Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2015
- G.R. No. 221318 KABATAAN PARTY-LIST, REPRESENTED BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES MARK TERRY L. RIDON AND MARJOHARA S. TUCAY; SARAH JANE I. ELAGO, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS OF THE PHILIPPINES; VENCER MARI E. CRISOSTOMO, CHAIRPERSON OF THE ANAKBAYAN; MARC LINO J. ABILA, NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE EDITORS GUILD OF THE PHILIPPINES; EINSTEIN Z. RECEDES, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF ANAKBAYAN; CHARISSE BERNADINE I. BAÑEZ, CHAIRPERSON OF THE LEAGUE OF FILIPINO STUDENTS; ARLENE CLARISSE Y. JULVE, MEMBER OF ALYANSA NG MGA GRUPONG HALIGI NG AGHAM AT TEKNOLOHIYA PARA SA MAMAMAYAN (AGHAM); AND SINING MARIA ROSA L. MARFORI, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ELECTIONS, ON RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 215424 ADINA B. MANANSALA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 198270 ARMILYN MORILLO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND RICHARD NATIVIDAD, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 202947 ASB REALTY CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ORTIGAS & COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 203397 AUGUSTO ONG TRINIDAD II, AUGUSTO ONG TRINIDAD III FOR HIMSELF AND REPRESENTING LEVY ONG TRINIDAD AND ROHMEL ONG TRINIDAD, MARY ANN NEPOMUCENO TRINIDAD FOR HERSELF AND ASSISTING HER MINOR CHILDREN JOAQUIN GERARD N. TRINIDAD IV, JACOB GABRIEL N. TRINIDAD, AND JERED GYAN N. TRINIDAD PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES BONIFACIO PALAD AND FELICIDAD KAUSAPIN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174387 BF CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. WERDENBERG INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 159979 CAPITAL INSURANCE AND SURETY CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. DEL MONTE MOTOR WORKS, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197792 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. MADLAWI B. MAGOYAG, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 190482 DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, REPRESENTED BY MS. FRITZI C. PANTOJA IN HER CAPACITY AS PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER OF LAGUNA, PETITIONER, VS. IGMIDIO D. ROBLES, RANDY V. ROBLES, MARY KRIST B. MALIMBAN, ANNE JAMAICA G. ROBLES, JOHN CARLO S. ROBLES AND CHRISTINE ANN V. ROBLES, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 211543 DOMINGO G. PANGANIBAN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES. RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209559 ENCHANTED KINGDOM, INC., PETITIONER, VS. MIGUEL J. VERZO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 212256 FARIDA YAP BITTE AND THE HEIRS OF BENJAMIN D. BITTE, NAMELY: JACOB YAP BITTE, SHAIRA DAYANARA YAP BITTE, FATIMA YAP BITTE AND ALLAN ROBERT YAP BITTE, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES FRED AND ROSA ELSA SERRANO JONAS, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 213229 FILINVEST ALABANG, INC., PETITIONER, VS. CENTURY IRON WORKS, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 179741 HEIRS OF SPOUSES HILARIO MARINAS AND BERNARDINA N. MARINAS, PETITIONERS, VS. BERNARDO FRIANEZA, RODRIGO FRIANEZA, ALEJANDRA FRIANEZA, HILARIO VILLENA, SATURNINO VILLENA, FEDERICO FLORES, PEDRO FLORES AND MARCELINA RAMOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 204172 HON. HERMOGENES E. EBDANE, JR., IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ACTING SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH), ATTY. JOEL L. JACOB, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, LEGAL SERVICE (DPWH), ATTY. OLIVER T. RODULFO, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS HEAD, INTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICE, (DPWH), AND HON. JAIME A. PACANAN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS REGIONAL DIRECTOR, (DPWH), REGIONAL OFFICE NO. VIII, PETITIONERS, VS. ALVARO Y. APURILLO, ERDA P. GABRIANA, JOCELYN S. JO, IRAIDA R. LASTIMADO, AND FRANCISCO B. VINEGAS, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 204275 LILIOSA C. LISONDRA, PETITIONER, VS. MEGACRAFT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SPOUSES MELECIO AND ROSEMARIE OAMIL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169694 MEGAWORLD PROPERTIES AND HOLDINGS, INC., EMPIRE EAST LAND HOLDINGS, INC., AND ANDREW L. TAN, PETITIONERS, VS. MAJESTIC FINANCE AND INVESTMENT CO., INC., RHODORA LOPEZ-LIM, AND PAULINA CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 192947 MELANIE E. DE OCAMPO, PETITIONER, VS. RPN-9/RADIO PHILIPPINES NETWORK, INC., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 202877 NARRA NICKEL MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, TESORO MINING AND DEVELOPMENT, INC., AND MCARTHUR MINING, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. REDMONT CONSOLIDATED MINES CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 207633 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOHNLIE LAGANGGA Y DUMPA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 215201 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARK ANTHONY ROAQUIN Y NAVARRO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 209039 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MIRAFLOR UGANIEL LERIO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 209040 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RODOLFO PATEÑO Y DAYAPDAPAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 188638 PHILIPPINE TRANSMARINE CARRIERS, INC. AND NORTHERN MARINE MANAGEMENT, PETITIONERS, VS. JOSELITO A. CRISTINO, DECEASED AND REPRESENTED BY HIS WIFE SUSAN B. BERDOS, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 213696 QUANTUM FOODS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. MARCELINO ESLOYO AND GLEN MAGSILA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209324 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, PETITIONER, VS. PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 210215 ROGELIO S. NOLASCO, NICANORA N. GUEVARA, LEONARDA N. ELPEDES, HEIRS OF ARNULFO S. NOLASCO, AND REMEDIOS M. NOLASCO, REPRESENTED BY ELENITA M. NOLASCO PETITIONERS, VS. CELERINO S. CUERPO, JOSELITO ENCABO, JOSEPH ASCUTIA, AND DOMILO LUCENARIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 210855 ROLANDO S. ABADILLA, JR., PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES BONIFACIO P. OBRERO AND BERNABELA N. OBRERO, AND JUDITH OBRERO-TIMBRESA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160399 THE CITY OF ILOILO, REPRESENTED BY HON. MAYOR JERRY P. TREÑAS, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JUDGE RENE B. HONRADO, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 29, ILOILO CITY, AND JPV MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION TESTING & CAR CARE CENTER, CO., REPRESENTED BY JIM P. VELEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 206942 VICENTE C. TATEL, PETITIONER, VS. JLFP INVESTIGATION AND SECURITY AGENCY, INC., JOSE LUIS F. PAMINTUAN, AND/OR PAOLO C. TURNO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 202215 VICMAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND/OR ROBERT KUA, OWNER, AND ENGR. JUANITO C. PAGCALIWAGAN,[1] MANAGER, PETITIONERS, VS. CAMILO ELARCOSA, MARLON BANDA, DANTE L. BALAMAD, RODRIGO COLANSE,[2] CHIQUITO PACALDO, ROBINSON PANAGA, JUNIE ABUGHO, SBLVERIO NARISMA, ARMANDO GONZALES, TEOFILO ELBINA, FRANCISCO BAGUIO, GELVEN RHYAN RAMOS, JULITO SIMAN, RECARIDO[4] PANES, JESUS TINSAY, AGAPITO CANAS, JR., OLIVER LOBAYNON, SIMEON BAGUIO, JOSEPH SALCEDO, DONIL INDINO, WILFREDO GULBEN, JESRILE[5] TANIO, RENANTE PAMON, RICHIE[6] GULBEN, DANIEL ELLO, REXY DOFELIZ, RONALD NOVAL, NORBERTO BELARGA, ALLAN BAGUIO, ROBERTO PAGUICAN, ROMEO[7] PATOY, ROLANDO TACBOBO, WILFREDO LADRA, RUBEN PANES, RUEL CABANDAY, AND JUNARD[8] ABUGHO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209271 INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF AGRI-BIOTECH APPLICATIONS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. GREENPEACE SOUTHEAST ASIA (PHILIPPINES), MAGSASAKA AT SIYENTIPIKO SA PAGPAPAUNLAD NG AGRIKULTURA (MASIPAG), REP. TEODORO CASIÑO, DR. BEN MALAYANG III, DR. ANGELINA GALANG, LEONARDO AVILA III, CATHERINE UNTALAN, ATTY. MARIA PAZ LUNA, JUANITO MODINA, DAGOHOY MAGAWAY, DR. ROMEO QUIJANO, DR. WENCESLAO KIAT, JR., ATTY. H. HARRY ROQUE, JR., FORMER SEN. ORLANDO MERCADO, NOEL CABANGON, MAYOR EDWARD S. HAGEDORN AND EDWIN MARTHINE LOPEZ, RESPONDENTS. CROP LIFE PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER-IN-INTERVENTION. [G.R. No. 209276] ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY AND FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, GREENPEACE SOUTHEAST ASIA (PHILIPPINES), MAGSASAKAAT SIYENTIPIKO SA PAGPAPAUNLAD NG AGRIKULTURA (MASIPAG), REP. TEODORO CASIÑO, DR. BEN MALAYANG III, DR. ANGELINA GALANG, LEONARDO AVILA III, CATHERINE UNTALAN, ATTY. MARIA PAZ LUNA, JUANITO MODINA, DAGOHOY MAGAWAY, DR. ROMEO QUIJANO, DR. WENCESLAO KIAT, JR., ATTY. H. HARRY ROQUE, JR., FORMER SEN. ORLANDO MERCADO, NOEL CABANGON, MAYOR EDWARD S. HAGEDORN AND EDWIN MARTHINE LOPEZ, RESPONDENTS. CROP LIFE PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER-IN-INTERVENTION. [G.R. No. 209301] UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS FOUNDATION, INC., PETITIONER, VS. GREENPEACE SOUTHEAST ASIA (PHILIPPINES), MAGSASAKAAT SIYENTIPIKO SA PAGPAPAUNLAD NG AGRIKULTURA (MASIPAG), REP. TEODORO CASIÑO, DR. BEN MALAYANG III, DR. ANGELINA GALANG, LEONARDO AVILA III, CATHERINE UNTALAN, ATTY. MARIA PAZ LUNA, JUANITO MODINA, DAGOHOY MAGAWAY, DR. ROMEO QUIJANO, DR. WENCESLAO KIAT, JR., ATTY. HARRY R. ROQUE, JR., FORMER SEN. ORLANDO MERCADO, NOEL CABANGON, MAYOR EDWARD S. HAGEDORN AND EDWIN MARTHINE LOPEZ, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 209430] UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. GREENPEACE SOUTHEAST ASIA (PHILIPPINES), MAGSASAKAAT SIYENTIPIKO SA PAGPAPAUNLAD NG AGRIKULTURA (MASIPAG), REP. TEODORO CASIÑO, DR. BEN MALAYANG III, DR. ANGELINA GALANG, LEONARDO AVILA III, CATHERINE UNTALAN, ATTY. MARIA PAZ LUNA, JUANITO MODINA, DAGOHOY MAGAWAY, DR. ROMEO QUIJANO, DR. WENCESLAO KIAT, ATTY. HARRY R. ROQUE, JR., FORMER SEN. ORLANDO MERCADO, NOEL CABANGON, MAYOR EDWARD S. HAGEDORN AND EDWIN MARTHINE LOPEZ, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 218787 LEO Y. QUERUBIN, MARIA CORAZON M. AKOL, AND AUGUSTO C. LAGMAN PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS EN BANC, REPRESENTED BY CHAIRPERSON J. ANDRES D. BAUTISTA, AND JOINT VENTURE OF SMARTMATIC-TIM CORPORATION, TOTAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, SMARTMATIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDING B.V. AND JARLTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY PARTNER WITH BIGGEST EQUITY SHARE, SMARTMATIC-TIM CORPORATION, ITS GENERAL MANAGER ALASTAIR JOSEPH JAMES WELLS, SMARTMATIC CHAIRMAN LORD MALLOCH-BROWN, SMARTMATIC-ASIA PACIFIC PRESIDENT CESAR FLORES, AND ANY OR ALL PERSONS ACTING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT VENTURE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 216007-09 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. LUZVIMINDA S. VALDEZ AND THE SANDIGANBAYAN (FIFTH DIVISION), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 207112 PILIPINAS TOTAL GAS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 197096-97 ANTONIO Z. KING, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY HIS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, EDGARDO SANTOS, PETITIONER VS. FRANCISCO A. ROBLES, ANTONIO T. DATU, RENE A. MASILUNGAN, RESTITUTO S. SOLOMON, RODRIGO MENDOZA, ROMEO MENDOZA REYNALDO DATU, JOSEPH TIU, TERESITA TIU, ROGELIO GEBILAGUIN AND PRESCILLA GEBILAGUIN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 212825 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. NEXT MOBILE, INC. (FORMERLY NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS PHILS., INC.), RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 203115 ISLAND OVERSEAS TRANSPORT CORPORATION/PINE CREST SHIPPING CORPORATION/CAPT. EMMANUEL L. REGIO, PETITIONERS, VS. ARMANDO M. BEJA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 190583 MARIA PAZ FRONTRERAS Y ILAGAN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 210445 NILO B. ROSIT, PETITIONER, VS. DAVAO DOCTORS HOSPITAL AND DR. ROLANDO G. GESTUVO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 214915 OIKONOMOS INT'L RESOURCES CORPORATION (FORMERLY HILTON CEBU RESORT AND SPA), PETITIONER, VS. ANTONIO Y. NAVAJA, JR., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 213832 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GILBERT MERCADO A.K.A. "BONG", ACCUSED-APPELLANT. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 200901 SM INVESTMENTS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ESTELA MARFORI POSADAS, MARIA ELENA POSADAS AND AIDA MACARAIG POSADAS. RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197763 SMART COMMUNICATIONS, INC., MR. NAPOLEON L. NAZARENO, AND MR. RICKY P. ISLA, PETITIONERS, VS. JOSE LENI Z. SOLIDUM, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 197836] JOSE LENI Z. SOLIDUM, PETITIONER, VS. SMART COMMUNICATIONS, INC., MR. NAPOLEON L. NAZARENO, AND MR. RICKY P. ISLA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166581 SOLIDBANK CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, AND DANILO H. LAZARO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 167187] DANILO H. LAZARO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND SOLIDBANK CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 212058 STAR ELECTRIC CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. R & G CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT AND TRADING, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209418 W.M. MANUFACTURING, INC., PETITIONER, VS. RICHARD R. DALAG AND GOLDEN ROCK MANPOWER SERVICES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 179814 WILFRED N. CHIOK, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND RUFINA CHUA, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 180021] RUFINA CHUA, PETITIONER, VS. WILFRED N. CHIOK, AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES (AS AN UNWILLING CO-PARTY PETITIONER), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 196415 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. TOLEDO POWER COMPANY, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 196451] TOLEDO POWER COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 208113 DOLORES DIAZ, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND LETICIA S. ARCILLA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N