Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2016
- G.R. No. 208676 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALLAN MENALING Y CANEDO ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 208648 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. REYNALDO UMANITO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 194119 SONIA F. MARIANO, PETITIONER, VS. MARTINEZ MEMORIAL COLLEGES, INC., AND/OR FERDINAND A. MARTINEZ/ DR. ELIZABETH M. DEL RIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 193554 SPOUSES RODRIGO IMPERIAL, JR. AND JOCELYN IMPERIAL, AND FE IMPERIAL, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES ROGELIO AND ASUNCION PINIGAT, RESPONDENTS. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 184933 VIOLETA BALBA, FOR AND IN BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN ROY VINCE AND VIENNA GRACIA, BOTH SURNAMED BALBA, PETITIONERS, VS. TIWALA HUMAN RESOURCES, INC., AND/OR TOGO MARITIME CORP., RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- A.M. No. 12-8-59- [ A.M. No. 12-8-59-MCTC. April 12, 2016 ]
- A.C. No. 8172 ALEX NULADA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ORLANDO S. PAULMA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- A.C. No. 10781 COBALT RESOURCES, INC., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RONALD AGUADO, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 202618 CONSULAR AREA RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT BENJAMIN V. ZABAT, ROMEO JUGADO, JR., AND NANCY QUINO, PETITIONER, VS. ARNEL PACIANO D. CASANOVA, ENGR. TOMAS Y. MACROHON, LOCAL HOUSING BOARD OF TAGUIG CITY, AND THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF TAGUIG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175736 & 175898 JOSE RIZAL L. REMO, REYNALDO G. PANALIGAN, TITA L. MATULIN, ISAGANI CASALME, CIPRIANO P. ROXAS, CESARIO S. GUTIERREZ, CELSO A. LANDICHO, AND EDUARDO L. TAGLE, PETITIONERS, VS. ADMINISTRATOR EDITA S. BUENO, NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION (NEA) BOARD OF ADMINISTRATORS AND MEMBER-CONSUMERS OF BATELEC II, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 175898] JOSE RIZAL L. REMO, REYNALDO G. PANALIGAN, TITA L. MATULIN, ISAGANI CASALME, CIPRIANO P. ROXAS, CESARIO S. GUTIERREZ, CELSO A. LANDICHO, AND EDUARDO L. TAGLE, PETITIONERS, VS. ADMINISTRATOR EDITA S. BUENO, SEC. RAPHAEL LOTILLA, WILFREDO BILLENA, JOSE VICTOR LOBRIGO, EVANGELITO ESTACA AND MARILYN CAGUIMBAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209165 LNL ARCHIPELAGO MINERALS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. AGHAM PARTY LIST (REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT REP. ANGELO B. PALMONES), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 214934 PACIFIC REHOUSE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. JOVEN L. NGO, AS REPRESENTED BY OSCAR J. GARCIA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 208066 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOHN GLEN WILE, EFREN BUENAFE, JR., MARK ROBERT LARIOSA AND JAYPEE PINEDA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 203370 MALAYAN INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. AND HELEN Y. DEE, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIP PICCIO, MIA GATMAYTAN, MA. ANNABELLA RELOVA SANTOS, JOHN JOSEPH GUTIERREZ, JOCELYN UPANO, JOSE DIZON, ROLANDO PAREJA, WONINA M. BONIFACIO, ELVIRA CRUZ, CORNELIO ZAFRA, VICENTE ORTUOSTE, VICTOMA GOMEZ JACINTO, JUVENCIO PERECHE, JR., RICARDO LORAYES, PETER C. SUCHIANCO, AND TRENNIE MONSOD, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 215106] MALAYAN INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. PHILIP PICCIO, MIA GATMAYTAN, MA. ANNABELLA RELOVA SANTOS, JOHN JOSEPH GUTIERREZ, JOCELYN UPANO, JOSE DIZON, ROLANDO PAREJA, WONINA M. BONIFACIO, ELVIRA CRUZ, CORNELIO ZAFRA, VICENTE ORTUOSTE, VICTORIA GOMEZ JACINTO, JUVENCIO PERECHE, JR., RICARDO LORAYES, PETER C. SUCHIANCO, AND TRENNIE MONSOD, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 210308 ASIAN INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. Nos. 208896-97 EDREN RICASATA, PETITIONER, VS. CARGO SAFEWAY, INC. AND EVERGREEN MARINE CORPORATION (TAIWAN), LTD., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 210220-21 EDWARD THOMAS F. JOSON, PETITIONER, VS. THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, GOV. AURELIO M. UMALI, ALEJANDRO R. ABESAMIS, EDILBERTO M. PANCHO, MA. CHRISTINA G. ROXAS, AND FERDINAND R. ABESAMIS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 202756 HEIRS OF CORAZON AFABLE SALUD, REPRESENTED BY DEOGRACIAS A. SALUD, NAPOLA Y. SALUD, JOSEPH Y. SALUD, AND JOE VINCENT Y. SALUD, PETITIONERS, VS. RURAL BANK OF SALINAS, INC. RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 204314 HEIRS OF DANILO ARRIENDA, ROSA G. ARRIENDA, MA. CHARINA ROSE ARRIENDA-ROMANO, MA. CARMELLIE ARRIENDA-MARA, DANILO MARIA ALVIN G. ARRIENDA, JR., AND JESUS FRANCIS DOMINIC G. ARRIENDA, PETITIONERS, VS. ROSARIO KALAW, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 6934 HELEN CHANG, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JOSE R. HIDALGO, RESPONDENT. RESOLUTION
- A.C. No. 11128 PEDRO RAMOS, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. MARIA NYMPHA C. MANDAGAN, RESPONDENT. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 208360 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. FELIPE BUGHO Y ROMPAL, A.K.A. "JUN THE MAGICIAN", APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 208446 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. JONEL VARGAS Y RAMOS, JERIENALD VILLAMERO Y ESMAN, ARMANDO CADANO @ MANDO, JOJO ENORME @ JOJO, RUTHER GARCIA @ BENJIE/LOLOY, AND ALIAS TABOY, ACCUSED, JONEL VARGAS Y RAMOS, JERIENALD VILLAMERO Y ESMAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 206766 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDUARDO YEPES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 219811 REX DACLISON, PETITIONER, VS. EDUARDO BAYTION, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 212382 SCANMAR MARITIME SERVICES, INCORPORATED, CROWN SHIPMANAGEMENT INC., LOUIS DREYFUS ARMATEURS AND M/T ILE DE BREHAT AND/OR MR. EDGARDO CANOZA, PETITIONERS, VS. EMILIO CONAG, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 213394 SPOUSES EMMANUEL D. PACQUIAO AND JINKEE J. PACQUIAO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF TAX APPEALS - FIRST DIVISION AND THE COMMISSION OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 206459 SPOUSES FLORANTE E. JONSAY AND LUZVIMINDA L. JONSAY AND MOMARCO IMPORT CO., INC., PETITIONERS, VS. SOLIDBANK CORPORATION (NOW METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 203949 SPOUSES GEORGE A. GALLENT, SR. AND MERCEDES M. GALLENT, PETITIONERS, VS. JUAN G. VELASQUEZ, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 205071] JUAN G. VELASQUEZ, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES GEORGE A. GALLENT, SR. AND MERCEDES M. GALLENT, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 216607 ARLENE LLENA EMPAYNADO CHUA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, IMELDA E. FRAGATA, AND KRYSTLE MARIE C. BACANI, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 194402 NEPTALI S. FRANCO, MELINDA L. OCAMPO, ARTEMIO P. MAGABO, REPRESENTED HEREIN BY SOLEDAD MAGABO, BERNARDA C. LAVISORES, NICOMEDES B. DEYNATA, ALBERTO D. DOSAYLA, REPRESENTED HEREIN BY AILENE JOY BILLONES DOSAYLA AND MARIETTA U. LARRACAS, PETITIONERS, VS. ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, THE HON. ZENAIDA G. CRUZ-DUCUT, IN HER CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, THE SECRETARY FLORENCIO B. ABAD AND RICALINDA N. ADRIATICO, THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT BUREAU-A, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 202124 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. IRENEO JUGUETA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 222702 RAPPLER, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ANDRES D. BAUTISTA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 201852 ROBERTO G. ROSALES, NICANOR M. BRIONES, PONCIANO D. PAYUYO, JOSE R. PING-AY, ISIDRO Q. LICO, AND JOSE TAN RAMIREZ, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CONSUMER EMPOWERMENT OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES AND ON BEHALF OF THE NINE MILLION (9,000,000) MEMBER CONSUMERS OF NEA-ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES NATIONWIDE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THE MEMBERS' CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (MCC) OR REINVESTMENT FUND FOR SUSTAINABLE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (RFSC), PETITIONERS, VS. ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (ERC), ASELCO, AKELCO, ALECO, ANTECO, AURELCO, BATELEC I, BATELEC II, BENECO, BILECO, BOHECO I, BOHECO II, FIBECO, BUSECO, CAGELCO I, CAGELCO II, CASURECO I, CASURECO II, CASURECO III, CASURECO IV, CAMELCO, CAPELCO, CEBECO I, CEBECO II, CEBECO III, CENECO, CENPELCO, DORECO, DASURECO, ESAMELCO, FLECO, GUIMELCO, IFELCO, INEC, ISECO, ILECO I, ILECO II, ILECO III, ISELCO I, KAELCO, LUELCO, SORECO I, LANECO, LEYECO I/DORELCO, LEYECO II, LEYECO III, LEYECO IV, LEYECO V, PENELCO, MOELCO I, MOELCO II, MORESCO I, MORESCO II, MOPRECO, NORECO I, NORSAMELCO, NEECO I, NEECO II - Area I, NEECO II - Area II, PELCO I, PELCO II, CANORECO, PRESCO, QUEZELCO I, QUEZELCO II, SAMELCO I, SAMELCO II, SIARELCO, SOCOTECO I, SOCOTECO II, SOLECO, SUKELCO, SURNECO, SURSECO I, SURSECO II, TARELCO I, TARELCO II, VRESCO, ZAMECO I, ZAMECO II, ZAMCELCO, ZANECO, ZAMSURECO I, ZAMSURECO II, BATANELCO, LUBELCO, OMECO, ORMECO, MARELCO, TIELCO, ROMELCO, BISELCO, FICELCO, MACELCO, TISELCO, BANELCO, PROSIELCO, CELCO, COTELCO, TAWELCO, SIASELCO, SULECO, BASELCO, CASELCO, LASURECO, MAGELCO, DIELCO, and COTELCO-PALMA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 215548 UNDERSECRETARY AUSTERE A. PANADERO AND REGIONAL DIRECTOR RENE K. BURDEOS, BOTH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG), PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 215726] UNDERSECRETARY AUSTERE A. PANADERO AND REGIONAL DIRECTOR RENE K. BURDEOS, BOTH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG), PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND MOHAMMAD EXCHAN GABRIEL LIMBONA, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 216158] MANGONDAYA ASUM TAGO, PETITIONER, VS. COMELEC AND MOHAMMAD EXCHAN GABRIEL LIMBONA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 210621 ALFREDO MANAY, JR., FIDELINO SAN LUIS, ADRIAN SAN LUIS, ANNALEE SAN LUIS, MARK ANDREW JOSE, MELISSA JOSE, CHARLOTTE JOSE, DAN JOHN DE GUZMAN, PAUL MARK BALUYOT, AND CARLOS S. JOSE, PETITIONERS, VS. CEBU AIR,INC, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 195054 ATTY. CORAZON CHAVEZ, PETITIONER, VS. RENATO GARCIA AND THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 192320 BENJAMIN L. VERGARA, JONA M. SARVIDA AND JOSEPHINE P. SABALLA, PETITIONERS, VS. ATTY. EUSEBIO I. OTADOY, JR., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. Nos. 221849-50 DATU GUIMID P. MATALAM, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 214567 DRA. MERCEDES OLIVER, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK AND LILIA CASTRO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 198222 GOLDEN CANE FURNITURE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. STEELPRO PHILIPPINES, INC., SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, AIR LIQUIDE PHILIPPINES, INC., CLARK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, UP-TOWN INDUSTRIES SALES, INC., RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 187633 HEIRS OF DELFIN AND MARIA TAPPA, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF JOSE BACUD, HENRY CALABAZARON AND VICENTE MALUPENG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 205414 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. EDUARDO DELA CRUZ Y GUMABAT @ "EDDIE", APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 206226 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NIEVES CONSTANCIO Y BACUNGAY, ERNESTO BERRY Y BACUNGAY, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 195611 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF DIEGO LIM, NAMELY, PRUDENCIA D. LIM, ANGELINA D. LIM, SIXTA D. LIM BAJA, ERNESTO D. LIM, MIGUEL D. LIM, JOSEFAD.LIM, CASIMIRO D. LIM, BUENAVENTURA D. LIM, AND ENGRACIA D. LIM UY, (THE LAST FIVE BEING DECEASED, BUT REPRESENTED BY PRUDENCIA D. LIM), HEIRS OF JEORGE* JOSEFAT,** EPIFANIO ROMAMBAN, SANTIAGO PARONG, ANTONIO P. CACHO, JESSMAG, INC., ROSITA LAGUERTA, EMILIO JOSE, HEIRS OF NESTOR P. TRINIDAD, ANTONIO DIAZ, ANTONIO CHUA, GUILLERMO J. JOSE, DANIEL MA. JOSE, LOURDES JOSE, JUNA MA. JOSE, WILFREDO V. GARCIA, JESUS BILBAO, JOSECONCEPCION,JR., FRANCISCO ACHACOSO, DENNIS B. PABLIZO,*** ROMEO A. CRUZ, JOSE DE LA ROSA, VICTORIOSO DIAZ CARPIO, ROSARIO CARPIO SANTOS, MARIETA CARPIO BACAY, MARIETA PALMA, SPOUSES ROLANDO AND OFELIA HUANG, PELAGIO M. ACHACOSO, AND MELBA M. MANDOCDOC, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 184348 TAN PO CHU, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, FELIX T. CHINGKOE, ROSITA L. CHINGKOE, AND RODRIGO GARCIA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 198774 TEOFILO ALOLINO, PETITIONER, VS. FORTUNATO FLORES AND ANASTACIA MARIE FLORES, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 210972 ROGER ALLEN BIGLER, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND LINDA SUSAN PATRICIA E. BARRETO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 185979 BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS, PETITIONER, VS. VICENTE JOSE CAMPA, JR., MIRIAM M. CAMPA, MARIA ANTONIA C. ORTIGAS, MARIA TERESA C. AREVALO, MARIA NIEVES C. ALVAREZ, MARIAN M. CAMPA AND BALBINO JOSE CAMPA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 205206 BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND FGU INSURANCE CORPORATION (PRESENTLY KNOWN AS BPI/MS INSURANCE CORPORATION), PETITIONERS, VS. YOLANDA LAINGO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N