Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2017
- G.R. No. 196650 SPECTRUM SECURITY SERVICES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. DAVID GRAVE, ARIEL V. AROA, TOMASINO R. DE CHAVEZ, JR., LUCITO P. SAMARITA, SAIDOMAR M. MAROHOM, LITO V. MAHILOM AND OLIVER N. MARTIN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 202091 SUMIFRU (PHILIPPINES) CORP. (SURVIVING ENTITY OF A MERGER WITH FRESH BANANA AGRICULTURAL CORPORATION AND OTHER CORPORATIONS), PETITIONER, VS. NAGKAHIUSANG MAMUMUO SA SUYAPA FARM[1] (NAMASUFA-NAFLU-KMU), RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 198066 YOLANDO T. BRAVO, PETITIONER, VS. URIOS COLLEGE (NOW FATHER SATURNINO URIOS UNIVERSITY) AND/OR FR. JOHN CHRISTIAN U. YOUNG, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- A.M. No. 16-12-03- [ A.M. No. 16-12-03-CA. June 06, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 211093 [ G.R. No. 211093. June 06, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 215061 [ G.R. No. 215061. June 06, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 226792 [ G.R. No. 226792. June 06, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 159139 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, MA. CORAZON M. AKOL, MIGUEL UY, EDUARDO H. LOPEZ, AUGUSTO C. LAGMAN, REX C. DRILON, MIGUEL HILADO, LEY SALCEDO, AND MANUEL ALCUAZ, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, COMELEC CHAIRMAN BENJAMIN ABALOS, SR., COMELEC BIDDING AND AWARDS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN EDUARDO D. MEJOS AND MEMBERS GIDEON DE GUZMAN, JOSE F. BALBUENA, LAMBERTO P. LLAMAS, AND BARTOLOME SINOCRUZ, JR., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 174777] AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR., SERGIO R. OSMEÑA III, PANFILO M. LACSON, ALFREDO S. LIM, JAMBY A.S. MADRIGAL, LUISA P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JINGGOY E. ESTRADA, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, AND RICHARD J. GORDON, PETITIONERS, VS. MA. MERCEDITAS NAVARRO-GUTIERREZ, IN HER CAPACITY AS OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 11533 SPOUSES EDWIN AND GRETA CHUA, COMPLAINANTS, VS. SACP TERESA BELINDA G. TAN-SOLLANO, DCP MARIA GENE Z. JULIANDA-SARMIENTO, SDCP EUFROSINO A. SULLA, SACP SUWERTE L. OFRECIO-GONZALES, AND DCP JOSELITO D.R. OBEJAS, ALL OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR OF MANILA, RELATIVE TO I.S. NO. XV-07-INV-15J-05513, RESPONDENTS. RESOLUTION
- A.C. No. 10911 VIRGILIO J. MAPALAD, SR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ANSELMO S. ECHANEZ, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 175772[*] [ G.R. No. 175772[*]. June 05, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 192723 [ G.R. No. 192723. June 05, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 211166 [ G.R. No. 211166. June 05, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 216937 [ G.R. No. 216937. June 05, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 217730 [ G.R. No. 217730. June 05, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 218942 [ G.R. No. 218942. June 05, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 220211 [ G.R. No. 220211. June 05, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 204906 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH) SECRETARY SIMEON A. DATUMANONG; DPWH UNDERSECRETARY MANUEL M. BONOAN; DPWH CENTRAL OFFICE DIRECTOR IV CLARTTA A. BANDONILLO; DPWH REGION VI REGIONAL DIRECTOR WILFREDO AGUSTINO; DPWH ILOILO CITY DISTRICT ENGINEER VICENTE M. TINGSON, JR.; AND ENGINEERS RUBY P. LAGOC, MAVI V. JERECIA AND ELIZABETH GARDOSE, PETITIONERS, VS. MARIA ELENA L. MALAGA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 208243 EDWIN GRANADA REYES, PETITIONER, VS. THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, THE SANDIGANBAYAN, AND PAUL JOCSON ARCHES, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 209859 EILEEN P. DAVID, PETITIONER, VS. GLENDA S. MARQUEZ, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 209132 HEIRS OF TERESITA VILLANUEVA, SUBSTITUTED BY HER LEGAL HEIRS, NAMELY: ELSA ANA VILLANUEVA, LEONILA VILLANUEVA, TERESITA VILLANUEVA-SIPIN, FERDINAND VILLANUEVA, AND MARISSA VILLANUEVA-MADRIAGA, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF PETRONILA SYQUIA MENDOZA, REPRESENTED BY MILAGROS PACIS, AND THE CO-HEIRS OF PETRONILA SYQUIA-MENDOZA, NAMELY, TOMAS S. QUIRINO, REPRESENTED BY SOCORRO QUIRINO, VICTORIA Q. DEGADO, CESAR SYQUIA, JUAN J. SYQUIA, REPRESENTED BY CARLOTA (NENITA) C. SYQUIA, AND HECTOR SYQUIA, JR., ACTING THROUGH THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT CARLOS C. SYQUIA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 215627 LUIS S. DOBLE, JR., PETITIONER, VS. ABB, INC./NITIN DESAI, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 194152 MAKILITO B. MAHINAY, PETITIONER, VS. DURA TIRE & RUBBER INDUSTRIES, INC., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 198485 MARUBENI PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 216938 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. HENRY BENTAYO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 216063 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARLON SORIANO Y NARAG, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 218114 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SALVADOR AYCARDO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 216987 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. WILFREDO PACAYRA Y MABUTOL, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 208450 SPS. ROBERTO ABOITIZ AND MARIA CRISTINA CABARRUS, PETITIONERS, VS. SPS. PETER L. PO AND VICTORIA L. PO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 208497] SPS. PETER L. PO AND VICTORIA L. PO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPS. ROBERTO ABOITIZ AND MARIA CRISTINA CABARRUS, JOSE MARIA MORAZA, AND ERNESTO ABOITIZ AND ISABEL ABOITIZ, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 185565 [ G.R. No. 185565. April 26, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 205279 [ G.R. No. 205279. April 26, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 206168 [ G.R. No. 206168. April 26, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 212778 [ G.R. No. 212778. April 26, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 213486 [ G.R. No. 213486. April 26, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 214925 [ G.R. No. 214925. April 26, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 215595 [ G.R. No. 215595. April 26, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 217872 ALLIANCE FOR THE FAMILY FOUNDATION, PHILIPPINES, INC. (ALFI) AND ATTY. MARIA CONCEPCION S. NOCHE, IN HER OWN BEHALF AND AS PRESIDENT OF ALFI, JOSE S. SANDEJAS, ROSIE B. LUISTRO, ELENITA S.A. SANDEJAS, EMILY R. LAWS, EILEEN Z. ARANETA, SALVACION C. MONTEIRO, MARIETTA C. GORREZ, ROLANDO M. BAUTISTA, RUBEN T. UMALI, AND MILDRED C. CASTOR, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JANETTE L. GARIN, SECRETARY-DESIGNATE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; NICOLAS B. LUTERO III, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF HEALTH, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; AND MARIA LOURDES C. SANTIAGO, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, CENTER FOR DRUG REGULATION AND RESEARCH, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 221866] MARIA CONCEPCION S. NOCHE, IN HER OWN BEHALF AND AS COUNSEL OF PETITIONERS, JOSE S. SANDEJAS, ROSIE B. LUISTRO, ELENITA S.A. SANDEJAS, EMILY R. LAWS, EILEEN Z. ARANETA, SALVACION C. MONTEIRO, MARIETTA C. GORREZ, ROLANDO M. BAUTISTA, RUBEN T. UMALI, AND MILDRED C. CASTOR, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JANETTE L. GARIN, SECRETARY-DESIGNATE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; NICOLAS B. LUTERO III, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF HEALTH, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; AND MARIA LOURDES C. SANTIAGO, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, CENTER FOR DRUG REGULATION AND RESEARCH, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 218666 HEIRS OF LEONILO P. NUÑEZ, SR., NAMELY, VALENTINA A. NUÑEZ, FELIX A. NUÑEZ, FELIXITA A. NUÑEZ, LEONILO A. NUÑEZ, JR., MA. ELIZA A. NUÑEZ, EMMANUEL A. NUÑEZ, ROSE ANNA A. NUÑEZ-DE VERA, AND MA. DIVINA A. NUÑEZ-SERNADILLA, REPRESENTED BY THEIR CO-HEIR AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, ROSE ANNA A. NUÑEZ-DE VERA, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF GABINO T. VILLANOZA, REPRESENTED BY BONIFACIO A. VILLANOZA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 207776 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. GEORGE GACUSAN, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 178467 SPS. CRISTINO & EDNA CARBONELL, PETITIONERS, VS. METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 191320 [ G.R. No. 191320. April 25, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 199669 [ G.R. No. 199669. April 25, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 190432 ASIA BREWERY, INC. AND CHARLIE S. GO, PETITIONERS, VS. EQUITABLE PCI BANK (NOW BANCO DE ORO-EPCI, INC.) RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 202454 CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 210032 DUTCH MOVERS, INC. CESAR LEE AND YOLANDA LEE, PETITIONERS, VS. EDILBERTO[1] LEQUIN, CHRISTOPHER R. SALVADOR, REYNALDO[2] L. SINGSING, AND RAFFY B. MASCARDO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 213948 KNIGHTS OF RIZAL, PETITIONER, VS. DMCI HOMES, INC., DMCI PROJECT DEVELOPERS, INC., CITY OF MANILA, NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS, NATIONAL MUSEUM, AND NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 202189 RODANTE F. GUYAMIN, LUCINIA F. GUYAMIN, AND EILEEN G. GATARIN, PETITIONERS, VS. JACINTO G. FLORES AND MAXIMO G. FLORES, REPRESENTED BY RAMON G. FLORES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 200204 SPOUSES ELVIRA ALCANTARA AND EDWIN ALCANTARA, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES FLORANTE BELEN AND ZENAIDA ANANIAS, THE PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STA. CRUZ, LAGUNA, AND THE CITY ASSESSOR OF SAN PABLO CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 8658 [ A.C. No. 8658. April 24, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 189950* BERNADETTE S. BILAG, ERLINDA BILAG-SANTILLAN, DIXON BILAG, REYNALDO B. SUELLO, HEIRS OF LOURDES S. BILAG, HEIRS OF LETICIA BILAG-HANAOKA, AND HEIRS OF NELLIE BILAG, PETITIONERS, VS. ESTELA AY-AY, ANDRES ACOP, JR., FELICITAS AP-AP, SERGIO AP-AP, JOHN NAPOLEON A. RAMIREZ, JR., AND MA. TERESA A. RAMIREZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N