Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2017
- G.R. No. 224764 BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER ALFREDO V. MISAJON, GROUP SUPERVISOR ROLANDO M. BALBIDO, AND EXAMINER REYNANTE DP. MARTIREZ, PETITIONERS, VS. LEPANTO CERAMICS, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 185024 JOSELITO HERNAND M. BUSTOS, PETITIONER, VS. MILLIANS SHOE, INC., SPOUSES FERNANDO AND AMELIA CRUZ, AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF MARIKINA CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 203492 PABLO AND PABLINA MARCELO-MENDOZA, PETITIONERS, VS. PEROXIDE PHILS., INC., HEREIN REPRESENTED BY ROBERT R. NAVERA, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 184262* UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS (UST), PETITIONER, VS. SAMAHANG MANGGAGAWA NG UST, FERNANDO PONTESOR,** RODRIGO CLACER, SANTIAGO BUISA, JR., AND JIMMY NAZARETH, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 205998 WILLIAM ANGHIAN SIY, PETITIONER, VS. ALVIN TOMLIN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 201530 ASIATRUST DEVELOPMENT BANK, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. [G.R. Nos. 201680-81] COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. ASIATRUST DEVELOPMENT BANK, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 189881 BACLARAN MARKETING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. FERNANDO C. NIEVA AND MAMERTO SIBULO, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 202573 BANKARD, INC.,* PETITIONER, VS. LUZ P. ALARTE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 208215 C.F. SHARP CREW MANAGEMENT, INC., NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE, LTD. AND/OR MR. JUAN JOSE ROCHA, PETITIONERS, VS. RHUDEL A. CASTILLO, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 190389 MANGGAGAWA NG KOMUNIKASYON SA PILIPINAS, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY INCORPORATED, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 190390] MANGGAGAWA NG KOMUNIKASYON SA PILIPINAS, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY INCORPORATED, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 194533 PHILIPPINE STEEL COATING CORP., PETITIONER, VS. EDUARD QUIÑONES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ROSENDO DE BORJA, PETITIONER, VS. PINALAKAS NA UGNAYAN NG MALILIIT NA MANGINGISDA NG LUZON, MINDANAO AT VISAYAS ("PUMALU-MV"), PAMBANSANG KATIPUNAN NG MGA SAMAHAN SA KANAYUNAN ("PKSK") AND TAMBUYOG DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. ("TDCI"), RESPONDENTS; REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OPPOSITOR. [G.R. NO. 185348] TAMBUYOG DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC., REPRESENTED BY DINNA L. UMENGAN, PETITIONER, VS. ROSENDO DE BORJA, PINALAKAS NA UGNAYAN NG MALILIIT NA MANGINGISDA NG LUZON, MINDANAO AT VISAYAS ("PUMALU-MV"), REPRESENTED BY CESAR A. HAWAK, AND PAMBANSANG KATIPUNAN NG MGA SAMAHAN SA KANAYUNAN ("PKSK"), REPRESENTED BY RUPERTO B. ALEROZA, RESPONDENTS; REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OPPOSITOR.
- G.R. No. 181489 STEVEN R. PAVLOW, PETITIONER, VS. CHERRY L. MENDENILLA, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 164795 TGN REALTY CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. VILLA TERESA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 9209 [ A.C. No. 9209. April 18, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 216538 [ G.R. No. 216538. April 18, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 214497 EDUARDO QUIMVEL Y BRAGA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 220598 GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE SANDIGANBAYAN, (FIRST DIVISION), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 220953] BENIGNO B. AGUAS, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION), RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 207246 JOSE M. ROY III, PETITIONER, VS. CHAIRPERSON TERESITA HERBOSA,THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, AND PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY, RESPONDENTS. WILSON C. GAMBOA, JR., DANIEL V. CARTAGENA, JOHN WARREN P. GABINETE, ANTONIO V. PESINA, JR., MODESTO MARTIN Y. MAMON III, AND GERARDO C. EREBAREN, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION, PHILIPPINE STOCK EXCHANGE, INC., RESPONDENT-IN-INTERVENTION, SHAREHOLDERS' ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENT-IN-INTERVENTION. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 227158 JOSEPH C. DIMAPILIS, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, 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. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 217189 NINI A. LANTO, IN HER CAPACITY AS THEN DIRECTOR II OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH, NOW DIRECTOR IV OF THE PRE-EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OFFICE OF THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION (POEA), PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, NOW REPRESENTED BY CHAIRPERSON REYNALDO A. VILLAR, COMMISSIONER JUANITO G. ESPINO, JR., AND ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DIVINIA M. ALAGON, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- A.M. No. 17-03-33- [ A.M. No. 17-03-33-MCTC. April 17, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 181149* CITY OF DAVAO, REPRESENTED BY RODRIGO R. DUTERTE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CITY MAYOR, RIZALINA JUSTOL, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE CITY ACCOUNTANT, AND ATTY. WINDEL E. AVISADO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CITY ADMINISTRATOR, PETITIONER, VS. ROBERT E. OLANOLAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 221153 CONCEPCION C. DAPLAS, CITY TREASURER, PASAY CITY, AND CONCURRENT OIC, REGIONAL DIRECTOR BUREAU OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE (BLGF) REGION VII, PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, REPRESENTED BY TROY FRANCIS C. PIZARRO, JOSELITO F. FERNANDEZ, REYNALDO* L. LAZARO, MELCHOR B. PIOL, AND ISMAEL S. LEONOR, AND THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 208936 HERMA SHIPYARD, INC., AND MR. HERMINIO ESGUERRA, PETITIONERS, VS. DANILO OLIVEROS, JOJIT BESA, ARNEL SABAL, CAMILO OLIVEROS, ROBERT NARIO, FREDERICK CATIG, RICARDO ONTALAN, RUBEN DELGADO, SEGUNDO LABOSTA, EXEQUIEL OLIVERIA, OSCAR TIROL AND ROMEO TRINIDAD, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 218040 JUANITO VICTOR C. REMULLA, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (SECOND DIVISION) AND ERINEO S. MALIKSI, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 211287 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. WEST BAY COLLEGES, INC., PBR MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND BCP TRADING CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 182582* METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 217004 RAMON R. VILLARAMA, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. CLODUALDO C. DE JESUS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 186717 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COUNCIL, PETITIONER, VS. JOCELYN I. BOLANTE, OWEN VINCENT D. BOLANTE, MA. CAROL D. BOLANTE, ALEJO LAMERA, CARMEN LAMERA, EDNA CONSTANTINO, ARIEL C. PANGANIBAN, KATHERINE G. BOMBEO, SAMUEL S. BOMBEO, MOLUGAN FOUNDATION, SAMUEL G. BOMBEO, JR., AND NATIONAL LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (FORMERLY LIVELIHOOD CORPORATION), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 190357] REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COUNCIL, PETITIONER, VS. HON. WINLOVE M. DUMAYAS, PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 59, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN MAKATI CITY, JOCELYN I. BOLANTE, ARIEL C. PANGANIBAN, DONNIE RAY G. PANGANIBAN, EARL WALTER G. PANGANIBAN, DARRYL G. PANGANIBAN, GAVINA G. PANGANIBAN, JAYPEE G. PANGANIBAN, SAMUEL S. BOMBEO, KATHERINE G. BOMBEO, SAMUEL G. BOMBEO, JR., NATIONAL LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (FORMERLY LIVELIHOOD CORPORATION), MOLUGAN FOUNDATION, ASSEMBLY OF GRACIOUS SAMARITANS FOUNDATION, INC., ONE ACCORD CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ENDEAVOR FOR SALVATION & SUCCESS THROUGH POVERTY ALLEVIATION, INC., SOCIETY'S MULTI-PURPOSE FOUNDATION, INC., ALLIANCE FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ENVIRONMENT OF PANGASINAN, INC., AND STA. LUCIA EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BULACAN, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 186421* ROBERTO P. FUENTES, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 210251 SECRETARY OF FINANCE CESAR V. PURISIMA AND COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE KIM S. JACINTO-HENARES, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE TOBACCO INSTITUTE, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 207667 SPOUSES PROCESO O. PONTILLAS, JR. AND HELEN S. PONTILLAS, PETITIONERS, VS. CARMEN OLIVARES VDA. DE PONTILLAS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 188269* SUMIFRU (PHILIPPINES) CORPORATION (SURVIVING ENTITY IN A MERGER WITH DAVAO FRUITS CORPORATION AND OTHER COMPANIES), PETITIONER, VS. BERNABE BAYA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 191353 ULTRA MAR AQUA RESOURCE, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT VICTOR B. PRIETO, PETITIONER, VS. FERMIDA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER MYRNA T. RAMOS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197358 BUTUAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (BDC), PETITIONER, VS. THE TWENTY-FIRST DIVISION OF THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS (MINDANAO STATION), MAX ARRIOLA, JR., DE ORO RESOURCES, INC. (DORI) AND LOUIE A. LIBARIOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 217617 CARMELITA T. BORLONGAN, PETITIONER, VS. BANCO DE ORO (FORMERLY EQUITABLE PCI BANK), RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 218540] ELISEO C. BORLONGAN, JR., PETITIONER, VS. BDO UNIBANK, INC. (FORMERLY EQUITABLE PCI BANK), RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 222743 MEDICARD PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 199894 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CARLITO CLARO Y MAHINAY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 200612 RAFAEL C. UY (CABANGBANG STORE), PETITIONER, VS. ESTATE OF VIPA FERNANDEZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 203287 RENATO S.D. DOMINGO ON HIS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF HIS CO-HEIRS OF THE LATE SPOUSES FELICIDAD DE DOMINGO AND MACARIO C. DOMINGO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES ENGRACIA D. SINGSON AND MANUEL F. SINGSON, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 207936] HEIRS OF SPOUSES FELICIDAD S.D. DOMINGO AND MACARIO DOMINGO NAMELY, CONSOLACION D. ROMERO, RAFAEL S.D. DOMINGO, RAMON S.D. DOMINGO, JOSEFINA D. BORJA, ROSARIO S.D. DOMINGO, AND RENATO RAMIRO S.D. DOMINGO, PETITIONERS, VS. ENGRACIA D. SINGSON, ESTELITA I. CABALLES, AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, SAN JUAN CITY, METRO MANILA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 186603 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DENR, REGION VI, ILOILO CITY, PETITIONER, VS. VALENTINA ESPINOSA, REGISTER OF DEEDS OF THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, LEONILA CALISTON, AND SPOUSES DIOSCORO & ESTRELLA ESCARDA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 187342 ROBERT C. MARTINEZ, PETITIONER, VS. NOELS. BUEN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — [ A.M. OCA. IPI No. 10-21-SB-J. April 04, 2017 ]
- G.R. No. 197571 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. CRISOSTOMO M. PLOPINIO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 206023 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. LORENA OMAPAS SALI, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 191545 HEIRS OF AUGUSTO SALAS, JR., REPRESENTED BY TERESITA D. SALAS, PETITIONERS, VS. MARCIANO CABUNGCAL, SERAFIN CASTILLO, DOMINGO M. MANTUANO, MANOLITO D. BINAY, MARIA M. CABUNGCAL, REMON C. RAMOS, NENITA R. BINAY, DOMINGO L. MANTUANO, NENITA L. GUERRA, ROSALINA B. MANTUANO, DOMINADOR C. CASTILLO, LEALINEM. CABUNGCAL, ALBERTO CAPULOY, ALFREDO VALENCIA, MARIA L. VALENCIA, GERARDO GUERRA, GREGORIO M. LATAYAN, REMEDIOS M. GUEVARRA,JOSE C. BASCONCILLO, APLONAR TENORIO, JULIANA V. SUMAYA, ANTONIO C. HERNANDEZ, VERONICA MILLENA, TERSITA D.C. CASTILLO, DANTE M. LUSTRE, EFIPANIO M. CABUNGCAL, NESTOR V. LATINA, NENITA LLORCA, ROMEL L. LOMIDA, MARILOU CASTILLO, RUBEN CASTILLO, ARNOLD MANALO, RICARDO CAPULOY, AMELITA CALIMBAS, ROSALITA C. ELFANTE, LANIE CAMPIT, RODILLO RENTON, RUSTICO AMAZONA, LUZVIMINDA DE OCAMPO, DANILO DE OCAMPO, JOSE DARWIN LISTANCO, NEMESIO CABUNGCAL, RENATO ALZATE, BERNARDO AQUINO, RODRIGO CABUNGCAL, CHONA G. AGUILA, ROSA M. MANTUANO, ALLAN M. LUSTRE, FELIPE LOQUEZ, DOMINGO MANALO, DOMINADOR M. MANALO, JENNIFER H. MALIBIRAN, FELIXBERTO RITAN, LEONILA FERRER, TOMAS M. LORENO, CELSO VALENCIA, CONSTANTINO LUSTRE, REYNALDO C. MALIBIRAN, ORLANDO C. MALIBIRAN, RICARDO LLAMOSO AND SANTA DIMAYUGA, REPRESENTED BY JOSE C. BASCONILLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 205657 INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK NOW UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES JEROME AND QUINNIE BRIONES, AND JOHN DOE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 192345 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES ESTEBAN AND CRESENCIA CHU, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N