Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2015
- G.R. No. 164594 MICHAEL SEBASTIAN, PETITIONER, VS. ANNABEL LAGMAY NG, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, ANGELITA LAGMAY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172637 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN-VISAYAS AND EMILY ROSE KO LIM CHAO, PETITIONERS, VS. MARY ANN T. CASTRO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 198012 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANGEL MATEO Y JACINTO AND VICENTA LAPIZ Y MEDINA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 190112 PRIMO CO, SR., EDGARDO CRUZ, FE LANNY L. ALEGADO, JESTER B. ONGCHUAN, JOSEPH ONGCHUAN AND LUCIANNE CHAM, PETITIONERS, VS. THE PHILIPPINE CANINE CLUB, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 192698-99 RAYMUNDO E. ZAPANTA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 205188 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY HONORABLE LOURDES M. TRASMONTE IN HER CAPACITY AS UNDERSECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, AND HONORABLE JENNIFER JARDIN-MANALILI, IN HER CAPACITY AS THEN PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATOR, PETITIONERS, VS. HUMANLINK MANPOWER CONSULTANTS, INC. (FORMERLY MHY NEW RECRUITMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC.), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 212381 REYNALDO M. JACOMILLE, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JOSEPH EMILIO A. ABAYA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS (DOTC); ATTY. ALFONSO V. TAN, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO); HON. FLORENCIO ABAD, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT (DBM); HON. ARSENIO M. BALISACAN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NEDA); HON. MARIA GRACIA M. PULIDO TAN, IN HER CAPACITY AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) AND POWER PLATES DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS, INC.,/J. KNIERIEM B.V. GOES (JKG) (JOINT VENTURE) REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, CHRISTIAN S. CALALANG, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 187013 SPOUSES MAGDALINO AND CLEOFE BADILLA, PETITIONERS, VS. FE BRAGAT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 202331 THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF AURORA, PETITIONER, VS. HILARIO M. MARCO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 216098 BISHOP BRODERICK S. PABILLO, DD, PABLO R. MANALASTAS, JR., PHD, MARIA CORAZON AKOL, CONCEPCION B. REGALADO, HECTOR A. BARRIOS, LEO Y. QUERUBIN, AUGUSTO C. LAGMAN, FELIX P. MUGA, II, PHD, ATTY. GREGORIO T. FABROS, EVITA L. JIMENEZ, AND JAIME DL CARO, PHD, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, EN BANC, REPRESENTED BY ACTING CHAIRPERSON CHRISTIAN ROBERT S. LIM, AND SMARTMATIC-TIM CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY SMARTMATIC ASIA-PACIFIC PRESIDENT CESAR FLORES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 216562] INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, REPRESENTED BY ITS ACTING CHAIRPERSON ROBERT S. LIM, AND SMARTMATIC-TIM CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 180771 RESIDENT MARINE MAMMALS OF THE PROTECTED SEASCAPE TAÑON STRAIT, E.G., TOOTHED WHALES, DOLPHINS, PORPOISES, AND OTHER CETACEAN SPECIES, JOINED IN AND REPRESENTED HEREIN BY HUMAN BEINGS GLORIA ESTENZO RAMOS AND ROSE-LIZA EISMA-OSORIO, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS LEGAL GUARDIANS OF THE LESSER LIFE-FORMS AND AS RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF GOD'S CREATIONS, PETITIONERS, VS. SECRETARY ANGELO REYES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), SECRETARY JOSE L. ATIENZA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR), LEONARDO R. SIBBALUCA, DENR REGIONAL DIRECTOR-REGION VII AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE TAÑON STRAIT PROTECTED SEASCAPE MANAGEMENT BOARD, BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES (BFAR), DIRECTOR MALCOLM I. SARMIENTO, JR., BFAR REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR REGION VII ANDRES M. BOJOS, JAPAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO., LTD. (JAPEX), AS REPRESENTED BY ITS PHILIPPINE AGENT, SUPPLY OILFIELD SERVICES, INC. RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 181527] CENTRAL VISAYAS FISHERFOLK DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FIDEC), CERILO D. ENGARCIAL, RAMON YANONG, FRANCISCO LABID, IN THEIR PERSONAL CAPACITY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SUBSISTENCE FISHERFOLKS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF ALOGUINSAN AND PINAMUNGAJAN, CEBU, AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF FILIPINOS WHOSE RIGHTS ARE SIMILARLY AFFECTED, PETITIONERS, VS. SECRETARY ANGELO REYES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), JOSE L. ATIENZA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR), LEONARDO R. SIBBALUCA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DENR REGIONAL DIRECTOR-REGION VII AND AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE TAÑON STRAIT PROTECTED SEASCAPE MANAGEMENT BOARD, ALAN ARRANGUEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU-REGION VII, DOE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR REGION VIII[1] ANTONIO LABIOS, JAPAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO., LTD. (JAPEX), AS REPRESENTED BY ITS PHILIPPINE AGENT, SUPPLY OILFIELD SERVICES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 179334 SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS AND DISTRICT ENGINEER CELESTINO R. CONTRERAS, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES HERACLEO AND RAMONA TECSON, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 189649 ADORACION CAROLINO (SPOUSE AND IN SUBSTITUTION OF THE DECEASED JEREMIAS A. CAROLINO), PETITIONER, VS. GEN. GENEROSO SENGA, AS CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP); BRIG. GEN. FERNANDO ZABAT, AS CHIEF OF THE AFP FINANCE CENTER; COMMO. REYNALDO BASILIO, AS CHIEF OF THE AFP-GHQ MANAGEMENT AND FISCAL OFFICE; AND COMMO. EMILIO MARAYAG, PENSION AND GRATUITY OFFICER, PENSION AND GRATUITY MANAGEMENT CENTER, AFP FINANCE CENTER, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 206540 ALICE G. AFRICA, PETITIONER, VS. INSURANCE SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT AGENCY, INC. (ISIA) REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, DELIA DE BORJA; ACTING REGISTER OF DEEDS, LAS PINAS CITY, ATTY. ABRAHAM N. VERMUDEZ, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- A.C. No. 7250 ATTY. RICARDO M. ESPINA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JESUS G. CHAVEZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197562 AURORA ENGSON FRANSDILLA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 194061 EMELIE L. BESAGA, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES FELIPE ACOSTA AND LUZVIMINDA ACOSTA AND DIGNA MATALANG COCHING, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 198356 ESPERANZA SUPAPO AND THE HEIRS OF ROMEO SUPAPO, NAMELY: ESPERANZA, REX EDWARD, RONALD TROY, ROMEO, JR., SHEILA LORENCE, ALL SURNAMED SUPAPO, AND SHERYL FORTUNE SUPAPO-SANDIGAN, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES ROBERTO AND SUSAN DE JESUS, MACARIO BERNARDO, AND THOSE PERSONS CLAIMING RIGHTS UNDER THEM, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 200465 JOCELYN ASISTIO Y CONSINO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND MONICA NEALIGA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 183587 LEXBER, INC., PETITIONER, VS. CAESAR M. AND CONCHITA B. DALMAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 182800 MANILA MINING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. LOWITO AMOR, ET. AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 199166 NELSON V. BEGINO, GENER DEL VALLE, MONINA AVILA-LLORIN AND MA. CRISTINA SUMAYAO, PETITIONERS, VS. ABS-CBN CORPORATION (FORMERLY, ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION) AND AMALIA VILLAFUERTE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 193101 NICANOR CERIOLA, PETITIONER, VS. NAESS SHIPPING PHILIPPINES, INC., MIGUEL OCA AND/OR KUWAIT OIL TANKER, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197712 NONITO IMBO Y GAMORES, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 213214 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EUGENE SAMUYA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 213216 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RICKY ARGUTA ALIAS "JOEL" AND WILSON CAHIPE ALIAS "SIWIT," ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 203993 PRISCILO B. PAZ,* PETITIONER, VS. NEW INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL UNIVERSALITY, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 208163 ROQUE B. BENITEZ AND SANTA FE LABOR UNION-FEDERATION OF FREE WORKERS, PETITIONERS, VS. SANTA FE MOVING AND RELOCATION SERVICES/VEDIT KURANGIL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 194702 SAN LORENZO RUIZ BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS GROUP, INC. AND OSCAR VIOLAGO, PETITIONERS, VS. MA. CRISTINA F. BAYANG, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 194339-41 TERESITA A. CIRON, PETITIONER, VS. MA. MERCEDITAS N. GUTIERREZ, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS OMBUDSMAN, FLORIZA A. BRIONES AND TERESITA P. BUTARDO- TACATA, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS GRAFT INVESTIGATION & PROSECUTION OFFICER II OF THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, NONNA O. BELTRAN, 2ND ASSISTANT CITY PROSECUTOR, RAUL E. CONTRERAS, CITY PROSECUTOR, BOTH OF NATIONAL PROSECUTION OFFICE, IRIGA CITY, AND SANTIAGO D. ORTEGA, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 196357 THE HEIRS OF THE LATE DELFIN DELA CRUZ, REPRESENTED BY HIS SPOUSE, CARMELITA DELA CRUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE TRANSMARINE CARRIERS, INC., REPRESENTED BY MR. CARLOS C. SALINAS AND/OR TECTO BELGIUM N.V., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209537 THE PLAZA, INC., PETITIONER, VS. AYALA LAND, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 207328 WILHELMSEN-SMITH BELL MANNING/WILHELMSEN SHIP MANAGEMENT, LTD./ FAUSTO R. PREYSLER, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. ALLAN SUAREZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 203804 DARIO A. CARCEDO (SUBSTITUTED BY HIS WIFE PRISCILLA DELA CRUZ-CARCEDO), PETITIONER, VS. MAINE MARINE PHILIPPINES, INC. AND/OR MISUGA KAJUN CO., LTD., AND/OR MA. CORAZON GEUSE-SONGCUYA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 204171 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. WILFREDO B. AGUSTINO, RUDY G. CANASTILLO, EDWARD G. CANASTILLO, CECIL C. CALIGAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 201146 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. MICHAEL ROS Y ORTEGA, RODOLFO JUSTO, JR. Y CALIFLORES, AND DAVID NAVARRO Y MINAS, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 198543 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. CESAR C. PASICOLAN AND GREGORIO C. PASICOLAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 211933 & 211960 ROBERTA S. SALDARIEGA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. ELVIRA D.C. PANGANIBAN, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 227, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, QUEZON CITY AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 204646 SMART COMMUNICATIONS, INC., NAPOLEON L. NAZARENO, AND RICARDO P. ISLA,* PETITIONERS, VS. JOSE LENI Z. SOLIDUM, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209741 SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. EDNA A. AZOTE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 07-11-14- [ A.M. No. 07-11-14-SC. April 14, 2015 ]
- G.R. No. 206020 1-UNITED TRANSPORT KOALISYON (1-UTAK), PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 5116 DAVAO IMPORT DISTRIBUTORS, INC., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JOHNNY LANDERO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 203530 LUZON DEVELOPMENT BANK, TOMAS CLEMENTE, JR., AND OSCAR RAMIREZ, PETITIONERS, VS. ERLINDA KRISHNAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 202708 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VICTORIANO VILLAR @ BOY, A CCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 185664 ANGELES P. BALINGHASAY, RENATO M. BERNABE, ALODIA L. DEL ROSARIO, CATALINA T. FUNTILA, TERESITA L. GAYANILO, RUSTICO A. JIMENEZ, ARCELI P. JO, ESMERALDA D. MEDINA, CECILIA S. MONTALBAN, VIRGILIO R. OBLEPIAS, CARMENCITA R. PARREÑO, EMMA L. REYES, REYNALDO L. SAVET, SERAPIO P. TACCAD, VICENTE I. VALDEZ, SALVACION F. VILLAMORA, AND DIONISIA M. VILLAREAL, PETITIONERS, VS. CECILIA CASTILLO, OSCAR DEL ROSARIO, ARTURO S. FLORES, XERXES NAVARRO, MARIA ANTONIA A. TEMPLO AND MEDICAL CENTER PARAÑAQUE, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 176114 GRACE SAN DIEGO Y TRINIDAD, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197597 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF DATUKAN MALANG SALIBO, DATUKAN MALANG SALIBO, PETITIONER, VS. WARDEN, QUEZON CITY JAIL ANNEX, BJMP BUILDING, CAMP BAGONG DIWA, TAGUIG CITY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS ACTING ON HIS BEHALF AND/OR HAVING CUSTODY OF DATUKAN MALANG SALIBO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R.No. 212092 PEOPLES GENERAL INSURANCE CORP. (FORMERLY: PEOPLE'S TRANS-EAST ASIA INSURANCE CORP.), PETITIONER, VS. COL. FELIX MATEO A. RUNES, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 171601 SPOUSES BONIFACIO AND LUCIA PARAS, PETITIONERS, VS. KIMWA CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N