Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2021
- G.R. No. 227917 SPOUSES RUDY FERNANDEZ AND CRISTETA AQUINO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES MERARDO DELFIN AND ANGELITA DELFIN, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 248519 ST. FRANCIS PLAZA CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. EMILIO SOLCO, FRANCIS SOLCO, LILY DELOS REYESSOLCO AND BENZ FABIAN SOLCO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 248520] FRANCIS SOLCO, PETITIONER, VS. EMILIO SOLCO, RESPONDENT. [G.R. Nos. 248757-59] BENZ FABIAN SOLCO AND LILY DELOS REYES-SOLCO, PETITIONERS, VS. EMILIO SOLCO,* RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 201022 TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA), PETITIONER, VS. ERNESTO ABRAGAR, RESPONDENT.
- G.R. No. 238077 TEDDY L. PANARIGAN, PETITIONER, VS. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION - REGIONAL OFFICE (CSCRO) NO. III, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 236419 UNION BANK PHILIPPINES OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SY LIAN TENG, EMERENCIANA SYLIANTENG, ROBERTO SYLIANTENG, LORRAINE SYLIANTENG, CESAR SYLIANTENG, CLARITA TANG, ROBERTO TANG,* MARGARET TANG, PATRICK TANG, FREDERICK TANG, GLORIA LIM, ALBERT TANG, AND HELEN TANG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 235730 WILHELMSEN SMITH BELL MANNING, INC., GOLAR MANAGEMENT UK, LTD. AND/OR EMMANUEL DE VERA, PETITIONERS, VS. BONERES P. VENCER, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 2020-10- [ A.M. No. 2020-10-SC (Formerly A.M. No. 21-01-05-SC). March 16, 2021 ]
- G.R. No. 238875 SENATORS FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, LEILA M. DE LIMA, RISA HONTIVEROS, AND ANTONIO 'SONNY' F. TRILLANES IV, PETITIONERS, VS. ALAN PETER S. CAYETANO, SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA, TEODORO L. LOCSIN, JR., AND SALVADOR S. PANELO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 239483, March 16, 2021] PHILIPPINE COALITION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (PCICC), LORETTA ANN P. ROSALES, DR. AURORA CORAZON A. PARONG, EVELYN BALAIS-SERRANO, JOSE NOEL D. OLANO, REBECCA DESIREE E. LOZADA, EDELIZA P. HERNANDEZ, ANALIZA T. UGAY, NIZA CONCEPCION ARAZAS, GLORIA ESTER CATIBAYAN-GUARIN, RAY PAOLO "ARPEE" J. SANTIAGO, GILBERT TERUEL ANDRES, AND AXLE P. SIMEON, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY REPRESENTED BY HON. SALVADOR MEDIALDEA, THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPRESENTED BY HON. ALAN PETER CAYETANO, AND THE PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES TO THE UNITED NATIONS, REPRESENTED BY HON. TEODORO LOCSIN, JR., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 240954, March 16, 2021] INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY REPRESENTED BY HON. SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA, THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPRESENTED BY HON. ALAN PETER CAYETANO AND THE PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES TO THE UNITED NATIONS, REPRESENTED BY HON. TEODORO LOCSIN, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 241032 CHARNNEL SHANE THOMAS, PETITIONER, VS. RACHEL TRONO AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 210501 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF TAX APPEALS (FIRST DIVISION) AND PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 211294] THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS OF THE PORT OF BATANGAS, PETITIONERS, VS. PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 212490] PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF TAX APPEALS (FIRST DIVISION), COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS OF THE PORT OF BATANGAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 249011 CRISTITA ANABAN, CRISPINA ANABAN, PUREZA ANABAN, CRESENCIA ANABAN-WALANG, AND ROSITA ANABAN-BARISTO, PETITIONERS, VS. BETTY ANABAN-ALFILER, MERCEDES ANABAN, AND MARCELO ANABAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 240130 DORELCO EMPLOYEES UNION-ALU-TUCP, PETITIONER, VS. DON ORESTES ROMUALDEZ ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (DORELCO), INC., RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 249247 HEIRS OF MARY LANE R. KIM, REPRESENTED BY KIM SUNG II, JANICE KIM AND BILLIELYN SHAFER, PETITIONERS, VS. JASPER JASON M. QUICHO, JOINED BY HIS WIFE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 246265-66 MAYBELA. UMPA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 216933 PAQUITO TOH BUSTILLO @ KITS, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 249629 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. EDGAR MAJINGCAR Y YABUT AND CHRISTOPHER RYAN LLAGUNO Y MATOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 250295 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. NACI BORRAS Y LASCANO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 249412 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GREGORIO VILLALON, JR. Y PABUAYA ALIAS "JUN-JUN," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 242414 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MAE AL-SAAD Y BAGKAT, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 252886 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANOLITO RIVERA Y SUAREZ, A.K.A. "DOC AGA" AND MARY GRACE ESTANISLAO A.K.A. "GRACE," ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 229103 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RICHARD PUGAL Y AUSTRIA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 243944 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. WESLEY RAMOS Y MOSCA @ "KAMBAL", MA. LEA RAMOS Y BALILA @ "BING" AND MOSES MANANSALA Y LUALHATI @ "OYE", ACCUSED, WESLEY RAMOS Y MOSCA @ "KAMBAL", ACCUSED-APPELLANT. ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 241787 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. X X X, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 233578 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF JULIAN STA. ANA AND MERCEDES STA. ANA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 223854 ROBUSTAN, INC., AS REPRESENTED BY HENRY HYOUNG KI KIM, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND WILFREDO WAGAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 247576 ROSARIO D. ADO-AN-MORIMOTO, PETITIONER, VS. YOSHIO MORIMOTO AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 248061 MORE ELECTRIC AND POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. PANAY ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 249406, March 9, 2021] REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER-OPPOSITOR, MORE ELECTRIC AND POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. PANAY ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 252154 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. TAMIL SELVI VELOO AND N. CHANDRAR NADARAJAN,* ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 232049 ADRIANO TOSTON Y HULAR, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 235418 ANTONIO M. SUBA, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN FIRST DIVISION AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 242552 BENJAMIN M. OLIVEROS, JR., OLIVER M. OLIVEROS AND MAXIMO Z. SOTTO, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 224552 BERMON MARKETING COMMUNICATION CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES LILIA M. YACO AND NEMESIO YACO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 234299 CHARTIS PHILIPPINES INSURANCE, INC. (NOW AIG PHILIPPINES INSURANCE, INC.), PETITIONER, VS. CYBER CITY TELESERVICES, LTD., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 214407 COMMISSIONER CECILIA RACHEL V. QUISUMBING, PETITIONER, VS. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PAQUITO N. OCHOA, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AND CHAIRPERSON LORETTA ANN P. ROSALES, COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 204887 ERNESTO R. SERRANO, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES LUZVIMINDA & ARNOLD GUZMAN, SPOUSES MARISSA AND EFREN CASTILLO, AND SPOUSES SAMUEL AND EDIVINA PACIS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 244388 JAYRALDIN F. EBUS, PETITIONER, VS. THE RESULTS COMPANY, INC.,* MICHAEL KALAW, SHERRA DE GUZMAN,** SUMMER DOMBROWSKI,*** JAY MORENTE AND FRANCIS LACUNA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 244098 JEBSENS MARITIME, INC., SEA CHEFS CRUISES LTD./EFFEL T. SANTILLAN, PETITIONERS, VS. LORDELITO B. GUTIERREZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 252716 PATRICIA ZAMORA RIINGEN, PETITIONER, VS. WESTERN UNION FINANCIAL SERVICES (HONG KONG) LIMITED, PHILIPPINES REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 247718 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JAYNARD AGUSTIN Y PARAGGUA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209584 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JUDITO CORITANA AND JOHN DOE, ACCUSED, JUDITO CORITANA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 248530 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. REYNALDO DECHOSO Y DIVINA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 246700 RODOLFO "SONNY" D. VICENTE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 240774 TOYO SEAT PHILIPPINES CORPORATION/YOSHIHIRO TAKAHAMA, PETITIONERS, VS. ANNABELLE C. VELASCO, RENATO NATIVIDAD, FLORANTE BILASA, AND MARY ANN BENIGLA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 247787 DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 12883 ENRICO R. VELASCO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. BERTENI C. CAUSING, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 246679 GOVERNOR EDGARDO A. TALLADO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, NORBERTO B. VILLAMIN AND SENANDRO M. JALGALADO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 247228 (Formerly UDK 16410) HAGONOY WATER DISTRICT, CELESTINO S. VENGCO, AND REMEDIOS M. OSORIO, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 224182 SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 5054 SOLEDAD NUÑEZ, REPRESENTED BY ANAMIAS B. CO, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR COMPLAINANT, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ROMULO L. RICAFORT, RESPONDENT. [A.C. No. 6484, March 2, 2021] ADELITA B. LLUNAR, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ROMULO L. RICAFORT, RESPONDENT. IN RE: PETITION FOR JUDICIAL CLEMENCY OF ROMULO L. RICAFORT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 246445 SPOUSES EULALIO CUENO AND FLORA BONIFACIO CUENO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES EPIFANIO AND VERONICA BAUTISTA, SPOUSES RIZALDO AND ANACITA BAUTISTA, SPOUSES DIONILO AND MARY ROSE BAUTISTA, SPOUSES ROEL AND JESSIBEL B. SANSON, AND SPOUSES CALIXTO AND MERCEDITA B. FERNANDO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N