Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2021
- G.R. No. 242670 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. MCDONALD'S PHILIPPINES REALTY CORP., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 205498 GMA NETWORK, INC., PETITIONER, VS. LUISITA CRUZ-VALDES AND ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 253336 JOEL DAVID Y MANGIO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 211751 MARK E. JALANDONI, PETITIONER, VS. THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, ORLANDO C. CASIMIRO, AND THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, THROUGH ITS THIRD DIVISION, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. Nos. 217212-80] MARK E. JALANDONI, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN THROUGH ITS THIRD DIVISION, THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. Nos. 244467-535] MARK E. JALANDONI, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN THROUGH ITS THIRD DIVISION, THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. Nos. 245546-614] NENNETTE M. DE PADUA, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, THROUGH ITS THIRD DIVISION, THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 191718 RAMON H. DEBUQUE, PETITIONER, VS. MATT C. NILSON, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 226734 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF SPOUSES VALENTINA JUAN BONIFACIO AND AURELIO BONIFACIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 234317 VIRGILIO EVARDO Y LOPENA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 243891 MEGALOPOLIS PROPERTIES, INC. (NOW, KAIZEN BUILDERS, INC.), GERALDINE FAJARDO AND SPOUSES HILARIO AND CECILLE APOSTOL, PETITIONERS, VS. D'NHEW LENDING CORPORATION, JONATHAN DEL PRADO AND PRADEEP "PAUL" LALWANI, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 252199 CELSO B. CARAAN, PETITIONER, VS. GRIEG PHILIPPINES, INC., GRIEG STAR AS (FORMERLY GRIEG SHIPPING AS), AND ERNESTO C. MERCADO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 228489 CITY OF BATANGAS, THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD, AND THE CITY ASSESSOR, PETITIONERS, VS. JOSE VIRGILIO Y. TOLENTINO AND THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 222476 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. YUMEX PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 217569 DATU CAMARO SALENDAB AND BAI JOLLY SALENDAB, PETITIONERS, VS. FLORENCE CASE DELA PEÑA [DECEASED], AS SUBSTITUTED BY HER LEGAL HEIRS AND REPRESENTATIVES, NAMELY, EMMA C. DELA PEÑA-KAMID, EVERT C. DELA PEÑA, EVELYN C. DELA PEÑA CARILLO, EDNA C. DELA PEÑA-DESCUTIDO, ELLAINE C. DELA PEÑA-RAFOLS, JUNIE C. DELA PEÑA, EMMELINE C. DELA PEÑA AND ROMA C. DELA PEÑAILING, AND GABRIEL E. DIZON, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 240482 ELSIE N. BELMONTE, PETITIONER, VS. ROLANDO MAGAS, SPOUSES OSCAR TORIO AND PERLA MAGAS-TORIO, AND SPOUSES AVELINO GALIT AND MILA MAGAS-GALIT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 250520 FRANCIS LUIGI G. SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF QUEZON CITY, THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, AND ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 246997 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE PROBATE OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CECILIA ESGUERRA COSICO, THELMA ESGUERRA GUIA, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE M. COSICO, JR., MANUEL M. COSICO, MINERVA M. COSICO, AND ELEANOR M. COSICO-CHAVEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 201044 & 222691 JORGENETICS SWINE IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THICK & THIN AGRI-PRODUCTS, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — MARK ANTHONY I. PAGA, COMPLAINANT, VS. HON. EMMANUEL W. PADERANGA, PRESIDING JUDGE, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT (MCTC), BALINGOAN-TALISAYAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, RESPONDENT. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 237798 MARWIN B. RAYA AND SHIELA C. BORROMEO, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 249260 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BBB,* ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 247603 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BENJAMIN PADILLA Y ESPIRITU, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 248418 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GABRIEL CAMPUGAN CABRIOLE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 250640 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSEPH LUIGI POLVUS ORDANEZA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 247750 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MAXIMO DINOY YBAÑEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 224944 REGGIE ORBISTA ZONIO, PETITIONER, VS. 1ST QUANTUM LEAP SECURITY AGENCY, INC. AND ROMULO Q. PAR, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 252035 CATHAY PACIFIC STEEL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION AND POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 202384 EQUITABLE PCI BANK, INC. (NOW BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC.), PETITIONER, VS. SOUTH RICH ACRES, INC., TOP SERVICE, INC. AND THE CITY OF LAS PIÑAS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 202397, May 4, 2021] SOUTH RICH ACRES, INC. AND TOP SERVICE, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. EQUITABLE PCI BANK, INC. (NOW BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC.), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 11023 GRACITA P. DOMINGO-AGATON, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. NINI D. CRUZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 232663 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES REMIGIO P. MAGAAN AND LETICIA L. MAGAAN, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 226745 ELPEDIO RUEGO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ANTHONY M. CALUBIRAN, RESPONDENTS D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 243414 GDI LIGHTING SOLUTIONS AND YEHUDA ORTAL, PETITIONERS, VS. JASMIN BACALANGCO UNATING, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 213080 HARBOUR CENTRE PORT TERMINAL, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. LYLIHA L. ABELLA-AQUINO, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 24, MANILA, LA FILIPINA UYGONGCO CORPORATION, AND PHILIPPINE FOREMOST MILLING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 204447 MARIA MAGDALENA V. AROMIN ALSO KNOWN AS MARIA V. AROMIN, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF SPOUSES WILFREDO AND LEONILA SOMIS, NAMELY: WILFREDO A. SOMIS, JR., VIOLITA SOMIS-FLORES, ELEANOR SOMIS FLORES, OLIVE SOMIS DE CASTRO, DELIA SOMIS-SORIANO, LALAINE SOMIS-DE LA CRUZ, CELSO A. SOMIS, AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING RIGHTS UNDER THEM, RESPONDENTS.** DECISION
- G.R. No. 214260 MUNICIPALITY OF VILLANUEVA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL REPRESENTED BY MUNICIPAL MAYOR JULIO T. UY, PETITIONER, VS. STEAG STATE POWER, INC. AND MUNICIPALITY OF TAGOLOAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 185503 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (SECOND DIVISION) AND THADEO Z. OUANO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 187603] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (SECOND DIVISION) AND ISABELO A. BRAZA, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 192166] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (SECOND DIVISION) AND ROBERT G. LALA, GLORIA R. DINDIN, MARLINA S. ALVIZO, PUREZA A. FERNANDEZ, AGUSTINO P. HERMOSO, LUIS A. GALANG, CRESENCIO T. BAGOLOR, BUENAVENTURA C. PAJO, AND RESTITUTO R. DIANO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 226993 RAFAEL ZAFE III Y SANCHEZ A.K.A. "PAIT" AND CHERRYL ZAFE Y CAMACHO, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 241890 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. AVELINO MANANSALA, HEIR OF THE LATE FEL M. MANANSALA, REPRESENTED BY ESMERALDO M. MANANSALA, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 235604 SPOUSES LEONARDO AND MARILYN ANGELES, FOR THEMSELVES AND AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF OLYMPIA C. BERNABE, AURORA ANGELES, PETER A. CARTAGENA, FRANCISCO A. CARTAGENA III, AND MANY PLACES, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. TRADERS ROYAL BANK (NOW KNOWN AS BANK OF COMMERCE), RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 228999 ANA DE JOYA AND CIRIACO DE JOYA, LERMA R. CASTILLO AND MARIO CASTILLO, SPOUSES DOMINGO CORDERO AND LEONCIA CORDERO, AND RICARDO VILLALOBOS, AS THE SURVIVING HEIRS OF SPOUSES EUFRONIO CORDERO AND TARCILA C. CORDERO, PETITIONERS, VS. FRANCISCO P. MADLANGBAYAN, SUBSTITUTED BY RODESINDA F. MADLANGBAYAN AND MARIA LOURDES M. MONTALBO, THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, SPOUSES ROLANDO DALIDA AND MARIA FLORITA DALIDA, SPOUSES GEORGE GULLET AND CONCHITA GULLET, SPOUSES ROSENDO RAMOS AND ISABELITA RAMOS, RENATO GO, CHOLLIE MAGNAYE-GO, VENECIO H. MAGNAYE, CRISTETA SALCEDOMAGNAYE AND JAYSON MAGNAYE, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 240507 ASIAN TERMINALS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ETELIANO R. REYES, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 218485-86 BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC., PETITIONER, VS. INTERNATIONAL COPRA EXPORT CORPORATION, INTERCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, ICEC LAND CORPORATION, AND KIMMEE REALTY CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. Nos. 218487 AND 218498-503] DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. INTERNATIONAL COPRA EXPORT CORPORATION, INTERCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, ICEC LAND CORPORATION, AND KIMMEE REALTY CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. Nos. 218488-90 AND 218504-07] INTERNATIONAL COPRA EXPORT CORPORATION, INTERCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, ICEC LAND CORPORATION, AND KIMMEE REALTY CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC. AND DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. Nos. 218491 AND 218508-13] INTERNATIONAL COPRA EXPORT CORPORATION, INTERCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, ICEC LAND CORPORATION, AND KIMMEE REALTY CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. Nos. 218523-29] INTERNATIONAL COPRA EXPORT CORPORATION, INTERCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, ICEC LAND CORPORATION, AND KIMMEE REALTY CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION, ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC., AND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 208465 BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, PETITIONER, VS. BUSH BOAKE ALLEN (PHILS.), INC., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 219340 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. STANDARD INSURANCE CO., INC., RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 249196 DANTE LOPEZ Y ATANACIO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 247982 EDUARDO M. COJUANGCO, JR.,* PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN AND THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT (PCGG), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 237620 ERWIN TULFO, LILIBETH FRONDOSO, LYNDA JUMILLA, MARIA PROGENA, ESTONILLO REYES, ANNA LIZA EUGENIO, FERNANDO GARCIA, EUGENIO LOPEZ III, LUIS F. ALEJANDRO, JOSE RAMON OLIVES, JESUS "JAKE" MADERAZO, LUISITA CRUZ-VALDES, JOSE "JING" MAGSAYSAY, JR., AND ALFONSO "PAL" A. MARQUEZ III, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, FELIPE L. GOZON, GILBERTO R. DUAVIT, JR., MARISSA L. FLORES, JESSICA A. SOHO, GRACE DELA PEÑA-REYES, AND JOHN OLIVER T. MANALASTAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 11959 EUSEBIO D. SISON, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. LOURDES PHILINA B. DUMLAO, RESPONDENT. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 230426 FERNDALE HOMES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC., PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES HARLIN CAST. ABAYON AND DARYL GRACE ABAYON, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 230476] SPOUSES HARLIN CAST ABAYON AND DARYL GRACE ABAYON, PETITIONERS VS. FERNDALE HOMES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 249358 GREGORIO F. ABELLA, PETITIONER, VS. ABOSTA SHIPMANAGEMENT CORPORATION, PANSTAR SHIPPING CO., LTD., AND ALEX S. ESTABILLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 205979 HEIRS OF JOSE MALIT, SR., NAMELY: JOSE MALIT, JR., EDILBERTO MALIT, LORETA MALIT-SUMAUANG, CECILIA MALIT-TIMBANG, MARIA LUZ MALIT-FELICE AND TERESITA MALIT-PAULE, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF JESUS MALIT, NAMELY: ELSA MALIT-ALMERO, MYRNA MALIT-ALVAREZ, EDELWINA MALIT-CLARETE, ZENAIDA MALIT-GATDULA, ELISA MALIT-SONGCO, LILIAN M. MALIT, FELICIANA MALITPAULE, FELICIANO M. MALIT, AGUSTIN M. MALIT, DIOSDADO M. MALIT AND ORLANDO M. MALIT; AND MARIANITA D. ASUNCION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 241850 HONORATA A. LABAY, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THF PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N