Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2021
- G.R. No. 218640 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR) FOR THE CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR), PETITIONER, VS. ROSITA SADCA, SPOUSES MARCENIO LESINO AND ELIZABETH BAGUINAY, SPOUSES BENITO BENTADAN AND HELEN DIMAS, SPOUSES ROMEO FONTANILLA AND FELOMINA DAGAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 212082 ASIAN MARINE TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ALLEN P. CASERES, EMILYN O. TUDIO, JESSIE LADICA, AND VERMELYN PALOMARES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 236956 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE-REVENUE INTEGRITY PROTECTION SERVICE (DOF-RIPS), REPRESENTED BY JOEL M. APOLONIO AND AGAPITO C. GUARIN, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND RAMIR SAUNDERS GOMEZ, SPECIAL AGENT I, BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 210904 FERDINAND V. TENDENILLA, MARIVIC L. SARAO, MA. IRENE ARSENIA L. BELLO AND MACABANTOG D. BATAO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. CESAR V. PURISIMA IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, HON. MAR A. ROXAS IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HON. JOSEPH EMILIO A. ABAYA IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, HON. LEILA M. DE LIMA IN HER CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, GEN. RICARDO A. DAVID, JR. IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, BOARD OF AIRLINE REPRESENTATIVES AND AIRLINE OPERATORS COUNCIL RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 254484 IN RE: PETITION FOR RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN JUDGMENT OF DIVORCE WITH PRAYER TO CHANGE CIVIL STATUS OF JANEVIC ORTEZA ORDANEZA FROM MARRIED TO SINGLE, JANEVIC ORTEZA ORDANEZA, REPRESENTED BY: RICKY O. ORDANEZA, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 225154-57 J.R. NEREUS O. ACOSTA* AND SOCORRO O. ACOSTA, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 214016 JHONNA GUEVARRA ET AL., PETITIONER, VS. JAN BANACH, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 226912 JOSEPH DELA LUNA, PETITIONER, VS. SWIRE REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 254596-97 LESTHER S. BARRETTO, RONN VINCENT H. AREVALO, RICHARD IRISH O. TOMINEZ, ANDY L. VALDEMOR, ROLAND QUEZON, RYAN RAPH B. VICTORIA, AND JOEY A. HERNANDEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. AMBER GOLDEN POT RESTAURANT, RHODA FERNANDEZ, AND ABLEBODIES MANPOWER SERVICES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 250128 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JAY CORDIAL Y BREZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 181311 PROVINCE OF BATAAN, HON. ENRIQUE T. GARCIA, JR., EMERLINDA S. TALENTO, AND AMELITA E. ABAD, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. REMIGIO M. ESCALADA, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH 3, BALANGA CITY, BATAAN, VICTOR G. GAWTEE, AND CAMERON GRANVILLE 2 ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 255453 SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD NG VALENZUELA CITY (CITY COUNCIL OF VALENZUELA CITY) AND VICE MAYOR LORENA C. NATIVIDAD-BORJA, CITY COUNCILOR LAILANIE P. NOLASCO, CITY COUNCILOR RAMON L. ENCARNACION, CITY COUNCILOR MARLON PAULO C. ALEJANDRINO, CITY COUNCILOR RICARDO RICARR C. ENRIQUEZ, CITY COUNCILOR KIMBERLY ANN D.V. GALANG, CITY COUNCILOR ANTONIO R. ESPIRITU, CITY COUNCILOR KRISTIAN ROME T. SY, CITY COUNCILOR ROVIN ANDREW M. FELICIANO, CITY COUNCILOR JOSEPH WILLIAM D. LEE, CITY COUNCILOR JENNIFER PINGREE, CITY COUNCILOR MARIA CECILIA V. MAYO, CITY COUNCILOR CRISSHA M. PINEDA, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF VALENZUELA CITY, SK CHAIRPERSON CHIQUI MARIE N. CARREON, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE NEWLY INSTALLED FEDERATION PRESIDENT BY VIRTUE OF THE ASSAILED RESOLUTION, PETITIONERS, VS. SK CHAIRPERSON PEDERASYON PRESIDENT JANINE ALEXANDRA R. CARLOS (EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF VALENZUELA CITY), RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 255543] SK CHAIRPERSON OF BRGY. MARULAS AND PEDERASYON PRESIDENT JANINE ALEXANDRA R. CARLOS (EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF VALENZUELA CITY), PETITIONER, VS. SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD NG VALENZUELA CITY (CITY COUNCIL OF VALENZUELA CITY) IN THE PERSONS OF VICE MAYOR LORENA C. NATIVIDAD-BORJA, CITY COUNCILOR LAILANIE P. NOLASCO, CITY COUNCILOR RAMON L. ENCARNACION, CITY COUNCILOR MARLON PAULO C. ALEJANDRINO, CITY COUNCILOR RICARDO RICARR C. ENRIQUEZ, CITY COUNCILOR KIMBERLY ANN D.V. GALANG, CITY COUNCILOR ANTONIO R. ESPIRITU, CITY COUNCILOR KRISTIAN ROME T. SY, CITY COUNCILOR ROVIN ANDREW M. FELICIANO, CITY COUNCILOR JOSEPH WILLIAM D. LEE, CITY COUNCILOR JENNIFER PINGREE-ESPLANA, CITY COUNCILOR CRISSHA M. PINEDA, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF VALENZUELA CITY, SK CHAIRPERSON COLEEN JOANNE DE VERA, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE NEWLY INSTALLED FEDERATION PRESIDENT BY VIRTUE OF THE ASSAILED DECISION, COURT OF APPEALS FORMER 14TH DIVISION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 222448 UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, PETITIONER, VS. EDITHA F. ANG AND VIOLETA M. FERNANDEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 234329 BENJAMIN T. DE LEON, JR.,• PETITIONER, VS. ROQSON INDUSTRIAL SALES, INC., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 251816 FLORENTINA CAOYONG SOBREJUANITE-FLORES, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONERS TEOFILO S. PILANDO, JR., YOLANDA D. REYES, MIRIAM P. CUE, ALEXA P. ABRENICA, AND IMELDA G. VILLAR, ALL OF THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 13054 JOSEPHINE R. ONG, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. SALVADOR M. BIJIS, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 248355 MARICEL L. RIVERA, PETITIONER, VS. WOO NAMSUN* AND/OR OFFICE OF THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL OR LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF QUEZON CITY, AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 253777 MARY GRACE D. CORPUZ, SOPHIA T. BORJA, LEO C. JAVIER, CAESAR JOVENTINO M. TADO, AND BABYLINDA O. REYES, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 250332 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROGELIO TORENO, JR. Y FLORES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 11653 PHILIPPINE ISLAND KIDS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC. (PIKIFI),* COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ALEJANDRO JOSE C. PALLUGNA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 12880 REINARIO B. BIHAG, MATEO CORTES, BENJAMIN CABATIC, NASSROLLAH D. MONTUD, TEDDY BERNALES, KARIM MACAROMPAN, DONATO CALICA, JR., CLAIRE GREBERN ELUMIR, AND EDGAR DEMAVIVAS, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. EDGARDO O. ERA,• RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 188587 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SPS. YU CHO KHAI AND CRISTINA SY YU, ALFONSO L. ANGLIONGTO, JR., REPRESENTED BY FELICITAS YAP VDA. DE ANGLIONGTO, THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, DAVAO CITY, AGDAO RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, INC., NICOLAS P. SONALAN, AND THE HEIRS OF SPOUSES AURELIO PIZARRO AND FILOMENA PIZARRO, NAMELY ROGELIO G. PIZARRO, MARIA EVELYN G. PIZARRO-SULIT, MISAEL G. PIZARRO, NORMAN PAUL PIZARRO, LUZVIMINDA G. PIZARRO, DELIA-THELMA PIZARRO DILLERA, VIRGILIO G. PIZARRO, ROSALINDA PIZARRO INGLES, JOSE ELVIN G. PIZARRO, LYDIA PIZARRO GUDANI, AND ALICIA P. LADISLA (SUBSTITUTED BY HER HEIRS, WILLIE L. LADISLA, ALEXIS P. LADISLA, ANTONIO P. LADISLA, MARIA BELEN L. UMAYAN, BENJAMIN P. LADISLA, RAMONITO P. LADISLA, FLORDELIZA L. BONTIA, LOURINDA P. DE JESUS, MARIA PLACIDA L. ALOLOD, JOSEPHINE L. ALEGUIOJO, CECILIA L. AGUIRRE, RAYMOND P. LADISLA, CAROLINE L. ADTOON, AND ARMANDO P. LADISLA), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 238201 FEDERAL LAND, INC., METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY,[1] BELLA ANG, SERGRE MARIO IYOG, ALFRED TY, ROSA P. CHUA, AND MICHAEL LUCIANO P. ARANAS, PETITIONERS, VS. NORTHLANDER REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT, INC., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 198449 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ERNESTO MONTILLA Y CARIAGA AND DALE DUAY, ACCUSED, ERNESTO MONTILLA Y CARIAGA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 194995 EMILIO D. MONTILLA, JR., PETITIONER, VS. G HOLDINGS, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 254336 GM LORETO P. SEARES, JR., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION BOARD, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 246343 THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, PETITIONERS, VS. JADE BROS. FARM AND LIVESTOCK, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 240764 VENUS COMMERCIAL CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 202177 BW SHIPPING PHILIPPINES, INC., BW GAS ASA/NORWAY AND/OR ROLANDO C. ADORABLE, PETITIONERS, VS. MARIO H. ONG, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 238633 COCA-COLA FEMSA PHILIPPINES, INC. (NOW COCA-COLA BEVERAGES PHILIPPINES, INC.), PETITIONER, VS. COCA-COLA FEMSA PHILS., MOP MANUFACTURING UNIT COORDINATORS AND SUPERVISORS UNION – ALL WORKERS ALLIANCE TRADE UNIONS (CCFP-MMUCSU-AWATU), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 216716 JOSE EDWIN G. ESICO, PETITIONER, VS. ALPHALAND CORPORATION AND ALPHALAND DEVELOPMENT, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 213931 KUWAIT AIRWAYS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE TOKIO MARINE AND FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD., AND TOKIO MARINE MALAYAN INSURANCE CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 212327 LINEAR CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. DOLMAR PROPERTY VENTURES, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 251680 LUCIA MALICSE-HILARIA, PETITIONER, VS. IVENE D. REYES, JONNE L. ADANIEL, ALVARO B. NONAN, NILO L. SUBONG, AND CESAR S. GUARINO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 204106 OLIVIA D. LEONES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. CARLITO CORPUZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 27, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION, AND HON. MINDA FONTANILLA, IN HER CAPACITY AS MUNICIPAL MAYOR OF BACNOTAN, LA UNION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 248066 PAXTON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ANTENOR VIRATA, PILAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE REGISTRY OF DEEDS OF CAVITE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 238447 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ERMIAHE ACHMAD A.K.A. IMRAN A.K.A. NAPEH A.K.A. TIRMIDHI ATALAD AHMAD AND ELLEL A.K.A. VASSER MUKTARIN A.K.A. ILLIL BAGARAK A.K.A. ELLEL BAGARAK, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 250590-91 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RUFINO PABLO PALABRICA III, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 219709 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. BRYAN D. YEBAN, AND MARIA FE B. PADUA-YEBAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 219300 ROMUALDO J. BAWASANTA,* PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 219323] RODOLFO G. VALENCIA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 219343] ALFONSO V. UMALI, JR., PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 214419 SALVADOR DELA FUENTE, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE SM SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, AND MANUEL SARRAGA, PETITIONERS, VS. MARILYN E. GIMENEZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 240720 SPOUSES HERBERT E. BUOT AND OPHELIA R. COMPLETO, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL TRANSMISSION CORPORATION, NOW SUBSTITUTED BY NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 212349 SPOUSES SERGIO D. DOMASIAN AND NENITA F. DOMASIAN, PETITIONERS, VS. MANUEL T. DEMDAM, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 184389 ALLAN MADRILEJOS, ALLAN HERNANDEZ, GLENDA GIL, AND LISA GOKONGWEI-CHENG, PETITIONERS, VS. LOURDES GATDULA, AGNES LOPEZ, HILARION BUBAN, AND THE OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR OF MANILA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 247348 CHRISTIAN CADAJAS Y CABIAS, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 13082 PAULINE S. MOYA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ROY ANTHONY S. ORETA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 247924 POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT (PSALM) CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY IRENE JOY BESIDO-GARCIA, IN HER CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF PSALM, AND IN BEHALF OF THE CONCERNED AND AFFECTED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF PSALM, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 218310 POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY MS. LOURDES S. ALZONA, IN HER CAPACITY AS OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, AND IN BEHALF OF THE 37 PSALM OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES LISTED IN ND 10-002 (2009),[1] PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 218416 PTK2 H2O CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, SWIM, INC. (SAVE WATERS OF INDANG, CAVITE MOVEMENT INC.) AND ITS PRESIDENT BUENAVENTURA RAMOS, VICE PRESIDENT BAYANI MATEL, SECRETARY ARMIN OLORES, TREASURER ILUMINADA SILAO AND JOSEFINO VIADO, IN THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AND PERSONAL CAPACITIES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 222611 ARNOLFO A. DACO, PETITIONER, VS. RUBEN E. CABAJAR, RESPONDENT. DECISION