanchezallegedlyamounted

toP615.00.
9Id.at41.
10Id.

11SeeIncidentReportdatedMay29,2011id.at112.
12Id.at110.
13Id.
14Id.at108.
15Id.at201.
16Id.at111.
17Id.at114.
18

Such as black ball pen, tricolored pen, stamp/trodat, bandage, scissors, and
calculator.Id.
19SeememorandumdatedJune1,2011ofLaborRelationsManager,ELRDBenjaminC.

Altavasid.at168.
20

See memorandum dated June 9, 2011 of Labor Relations Manager Allan Jeremy
RaymondR.Ignacioid.at115.
21Id.at116117.
22Id.at117.
23HearingswereconductedonJune14and15,2011id.at118and172181.
24SeememorandumdatedJuly4,2011id.at118119.
25DatedSeptember14,2011.Id.at154164.
26Seeid.at203206.
27Id.at88107.DatedSeptember13,2011.
28Id.at125.Section1,RuleIofSLMCCodeofDisciplinereads:

RULEIACTSOFDISHONESTY
Section1Robbery,Theft,Pilferage,andMisappropriationofFunds
Robbery, theft, pilferage of hospital or coemployee property, and/or
misappropriation of funds or its attempt in any form or manner from the
hospital,coemployees,doctors,visitors,customers(externalandinternal).
29Rollo,pp.120138.
30Id.at199215.PennedbyLaborArbiterFeS.Cellan.

A.C. No. 10672, March 18, 2015 EDUARDO A.

MAGLENTE, Complainant, v. ATTY. DELFIN R.
AGCAOILI,JR.,Respondent.

31Id.at208.

G.R. No. 208908, March 11, 2015 THE COFFEE

BEAN AND TEA LEAF PHILIPPINES, INC. AND WALDEN
CHU,Petitioners,v.ROLLYP.ARENAS,Respondent.

33Id.at209.

A.C. No. 10695, March 18, 2015 CRESCENCIANO

M. PITOGO, Complainant, v. ATTY. JOSELITO TROY

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32Id.at210.

34Id.at211212.
35Id.at212.

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SUELLO,Respondent.
G.R. No. 200759, March 25, 2015 FAJ
CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,
Petitioner,v.SUSANM.SAULOG,Respondent.

G.R. No. 207988, March 11, 2015 THEPEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES, PlaintiffAppellee, v. BRIAN
MERCADOYSARMIENTO,AccusedAppellant.
G.R. No. 185374, March 11, 2015 SIMPLICIA
CERCADOSIGA AND LIGAYA CERCADOBELISON,
Petitioners, v. VICENTE CERCADO, JR., MANUELA C.
ARABIT, LOLITA C. BASCO, MARIA C. ARALAR AND
VIOLETAC.BINADAS,Respondent.
G.R. No. 176033, March 11, 2015 FELILIBETH
AGUINALDO AND BENJAMIN PEREZ, Petitioners, v.
REYNALDO P. VENTUS AND JOJO B. JOSON,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 205492, March 11, 2015 REPUBLIC OF
THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES DANTE AND
LOLITABENIGNO,Respondent.
G.R. No. 202805, March 23, 2015 ROSARIO
BANGUISTAMBUYAT, Petitioner, v. WENIFREDA
BALCOMTAMBUYAT,Respondent.
G.R. No. 202943, March 25, 2015 THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH,
REPRESENTED
BY
SECRETARY ENRIQUE T. ONA, AND THE FOOD AND
DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FORMERLY THE BUREAU OF
FOOD AND DRUGS), REPRESENTED BY ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF HEALTH NICOLAS B. LUTERO III,
OFFICERINCHARGE, Petitioners, v. PHILIP MORRIS
PHILIPPINESMANUFACTURING,INC.,Respondent.
G.R. No. 160914, March 25, 2015 MARCELA M.
DELA CRUZ, Petitioner, v. ANTONIO Q. HERMANO AND
HISWIFEREMEDIOSHERMANO,Respondent.
G.R. No. 189296, March 11, 2015 PEOPLEOF THE
PHILIPPINES,PlaintiffAppellee,v.RECTOANGNGAOY
MAKAY AND ROBERT CARLIN Y PECDASEN, ACCUSED,
RECTOANGNGAOYMAKAY,AccusedAppellant.
G.R. No. 202989, March 25, 2015 COMGLASCO
CORPORATION/AGUILA GLASS, Petitioner, v. SANTOS
CARCHECKCENTERCORPORATION,Respondent.

36Id.at213.
37Id.at214.
38SeeNoticeofAppealdatedJune21,2012id.at216217.
39Id.at255265.
40Id.at261.
41Id.at261262.
42Id.at262.SeealsominutesofthecaseconferencebeforetheELRDheldonJune14,

2011id.at174.

43Id.at174and263.
44Id.at262.
45Id.at263.
46Id.at263264.
47SeeMotionforReconsiderationdatedDecember7,2012id.at266283.
48Id.at285286.
49DatedMarch22,2013.Id.at287311.
50Id.at4050.
51Id.at4748.
52Id.at4849.
53SeeMotionforReconsiderationdatedDecember17,2013id.at5469.
54Id.at5253.
55Deles,Jr.v.NLRC,384Phil.271,281282(2000).
56SeePhil.IndustrialSecurityAgencyCorp.v.Aguinaldo,499Phil.215,225(2005).

G.R. No. 167052, March 11, 2015 BANK OF THE

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS SECURITIES CORPORATION,
Petitioner,v.EDGARDOV.GUEVARA,Respondent.

57Malabagov.NLRC,533Phil.292,300(2006).

G.R. No. 183531, March 25, 2015 EASTERN

TELECOMMUNICATIONSPHILIPPINES,INC.,Petitioner,
v.
COMMISSIONER
OF
INTERNAL
REVENUE,
Respondent.

EMPLOYMENT OF NIGHT WORKERS, THEREBY REPEALING ARTICLES 130 AND 131 OF

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBER FOUR HUNDRED FORTYTWO, AS AMENDED,
OTHERWISEKNOWNASTHELABORCODEOFTHEPHILIPPINES,asfurtheramendedby
RA10361,entitledANACTINSTITUTINGPOLICIESFORTHEPROTECTIONANDWELFARE
OF DOMESTIC WORKERS, otherwise known as the Domestic Workers Act or Batas
Kasambahay.

G.R. No. 184301, March 23, 2015 GE MONEY

BANK, INC. (FORMERLY KEPPEL BANK PHILIPPINES,
INC.), Petitioner, v. SPOUSES VICTORINO M. DIZON
ANDROSALINAL.DIZON,Respondent.
G.R. No. 198753, March 25, 2015 JOSE PEPE
SANICO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES
ANDJENNIFERSONTENIO,Respondent.
G.R.No.202970,March25,2015NATANYAJOANA
D.ARGEL,Petitioner,v.GOV.LUISC.SINGSON,INHIS
CAPACITY AS THE GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF
ILOCOSSUR,Respondent.
G.R. No. 197556, March 25, 2015 WATERFRONT
CEBU CITY CASINO HOTEL, INC. AND MARCO
PROTACIO, Petitioners, v. ILDEBRANDO LEDESMA,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 211199, March 25, 2015 PEOPLEOF THE
PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. RANDY ROLLO
YLAGASCA,DefendantandAppellant.
G.R. No. 173241, March 25, 2015 SILICON
PHILIPPINES, INC. (FORMERLY INTEL PHILIPPINES
MANUFACTURING,INC.),Petitioner,v.COMMISSIONER
OFINTERNALREVENUE,Respondent.
G.R. No. 193809, March 23, 2015 SATURNINO
NOVECIO, GAVINO NOVECIO, ANASTACIO GOLEZ,
ABUNDIO SOMBILON, BERTING RODRIGUEZ, MELITON
CATALAN,Petitioners,v.HON.RODRIGOF.LIM,JR.,AS
CHAIRMAN, HON. LEONCIA R. DIMAGIBA AS PONENTE
ANDASMEMBERANDHON.ANGELITAA.GACUTANAS
MEMBER, FORMER TWENTYTHIRD DIVISION, COURT
OF APPEALS, MINDANAO STATION, HON. JUDGE
BENJAMINESTRADA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING
JUDGE OF BRANCH 9, RTC, MALAYBALAY, BUKIDNON,
MARIA CARMEN J. TUAZON, REP. BY HER ATTORNEY
INFACT, LOPE DUROTAN, Respondents. VERGELIO
ROSALES, LUIS TEQUILIO, GREGORIO PANANGIN,
JOSEPH RODRIQUEZ, EDDIE RODRIGUEZ, Petitioners,
v. HON. RODRIGO F. LIM, JR., AS CHAIRMAN, HON.
LEONCIA R. DIMAGIBA AS PONENTE AND AS MEMBER
DESIGNATED AS ACTING CHAIRPERSON, PER SPECIAL
ORDER NO. 1955 DATED MARCH 23, 2015.
DESIGNATED AS ACTING MEMBER VICE ASSOCIATE
JUSTICEANTONIOT.CARPIO,PERSPECIALORDERNO.
1956DATEDMARCH23,2015.ANDHON.ANGELITAA.
GACUTAN AS MEMBER, FORMER TWENTYTHIRD
DIVISION, COURT OF APPEALS, MINDANAO STATION,

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58 As renumbered by Republic Act No. (RA) 10151, entitled AN ACT ALLOWING THE

59 Family Planning Organization of the Philippines, Inc. v. NLRC,G.R.No.75907,March

23,1992,207SCRA415,421.
60Rollo,p.125.

61 Note that Sanchezs objection on the admissibility of her handwritten letter based on

theabsenceofcounselatthetimeofitsexecution(aninvocationofparagraphs1and3,
Section 12, Article III of the 1987 Constitution) remains untenable considering that the
presentcasedoesnotinvolveacustodialinvestigationconductedbygovernmentagents,
butmerelyaninspection/investigationconductedbyprivateindividuals,i.e.,thesecurity
ofSLMC.InPeoplev.Marti[271Phil.51,61(1991)],itwasheldthattheBillofRights
embodied in the Constitution is not meant to be invoked against acts of private
individuals.
62Rollo,p.110.
63Id.
64SeeBeltran,Jr.v.CA,G.R.No.181355,March30,2011,646SCRA728,744745.
65InthememorandumdatedJuly4,2011,itwasmentionedthatexcessmedicalitems

boughtandpaidforbythepatientsparentsorrelativesxxxshould[be]surrendered
for proper handling as specified in the Computerized Nursing Transcription System,
specificallythe[turnin]ofserved,butunused,andunserveditems.Seerollo,p.118.
66SeeSection7.c.oftheSLMCCodeofDisciplineid.at126.Seealsoid.at119.
67Asadmittedinherhandwrittenletter.Id.at110.
68

During the case conference before the ELRD, Ms. Ruth Elejorde, the Nurse Unit
ManagerattheSLMCPediatricUnit,testifiedinthiswise:
datikasinangyarinayannoon,naparanghoardingnatinatawag.Tapos
mayboxsilanoonnapinagtataguan.Ngayon,yungmgaanonila,siguroas
amanagertinatagorinnilasaakinkasialamnilanaicoconfiscateko.So
meron silang mga pouch. Kaya lang di ko kasi ugaling magbukas kasi
privacyissuenamanpoyunsakanila.(Seerollo,p.261.)
69SeeSanMiguelCorporationv.Ubaldo, G.R. No. 92859, February 1, 1993, 218 SCRA

293,300.

70Areno,Jr.v.SkycablePCCBaguio,625Phil.561,579(2010).

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HON.JUDGEBENJAMINESTRADA,INHISCAPACITYAS
PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 9, RTC, MALAYBALAY,
BUKIDNON, MANUEL V. NIETO, REP. BY HIS
ATTORNEYINFACT,LOPEDUROTAN,Respondent.
G.R. No. 207422, March 18, 2015 ANGEL ABAD,
Petitioner,v.HERMINIODELACRUZ,Respondent.
G.R. No. 208685, March 09, 2015 PEOPLEOF THE
PHILIPPINES,PlaintiffAppellee,v.RODRIGOCASACOP
YDECASTRO,AccusedAppellant.

71Panuncillov.CAPPhilippines,Inc.,544Phil.256,268(2007),citingLopezv.NLRC(2nd

Div.),513Phil.731,738(2005).

72PepsiColaBottlingCo.ofthePhils.v.Guanzon,254Phil.578,584(1989).
73RenoFoods,Inc.and/orKhuv.NagkakaisangLakasngManggagawa(NLM)Katipunan,

629Phil.247,256(2010).

G.R. No. 211159, March 18, 2015 PEOPLEOF THE

PHILIPPINES,
PlaintiffAppellee, v.
MARCELINO
OLOVERIO,AccusedAppellant.

G.R.No.175842,March18,2015NILOMACAYAN,
JR. Y MALANA, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES,Respondent.
G.R. No. 189949, March 25, 2015 CASTILLEJOS
CONSUMERS
ASSOCIATION,
INC.
(CASCONA),
Petitioner, v. JOSE S. DOMINGUEZ, ISIAS Q. VIDUA,
VICENTE M. BARRETO, JOSE M. SANTIAGO, JOSE
NASERIV C. DOLOJAN, JUAN FERNANDEZ, HONORARIO
DILAG, JR., FIDEL CORREA, ALICIA MERCADO, LECIRA
JUAREZ, ATTY. FULGENCIO VIGARE, JR., ANGELITO U.
SACRO, MILDRED ESGUERRA, ANTONIO APALISOK,
SALAMAND.MANGCA,DANILOS.SEGOBRE,EDMUNDO
D. ENGAO, P/SUPT. ROLAND FELIX, P/SUPT. JERRY
SUMBAD, P/INSP. GERRY HADUCA, P/INSP. ROBIN
FUGIRAN, COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(CDA), BARTOLOME GALARITA, JR., WILFRE0O
JIMENEZ, HITLER UNTAL, JOEL JOHN PACTORES,
ROLLY CADORNA, RUDY ELIPSE, IBRAHIM LAHI,
RODOLFO BONIFACIO, JR., ANECITO VIEJO, JR.,
JONARD IRAN, ANGELITO BALDONAZA, NIKKO DAJAY,
ROLANDO ASPA, JESON CABATINGAN, JOBERT UGANG
(SECURITY GUARDS), JOHN DOES (MEMBERS OF THE
ZAMBALES PROVINCIAL MOBILE GROUP OF THE
PHILIPPINENATIONALPOLICE),Respondent.

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SALVADOR P. NORBERTE, JR. AND ELIZABETH S.
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REPRESENTED
BY
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DOMINGO,Respondent.
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TABLIZO, TEOFILO TABLIZO, AND LYDIA T. OLIVO,
SUBSTITUTED BY HER HEIRS, ALFREDO M. OLIVO,
ALICIA O. SALAZAR, ANITA O. ORDONO, ANGELITA O.
LIM,ANDADELFAO.ESPINAS,Respondents.
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THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. HEIRS OF GABRIEL Q.
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