Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2016
- G.R. No. 204419 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. EDMAR P. CASTILLO, SR., AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 6, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, APARRI, CAGAYAN AND JEOFREY JIL RABINO Y TALOZA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 190203 POWERHOUSE STAFFBUILDERS INTERNATIONAL, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ROMELIA REY, LIZA CABAD, EVANGELINE NICMIC, EVA LAMEYRA, ROSARIO ABORDAJE, LILYBETH MAGALANG, VENIA BUYAG, JAYNALYN NOLLEDO, IREN NICOLAS, AILEEN SAMALEA, SUSAN YBAÑEZ; CHERYL ANN ORIA, MA. LIZA SERASPI, KATHERINE ORACION, AND JEJ INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 213488 TOYOTA PASIG, INC., PETITIONER, VS. VILMA S. DE PERALTA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 223290 WOODROW B. CAMASO, PETITIONER, VS. TSM SHIPPING (PHILS), INC., UTKILEN, AND/OR JONES TULOD, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 198782 ALLAN BAZAR, PETITIONER, VS. CARLOS A. RUIZOL, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 7388 ATTY. RUTILLO B. PASOK, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. FELIPE G. ZAPATOS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 207898 ERROL RAMIREZ, JULITO APAS, RICKY ROSELO AND ESTEBAN MISSION, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. POLYSON INDUSTRIES, INC. AND WILSON S. YU, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 167952 GONZALO PUYAT & SONS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. RUBEN ALCALDE (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY GLORIA ALCALDE, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FARMER BENEFICIARIES, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 219558 HEIRS OF JOHNNY AOAS, REPRESENTED BY BETTY PUCAY, PETITIONERS, VS. JULIET AS-IL, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 208535 LEO'S RESTAURANT AND BAR CAFÉ MOUNTAIN SUITE BUSINESS APARTELLE, LEO Y. LUA AND AMELIA LUA, PETITIONERS, VS. LAARNE[1] C. BENSING, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 218952 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. AURELIO GUILLERGAN Y GULMATICO, APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 199271 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JEHAR REYES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 223561 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JIMMY PITALLA, JR. Y DIOSA A.K.A. "BEBE," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 208410 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARY JOY CILOT Y MARIANO AND ORLANDO BRIGOLE Y APON, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 224889 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MC HENRY SUAREZ Y ZURITA, JOHN JOSEPH RAVENA Y ACOSTA AND JOHN PAUL VICENCIO Y BARRANCO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 219037 RCBC SAVINGS BANK, PETITIONER, VS. NOEL M. ODRADA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 215802 RIZALINA GEMINA, ROSARIO ACANTILADO, JUANITA REYES, EFREN EUGENIO, ROMELIA EUGENIO, AMADOR EUGENIO, JR., ANTONIO EUGENIO, LERMA E. RIBAC, ELVIRA E. SIMEON AND TOMAS EUGENIO, ALL REPRESENTED BY CANDIDO GEMINA, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. JUANITO EUGENIO, LOLITA EUGENIO-SEV1LLA, BONIFACIO EUGENIO, ELEONOR EUGENIO, JOSE EUGENIO, AND THE SPOUSES LAUREL AND ZENAIDA MARIANO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- AC No. 7927 SANDY V. DOMINGO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. PALMARIN E. RUBIO AND ATTY. NICASIO T. RUBIO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 179566 SPOUSES LORETO G. NICOLAS AND LOLITA SARIGUMBA, PETITIONERS, VS. AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATION (ARBA), AND FARMERS ASSOCIATION OF DAVAO CITY KMPI, FELIPE RAMOS, HILARIO PASIOL, ROGELIO ASURO, ARTURO ATABLANCO, RODRIGO ATABLANCO, BONIFACIO ATIMANA, PATRICIO AVILA, CRISANTO BACUS, ERNESTO DONAHAN, SR., NESTOR LOCABERTE, MANILO REYES, ANDRES SAROL, SHERLITO TAD-I, ANTONIO TANGARO, OLIGARIO TANAGARO,* CRISITUTO TANGARO,** FELICIANO TANGARO, GODOFREDO NABASCA, WENNIE ALIGARME, PEDRO TATOY, JR., FELIPE UMAMALIN, PEDRO TATOY, SR., ANTONIO YANGYANG, ROMEO GANTUANGCO, VICTOR ALIDON, JAIME TATOY AND JESUS TATOY, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 201074 SPOUSES RAMON SY AND ANITA NG, RICHARD SY, JOSIE ONG, WILLIAM SY AND JACKELINE DE LUCIA, PETITIONERS, VS. WESTMONT BANK (NOW UNITED OVERSEAS BANK PHILIPPINES) AND PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS ASSIGNEE OF UNITED OVERSEAS BANK PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 193321 TAKENAKA CORPORATION-PHILIPPINE BRANCH, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 203072 DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. CHAIRPERSON MA. GRACIA M. PULIDO TAN, COMMISSIONER JUANITO G. ESPINO, JR., COMMISSIONER HEIDI L. MENDOZA, AND COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 221773 RG CABRERA CORPORATION, INC., PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, AND COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. Nos. 188642 & 189425 AGDAO RESIDENTS INC., THE DIRECTORS LANDLESS LANDLESS ASSOCIATION, BOARD OF OF AGDAO ASSOCIATION, INC., IN THEIR PERSONAL CAPACITY NAMELY: ARMANDO JAVONILLO, MA. ACELITA ARMENTANO, ALEX JOSOL, ANTONIA AMORADA, JULIUS ALINSUB, POMPENIANO ESPINOSA, JR., SALCEDO DE LA CRUZ, CLAUDIO LAO, CONSORCIO DELGADO, ROMEO CABILLO, RICARDO BACONG, RODOLFO GALENZOGA, BENJAMIN LAMIGO, AND ASUNCION A. ALCANTARA, PETITIONERS, VS. ROLANDO MARAMION, LEONIDAS JAMISOLA, VIRGINIA CANOY, ELIZABETH GONZALES, CRISPINIANO QUIRE-QUIRE, ERNESTINO DUNLAO, ELLA DEMANDANTE, ELLA RIA DEMANDANTE, ELGIN DEMANDANTE, SATURNINA WITARA, VIRGILIO DAYONDON, MELENCIA MARAMION, ANGELICA PENKIAN, PRESENTACION TAN, HERNANI GREGORY, RUDY GIMARINO, VALENTIN CAMEROS, RODEL CAMEROS, ZOLLO JABONETE, LUISITO TAN, JOSEPH QUIRE-QUIRE, ERNESTO DUNLAO, JR., FRED DUNLAO, LIZA MARAMION, CLARITA ROBILLA, RENATO DUNLAO AND PRUDENCIO JUARIZA, JR., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NOS. 188888-89] ROLANDO MARAMION, LEONIDAS JAMISOLA, VIRGINIA CANOY, ERNESTINO DUNLAO, ELLA DEMANDANTE, ELLA RIA DEMANDANTE, ELGIN DEMANDANTE, SATURNINA WITARA, MELENCIA MARAMION, LIZA MARAMION, ANGELICA PENKIAN, PRESENTACION TAN, AS SUBSTITUTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIRS: HERNANI GREGORY, RUDY GIMARINO, RODEL CAMEROS, VALENTIN CAMEROS, VIRGILIO DAYONDON, PRUDENCIO JUARIZA, JR., ZOILO JABONETE, LUISITO TAN, ERNESTINO DUNLAO, JR., FRED DUNLAO, CLARITA ROBILLA, AND RENATO DUNLAO, PETITIONERS, VS. AGDAO LANDLESS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, INC., THE DIRECTORS LANDLESS BOARD OF OF AGDAO RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, INC., IN THEIR PERSONAL CAPACITY, NAMELY: ARMANDO JAVONILLO, MA. ACELITA ARMENTANO, ALEX JOSOL, ANTONIA AMORADA, JULIUS ALINSUB, POMPENIANO ESPINOSA, JR. JACINTO BO-OC, HERMENIGILDO DUMAPIAS, SALCEDO DE LA CRUZ, CLAUDIO LAO, CONSORCIO DELGADO, ROMEO CABILLO, RICARDO BACONG, RODOLFO GALENZOGA, BENJAMIN LAMIGO, ROMEO DE LA CRUZ, ASUNCION ALCANTARA AND LILY LOY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209086 ANGELITO R. PUBLICO, PETITIONER, VS. HOSPITAL MANAGERS, INC., ARCHDIOCESE OF MANILA - DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE TRADENAME AND STYLE OF "CARDINAL SANTOS MEDICAL CENTER", RESPONDENTS. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 192679 ANTONIO ESCOTO, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 205090 GREENSTAR EXPRESS, INC. AND FRUTO L. SAYSON, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. UNIVERSAL ROBINA CORPORATION AND NISSIN UNIVERSAL ROBINA CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 218902 HELEN EDITH LEE TAN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 215038 NORMA C. MAGSANO, ISIDRO C. MAGSANO, RICARDO C. MAGSANO, ROQUE C. MAGSANO, JR., NIDA M. CAGUIAT, PERLITA MAGSANO, AND SALVADOR C. MAGSANO, PETITIONERS VS. PANGASINAN SAVINGS AND LOAN BANK, INC. AND SPOUSES EDDIE V. MANUEL AND MILAGROS C. BALLESTEROS, SUBSTITUTED BY HER HEIRS: GEMMA C. MANUELPEREZ, ANGELO JOHNDREW MANUEL, AND RESSY C. MANUEL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 214875 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARIELLAYAG ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 219584 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PLACIDO GOCO Y OMBROG, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 211539 THAMERLANE M. PEREZ, PETITIONER, VS. DOMINADOR PRISCILLA RASACEÑA, NAVARRO AND ADELFA LIM, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 196670 ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES RODOLFO AND GLORIA MADRIAGA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 212562 AVELINO ANGELES Y OLANO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 213939 LYLITH B. FAUSTO, JONATHAN FAUSTO, RICO ALVIA, ARSENIA TOCLOY, LOURDES ADOLFO AND ANECITA MANCITA, PETITIONERS, VS. MULTI AGRI-FOREST AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE (FORMERLY MAF CAMARINES SUR EMPLOYEES COOPERATIVE, INC.), RESPONDENT. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 211977 MARIANO LIM, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 199480 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. TESS S. VALERIANO, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 171865 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF BENEDICTO AND AZUCENA ALONDAY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 8168 SPOUSES EDWIN B. BUFFE AND KAREN M. SILVERIO-BUFFE, COMPLAINANTS, VS. SEC. RAUL M. GONZALEZ, USEC. FIDEL J. EXCONDE, JR., AND CONGRESSMAN ELEANDRO JESUS F. MADRONA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 196134 VALENTIN S. LOZADA, PETITIONER, VS. MAGTANGGOL MENDOZA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 200087 YOLANDA LUY Y GANUELAS, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — ARTHUR F. MORALES I, COMPLAINANT, VS. LEONCIA REAL-DIMAGIBA, JHOSEP Y. LOPEZ, AND RAMON R. GARCIA, ASSOCIATE JUSTICES, FIFTEENTH DIVISION, COURT OF APPEALS, MANILA, RESPONDENTS. RESOLUTION
- A.C. No. 4269 DOLORES NATANAUAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ROBERTO P. TOLENTINO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 201809 H. SOHRIA PASAGI DIAMBRANG, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND H. HAMIM SARIP PATAD, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 210903 PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY (PEZA), PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) AND HON. MA. GRACIA M. PULIDO TAN, CHAIRPERSON, COMMISION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 191150 [ G.R. No. 191150. October 10, 2016 ]
- G.R. No. 212980 BUENAVISTA PROPERTIES, INC., AND/OR JOSEPHINE CONDE, PETITIONERS, VS. RAMON G. MARIÑO, REPRESENTED BY ATTY. OSWALDO F. GABAT AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AND COUNSEL VICE ATTY. AMADO DELORIA, FORMER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AND COUNSEL, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- A.C. No. 8638 DATU BUDENCIO E. DUMANLAG, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. WINSTON B. INTONG, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 203610 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL (HUDCC), PETITIONERS, VS. GONZALO ROQUE, JR., MANUELA ALMEDA ROQUE, EDUVIGIS A. PAREDES, MICHAEL A. PAREDES, PURIFICACION ALMEDA, JOSE A. ALMEDA, MICHELLE A. ALMEDA, MICHAEL A. ALMEDA, ALBERTO DELURA, AND THERESA ALMEDA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 192282 A. NATE CASKET MAKER AND/OR ARMANDO AND ANELY NATE, PETITIONERS, VS. ELIAS V. ARANGO, EDWIN M. MAPUSAO, JORGE C. CARIÑO, JERMIE MAPUSAO, WILSON A. NATE, EDGAR A. NATE, MICHAEL A. MONTALES, CELSO A. NATE, BENJES A. LLONA AND ALLAN A. MONTALES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N