Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2016
- G.R. No. 207406 NORBERTO A. VITANGCOL, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 187691 OLYMPIA HOUSING, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ALLAN LAPASTORA AND IRENE UBALUBAO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 201417 ORIX METRO LEASING AND FINANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. CARDLINE INC., MARY C. CALUBAD, SONY N. CALUBAD, AND NG BENG SHENG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197665 P/S INSP. SAMSON B. BELMONTE, SPO1 FERMO R. GALLARDE, PO3 LLOYD F. SORIA, PO1 HOMER D. GENEROSO, PO1 SERGS DC. MACEREN, PO3 AVELINO L. GRAVADOR, PO2 FIDEL O. GUEREJERO, AND PO1 JEROME T. NOCHEFRANCA, JR., PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR THE MILITARY AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICES, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174113 PAZ CHENG Y CHU, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF PHILIPPINES, THE RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 210454 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. RONALDO CASACOP Y AMIL, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 204047 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALEXANDER "SANDER" BANGSOY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 211062 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANUEL MACAL Y BOLASCO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 196784 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLANTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MA. FE TORRES SOLINA A.K.A. MA. FE BAYLON GALLO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 211737 SERGIO R. OSMEÑA III, PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SECRETARY JOSEPH EMILIOI A. ABAYA, MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY (MCIAA), THE PRE-QUALIFICATION, BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE (PBAC) FOR THE MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PROJECT THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, UNDERSECRETARY JOSE PERPETUO M. LOTILLA, GMR INFRASTRUCTURE, LTD. AND MEGAWIDE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 214756] BUSINESS FOR PROGRESS MOVEMENT AS REPRESENTED BY MEDARDO C. DEACOSTA, JR., PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, GMR-MEGAWIDE CEBU AIRPORT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 214241 SPOUSES RAMON AND LIGAYA GONZALES, PETITIONERS, VS. MARMAINE REALTY CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY MARIANO MANALO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172919 TIMOTEO BACALSO AND DIOSDADA BACALSO, PETITIONERS, VS. GREGORIA B. ACA-AC, EUTIQUIA B. AGUILA, JULIAN BACUS AND EVELYN SYCHANGCO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 217948 ALMA G. PARAISO-ABAN, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- AC No. 10910 ANTERO M. SISON, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. MANUEL N. CAMACHO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 178110 AYALA LAND, INC. AND CAPITOL CITIFARMS, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. SIMEONA CASTILLO, LORENZO PERLAS, JESSIELYN CASTILLO, LUIS MAESA, ROLANDO BATIQUIN, AND BUKLURAN MAGSASAKA NG TIBIG, AS REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, SIMEONA CASTILLO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- AM No. COMMITTEE ON SECURITY AND SAFETY, COURT OF APPEALS, COMPLAINANT, VS. REYNALDO V. DIANCO - CHIEF SECURITY, JOVEN O. SORIANOSOS - SECURITY GUARD 3, AND ABELARDO P. CATBAGAN - SECURITY GUARD 3, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 215847 GOV. EXEQUIEL B. JAVIER, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, CORNELIO P. ALDON, AND RAYMUNDO T. ROQUERO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 211140 LORD ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SPEAKER FELICIANO R. BELMONTE, JR., SECRETARY GENERAL MARILYN[1] B. BARUA-YAP AND REGINA ONGSIAKO REYES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174471 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. JERRY PEPINO Y RUERAS AND PRECIOSA GOMEZ Y CAMPOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 201614 SHERYL M. MENDEZ, PETITIONER, VS. SHARI'A DISTRICT COURT, 5th SHARI'A DISTRICT, COTABATO CITY, RASAD G. BALINDONG (ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE); 1st SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURT, 5th SHARI'A DISTRICT, COTABATO CITY, MONTANO K. KALIMPO (PRESIDING JUDGE); AND DR. JOHN O. MALIGA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169507 AIR CANADA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 173137 BASES CONVERSION DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. DMCI PROJECT DEVELOPERS, INC. RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 173170] NORTH LUZON RAILWAYS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. DMCI PROJECT DEVELOPERS, INC. RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197825 CAMILO SIBAL, PETITIONER, VS. PEDRO BUQUEL, SANTIAGO BUQUEL, JR., ROSALINDA BUQUEL, REPRESENTED BY FRANCISCO BUQUEL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 214092 ECHO 2000 COMMERCIAL CORPORATION, EDWARD N. ENRIQUEZ, LEONORA K. BENEDICTO AND ATTY. GINA WENCESLAO, PETITIONERS, VS. OBRERO FILIPINO-ECHO 2000 CHAPTER-CLO, ARLO C. CORTES AND DAVE SOMIDO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 212623 ENRIQUE G. DE LEON, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND SPO3 PEDRITO L. LEONARDO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209387 ERWIN LIBO-ON DELA CRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 201264 FLORANTE VITUG, PETITIONER, VS. EVANGELINE A. ABUDA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 203882 LORELEI O. ILADAN, PETITIONER, VS. LA SUERTE INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER AGENCY, INC., AND DEBBIE LAO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 173140 MACTAN CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY [MCIAA], PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF GAVINA IJORDAN, NAMELY, JULIAN CUISON, FRANCISCA CUISON, DAMASTNA CUISON, PASTOR CUISON, ANGELINA CUISON, MANSUETO CUISON, BONIFACIA CUISON, BASILIO CUISON, MOISES CUISON, AND FLORENCIO CUISON, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 206584 MAE FLOR GALIDO, PETITIONER, VS. NELSON P. MAGRARE, EVANGELINE M. PALCAT, RODOLFO BAYOMBONG, AND REGISTER OF DEEDS OF ANTIQUE, SAN JOSE, ANTIQUE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 198916-17 MALAYAN INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ST. FRANCIS SQUARE REALTY CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NOS. 198920-21] ST. FRANCIS SQUARE REALTY CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. MALAYAN INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 201310 MARK REYNALD MARASIGAN Y DE GUZMAN, PETITIONER, VS. REGINALD FUENTES ALIAS "REGIE," ROBERT CALILAN ALIAS "BOBBY," AND ALAIN DELON LINDO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 193140 MILA GRACE PATACSIL PIOTROWSKI, REP. BY HER ATTORNEY-IN- FACT, VENUS G. PATACSIL, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND GINA Q. DAPLIYAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 192914 NAPOLEON D. SENIT, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 188213 NATIVIDAD C. CRUZ AND BENJAMIN DELA CRUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. PANDACAN HIKER'S CLUB, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, PRISCILAILAO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 178501 NILO S. RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO T. ALISANGCO, BENJAMIN T. ANG, VICENTE P. ANG, SILVESTRE D. ARROYO, RUDERICO C. BAQUIRAN, WILFREDO S. CRUZ, EDMUNDO M. DELOS REYES, JR., VIRGILIO V. ECARMA, ISMAEL F. GALISIM, TITO F. GARCIA, LIBERATO D. GUTIZA, GLADYS L. JADIE, LUISITO M. JOSE, PATERNO C. LABUGA, JR. NOEL Y. LASTIMOSO, DANILO C. MATIAS, BEN T. MATURAN, VIRGILIO N. OCHARAN, GABRIEL P. PIAMONTE, JR., ARTURO A. SABADO, MANUEL P. SANCHEZ, MARGOT A. CORPUS AS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF THE DECEASED ARNOLD S. CORPUS, AND ESTHER VICTORIA A. ALCAÑESES AS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF THE DECEASED EFREN S. ALCAÑESES, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., AND NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 178510] PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NILO S. RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCO T. ALISANGCO, BENJAMIN T. ANG, VICENTE P. ANG, SILVESTRE D. ARROYO, RUDERICO C. BAQUIRAN, ARNOLD S. CORPUS, WILFREDO S. CRUZ, EDMUNDO M. DELOS REYES, JR., VIRGILIO V. ECARMA, ISMAEL F. GALISIM, TITO F. GARCIA, LIBERATO D. GUTIZA, GLADYS L. JADIE, LUISITO M. JOSE, PATERNO C. LABUGA, JR., NOEL Y. LASTIMOSO, DANILO C. MATIAS, BEN T. MATURAN, VIRGILIO N. OCHARAN, GABRIEL M. PIAMONTE, JR., RODOLFO O. POE, JR., ARTURO A. SABADO, MANUEL P. SANCHEZ, and ESTHER VICTORIA A. ALCAÑESES, AS THE SOLE HEIR OF THE DECEASED EFREN S. ALCAÑESES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 167333 PEDRO LADINES, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND EDWIN DE RAMON, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 198450 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FERNANDO RANCHE HAVANA A.K.A. FERNANDO RANCHE ABANA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 213215 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RUBEN BARON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 171722 REMEDIOS PASCUAL, PETITIONER, VS. BENITO BURGOS, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174673 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. FE ROA GIMENEZ AND IGNACIO B. GIMENEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209330 SECRETARY LEILA DE LIMA, ASSISTANT STATE PROSECUTOR STEWART ALLAN A. MARIANO, ASSISTANT STATE PROSECUTOR VIMAR M. BARCELLANO AND ASSISTANT STATE PROSECUTOR GERARD E. GAERLAN, PETITIONERS, VS. MARIO JOEL T. REYES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 167615 SPOUSES ALEXANDER AND JULIE LAM, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE "COLORKWIK LABORATORIES" AND "COLORKWIK PHOTO SUPPLY", PETITIONERS, VS. KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160408 SPOUSES ROBERTO AND ADELAIDA PEN, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES SANTOS AND LINDA JULIAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 156635 THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION EMPLOYEES UNION, MA. DALISAY P. DELA CHICA, MARVILON B. MILITANTE, DAVID Z. ATANACIO, JR., CARMINA C. RIVERA, MARIO T. FERMIN(T), ISABELO E. MOLO, RUSSEL M. PALMA, IMELDA G. HERNANDEZ, VICENTE M. LLACUNA, JOSEFINA A. ORTIGUERRO, MA. ASUNCION G. KIMSENG, MIGUEL R. SISON, RAUL P. GERONIMO, MARILOU E. CADENA, ANA N. TAMONTE, AVELINO Q. RELUCIO, JORALYN R. GONGORA, CORAZON E. ALBOS, ANABELLA J. GONZALES, MA. CORAZON Q. BALTAZAR, MARIA LUZ I. JIMENEZ, ELVIRA A. ORLINA, SAMUEL B. ELLARMA, ROSARIO A. FLORES, EDITHA L. BROQUEZA, REBECCA T. FAJARDO, MA. VICTORIA C. LUNA, MA. THERESA G. GALANG, BENIGNO V. AMION, GERARDO J. DE LEON, ROWENA T. OCAMPO, MALOU P. DIZON, RUBEN DE C. ATIENZA, MELO E. GABA, HERNAN B. CAMPOSANTO, NELIA D. M. DERIADA, LOLITO L. HILIS, GRACE C. MABUNAY, FE ESPERANZA C. GERONG, MANUEL E. HERRERA, JOSELITO J. GONZAGA, ULDARTCO D. PEDIDA, ROSALINA JULIET B. LOQUELLANO, MARCIAL F. GONZAGA, MERCEDES R. PAULE, JOSE TEODORO A. MOTUS, BLANCHE D. MOTUS, DAISY M. FAGUTAO, ANTONIO A. DEL ROSARIO, EMMANUEL JUSTIN S. GREY, FRANCISCA DEL MUNDO, JULIETA A. CRUZ, RODRIGO J. DURANO, CATALINA R. YEE, MENANDRO CALIGAGAN, MAIDA M. SACRO MILITANTE, LEONILA M. PEREZ, AND EMMA MATEO, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, LTD., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 191033 THE ORCHARD GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, INC., EXEQUIEL D. ROBLES, CARLO R.H. MAGNO, CONRADO L. BENITEZ II, VICENTE R. SANTOS, HENRY CUA LOPING, MARIZA SANTOS-TAN, TOMAS B. CLEMENTE III, AND FRANCIS C. MONTALLANA, PETITIONERS, VS. ERNESTO V. YU AND MANUEL C. YUHICO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 165223 WINSTON F. GARCIA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), PETITIONER, VS. MARIO I. MOLINA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 209415-17, JOCELYN "JOY" LIM-BUNGCARAS, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC) AND RICO RENTUZA, RESPONDENTS.
- G.R. No. 199151-56, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. THE SANDIGANBAYAN, FIFTH DIVISION, LT. GEN. LEOPOLDO S. ACOT, B/GEN. ILDEFONSO N. DULINAYAN, LT. COL. SANTIAGO B. RAMIREZ, LT. COL. CESAR M. CARINO, MAJ. PROCESO T. SABADO, MAJ. PACQUITO L. CUENCA, 1LT. MARCELINO M. MORALES, M/SGT. ATULFO D. TAMPOLINO, REMEDIOS "REMY" DIAZ, JOSE GADIN, JR., GLENN ORQUIOLA, HERMINIGILDA LLAVE, GLORIA BAYONA AND RAMON BAYONA JR., RESPONDENTS.
- G.R. No. 194964-65, UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO, INC., PETITIONER, VS. BANGKO SENTRAL PILIPINAS, ET AL., RESPONDENTS.