Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2021
- G.R. Nos. 221253-54 WILLIAM G. GUIALANI, IN HIS CAPACITY AS TAXPAYER AND GRAFT AND CORRUPTION CRUSADER, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, (SPECIAL) TWENTY-SECOND DIVISION [COMPOSED OF: HON. HENRI PAUL B. INTING (PONENTE), HON. EDGARDO A. CAMELLO, AND HON. PABLITO A. PEREZ (MEMBERS)]; DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT [HEREIN REPRESENTED BY SEC. MEL SENEN SARMIENTO, USEC. AUSTERE A. PANADERO, AND OIC REGIONAL DIRECTOR NILO P. CASTANARES OF REGION - 10]; OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN [HEREIN REPRESENTED BY THE OMBUDSMAN HON. CONCHITA CARPIO-MORALES]; AND OSCAR S. MORENO AND GLENN C. BAÑEZ, RESPONDENTS.[G.R. Nos. 227527-28]WILLIAM G. GUIALANI, PETITIONER, VS. OSCAR S. MORENO, MAYOR, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND GLENN C. BAÑEZ, OIC-CITY TREASURER, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, RESPONDENTS.[G.R. Nos. 231065-68]OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. OSCAR S. MORENO AND GLENN C. BAÑEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 207522 BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS, PETITIONER, VS. NELSON C. BOOL, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 231001 CONSTANTINO Y. BELIZARIO,* PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE REGISTRY OF DEEDS OF NASUGBU, BATANGAS, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 233365 NICXON L. PEREZ, JR.,• PETITIONER, VS. AVEGAIL PEREZ-SENERPIDA, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND MR. SENERPIDA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 238903 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. EMELITA MARAASIN BRAÑA, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 229508 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DENNIS PAUL TOLEDO Y BURIGA,* ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 250649 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LEONARDO CABORNAY Y BATULA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 247651 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARK IAN LIBUNAO Y MARIANO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 213314 ALLAN DU YAPHOCKUN, ALFREDO HEBRONA, JR., ROGER C. PARE, GENERAL SANTOS CITY-SARANGANI REAL ESTATE BOARD (GENSANSARREB) AND SOUTH COTABATO REAL ESTATE BOARD (SOCOREB), PETITIONERS, VS. PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION (PRC), PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF REAL ESTATE SERVICE (PRBRES), AND PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE SERVICE PRACTITIONERS, INC. (PHILRES), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 214432] PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE BOARDS, INC. (PAREB), REAL ESTATE BROKERS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (REBAP), NATIONAL REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION, INC. (NREA), FEDERATION OF REAL ESTATE SERVICE ASSOCIATIONS, INC. (FRESA), AND JOHN WINSTON JIMENEZ, FOR HIMSELF AND AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF OTHER INDIVIDUAL REAL ESTATE SERVICE PRACTITIONERS, PETITIONERS, VS. PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION (PRC), PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF REAL ESTATE SERVICE (PRBRES) AND PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE SERVICE PRACTITIONERS, INC. (PHILRES), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 228588 PHILIPPINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, SAN BEDA COLLEGE ALABANG INC., ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY, AND RIVERBANKS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, MAYNILAD WATER SERVICES, INC., SILGAN WHITE CAP SOUTHEAST ASIA, INC., AND FASTECH ELECTRONIQUE, INC., PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION, JOCELYN FORGE, INC. AND LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES – BATANGAS CAMPUS, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION, VS. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, HON. ALFONSO G. CUSI, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION AND HON. JOSE VICENTE B. SALAZAR, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, AND HON. ALFREDO J. NON, HON. GLORIA VICTORIA C. YAPTARUC, HON. JOSEFINA PATRICIA M. ASIRIT, AND HON. GERONIMO D. STA. ANA, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS INCUMBENT COMMISSIONERS OF THE ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS FOR REFORMS, INC. (NASECORE), INTERVENOR, AC ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC., INTERVENOR, RETAIL ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (RESA), INTERVENOR, PHINMA ENERGY CORPORATION, INTERVENOR. [G.R. No. 229143, March 2, 2021] SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, DR. BEN S. MALAYANG III, PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 229453, March 2, 2021] BATANGAS II ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., PENINSULA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., CAMARINES SUR I ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., ILOILO I ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., AKLAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., CAPIZ ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., ANTIQUE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC., AND LEYTE III ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 233857 (Formerly UDK 16000) AGAPITO A. SALIDO, JR., PETITIONER, VS. ARAMAYWAN METALS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, CERLITO SAN JUAN, CORAZON SAN JUAN, CRISTINA MARIE SAN JUAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 222892 ANTHONY JOHN APURA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 246146 CICL XXX, CHILD IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 217338 DINO S. PALO, PETITIONER, VS. SENATOR CREWING (MANILA), INC., ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 221277 EDUARDO SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 12843 ERLINDA BILDNER, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. SIKINI C. LABASTILLA AND ATTY. ALMA KRISTINA ALOBBA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 215104 EUFROCINA N. MACAIRAN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. Nos. 215120 & 215147] IMELDA Q. AGUSTIN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 215212] PHILIP F. DU, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. Nos. 215354-55] ROSALINDA U. MAJARAIS, MD., PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. Nos. 215377 & 215923] HORACIO D. CABRERA AND ENRIQUE L. PEREZ, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 215541] ANTHONY M. OCAMPO AND PRESCILLA G. CAMPOSANO, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 252325 FLORITA B. VIRAY, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF MILAGROS A. VIRAY, REPRESENTED BY JOHN A. VIRAY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 246793 HCL TECHNOLOGIES PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. FRANCISCO AGRAVIADOR GUARIN, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 244042 HYACINTH N. GRAGEDA, PETITIONER, VS. FACT-FINDING INVESTIGATION BUREAU, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR THE MILITARY AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 244043] IGMEDIO U. BONDOC, JR. PETITIONER, VS. FACT-FINDING INVESTIGATION BUREAU, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR THE MILITARY AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 243644] FCINSP. JOSEPH REYLITO S. ESPIRITU, FINSP. ALLAN L. MAGAYANES, SPO2 JANETTE A. ALCANTARA AND SFO1 MARIA A. GONGONA A.K.A. SFO1 MARIA LUISA R. GONGONA, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 231721-22 JESUS E. ULAY, PETITIONER, VS. MARANGUYOD BUSTAMANTE, SALOME BUSTAMANTE-SAROL, HEIRS OF ADELAIDA BUSTAMANTE-PEDROROJA, NAMELY: MARIO PEDROROJA, GERALDINE P. EDERA, SHEILA P. LUBAMA AND HEIRS OF RAMON BUSTAMANTE, REPRESENTED BY MARANGUYOD BUSTAMANTE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 239871 LYNNA G. CHUNG, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN-FIELD INVESTIGATION OFFICE, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 213523 MICHAEL CASILAG Y ARCEO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 247007 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AAA,[1] ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 235991 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AURELIO LIRA Y DULFO, ATANACIO BARNOBAL Y LIRA AND RUDRIGO TEDRANES Y MNU, ACCUSED, AURELIO LIRA Y DULFO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 240424 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EUGENE SEGUISABAL, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 252857 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. KARLO GUARIN Y BAÑAGA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 250330 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RENANTE TRASONA, SEGUISABAL Y ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 243328 PETRON CORPORATION AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,[1] PETITIONERS, VS. WILLIAM YAO, SR. LUISA C. YAO, WILLIAM YAO, JR., RICHARD C. YAO AND ROGER C. YAO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 210329 PHILIPPINE TRANSMARINE CARRIERS INC., AND/OR MARIN SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED, PETITIONERS, VS. CLARITO A. MANZANO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 240054 SATURNINO A. ELEVERA, PETITIONER, VS. ORIENT MARITIME SERVICES, INC.,/OSM CREW MANAGEMENT, INC.,/MS. VENUS RICO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 230355 SONIA O. MAHINAY, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND ALMA J. GENOTIVA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 200991 SPOUSES WILFREDO AND DOMINICA ROSARIO, PETITIONERS, VS. GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 243999 SPS. LITO AND LYDIA TUMON, PETITIONERS, VS. RADIOWEALTH FINANCE COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. Nos. 243029-30 TITO S. SARION, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 225171 UNITED PHILIPPINE LINES, INC. AND/OR HOLLAND AMERICA LINE WESTOURS, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. LEOBERT S. RAMOS, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 225809 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. SOUTH ENTERTAINMENT GALLERY, INC., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 202284 CRISTINA* R. SEMING, PETITIONER, VS. EMELITA P. ALAMAG, VIOLETA L. PAMAT, ROLANDO L. PAMAT AND FERNANDO L. PAMAT, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 203367 ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- A.C. No. 12836 FREDERICK U. DALUMAY, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. FERDINAND M. AGUSTIN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 195500 HEIRS OF LEONARDA LATOJA, NAMELY ANTONIA D. FABILANE, PRUDENCIA D. BELLO, REPRESENTED BY PETRA F. NEGADO, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF GAVINO LATOJA, NAMELY TEODOSIA FIGUEROA, NICASIO LATOJA III, ROSA CANDARI AND OTHER HEIRS REPRESENTED BY FRIOLAN** RAGAY AND MARIA OBREGON, PENRO OF SAMAR, AND REGISTER OF DEEDS OF SAMAR, RESPONDENTS.
- G.R. No. 202661 LETICIA C. RAMIREZ, PETITIONER, VS. FELOMINO ELOMINA, REPRESENTED BY HIS ATTORNEY-INFACT, FEDERICO ELOMINA,*, RESPONDENT.** DECISION
- G.R. No. 210338 LUIS SERRANO (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS ATTY. LENITO T. SERRANO, CARMELO A. SERRANO,* DIMPNA SERRANO-ARCANGEL,** AND ATTY. JOSE O. CORTEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. ROSA P. ESPEJO, MANUELA P. CORPUZ, AND SALVADOR CORPUZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 249281 MALAYAN BANK SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE BANK, PETITIONER, VS. SPS. JOSEPH & JOCELYN CABIGAO REPRESENTED BY EDGARDO S. SUAREZ, AND ROSALINDA E. TECHICO, FERDINAND ANTHONY C. SEVILLEJA (AS THE FORMER REGISTRAR OF DEEDS OF MEYCAUAYAN, BULACAN), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 228854 NIEVES NAVARRO, IN HER CAPACITY AS ONE OF THE VENDEES OF A PORTION OF THE ESTATE OF DIONISIA CAYABYAB AND AS ONE OF THE HEIRS OF VICTORIA CAYABYAB, AND IRENE NAVARRO, IN HER CAPACITY AS ONE OF THE HEIRS OF VICTORIA CAYABYAB, PETITIONERS, VS. ZENAIDA CAYABYAB HARRIS AND ROBERT E. HARRIS, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS HEIRS OF RODRIGO CAYABYAB AND JOSEFINA BAUTISTA CAYABYAB; MELANIO CAYABYAB AND MARGARITA LAMBINO, THE HEIRS OF INOCENCIA CAYABYAB; VENERANDA CAYABYAB-PASTRANA, JOSE CAYABYAB AND VERONICA SIAPNO, YOLANDA CAYABYAB, AND FELIX CAYABYAB AND MYRNA PADUA, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS HEIRS OF REMEGIO CAYABYAB, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 247410 NILO D. LAFUENTE AND BILLY C. PANAGUITON, PETITIONERS, VS. DAVAO CENTRAL WAREHOUSE CLUB, INC., AND LILY S. YAP, CORPORATE SECRETARY, RESPONDENTS.
- G.R. No. 241952 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOEBERT TAROMA ZAPATA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 236305 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LOUIE C. VILLENA @ ISIT, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 234780 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARIO PANIS, LARRY CILINO FLORES, AURELIO SANTIAGO AND JERRY MAGDAY GALINGANA, ACCUSED. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209437 PHILAM HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., AND MARCIA CAGUIAT, PETITIONERS, VS. SYLVIA DE LUNA AND NENITA BUNDOC, RESPONDENTS. DECISION