Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2021
- G.R. No. 217721 BENJIE LAGAO Y GARCIA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 237245 CANDIDA E. GABORNES AND PEDRO GABORNES, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, FRANCISCO G. CATALOGO, FLORENCIO ALMEDA, JR., ROLANDO GACHO AND JOSE B. MACAWILE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 249080 DAVID NACIONALES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. LEAH GARNET G. SOLDE-ANNOGUI, IN HER CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, AND PERA-MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE, REPRESENTED BY JAY BONGHANOY, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 233775 DORIS MARIE S. LOPEZ, PETITIONER, VS. ANICETO G. SALUDO, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 249737 EDITA SANTOS DEGAMO, PETITIONER, VS. MY CITIHOMES (CITIHOMES BUILDER & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION), JOHN WANG, AND ROSIE WANG, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 242127 EVANGELINE ENGAO ASIS, HEIRS OF FELICITATION ENGAO-BAUTISTA, NAMELY: FERNANDO B. BAUTISTA, AGUEDA FE B. BARREDO, FERNANDO E. BAUTISTA, JR., AND AMADO REX E. BAUTISTA, HEIRS OF ERMA ENGAO TROCINO, NAMELY: FELIPE E. TROCINO AND PAMELA T. DELA CRUZ, AND CESAR A. ENGAO, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF ROSELLO CALIGNAWAN, NAMELY: ERLINDA A. CALIGNAWAN, VINCENT A. CALIGNAWAN, LINDRO A. CALIGNAWAN, SHERMAN A. CALIGNAWAN, MARVI A. CALIGNAWAN, IAN LOYD A. CALIGNAWAN, GARY MARTIN A. CALIGNAWAN, AND MARY ROSE A. CALIGNAWAN, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 228583 EVEN DEMATA Y GARZON, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 253115 FILINVEST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NILO DEL ROSARIO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — GIL MIGUEL, PETITIONER, VS. THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 202093 HEDCOR SIBULAN, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 246940 ILOCOS NORTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (INEC), PETITIONER, VS. ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209278 IRENE CONSTANTINO DATU, PETITIONER, VS. ALFREDO FABIAN DATU, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 240495 METRO ALLIANCE HOLDINGS AND EQUITIES CORPORATION, POLYMAX WORLDWIDE LIMITED AND WELLEX INDUSTRIES, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 240513, September 15, 2021] PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK, PETITIONER, VS. METRO ALLIANCE HOLDINGS AND EQUITIES CORPORATION, POLYMAX WORLDWIDE LIMITED AND WELLEX INDUSTRIES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 248063 NILDA ELERIA ZAPANTA AND HUSBAND GERMAN V. ZAPANTA, PETITIONERS, VS. RUSTAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 224831 ORLANDO D. GARCIA, AMADO Q. CALALANG, FERNANDO Q. CALALANG. AND BONIFACIO Q. CALALANG, PETITIONERS, VS. SANTOS VENTURA HOCORMA FOUNDATION, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 246128 P/SUPT. ALEXANDER RAFAEL AND SPO3 MARINO MANUEL, PETITIONERS, VS. ROCHELL BERMUDEZ, ERLINDA APOLONIO, RUENA BERNA, MARIFE SABALO, BINGCHLER BIENDIMA, THE FACT-FINDING INVESTIGATION BUREAU, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR THE MILITARY AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICES (FFIB-MOLEO) AND THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 217938 PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK, SUBSTITUTED BY EAST WEST BANKING CORPORATION,* PETITIONER, VS. BANK OF COMMERCE, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 217945] COLLEGE ASSURANCE PLAN PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. BANK OF COMMERCE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 218354 SHEILA MARIE G. UY-BELLEZA, PETITIONER, VS. THE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF TACLOBAN CITY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 230095 THE SALVATION ARMY, PETITIONER, VS. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 231490 VICTOR ABADIEZ BONGHANOY, ISIDORE GAVIOLA BESAS, AND EUSTAQUIO RAÑA BACOLOD, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 231566, September 15, 2021] GALICANO E. ATUP, NELSON L. UY, EFREN S. TANJAY, SABINIANO B. ATUPAN, MERLINDA B. GALLEGO, ROD ARTHUR P. CAÑETE, ALAN B. MENDEZ, LETECIA Q. BUNADO, CONSTANTINA B. VILLASAN, ANTONIO I. CUTAMURA,* JOHNNY JIM Q. GARCES, AND ARME A. TAAN, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE OMBUDSMAN CONCHITA CARPIO MORALES, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE OMBUDSMAN OF THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 233852 WESTERN SALES TRADING COMPANY, INC., WESTERN SALES TRADING COMPANY (PHILS.), INC., AND JOHN DOES, PETITIONERS, VS. 7D FOOD INTERNATIONAL, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 252079 ARMANDO G. ESTRELLA AND LYDIA G. CHUA, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 236726 ATTY. PABLO B. FRANCISCO, PETITIONER, VS. MELANIO DEL CASTILLO, SANDRA BERNALES, AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 243396 BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PETITIONER, VS. LCL CAPITAL, INC., RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 243409, September 14, 2021] LCL CAPITAL, INC., PETITIONER, VS. BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 225050 FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. AIRFREIGHT 2100, INC. AND THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 219556 HERMELINA RAMA AND BABY RAMA LAURON, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES MEDARDO NOGRA AND PURITA NOGRA AND SPOUSES RICARDO RAMA AND MARILES RAMA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 218461 ILDEFONSO T. PATDU, JR., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 222503 JOSE P. JAYAG AND MARILYN P. JAYAG, PETITIONERS, VS. BDO UNIBANK, INC., EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF, AND/OR ASSIGNED SHERIFF, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 244213 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. MILAGROS DE JESUSMACARAEG, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 249853 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JESSIE BANCUD Y CAUILAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 249322 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JUVENAL AZURIN Y BLANQUERA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 254282 PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (PSME), RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 235764 RAFAEL M. CRISOL, JR., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 190924 RELIABLE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL SECURITY AGENCY, INC. AND/OR RONALD P. MUSTARD, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, ANTONIO C. CAÑETE, AND MARGARITO AUGUIS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 218185 ROSARIO J. ABRENICA, MARY ANN JOY G. AGUADERA, VICTORIA S. ALARCON, LALAINE D. ARCANGEL, EDGARDO BAUTISTA, RAPHAEL T. BAUTISTIA, MAY EMMA BOOKS-MONTELLANO, DANTE P. BORNALES, ARTURO H. CABANBAN, VICENTE F. CO, JR., VILMA J. CRUZ, ROSALINA L. CUENCA, FERDINAND S. DE GUZMAN, MA. FE F. DECLARO, EFREN M. DIMAANO, ALEXIS Q. DIMAPILIS, VIRGINIA DIMAPILIS, MA. OLIVIA M. DIZON, EDNA MA. ENDRADA, BONNA M. ESPARTERO, BENJAMIN D. ESTRELLA, JR., JOVITA C. GONZALES, WILMA P. LADORES, SUSAN C. LEE, JESUS MARIO J. LOGMAO, ARLAN C. LOPEZ, JEROME LACEDA, ALBERT G. LU, MINDA A. MANALO, SHANE D. MARTE, EDNA ABELLERA MIRANDA, MA. LUISA J. NALLICA, EMILIO S. PANDONG, MONICA B. PAUBILLO, MICHAELA B. PANZALAN, NIMFA M. PUTONG, ELEONORITA E. REYES, JUDITH T. REYES, BIENVENIDO G. ROMERO, JR., NAOMI RUTH D. SALUDAR, EUMELIA P. SALVA, EDNA G. SANTIAGO, RONTGENE M. SOLANTE, DAVID T. SUPLICO, DANIEL S. TAGULAO, RUEL TEANO, ELIZABETH O. TELAN, FELIZ ROBERTO TORRES, EDITH S. TRIA, FRANCIS R. VILLANUEVA, JOSE BENITO R. VILLARAMA, VOLTAIRE C. YABUT, AND JOSEFINA T. MAPAGU, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SAN LAZARO HOSPITAL (SLH) MEDICAL STAFF ASSOCIATION, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT AND NILDA B. PLARAS, DIRECTOR IV, COMMISSION ON AUDIT, COMMISSION PROPER EN BANC, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 255389 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CARLO DIEGA Y ZAPICO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 215644 TRI-MARK FOODS, INC.,[i] PETITIONER, VS. GINTONG PANSIT, ATBP., INC., LUCY TAN YU,[ii], CATHERINE NG CHUNGUNCO,[iii], KATHLEEN GO-OCIER,[iv], RAYMOND[v] NG CHUNGUNCO AND MARY JENNIFER YAP ANG,[vi], RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 221586 ZENAIDA D. ROA, PETITIONER, VS. SPS. ROBINSON K. AND MARY VALERIE S. SY, MARIE ANTOINETTE R. FRANCISCO, AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF MAKATI CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 224344 EDGARDO I. MABALOT, PETITIONER, VS. MAERSK - FILIPINAS CREWING, INC. AND/OR A.P. MOLLER A/S, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 215761 HEIRS OF TEOFILO PACAÑA AND PEREGRINA APOSTOL, NAMELY: OLGA A. PACAÑA, ESTER P. MARCAIDA, CARMELO P. MARCAIDA, JR., CARLO P. MARCAIDA, LIBERTY P. MARCAIDA, LANA M. MAGHIRANG, AND GRACE V. PACAÑA, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES FLORENTINO MASALIHIT AND ANITA MASALIHIT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 232682 PATRICIO G. GEMINA, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING RIGHTS UNDER HIM, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF GERARDO V. ESPEJO, JR., NAMELY: MA. TERESA R. ESPEJO, JAIME GERARDO FRANCISCO R. ESPEJO, AND RHODORA PATRICE R. ESPEJO, REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, MA. TERESA R. ESPEJO, AND NENAFE V. ESPEJO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 215132 SPOUSES ISIDRO DULAY III* AND ELENA DULAY, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 203946 ARTURO A. DACQUEL, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES ERNESTO SOTELO AND FLORA DACQUELSOTELO, REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, IMELDA SOTELO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 201380 ARTURO O. RADAZA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SANDIGANBAYAN AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 210072 CF SHARP CREW MANAGEMENT INC., NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES INC., AND JICKIE ILAGAN, PETITIONERS, VS. MANUEL M. CUNANAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 204405 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. UNIOIL CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 241699 DENNIS T. UY TUAZON, WORLD WISER INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND JERZON MANPOWER AND TRADING, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. MYRA V. FUENTES, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 235358 DOMINGO A. PADSING, MARCIAL A. BACASEN, WENDELL D. NARCISO, AND RUNDELL JAY M. SIDO, PETITIONERS, VS. LEPANTO CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY AND BRYAN U. YAP, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 204997 EDILBERTO "EDDIE" PINEDA, MARIA FRANCISCO, FLORENCIO M. MANARANG, ROLANDO "ROLAN" AQUINO, ERNESTO P. VILLANUEVA, MERCEDES P. LACSINA, ANDRES A. FRANCISCO, BERNARDO V. GASTON, BASILIO A. ILANO, ADELAIDA VILLANUEVA, EULOGIO FRANCISCO, CRISANTO Q. AQUINO, EDUARDO P. NAVARRO, WILFREDO "JUNIOR" C. CAPULOY, JR., CHOLITA P. SANTOS, ALVIN LUGTU, JOSE BALBOA, REYNALDO "REY" LUGTU, ESTRELITA "ESTER" C. LUGTU, MELQUIADES MANARANG, OFRECINA PINEDA, RICARDO L. BALBOA, FILEMON F. FRANCISCO, PEDRO F. FRANCISCO, CASTOR I. YUNUN, PEDRO P. UNGOS, LUDOVICO "RUDY" P. UNGOS, WILFREDO "WILLY" BANDOLA, NOEL "NONONG" PALO, JESUS M. FRANCISCO, EDUARDO "EDDIE" COLLADO, SONNY LACSINA, FERNANDO "NANDY" COLLADO, BENJAMIN "AMIN" DELA CRUZ, RIZALINO "RIZAL" MATIC, CEZAR RAMIREZ, GERRY GASTON, EDUARDO FRANCISCO, ERNESTO TAYAG, NESTOR AQUINO, BERT AQUINO, AVELINO MANUCDUC, ARNEL NAVARRO, GREGORIO EMATA, ARTURO ZURBITO, LILIA DAVID, DOMINGO "BOND" CADIANG, JR., EDUARDO BALTAZAR, AMMONIO "AMON" DUMLAO, PEPITO Q. LUGTU, EDUARDO "EDDIE" PALO, DOMINGA PUNO, JOSEPH "JOSE" CORTEZ, BIENVENIDO BALBOA, ROSE MANQUIL, ROMEL BALBOA, ARSENIA PALO, WILFREDO "WILLY" FRANCISCO, CELADONIA VILLANUEVA, EMILIO GARCIA, ROLANDO "RODON" MARCOS, JIMMY NAVARRO, JUANITO FRANCISCO, ERNESTO NAVARRO, MARINA JACINTO, ROLANDO LUGTU, JESUS JACINTO, CORNELIO GAMPOY, DAVID DANDAN, ORLANDO TABLANTE, NIDA SOLAMO, ABELARDO YUMUL, LAURO MALIG, ORLANDO DELA CRUZ, EFIFANIO* MAGAT JR., CONRADO CASTRO, RODEL PALO, RODRIGO DELA CRUZ, EFREN DELA CRUZ, EVA CHAVEZ, ILDEFONSO "BOY" RAMOS, JR., MARIO DEQUINON, NOLITO CARBUNGCO CRISANTO** LAURONILLA, HENRY SANTOS, RODERICK UNGOS, LEANDO PENAREDONDO, BONIFACIO OJANO, SEVERO JAVIER, ROGER FAJARDO, SIANO COLLADO, ERLINDA TIMPUG, AND ROYNALDO "ROY" DELA CRUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. ABELARDO C. MIRANDA, ELIAS C. MIRANDA AND CARMENCITA D. MIRANDA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 213400 ELIDAD KHO AND VIOLETA KHO, PETITIONERS, VS. SUMMERVILLE GENERAL MERCHANDISING & CO., INC., RESPONDENT. DECISION