Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2015
- A.C. No. 8507 ELENA BIETE LEONES VDA. DE MILLER, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ROLANDO B. MIRANDA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 208844 F & S VELASCO COMPANY, INC., IRWIN J. SEVA, ROSINA B. VELASCO-SCRIBNER, MERCEDEZ SUNICO, AND JOSE SATURNINO O. VELASCO,* PETITIONERS, VS. DR. ROMMEL L. MADRID, PETER PAUL L. DANAO, MANUEL L. ARIMADO, AND MAUREEN R. LABALAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 203883 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OF TALAYAN VILLAGE INC., PETITIONER, VS. J.M. TUASON & CO., INC., TALAYAN HOLDINGS, INC., QUEZON CITY MAYOR AND EQUITABLE BANKING CORPORATION (NOW BANCO DE ORO BANKING CORPORATION), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 203930] J.M. TUASON & CO., AND TALAYAN HOLDINGS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OF TALAYAN VILLAGE, INC. AND QUEZON CITY MAYOR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 201830 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, REPRESENTED BY HON. CONCHITA CARPIO MORALES, IN HER CAPACITY AS TANODBAYAN, AND HON. GERARD A. MOSQUERA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR LUZON, PETITIONERS, VS. ROGER F. BORJA, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 201882] LERMA S. PRUDENTE AND DAMASO T. AMBRAY, PETITIONERS, VS. ROGER F. BORJA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 211056 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BIENVENIDO REMEDIOS y SARAMOSING, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 206593 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RAMONITO B. ASIGNAR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 208842 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. REYNALDO SIMBULAN ARCEO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209284 RENEE B. TANCHULING, AND THE HEIRS OF VICENTE N. Y. TANCHULING, NAMELY REBECCA TANCHULING-TAN, RITA TANCHULING-MAPA, ROSEMARIE TANCHULING-SALINAS, AND VINCENT RAYMOND B. TANCHULING, PETITIONERS, VS. SOTERO C. CANTELA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 190641 VALLEY GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, INC., PETITIONER, VS. DR. VICTOR REYES (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY EDNA H. REYES, MELISSA H.R. GERVACIO, NORMAN DAVID H. REYES, ELIZABETH VICTORIA H. REYES, NOELLE SIMONE R. SCHIFFERER AND VICTOR ALEC H. REYES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 171172 BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES JOHNSON & EVELYN CO & JUPITER REAL ESTATE VENTURES, INC., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 200061] SPOUSES JOHNSON & EVELYN CO REPRESENTED BY THEIR HEIR JOBELLE CO, PETITIONERS, VS. BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST OF FAR EAST BANK AND TRUST COMPANY), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 192955 EDILBERTO P. ETOM, JR., PETITIONER, VS. AROMA LODGING HOUSE THROUGH EDUARDO G. LEM, PROPRIETOR AND GENERAL MANAGER, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 205760 FRANCISCO T. INOCENCIO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 185058 JOVITA S. MANALO, PETITIONER, VS. ATENEO DE NAGA UNIVERSITY, FR. JOEL TABORA AND MR. EDWIN BERNAL, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 179121 MARGARITA M. BENEDICTO-MUÑOZ, PETITIONER, VS. MARIA ANGELES CACHO-OLIVARES, EDGARDO P. OLIVARES, PETER C. OLIVARES, CARMELA Q. OLIVARES, MICHAEL C. OLIVARES, ALEXANDRA B. OLIVARES, AND MELISSA C. OLIVARES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 179128] ABACUS SECURITIES CORPORATION AND JOEL CHUA CHIU, PETITIONERS, VS. MARIA ANGELES CACHO-OLIVARES, PETER C. OLIVARES, CARMELA Q. OLIVARES, MICHAEL Q. OLIVARES, ALEXANDRA B. OLIVARES, [and] MELISSA C. OLIVARES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 179129] SAPPHIRE SECURITIES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. MARIA ANGELES CACHO-OLIVARES, EDGARDO P. OLIVARES, PETER C. OLIVARES, CARMELA Q. OLIVARES, MICHAEL C. OLIVARES, ALEXANDRA B. OLIVARES, MELISSA C. OLIVARES, AND THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, NINTH DIVISION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. ROGER D. COREA, SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 39, POLOMOLOK, SOUTH COTOBATO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197925 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDWIN DALAWIS Y HIDALGO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 207041 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ROXAS CITY, PETITIONER, VS. JESUS A. ARROJADO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174115 PUNONGBAYAN AND ARAULLO (P&A), BENJAMIN R. PUNONGBAYAN., JOSE G. ARAULLO, GREGORIO S. NAVARRO, ALFREDO V. DAMIAN AND JESSIE C. CARPIO, PETITIONERS, VS. ROBERTO PONCE LEPON RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 10737 ROLANDO TOLENTINO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RODIL L. MILLADO AND ATTY. FRANCISCO B. SIBAYAN, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 176394 COL. ORLANDO E. DE LEON, PN (M), PETITIONER, VS. LT. GEN. HERMOGENES C. ESPERON, JR., (AFP), AND SPECIAL GENERAL COURT MARTIAL NO. 2, RESPONDENTS. COL. ARMANDO V. BAÑEZ, PN (M), PETITIONER-INTERVENOR. LTC ACHILLES S. SEGUMALIAN, PN (M), PETITIONER-INTERVENOR. [G.R. No. 177033] MAJOR LEOMAR JOSE M. DOCTOLERO O-10124 (INFANTRY) PHILIPPINE ARMY AND CAPTAIN WILLIAM VICTORINO F. UPANO O-11876 (INFANTRY) PHILIPPINE ARMY PETITIONERS, VS. LT. GEN. HERMOGENES C. ESPERON, JR., CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE SPECIAL GENERAL COURT MARTIAL NO. 2, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 177304] MAJOR JASON L. AQUINO (INF) PA, PETITIONER, VS. GEN. HERMOGENES C. ESPERON, JR., AS CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND APPOINTING AND REVIEWING AUTHORITY OF THE SPECIAL GENERAL COURT MARTIAL NO. 2 (SIC), AND THE SPECIAL GENERAL COURT MARTIAL NO. 2, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 177470] 1ST LIEUTENANT ERVIN C. DIVINAGRACIA O-12742 (INF), PHILIPPINE ARMY, PETITIONER, VS. LT. GEN. HERMOGENES C. ESPERON, JR., CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE SPECIAL GENERAL COURT MARTIAL NO. 2, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 177471] CAPTAIN JOEY T FONTIVEROS O-11713 (INFANTRY) PHILIPPINE ARMY, PETITIONER, VS. LT. GEN. HERMOGENES C. ESPERON, JR., CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE SPECIAL GENERAL COURT MARTIAL NO. 2, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 203969 ERNESTO OPPEN, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ALBERTO COMPAS, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS NAMELY, CLIFFORD M. COMPAS AND JOAN M. COMPAS, AND PHILIPPINE MERCHANT MARINE SCHOOL, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166391 MICROSOFT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ROLANDO D. MANANSALA AND/OR MEL MANANSALA, DOING BUSINESS AS DATAMAN TRADING COMPANY AND/OR COMIC ALLEY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 196597 MODESTO W. RIVERA, PETITIONER, VS. ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION, CORA D. CORPUS AND ANTONIO H. SANTOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 171953 NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. ERNESTO ROXAS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 215313 OLIMPIO O. OLIDANA, PETITIONER, VS. JEBSENS MARITIME, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 215319 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. APOLONIO BABOR @ "JULITO", ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 199270 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VERGEL ANCAJAS AND ALLAIN* ANCAJAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 194159 PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, PETITIONER, VS. MA. MERCEDITAS NAVARRO-GUTIERREZ (AS THEN OMBUDSMAN), DON M. FERRY, JOSE R. TENGCO, JR., ROLANDO M. ZOSA, CESAR C. ZALAMEA, OFELIA I. CASTELL, AND RAFAEL A. SISON, PUBLIC RESPONDENTS, RODOLFO M. CUENCA, MANUEL I. TINIO, AND ANTONIO R. ROQUE, PRIVATE RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172902 RAMON IKE V. SEÑERES, PETITIONER, VS. DELFIN JAY M. SABIDO IX, VICTORIA P. GARCHITORENA, WALDO Q. FLORES, AND ESTRELLA F. ALABASTRO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 213197 REMEGIO A. CHING, PETITIONER, VS. SAN PEDRO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 194814 ROSARIO ENRIQUEZ VDA. DE SANTIAGO, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. JOSE A. SUING, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 194825] JAIME C. VISTAR, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. JOSE A. SUING, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 205039 SPOUSES ROZELLE RAYMOND MARTIN AND CLAUDINE MARGARET SANTIAGO, PETITIONERS, VS. RAFFY TULFO, BEN TULFO, AND ERWIN TULFO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 184076 ST. RAPHAEL MONTESSORI SCHOOL, INC., REPRESENTED BY TERESITA G. BADIOLA, PETITIONER, VS. BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 181284 LOLOY UNDURAN, BARANGAY CAPTAIN ROMEO PACANA, NESTOR MACAPAYAG, RUPERTO DOGIA, JIMMY TALINO, ERMELITO ANGEL, PETOY BESTO, VICTORINO ANGEL, RUEL BOLING, JERMY ANGEL, BERTING SULOD, RIO BESTO, BENDIJO SIMBALAN, AND MARK BRAZIL, PETITIONERS, VS. RAMON ABERASTURI, CRISTINA C. LOPEZ, CESAR LOPEZ JR., DIONISIO A. LOPEZ, MERCEDES L. GASTON, AGNES H. LOPEZ, EUSEBIO S. LOPEZ, JOSE MARIA S. LOPEZ, ANTON B. ABERASTURI, MA. RAISSA A. VELEZ, ZOILO ANTONIO A. VELEZ, CRISTINA ABERASTURI, EDUARDO LOPEZ JR., ROSARIO S. LOPEZ, JUAN S. LOPEZ, CESAR ANTHONY R. LOPEZ, VENANCIO L. GASTON, ROSEMARIE S. LOPEZ, JAY A. ASUNCION, NICOLO ABERASTURI, LISA A. ASUNCION, INEZ A. VERAY, HERNAN A. ASUNCION, ASUNCION LOPEZ, THOMAS A. VELEZ, LUIS ENRIQUE VELEZ, ANTONIO H. LOPEZ, CHARLES H. LOPEZ, ANA L. ZAYCO, PILAR L. QUIROS, CRISTINA L. PICAZO, RENATO SANTOS, GERALDINE AGUIRRE, MARIA CARMENCITA T. LOPEZ, and as represented by attorney-in-fact RAMON ABERASTURI, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 206513 MUSTAPHA DIMAKUTA Y MARUHOM, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 214057 FLORENTINA BAUTISTA-SPILLE REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, MANUEL B. FLORES, JR., PETITIONER VS. NICORP MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, BENJAMIN G. BAUTISTA AND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177600 MAYOR ANWAR BERUA BALINDONG, LT. COL. JALANDONI COTA, MAYOR AMER ODEN BALINDONG, AND ALI BALINDONG, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, STATE PROSECUTOR LEAH ARMAMENTO, OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL AND ZENAIDA LIMBONA, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 178684] ZENAIDA M. LIMBONA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JUDGE ALEXANDER S. BALUT OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 76, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197852 PASIG AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CORPORATION AND CELESTINO E. DAMIAN, PETITIONERS, VS. WILSON NIEVAREZ, ALBERTO HALINA, GLORY VIC NUEVO, RICKY TORRES AND CORNELIO BALLE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 214506 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. OSCAR PARBA Y SOLON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 169457 THE CONSOLIDATED BANK AND TRUST CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, UNITED PACIFIC LEASING AND FINANCE CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 193420 7107 ISLANDS PUBLISHING, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE HOUSE PRINTERS CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 204481-82 ALBERT G. AMBAGAN, JR., PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 182208 ASIAN TERMINALS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ALLIED GUARANTEE INSURANCE, CO., INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- AC No. 10783 ATTY. BENIGNO T. BARTOLOME, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. CHRISTOPHER A. BASILIO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 191176 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG), PETITIONER, VS. RAUL V. GATUZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 193990 EASTERN SHIPPING LINES, INC., AND/OR CONGRESSMAN ERWIN L. CHIONGBIAN, PETITIONERS, VS. JULIO C. CANJA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 194767 EDGAR T. BARROSO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JUDGE GEORGE E. OMELIO, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 14, DAVAO CITY AND TRAVELLERS INSURANCE & SURETY CORPORATION, ANTONIO V. BATAO, REGIONAL MANAGER, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 208802 G.V. FLORIDA TRANSPORT, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF ROMEO L. BATTUNG, JR., REPRESENTED BY ROMEO BATTUNG, SR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 204105 GERONIMO S. ROSAS, PETITIONER, VS. DILAUSAN MONTOR AND IMRA-ALI M. SABDULLAH, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197058 GREGORY BALUYO Y GAMORA, FOR AND IN BEHALF OF EMMANUEL GAMORA BALUYO PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES JOAQUIN AND REBECCA DE LA CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N