STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION - Ateneo LAW 2011 Table of Contents A.L. Ammen Transportation Co., Inc. vs.

Borja Abella vs. National Labor Relations Commission Abellana vs. Marave Abiotiz Shipping Corporation vs. City of Cebu Acosta vs. Flor Acting Commissioner of Customs vs. Manila Electric Co. Aglipay vs. Ruiz Aisporna vs. Court of Appeals and People Ajero vs. Court of Appeals Ala Mode Garments, Inc. vs. NLRC Alalayan vs. National Power Corporation ALDECOA vs. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Alfon vs. Republic Alfredo Ramos vs. Court of Appeals Almeda vs. Florintino Alonzo vs. Intermediate Appellate Court Alpha Investigation and Security Agency, Inc. vs. NLRC ALU-TUCP vs, NLRC Amandy vs. PEO Andres Borromeo vs. Fermin Mariano Ang Giok Chio vs. Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Aparri vs. Court of Appeals Arabay Inc. vs. CFI of Zambuanga Araneta vs. Concepcion Araneta vs. Dinglasan Aratuc vs. COMELEC Arayata vs. Joya Arenas vs. City of San Carlos, Pangasinan Aris (Phil), Inc. vs. National Labor Relations Commission Arriete vs. Director of Public Works Asiatic Petroleum Co. vs. Collector of Internal Revenue Astorga vs. Villegas Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Co. vs. Court of Appeals Austrias Sugar Central vs. Commissioner of Customs 166 167 143 32 122 162 66 134 165 88 5 133 100 25 143 38 99 132 206 131 49 76 140 137 21 70 224 132 200 155 101 3 201 56

Ayson & Ignacio vs. Provincial Board of Rizal B.E. San Diego Inc. vs. CA Baga vs. PNB Bagatsing vs. Ramirez Baltbat vs. Court of Appeals and Passion Banco de Oro Savings and Mortgage Bank vs. Equitable Banking Corp. Baranda vs. Gustillo Basbacio vs. Office of the Secretary, Department of Justice Basiona vs. Luna Bellis vs. Bellis Bello vs. Court of Appeals Bengzon vs. Secretary of Justice Berces vs. Guingona, et al. Bersabal vs. Salvador Billones vs. Court of Industrial Relations Blanco vs. Bernabe and Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co. Board od Administrators of the PVA vs. Bautista Briad Agro Development Corp. vs. Hon. Dela Serna and dela Cruz, et al Brias de Coya vs. Tan Lua, et al. Buenaseda vs. Secretary Flavier Butuan Sawmill, Inc. vs. City of Butuan C & C Commercial vs. NAWASA C. Viuda de Ordoveza vs. Raymundo Cagayan Valley Enterprises, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals Calder & Co. vs. The United States Caltex (Phil) Inc. vs. Palomar Campos Rueda Corp. vs. Sta. Cruz Timber Co. & Felix Capati vs. Ocampo Carolina Industries Inc. vs. Stock Brokerage Inc. Casco Philippines Chemical Co. Inc., vs. Hon. Pedro Gimenez Case and Nantz vs. Jugo Cassion vs. Banco Filipino Castillo-Co vs. Barbers Cebu Portland Cement vs. CIR Cebu Portland Cement vs. Municipality of Naga, Cebu Centano vs. Villalon-Pornillos

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Central Barrio vs. City Treasurer of Davao Central Capiz vs. Ramirez Cesario Ursua vs. Court of Appeals Chang Yung Fa, et al vs. Gianzon, etc, and De la Cruz, etc. Chartered Bank vs. Imperial and National Bank Chartered Bank vs. National Government Auditing Office Chin Ah Foo and Yee Shee vs. Concepsion and Lee Voo China Banking Corp. vs. CA China Banking Corp. vs. Ortega Ching Leng vs. Galang Chua vs. Civil Service Commission CIR vs. Limpan Investment Corp CIR vs. Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corp. City of Manila vs. Chinese Community of Manila, et al. City of Manila vs. Judge Gomez and ESSO Philippines City of Naga vs. Agna Civil Liberties Union vs. Executive Secretary Co vs. CA Co vs. Electoral Tribunal, House of Representatives Co vs. Republic of the Philippines Colgate-Palmolive Phil. Inc. vs. Gimenez Collector of Internal Revenue vs. Manila Jockey Club, Inc. Commission of Internal Revenue vs. ESSO Commissioner of Customs vs. Court of Tax Appeals Commissioner of Customs vs. Court of Tax Appeals Commissioner of Customs vs. ESSO Standard Eastern Inc. Commissioner of Customs vs. Philippine Acetylene Company Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Court of Appeals Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals and Ateneo de Manila University Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Court of Tax Appeal Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Filipinas Compania de Seguros Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Lingaven Gulf Electric Power Co. Inc. Commissioner of Internal Revenues vs. TMX Sales, Inc. Cordero vs. Hon. Cabatuando Corporal vs. Employee's Compensation Commission

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Cruz vs. Pahati Daoang vs. Municipal Judge of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte Davao Light & Power Co. vs. Commissioner of Customs David vs. Commission on Elections DBP vs. Court of Appeals De Guia vs. COMELEC De Jesus vs. City of Manila De Jesus vs. PEO De Joya vs. Lantin De la Cruz vs. Capitol Ins. & Surety Co. De Los Santos vs. Mallare De Villa vs. CA Del Rosario vs. Carbonell, et al. Del Rosario vs. Equitable Ins. and Casualty Co. Inc. Del Rosario vs. Hamoy Del Rosario vs. National Labor Relations Commission Demafiles vs. COMELEC Diokno vs. Rehabilitation Finance Corporation Director of Lands vs. Court of Appeals Domingo vs. Commission on Audit Dui vs. Court of Appeals Eastern Shipping Lines, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals Eliseo Silva vs. Belen Cabrera Empire Insurance vs. Rufino Employees' Club, Inc. vs. China Banking Corp. Endencia & Jugo vs. David Enrile vs. Salazar Erectors, Inc. vs. National Labor Relations Commission, Hon. Andres and Burgos Escosura vs. San Miguel Brewery, Inc. Escribano vs. Avila Espino vs. Cleofe ESSO Standard Eastern Inc. vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Estate of Mota vs. Concepcion Eufronio Llanto vs. Mohamad Ali Dimaporo Eugenio vs. Drilon Everett vs. Bautista

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Fabros, et al. vs. Laya Federation of Free Workers vs. Inciong Feliciano vs. Aquino Filoteo vs. Sandiganbayan Finman General Assurance Corp. vs. Court of Appeals Floresca vs. Philex Mining Corp. Francisco Lao Lim vs. CA & Benito Villavicencio Lim Dy Fule vs. Court of Appeals Gaanan vs. Indeterminate Appellate Court Gallardo vs. Borromeo Garcia et al. vs. Hipolito et al. Garcia vs. COMELEC Garcia vs. Pascual, et al. Genaro B. Reyes Construction Inc. vs. Court of Appeals Gimenez vs. Securities and Exchange Commission Global-Mackay vs. NLRC and Salazar GMCR vs. Bell Telecommunications Inc. Go Chioco vs. Martinez Gomez vs. Ventuta and Board of Medical Examiners Gotianco vs. Union Ins. Soc. of Camilon Government of the Philippines Islands vs. Municipality of Binalonan Government vs. Springer Grego vs. Commission on Elections Guerrero vs. Court of Appeals Guiao vs. Figuerao Gutierrez vs. Carpio Guzman vs. Lichauco Herman vs. Radio Corp. of the Philippines Herras Teehankee vs. Director of Prisons Hidalgo vs. Hidalgo Hijo Plantation , Inc. vs. Central Bank Home Insurance Co. vs. Eastern Shipping Lines Hon. Alfredo S. Lim vs. Felipe G. Pacquing Howden & Co.. Ltd. vs. Collector of Internal Revenue Ichong, etc., et al. vs. Hernandez, etc., and Sarmiento Iloilo Palay and Corn Planters Association, Inc. vs. Feliciano In re: Appointment of Valenzuela and Vallarta

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In re: Estate of Enriquez and Reves In re: Estate of Johnson In re: MCCulloch Dick In re: Testate Estate of Tampoy Insular Bank of Asia & America Employee's Union (IBAAEU) vs. Incoing International Corporate Bank vs. Intermediate Appellate Court Interprovincial Autobus Co., Inc. vs. CIR J.M. Tauson & Co. vs. Mariano & Aquial & Cordova J.M. Tauson vs. Land Tenure Administration Jalandoni vs. Endaya Javellana vs. Kintanar Javellana vs. Mirasol and Nunez JMM Promotions vs. NLRC Jose Antonio Mapa vs. Hon. Joker Arroyo and Labrador Development Corp. Jose Comendador vs. Renato S. De Villa Kilosbayan vs. Morato KMMRC Credit Union vs. Manila Railroad Co. KMU Labor Center vs. Garcia Jr. Krivenko vs. Register of Deeds Laceste vs. Santos Lacsamana vs. Intermediate Appellate Court Lagman vs. City of Manila, et al. Lamb vs. Phipps Laxamana vs. Baltazar Lazo vs. Employee's Compensation Commission Lechoco vs. Civil Aeronautics Board Lee Cho vs. Republic of the Philippines Legazpi vs. Executive Secretary and Agrarian Reforms Lerum vs. Cruz Lichauco vs. Apostol Lidasan vs. Commission on Elections Litex Employees Association vs. Eduvala Liwanag vs. Workmen's Compensation Commission Lopez & Sons, Inc. vs. Court of Tax Appeals Lopez vs. El Hogar Filipino

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Lopez, Jr. vs. Civil Service Commission Loyola Grand Villas Homeowners (South) Association, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals Luzon Brokerage Co. vs. Public Servicem Commission Luzon Stevedoring Co., Inc. vs. Luzon Marine Department Union Luzon Stevedoring Company vs. Trinidad Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority vs. Marcus Magtajas vs. Pryce Properties Corp., Inc. Magtoto vs. Manguera Malanyaon vs. Lising et al Manabat vs. De Aquino Manahan vs. Employee's Compensation Commission Manikad vs. Tanodbayan Manila Herald Publishing Co. vs. Ramos Manila Jockey Club Inc. vs. Games and Amusement Board Manila Lodge No. 176 vs. Court of Appeals Manila Railroad Co. vs. Insular Collector of Customs Manila Railroad Co. vs. Rafferty Manila Trading & Supply Co. vs. Reyes Manzano vs. Valera Marin vs. Nacianceno Mario R. Melchor vs. Commission on Audit Matabuena vs. Cervantes Mateo Casela vs. Court of Appeals and Exequiel Magsaysay Matoomull vs. dela Paz Mayon Motors vs. Acting CIR McGee vs. Republic McMicking vs. Lichauco Mecano vs. Commission on Audit Mers Shoes Manufacturing, Inc. vs. National Labor Relations Commission, et al. Misamis Oriental Association of Coco Traders, Inc. vs. Department of Finance Secretary Montenegro vs. Castaneda and Balao Morales vs. Paredes MRCA, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals

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Municipality of Jese Panganiban vs. Shell Co. of the Philippines Municipality of San Narciso, Quezon vs. Mendez, Sr. National Federtion of Labor vs. Hon. Eisma National Housing Authority vs. Reyes National Housing Corp. vs. Juco National Marketing Corp. (NAMARCO) vs. Muguel D. Tecson National Police Commission vs. De Guzman. Jr. Niere vs. CFI of Negros Occidental, Branch II Nilo vs. Court of Appeals Nitafan vs. Commisioner of Internal Revenue NPC vs. Province of Lanao del Sur NPVC vs. Presiding Judge RTC Branch XXV Ocampo vs. Buenaventura Ocampo vs. Court of Appeals Odillo vs. COMELEC Oliva vs. Lamadrid Ongsaiko vs. Gambao Orencia vs. Enrile Ortigas & Co. vs. Feati Bank & Trust Ossorio vs. Posadas Paat vs. Court of Appeals Pacis vs. Averia Pahilan vs. Tabalba, et al. Palomo Bldg. Tenants Association vs. Intermediate Appellate Court Pamil vs. Teleron Panda vs. Kette & Sellner Paras vs. COMELEC Parras vs. Land Registration Commission Pascual vs. Director of Lands Pascual vs. Pascual-Bautista Pasno vs. Ravina and Ravina Penid vs. Virata PEO vs. Almuete PEO vs. Amigo PEO vs. Apolonio Carlos PEO vs. Atop

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PEO vs. Castaneda Jr. PEO vs. Concepcion PEO vs. Del Rosario PEO vs. Duque PEO vs. Echaves PEO vs. Evangelista PEO vs. Ferrer PEO vs. Garcia PEO vs. Hernandez PEO vs. Judge Palma & Romulo Intia y Morada PEO vs. Leachon, Jr. PEO vs. Manaba PEO vs. Mapa PEO vs. Martin PEO vs. Mejia PEO vs. Mendoza PEO vs. Moran PEO vs. Moro Macarandang PEO vs. Munoz PEO vs. Nazario PEO vs. Padilla PEO vs. Palmon PEO vs. Purisima PEO vs. Quijada PEO vs. Reyes PEO vs. Salazar PEO vs. Santayana PEO vs. Santiago PEO vs. Sumilang PEO vs. Teodoro Tamani PEO vs. Terrada, et al. PEO vs. Valeriano Valensoy y Masa PEO vs. Villanueva PEO vs. Yabut PEO vs. Zeta People of the Philippines vs. Buenviaje People of the Philippines vs. Leoncio Lim

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Phil. Consumers Foundation, Inc. vs. National Telecommunications Commission Phil. Consumers Foundation, Inc. vs. NIC and PLDT (Resolution) Phil. Educ. Co. vs. Soriano Phil. Sugar Central Agency vs. Collector of Customs Philippine Airlines, Inc. vs. National Labor Relations Commission Philippine Apparel Workers Union vs. NLRC Philippine Association of Free Labor Unions (PAFLU) vs. Bureau of Labor Relations Philippine British Assurance vs. Intermediate Appelate Court Philippine Global Communications, Inc. vs. Relova Philippine Government vs. Municipality of Binangonan Philippine National Bank vs. Asuncion Philippine National Bank vs. Cruz, et al. Philippine Trust Co. vs. Macuan Pilar vs. Commission on Elections Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. vs. Oil Industry Commission Pimentel vs. Festejo PNB vs. CA Portillo vs. Salvani Prasnik vs. Republic of the Philippines Primero vs. CA Primicias vs. Municipality of Urdaneta Pritchard vs. Republic Province of Misamis Oriental vs. Cagayan Electric Power and Light Co., Inc. Provincial Chapter of Laguna vs. COMELEC Querubin vs. Court of Appeals Quijano vs. DBP Quijano vs. DBP Radio Communications of the Philippines vs. National Telecom Com. Radiola-Toshiba Phils., Inc. vs. Intermediate Appellate Court Ramirez vs. Arrieta Ramirez vs. Court of Appeals Ramos vs. CA

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Re: Application For Retirement Under R.A. No. 910 of Associate Justice Ramon B. Britanico of the IAC Re: Gregorio G. Pineda Re: Monthly Pension of Judges and Justices Regalado vs. Yulo Rep of the Philippines vs. Hon. Migrinio and Tecson Republic Flour Mills, Inc. vs. Commissioner of Customs Republic Flour Mills, Inc. vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Republic Planers Bank vs. Agana Sr. Republic vs. Estenzo Republic vs. Intermediate Appellate Court Republic vs. Workmen's Compensation Commission Resins, Inc. vs. Auditor General Reyes vs. Wells Richard Gordon vs. Regino Veridiano II Robles vs. Zambales Chromite Mining Co., et al. Roldan vs. Villaroman Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila vs. Social Security Commission Romualdez-Marcos vs. Commission on Election Roxas vs. Rafferty Rura vs. Lopena Sagun vs. People's Homesite and Housing Corp. Salaria vs. Buenviaje Salcedo and Ignacio vs. Carpio and Carreon Salenillas vs. Court of Appeals Salvacion vs. Central Bank of the Philippines Salvatierra vs. Court of Appeals Samson vs. Court of Appeals San Jose vs. Rehabilitation Finance Corp. San Miguel Corp. vs. NLRC Sanciangco vs. Rono Santiago vs. Commission on Election, et al Santo To vs. Cruz-Pano Santos vs. Dauta and Court of Appeals Santos vs. Honorable Estenzo Santos vs. Municipal of Caloocan

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Sarcos vs. Castillo Sarmiento vs. Mison SEC Legal Opinion re BIR Employees Association Inc. Segovia vs. Sandiganbayan Senarillos vs. Hermosisimo Serfino vs. Court of Appeals Sibulo vs. Altar Sitchon, et al. vs. Aquino Smith Bell & Co. vs. Municipality of Zamboanga Solid Homes Inc. vs. Teresita Payawal Sululong vs. Commission on Elections Sy Kiong vs. Sarmiento Tamayo , et al. vs. Manila Hotel Co. Tamayo vs. Gsell Tan Liao vs. American President Lines, Ltd. Tan vs. COMELEC Tanada vs. Cuenco, et al Tanada vs. Tuvera Tanada vs. Yulo Tantuico Jr. vs. Domingo Tenorio vs. Manila Railroad Co. 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 Tinio, et al. vs. Frances, et al. Tobias vs. Abalos Tolintino vs. Commission on Elections Tolintino vs. Secretary of Finance Torrente vs. Grove Ty vs. First National Surety & Assurance Co., Inc. U.S. vs. Abad Santos U.S. vs. Almond U.S. vs. Ang Tang Ho U.S. vs. De Guzman U.S. vs. Estopia U.S. vs. Go Chico U.S. vs. Hart U.S. vs. Navarro

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U.S. vs. Palacio U.S. vs. Paniaga U.S. vs. Quintanar U.S. vs. Sto. Nino U.S. vs. Tantoco U.S. vs. Toribo United Christians Missionary Society vs. Social Security Commission UP vs. CA Uytengsu vs. Republic of the Philippines Valdez vs. Tuazon Vda. De Macabenta vs. Davao Stevedore Terminal Co. Velasco vs. Lopes Velasco vs. Republic of the Philippines Velunta vs. Chief Philippine Constabulary Vera vs. Fernandez Vicente vs. Employee's Compensation Commission Victoriano vs. Elizalde Rope Workers' Union Villanueva vs. City of Iloilo Villanueva vs. COMELEC Villavert vs. Employee's Compensation Commission Villegas vs. Enrile Villegas vs. Subido Villegas vs. Subido Wil Wilhemsen, Inc. vs. Baluyut Yakult Philippines vs. Court of Appeals Ynchausti & Co. vs. Stanley Yra vs. Abano Yu Cong Eng vs. Trinidad Zamora vs. City of Manila Zamora vs. Collector of Internal Revenue

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