Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2015
- G.R. No. 154262 HERMINIO M. DE GUZMAN, FOR HIMSELF AND AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF: NILO M. DE GUZMAN, ANGELINO DE GUZMAN, JOSEFINO M. DE GUZMAN, ESTRELLA M. DE GUZMAN, TERESITA DE GUZMAN, ELSA MARGARITA M. DE GUZMAN, EVELYN M. DE GUZMAN, MA. NIMIA M. DE GUZMAN, ANTOLIN M. DE GUZMAN, AND FERDINAND M. DE GUZMAN, PETITIONERS, VS. TABANGAO REALTY INCORPORATED, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 188364 K & G MINING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ACOJE MINING COMPANY, INCORPORATED AND ZAMBALES CHROMITE MINING COMPANY, INCORPORATED, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 200580 MARIAN B. NAVARETTE, PETITIONER, VS. MANILA INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FORWARDERS, INC/MIFFI LOGISTICS COMPANY, INC., MR. HARADA, AND MBI MILLENNIUM EXPERTS, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 211454 MAUNLAD TRANS., INC./CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES, INC., AND MR. AMADO L. CASTRO, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. RODOLFO M. CAMORAL, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 205308 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. OSCAR SANTOS Y ENCINAS, APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 200336 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROWENA TAPUGAY Y VENTURA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169303 PROTECTIVE MAXIMUM SECURITY AGENCY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. CELSO E. FUENTES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 212277 ROBERT AND NENITA DE LEON, PETITIONERS, VS. GILBERT AND ANALYN DELA LLANA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 5482 JIMMY ANUDON AND JUANITA ANUDON, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. ARTURO B. CEFRA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 196418 TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA), PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT; CHAIRMAN REYNALDO A. VILLAR; COMMISSIONER JUANITO G. ESPINO, JR.; AND COMMISSIONER EVELYN R. SAN BUENAVENTURA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 193225 BBB,* PETITIONER, VS. AAA,* RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 175417 GENERAL MARIANO ALVAREZ SERVICES COOPERATIVE, INC. (GEMASCO), PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (NHA) AND GENERAL MARIANO ALVAREZ WATER DISTRICT (GMAWD), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 198923] GENERAL MARIANO ALVAREZ WATER DISTRICT (GMAWD), PETITIONER, VS. AMINA CATANGAY, ELESITA MIRANDA, ROSITA RICARTE, ROSA FETIZANAN, ABSALON AGA, ELPIDIO SARMIENTO, FRANCISCO RICARDE, ROMEO CATACUTAN, RASALIO LORENZO, ARTEMIO RAFAEL, MYRN CEA, AND NORMA ESTIL; NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (NHA) AND GENERAL MARIANO ALVAREZ SERVICES COOPERATIVE, INC., REPRESENTED BY ERNESTO FLORES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 194999 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GLORIA NEPOMUCENO Y PEDRAZA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 190348 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NILO COLENTAVA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 200800 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. OSCAR SEVILLANO Y RETANAL ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 195109 ANDY D. BALITE, DELFIN M. ANZALDO AND MONALIZA DL. BIHASA, PETITIONERS, VS. SS VENTURES INTERNATIONAL, INC., SUNG SIK LEE AND EVELYN RAYALA , RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174581 ATTY. LEO N. CAUBANG, PETITIONER, VS. JESUS G. CRISOLOGO AND NANETTE B. CRISOLOGO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172509 CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 203536 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. MARIA RIZA G. VERGEL DE DIOS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 205735 CONCEPCION A. VILLENA, PETITIONER, VS. BATANGAS II ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. AND GEORGE A. DIN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 202961 EMER MILAN, RANDY MASANGKAY, WILFREDO JAVIER, RONALDO DAVID, BONIFACIO MATUNDAN, NORA MENDOZA, ET AL., PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, SOLID MILLS, INC., AND/OR PHILIP ANG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 211351 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF JESUS ALSUA, REPRESENTED BY BIBIANO C. SABINO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 8101 MELANIO S. SALITA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. REYNALDO T. SALVE, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 185666 NIPPON EXPRESS (PHILIPPINES) CORP., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 201100 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MHODS USMAN Y GOGO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 206229 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AMY DASIGAN Y OLIVA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 212160 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DENNIS SUMILI, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 192785 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOMER BUTIAL, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 199445 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PACITO ESPEJON Y LEBIOS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 205889 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SANDER DACUMA Y LUNSOD, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 204796 REICON REALTY BUILDERS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. DIAMOND DRAGON REALTY AND MANAGEMENT, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 174365-66 ROMEO BASAN, DANILO DIZON, JAIME L. TUMABIAO, JR., ROBERTO DELA RAMA, JR., RICKY S. NICOLAS, CRISPULO D. DONOR, GALO FALGUERA, AND NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, PETITIONERS, VS. COCA-COLA BOTTLERS PHILIPPINES,* RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 199990 SPOUSES ROLANDO AND HERMINIA SALVADOR, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES ROGELIO AND ELIZABETH RABAJA AND ROSARIO GONZALES, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- A.C. No. 10451 SPOUSES WILLIE AND AMELIA UMAGUING, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. WALLEN R. DE VERA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 195412 THE HON. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, PETITIONER, VS. NEMESIO DUMAGPI, REPRESENTED BY VICENTE DUMAGPI, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 206285 VERITAS MARITIME CORPORATION AND/OR ERICKSON MARQUEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. RAMON A. GEPANAGA, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 207257 HON. RAMON JESUS P. PAJE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR), PETITIONER, VS. HON. TEODORO A. CASIÑO, HON. RAYMOND V. PALATINO, HON. RAFAEL V. MARIANO, HON. EMERENCIANA A. DE JESUS, CLEMENTE G. BAUTISTA, JR., HON. ROLEN C. PAULINO, HON. EDUARDO PIANO, HON. JAMES DE LOS REYES, HON. AQUILINO Y. CORTEZ, JR., HON. SARAH LUGERNA LIPUMANO-GARCIA, NORAIDA VELARMINO, BIANCA CHRISTINE GAMBOA ESPINOS, CHARO SIMONS, GREGORIO LLORCA MAGDARAOG, RUBELH PERALTA, ALEX CORPUS HERMOSO, RODOLFO SAMBAJON, REV. FR. GERARDO GREGORIO P. JORGE, CARLITO A. BALOY, OFELIA D. PABLO, MARIO ESQUILLO, ELLE LATINAZO, EVANGELINE Q. RODRIGUEZ, JOHN CARLO DELOS REYES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 207257] REDONDO PENINSULA ENERGY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. TEODORO A. CASIÑO, HON. RAYMOND V. PALATINO, HON. RAFAEL V. MARIANO, HON. EMERENCIANA A. DE JESUS, CLEMENTE G. BAUTISTA, JR., HON. ROLEN C. PAULINO, HON. EDUARDO PIANO, HON. JAMES DE LOS REYES, HON. AQUILINO Y. CORTEZ, JR., HON. SARAH LUGERNA LIPUMANO-GARCIA, NORAIDA VELARMINO, BIANCA CHRISTINE GAMBOA ESPINOS, CHARO SIMONS, GREGORIO LLORCA MAGDARAOG, RUBELH PERALTA, ALEX CORPUS HERMOSO, RODOLFO SAMBAJON, REV. FR. GERARDO GREGORIO P. JORGE, CARLITO A. BALOY, OFELIA D. PABLO, MARIO ESQUILLO, ELLE LATINAZO, EVANGELINE Q. RODRIGUEZ, JOHN CARLO DELOS REYES, RAMON JESUS P. PAJE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND SUBIC BAY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 207276] HON. TEODORO A. CASIÑO, HON. RAYMOND V. PALATINO, HON. EMERENCIANA A. DE JESUS, CLEMENTE G. BAUTISTA, JR., HON. RAFAEL V. MARIANO, HON. ROLEN C. PAULINO, HON. EDUARDO PIANO, HON. JAMES DE LOS REYES, HON. AQUILINO Y. CORTEZ, JR., HON. SARAH LUGERNA LIPUMANO-GARCIA, NORAIDA VELARMINO, BIANCA CHRISTINE GAMBOA ESPINOS, CHARO SIMONS, GREGORIO LLORCA MAGDARAOG, RUBELH PERALTA, ALEX CORPUS HERMOSA, RODOLFO SAMBAJON, ET AL., PETITIONERS, [G.R. NO. 207282] RAMON JESUS P. PAJE IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, SUBIC BAY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY, AND REDONDO PENINSULA ENERGY, INC., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 207366] SUBIC BAY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. HON. TEODORO A. CASIÑO, HON. RAYMOND V. PALATINO, HON. RAFAEL V. MARIANO, HON. EMERENCIANA A. DE JESUS, CLEMENTE G. BAUTISTA, JR., HON. ROLEN C. PAULINO, HON EDUARDO PIANO, HON. JAMES DE LOS REYES, HON. AQUILINO Y. CORTEZ, JR., HON. SARAH LUGERNA LIPUMANO-GARCIA, NORAIDA VELARMINO, BIANCA CHRISTINE GAMBOA, GREGORIO LLORCA MAGDARAOG, RUBELH PERALTA, ALEX CORPUS HERMOSO, RODOLFO SAMBAJON, REV. FR. GERARDO GREGORIO P. JORGE, CARLITO A. BALOY, OFELIA D. PABLO, MARIO ESQUILLO, ELLE LATINAZO, EVANGELINE Q. RODRIGUEZ, JOHN CARLO DELOS REYES, HON. RAMON JESUS P. PAJE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND REDONDO PENINSULA ENERGY, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209287 MARIA CAROLINA P. ARAULLO, CHAIRPERSON, BAGONG ALYANSANG MAKABAYAN; JUDY M. TAGUIWALO, PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN, CO-CHAIRPERSON, PAGBABAGO; HENRI KAHN, CONCERNED CITIZENS MOVEMENT; REP. LUZ ILAGAN, GABRIELA WOMEN’S PARTY REPRESENTATIVE; REP. TERRY L. RIDON, KABATAAN PARTYLIST REPRESENTATIVE; REP. CARLOS ISAGANI ZARATE, BAYAN MUNA PARTY-LIST REPRESENTATIVE; RENATO M. REYES, JR., SECRETARY GENERAL OF BAYAN; MANUEL K. DAYRIT, CHAIRMAN, ANG KAPATIRAN PARTY; VENCER MARI E. CRISOSTOMO, CHAIRPERSON, ANAKBAYAN; VICTOR VILLANUEVA, CONVENOR, YOUTH ACT NOW, PETITIONERS, VS. BENIGNO SIMEON C. AQUINO III, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES; PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; AND FLORENCIO B. ABAD, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 209135] AUGUSTO L. SYJUCO JR., PH.D., PETITIONER, VS. FLORENCIO B. ABAD, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT; AND HON. FRANKLIN MAGTUNAO DRILON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE SENATE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 209136] MANUELITO R. LUNA, PETITIONER, VS. SECRETARY FLORENCIO ABAD, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT; AND EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PAQUITO OCHOA, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ALTER EGO OF THE PRESIDENT, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 209155] ATTY. JOSE MALVAR VILLEGAS, JR., PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.; AND THE SECRETARY OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT FLORENCIO B. ABAD, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 209164] PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION ASSOCIATION (PHILCONSA), REPRESENTED BY DEAN FROILAN M. BACUNGAN, BENJAMIN E. DIOKNO AND LEONOR M. BRIONES, PETITIONERS, VS. DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT AND/OR HON. FLORENCIO B. ABAD, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 209260] INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES (IBP), PETITIONER, VS. SECRETARY FLORENCIO B. ABAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT (DBM), RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 209442] GRECO ANTONIOUS BEDA B. BELGICA; BISHOP REUBEN M. ABANTE AND REV. JOSE L. GONZALEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. PRESIDENT BENIGNO SIMEON C. AQUINO III, THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY SENATE PRESIDENT FRANKLIN M. DRILON; THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REPRESENTED BY SPEAKER FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR.; THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE, REPRESENTED BY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.; THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY FLORENCIO ABAD; THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY CESAR V. PURISIMA; AND THE BUREAU OF TREASURY, REPRESENTED BY ROSALIA V. DE LEON, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 209517] CONFEDERATION FOR UNITY, RECOGNITION AND ADVANCEMENT OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (COURAGE), REPRESENTED BY ITS 1ST VICE PRESIDENT, SANTIAGO DASMARINAS, JR.; ROSALINDA NARTATES, FOR HERSELF AND AS NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE CONSOLIDATED UNION OF EMPLOYEES NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (CUE-NHA); MANUEL BACLAGON, FOR HIMSELF AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRAL OFFICE (SWEAP-DSWD CO); ANTONIA PASCUAL, FOR HERSELF AND AS NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (DAREA); ALBERT MAGALANG, FOR HIMSELF AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND MANAGEMENT BUREAU EMPLOYEES UNION (EMBEU); AND MARCIAL ARABA, FOR HIMSELF AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE KAPISANAN PARA SA KAGALINGAN NG MGA KAWANI NG MMDA (KKK-MMDA), PETITIONERS, VS. BENIGNO SIMEON C. AQUINO III, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES; PAQUITO OCHOA, JR., EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; AND HON. FLORENCIO B. ABAD, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 209569] VOLUNTEERS AGAINST CRIME AND CORRUPTION (VACC), REPRESENTED BY DANTE L. JIMENEZ, PETITIONER, VS. PAQUITO N. OCHOA, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, AND FLORENCIO B. ABAD, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- AC No. 7973 MELVYN G. GARCIA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RAUL H. SESBREÑO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 10537 REYNALDO G. RAMIREZ, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. MERCEDES BUHAYANG-MARGALLO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- AC No. 10681 SPOUSES HENRY A. CONCEPCION AND BLESILDA S. CONCEPCION, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. ELMER A. DELA ROSA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 171672 MARIETA DE CASTRO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 191060 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. TOMAS DIMACUHA, JR., EDGAR ALLEN ALVAREZ, RODEL CABALLERO, LUIS EVANGELISTA, RICKY BARRIAO, LITO GUALTER, TESS GUALTER, BOGS EVANGELISTA, ALIAS THEO, ALIAS NONONG, ALIAS JOHNY AND JOHN DOES, ACCUSED, EDGAR ALLEN ALVAREZ AND RODEL CABALLERO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 176022 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. CECILIA GRACE L. ROASA, MARRIED TO GREG AMBROSE ROASA, AS HEREIN REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT, BERNARDO M. NICOLAS, JR. AND ALVIN B. ACAYEN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 193468 AL O. EYANA, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE TRANSMARINE CARRIERS, INC., ALAIN A. GARILLOS, CELEBRITY CRUISES, INC. (U.S.A.), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 193451 ANTONIO M. MAGTALAS, PETITIONER, VS. ISIDORO A. ANTE, RAUL C. ADDATU, NICANOR B. PADILLA, JR., DANTE Y. CEÑIDO, AND RHAMIR C. DALIOAN, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 187226 CHERYLL SANTOS LEUS, PETITIONER, VS. ST. SCHOLASTICA’S COLLEGE WESTGROVE AND/OR SR. EDNA QUIAMBAO, OSB, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197011 ESSENCIA Q. MANARPIIS, PETITIONER, VS. TEXAN PHILIPPINES, INC., RICHARD TAN AND CATHERINE P. RIALUBIN-TAN, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 199648 FIRST OPTIMA REALTY CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. SECURITRON SECURITY SERVICES, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174184 G.J.T. REBUILDERS MACHINE SHOP, GODOFREDO TRILLANA, AND JULIANA TRILLANA, PETITIONERS, VS. RICARDO AMBOS, BENJAMIN PUTIAN, AND RUSSELL AMBOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N