Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2020
- G.R. No. 201580 ALCID C. BALBARINO (NOW DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY HIS SURVIVING SIBLINGS ALBERT, ANALIZA, AND ALLAN, ALL SURNAMED BALBARINO, PETITIONERS, VS. PACIFIC OCEAN MANNING, INC., AND WORLDWIDE CREW, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 233085 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. ARMANDO ARCHIVIDO Y ABENGOZA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 231485 WATERCRAFT VENTURES CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT, ROSARIO E. RAÑOA, PETITIONER, VS. ALFRED RAYMOND WOLFE, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- A.C. No. 12829 [ A.C. No. 12829 [Formerly CBD Case No. 15-4821]. September 16, 2020 ]
- G.R. No. 236498 [ G.R. No. 236498. September 16, 2020 ]
- G.R. No. 240662 [ G.R. No. 240662. September 16, 2020 ]
- G.R. No. 231826 ADOLFO C. PALMA AND RAFAEL PALMA, PETITIONERS, VS. PETRON CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 230869-70 ASUNCION M. MAGBAET, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 10793 ATTY. BRYAN S. LIM AND NESTOR R. WONG, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. JOSE C. TABILIRAN, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 234725 BICOL ISAROG TRANSPORT SYSTEM, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ROY R. RELUCIO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 236325 COMMISSIONER INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. FILMINERA RESOURCES CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 227049 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 243805 EDUARDO LACSON Y MANALO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 12280 EDWIN JET M. RICARDO, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. WENDELL L. GO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- A.C. No. 8116 HENRIETTA PICZON-HERMOSO AND BEZALEL PICZON HERMOSO, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. SYLVESTER C. PARADO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 229076 MA. LUZ TEVES ESPERAL, PETITIONER, VS. MA. LUZ TROMPETA-ESPERAL AND LORENZ ANNEL BIAOCO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 242495-96 MANILA CORDAGE COMPANY – EMPLOYEES LABOR UNION – ORGANIZED LABOR UNION IN LINE INDUSTRIES AND AGRICULTURE (MCC-ELU-OLALIA) AND MANCO SYNTHETIC INC., EMPLOYEE LABOR UNION – ORGANIZED LABOR UNION IN LINE INDUSTRIES AND AGRICULTURE (MSI-ELU-OLALIA), PETITIONERS, VS. MANILA CORDAGE COMPANY (MCC) AND MANCO SYNTHETIC, INC. (MSI), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 12624 MANUEL R. LEONOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTYS. DICKSON C. AYON-AYON AND EULOGIO C. MANANQUIL, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 214231 MARILYN Y. GIMENEZ, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND LORAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 241701 MR. & MRS. JOSE ALCANTARA, MR. & MRS. NICOLAS ALCANTARA, HENEDINA AMISTAD, TEOFILA AMISTAD, MR. & MRS. ANTONIO AMORIN, MR. & MRS. EMILIANA ANINIPOT, SPOUSES FORTUNATO ATON, JR., SPOUSES JUN & DELIA BADIC, MR. & MRS. EDUARDO BANGA, MR. & MRS. ROBERTA BAUTISTA, SPOUSES RODRIGO & PERLA BOSTON, SPOUSES VICENTE & CATHY CARTAGENA, SPOUSES JOSEPH & EVANGELINE DELA CRUZ, SPOUSES JOSE & SAYCENA DELA TORRE, SPOUSES BETO & FLAVIA DIGAO, MR. & MRS. ROSALIA GADAT, SPOUSES EDGARDO & LOVE GASATAN, MR. & MRS. JUDITH GASATAN, SPOUSES ALLAN & ANNALISA GONZALES, SPOUSES HARON & SARAPIYA PASOD, SPOUSES PEDRO & LILY IDPAN, JR., SPOUSES LORETO & HELEN JANDAYRAN, SR., SPOUSES AMELEL & BAILAGA JAPLOS, SPOUSES FRED & ELENA LANO, MR. & MRS. JUANITA LIMURAN, MR. & MRS. BONIFACIO LUBATON, MR. & MRS. ANTONIO BELARMINO, MR. & MRS. BUENAVENTURA MADRIGAL, SPOUSES RUBEN & LINDA BACUS MANGLICMOT, MR. & MRS. ARSENIA MILLENA, SPOUSES FELICIANO & GRACE NAVALES, SPOUSES FRANCISCA ONDOY, MR. & MRS. CARLOS ONRAS, MR. & MRS. TEODORA PAGAYON, SPOUSES DENNIS & ALICIA PASCUA, DELFIN PEREZ, MAXIMA LUMACAD, SPOUSES SEGUNDO & HERMOGINA REVILLA, MR. & MRS. GRACE MALACROTA, SPOUSES JESUS & GERTRUDES SAGAYNO, ADORACION SANIEL, MR. & MRS. ERNING PALARDO, SPOUSES BINGCONG SIA SU, MONDISA RODRIGUEZ, MR. & MRS. LETTY SILAO, MR. & MRS. HILDA AMADOR, SPOUSES ARMAN & LORNA AMADOR, SPOUSES ANTONIO & LOURDES AMADOR, JR. SPOUSES ALBERTO & REMEDIOS AMADOR, SPOUSES LORENZO & LUISA AMPARADO, SPOUSES RAUL & VILMA APUSAGA, SPOUSES MIGUELA BACAISO, SPOUSES JAMES BERNASOR, SPOUSES HENRY & ADELA BUSTAMANTE, SPOUSES LEONARDO & LEONESSA CARTAGENA, SPOUSES TOTO & FRANCISCA CELIS, SPOUSES AURELIO & NORA DEMATAIS, SPOUSES ROSENDO & DAHLIA DEMATAIS, SPOUSES CHARLIE & LAARNI EMBALZADO, SPOUSES DALTON & ERLINDA ESPINO, SPOUSES ROMEO & ELIZABETH GABINAY, SPOUSES EDGAR & JOSIE GADAT, MR. & MRS. CANDIDA GONZALES, SPOUSES NOLI & ELNA GRADAS, SPOUSES DULCISIMO & ROSITA JAVIER, SPOUSES LEONILA JIMENA, SPOUSES JOSEPH LAUREN, SPOUSES ROLANDO & LUCRETIA LAUREN, SPOUSES ALLAN & SITTIE MACABANTOG, SPOUSES BONIFACIO & ISABELITA MORCILLO, SPOUSES CLEMENTE & TESSIS NOMEN, SPOUSES APOLONIA & JAMIE MUÑEZ, AND MR. & MRS. EPIFANIO PALACIOUS, PETITIONERS, VS. DELIA DUMACON-HASSAN, SALAMA DUMACON- MENDOZA, ABDUL DUMACON, BAILYN DUMACON-ABDUL, ALL REPRESENTED BY DELIA DUMACON-HASSAN AS ADMINISTRATOR AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 226771 NORSK HYDRO (PHILIPPINES), INC., AND NORTEAM SEATRANSPORT SERVICES, PETITIONERS, VS. PREMIERE DEVELOPMENT BANK, BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, CITIBANK, N.A.,SKYRIDER BROKERAGE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND MARIVIC - JONG BRIONES,RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 226272 PANACAN LUMBER CO., ANTONIO B. GO, MA. TERESA C. GO AND DOROTEA B. GO, PETITIONERS, VS. SOLIDBANK CORP., (NOW METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY),[1] RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 230718 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CRISANTO HAYA Y DELOS SANTOS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 246419 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDUARDO UKAY Y MONTON A.K.A."TATA," TEODULO* UKAY Y MONTON A.K.A. "JUN-JUN," GUILLERMO DIANON A.K.A. "MOMONG," AND OCA UKAY Y MONTON, ACCUSED, EDUARDO UKAY Y MONTON A.K.A. "TATA," TEODULO UKAY Y MONTON A.K.A. "JUN-JUN," AND GUILLERMO DIANON A.K.A. "MOMONG," ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 236259 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EMILIANO BATERINA Y CABADING, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 237850 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RAYMOND BUESA Y ALIBUDBUD, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 238873 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SUNDARAM MAGAYON Y FRANCISCO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 242474 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. XXX AND YYY, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 192578 PHILIPPINE SINTER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL TRANSMISSION CORPORATION AND CAGAYAN ELECTRIC POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 246550 RAMIL CHA Y AZORES, @ OBET, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 193358 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF THE LATE LEOPOLDO DE GRANO, ET AL., RESPONDENTS VIOLETA SEVILLA, OPPOSITOR-RESPONDENT G.R. NO. 193399 VIOLETA SEVILLA, PETITIONER HEIRS OF THE LATE LEOPOLDO DE GRANO, ET AL., RESPONDENTS
- G.R. Nos. 207340 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (SPECIAL SECOND DIVISION), OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR AND MAJ. GEN. CARLOS F. GARCIA (RET.), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 211851 ROBERTO ESTACIO Y SALVOSA, PETITIONER, VS. MA. VICTORIA ESTACIO Y SANTOS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 235610 RODAN A. BANGAYAN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 239433 RODEL F. BANTOGON, PETITIONER, VS. PVC MASTER MFG. CORP., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 240084 RUBEN O. OLIVEROS AND HOMER HENRY S. SANCHEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, FIRST LAGUNA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (FLECO), RAMIL F. DE JESUS, ARIES M. LLANES, GABRIEL C. ADEFUIN, RICHARD B. MONDEZ AND HERMINIA A. DANDO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 230280 SPOUSES ROLANDO AND SUSIE GOLEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF DOMINGO BERTULDO, NAMELY: GENOVEVA BERTULDO, ERENITA BERTULDO-BERNALES, FLORENCIO BERTULDO, DOMINADOR BERTULDO, RODEL BERTULDO, AND ROGER BERTULDO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 241363 TERESITA B. RAMOS, PETITIONER, VS. ANNABELLE B. ROSELL AND MUNICIPALITY OF BAGANGA, DAVAO ORIENTAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 232825 ULYSSES RUDI V. BANICO, PETITIONER, VS. LYDIA BERNADETTE M. STAGER A.K.A BERNADETTE D. MIGUEL (SUBSTITUTED BY HER COMPULSORY HEIRS, NAMELY: BOBBY UNILONGO I, PROSPERO UNILONGO I, PROSPERO UNILONGO II, MARICON U. BAYOG, GLENN UNILONGO AND LUZVIMINDA UNILONGO), RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 216599 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. LAURENCE C. MARGIN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 240882 WILFREDO T. MARIANO, PETITIONER, VS. G.V. FLORIDA TRANSPORT AND/OR VIRGILIO FLORIDA, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 239168 ALFREDO J. NON, GLORIA VICTORIA C. YAP-TARUC, JOSEFINA PATRICIA A. MAGPALE-ASIRIT AND GERONIMO D. STA. ANA, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND ALYANSA PARA SA BAGONG PILIPINAS, INC., RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 246816 ANGKLA: ANG PARTIDO NG MGA PILIPINONG MARINO, INC. (ANGKLA), AND SERBISYO SA BAYAN PARTY (SBP), PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (SITTING AS THE NATIONAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS), CHAIRMAN SHERIFF M. ABAS, COMMISSIONER AL A. PARRENO. COMMISSIONER LUIE TITO F. GUIA, COMMISSIONER MA. ROWENA AMELIA V. GUANZON, COMMISSIONER SOCCORRO B. INTING, COMMISSIONER MARLON S. CASQUEJO, AND COMMISSIONER ANTONIO T. KHO, JR., RESPONDENTS. AKSYON MAGSASAKA - PARTIDO TINIG NG MASA (AKMA-PTM), PETITIONER-IN-INTERVENTION. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 8866 CATHERINE V. VILLARENTE, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. BENIGNO C. VILLARENTE, JR., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 243503 ESTER B. VELASQUEZ, JUAN V. BOLO, ELADIO C. DIOKO, AND GLEN M. PESOLE, AS FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT, DECISION
- G.R. No. 247866 FEDERATION OF CORON, BUSUANGA, PALAWAN FARMER'S ASSOCIATION, INC. (FCBPFAI), REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, RODOLFO CADAMPOG, SR,; SAMAHAN NG MAGSASAKA SA STO. NINO, BUSUANGA, PALAWAN (SAMMASA) REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, EDGARDO FRANCISCO; SANDIGAN NG MAMBUBUKID NG BINTUAN CORON, INC. (SAMBICO), REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, RODOLFO CADAMPOG, SR.; AND RODOLFO CADAMPOG, SR., IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY AS A FILIPINO CITIZEN, AND IN BEHALF OF MILLIONS OF FILIPINO OCCUPANTS AND SETTLERS ON PUBLIC LANDS CONSIDERED SQUATTERS IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY, PETITIONERS, VS. THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM (DAR), RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 252120 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF AMPARO AND WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN FAVOR OF ALICIA JASPER S. LUCENA; RELISSA SANTOS LUCENA AND FRANCIS B. LUCENA, PETITIONERS, VS. SARAH ELAGO, KABATAAN PARTY-LIST REPRESENTATIVE; ALEX DANDAY, NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON OF ANAKBAYAN; CHARY DELOS REYES, BIANCA GACOS, JAY ROVEN BALLAIS VILLAFUENTE, MEMBERS AND RECRUITERS OF ANAKBAYAN; AND ATTY. MARIA KRISTINA CONTI, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 248061 MORE ELECTRIC AND POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. PANAY ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENT. G.R. NO. 249406 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER-OPPOSITOR, MORE ELECTRIC AND POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. PANAY ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 204060 MORENO DUMAPIS, FRANCISCO LIAGAO AND ELMO TUNDAGUI, PETITIONERS, VS. LEPANTO CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 241437 ALBAY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (ALECO), PETITIONER, VS. ALECO LABOR EMPLOYEES ORGANIZATION (ALEO), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N