Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2022
- G.R. No. 253467 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PEDRO RAMA, JR. Y YBAÑEZ A.K.A. "KABAYO," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 256177 PIONEER INSURANCE & SURETY CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CLEARWATER INSURANCE COMPANY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 221664 RUBEN M. BUENAFLOR PETITIONER, VS. STOLT-NIELSEN PHILIPPINES, INC., AND STOLT-NIELSEN ITS GMBH RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 240202-03 SUSAN B. VILLAFUERTE, ELENITA P. EROY, LARRAINE L. ABELLAR, AIDA S. SANTOS, JOCELYN D. LINO, REGGIE LEY L. DELA CRUZ, CRISTIAN I. PERUA, ARTHUR O. PENDILLA, ANTONIO M. CABRERA, DIONISIO C. QUINO, AND GEORGE B. PURUGGANAN, PETITIONERS, VS. DISC CONTRACTORS, BUILDERS AND GENERAL SERVICES, INC. AND LUIS F. SISON, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. Nos. 240462-63] DISC CONTRACTORS, BUILDERS AND GENERAL SERVICES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. SUSAN B. VILLAFUERTE, ELENITA P. EROY, LARRAINE L. ABELLAR, AIDA S. SANTOS, JOCELYN D. LINO, REGGIE LEY L. DELA CRUZ, CRISTIAN I. PERUA, ARTHUR O. PENDILLA, ANTONIO M. CABRERA, DIONISIO C. QUINO, AND GEORGE B. PURUGGANAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 253311 BDO UNIBANK, INC., PETITIONER, VS. AILENE CHUA CO, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAMES AND STYLE OF "TWIN BLESSINGS ENTERPRISE" AND "CO BRANDING ENTERPRISE," AND ANDREW CO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 217414 CATHERINE DELA CRUZ-CAGAMPAN, PETITIONER, VS. ONE NETWORK BANK, INC., [ONE NETWORK BANK]/OR ALEX V. BUENAVENTURA, PRESIDENT/MYRNA S. VIADO, HR HEAD, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 253342 DIONISIO C. LAROCO, PETITIONER, VS. AURORA B. LAROCO AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 222548 FRITZ BRYN ANTHONY M. DELOS SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 205672 FROILAN DALA, PETITIONER, VS. EDITHA A. AUTICIO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 254251 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANILO CONDE Y MINA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 242831 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VICTOR ALCIRA Y MADRIAGA ALSO KNOWN AS [A.K.A.] BUDDHA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT, MERLEN CABEROS Y GERONIMO AND VICTOR ALCIRA Y MADRIAGA, ALSO KNOWN AS [A.K.A.] BUDDHA, ACCUSED. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 231090 PHILIPPINE PIZZA, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ELVIS C. TUMPANG, JOEL L. RAMO, RUEL C. FENIS, AND CONSOLIDATED BUILDING MAINTENANCE, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 243646 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. JOCELYN ASUSANO KIKUCHI, AS REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, EDWIN E. ASUSANO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 252807 TEOFILO FLORES Y DELA CRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 244063 LONE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF BENGUET PROVINCE, REPRESENTED BY HON. RONALD M. COSALAN, REPRESENTATIVE, PETITIONER, VS. LEPANTO CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY AND FAR SOUTHEAST GOLD RESOURCES, INC., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 244216] REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE MINES AND GEOSCIENCES BUREAU OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (MGB-DENR), PETITIONER, VS. LEPANTO CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY AND FAR SOUTHEAST GOLD RESOURCES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 239936 NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (NHA), REPRESENTED HEREIN BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, MARCELINO P. ESCALADA, JR., FROILAN R. KAMPITAN, ELVIRA A. SABADO, WILMA D. HERNANDEZ, FE P. VALENZUELA, PRUDENCIA B. GUGOL, RAYMOND N. ABAD, JEANETTE I. BACCAY, DANILO GONZALES, ALEJANDRO A. NUEVAS, EVELYN BALAIS, AVELINA LLEVA, MA. MELANI ABASOLA, AND ALL RANK-AND-FILE EMPLOYEES OF NHA, REPRESENTED HEREIN BY EVANGELINE A. JAVIER, PRESIDENT OF THE CONSOLIDATED UNION OF EMPLOYEES OF NHA (CUE) PETITIONERS, VS. THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT, REPRESENTED BY MICHAEL G. AGUINALDO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CHAIRPERSON; MARY S. ADELINO, IN HER CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR, CLUSTER II-CORPORATE GOVERNMENT SECTOR OF THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT; JANET B. REYES, IN HER CAPACITY AS AUDIT TEAM LEADER; AND REBECCA A. DUMAGUIT, IN HER CAPACITY AS SUPERVISING AUDITOR, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 252584] NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 221823 REP. NICASIO M. ALIPING, JR., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS (FORMER 4TH DIVISION), BISHOP CARLITO J. CENZON, ARCHBISHOP SOCRATES B. VILLEGAS, SHEREE M. NOLASCO, MARIE A. BALANGUE, NONNETTE C. BENNETT, DR. TERESITA F. DE VENECIA, ANTONIO J. SUPREMIDO, JR., AND PASTOR GENER TANDOC, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 246027 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. 1ACCOUNTANTS PARTY-LIST, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, CHRISTIAN JAY D. LIM, CHRISTIAN JAY D. LIM IN HIS CAPACITY AS CPA, FROILAN G. AMPIL, ALLAN M. BASARTE, VIRGILIO F. AGUNOD, AND JONAS P. MASCARIÑAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 242781 SUPERIORA LOCALE DELL' ISTITUTO DELLE SUORE DI SAN GIUSEPPE DEL CABURLOTTO, INC., PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 254800 BRYAN TA-ALA Y CONSTANTINO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 231238 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 207078 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COUNCIL, PETITIONER, VS. ROBERTO V. ONGPIN, JOSEPHINE A. MANALO, MA. LOURDES A. TORRES, DELTAVENTURE RESOURCES, INC., GOLDENMEDIA CORPORATION, BOERSTAR CORPORATION, COMPACT HOLDINGS, INC., ELKHOUND RESOURCES, INC., REYNALDO G. DAVID, MIGUEL L. ROMERO, PATRICIA A. STO. TOMAS, RAMON R. DURANO IV, FRANKLIN M. VELARDE, RENATO S. VELASCO, EDGARDO F. GARCIA, ROLANDO S.C. GERONIMO, PERLA S. SOLETA, BENEDICTO ERNESTO R. BITONIO, JR., JESUS S. GUEVARA II, CRESENCIANA R. BUNDOC, ARMANDO O. SAMIA, MA. TERESITA S. TOLENTINO, RODOLFO C. CEREZO, BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC., HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK, BANK OF COMMERCE, DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, SECURITY BANK CORPORATION, UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, EXPORT AND INDUSTRY BANK (THROUGH THE PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION), ROBINSONS SAVINGS BANK, AIR MATERIEL WING SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, INC., STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, CITIBANK, N.A., CITICORP FINANCIAL SERVICES AND INSURANCE BROKERAGE PHILIPPINES, INC., AIG PHILAM SAVINGS BANK, PHILAM STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND, INC., CITYSTATE SAVINGS BANK, RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION, AND EASTWEST BANKING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 217866 SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. VIOLETA A. SIMACAS, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 250013 ARNALDO M. ESPINAS, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 254957-58 LILY C. LOPEZ, PETITIONER, VS. LOLITO S. LOPEZ, MA.* RACHEL** NICOLETTE LOPEZ, BARBARA VILLAS, BENEDICTO VILLAFUERTE, MA. LUISA PARAS, RUEL VILLACORTA, TERESITA C. FERNANDO, AND iSPECIALIST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. LOLITO S. LOPEZ, MARIO S. LOPEZ, ANDRESITO S. LOPEZ, BARBARA O. VILLAS, BENEDICTO L. VILLAFUERTE, MA. LUISA I. PARAS, RUEL S. VILLACORTA, TERESITA C. FERNANDO, LC LOPEZ RESOURCES, INC., AND CONQUEROR INTERNATIONAL, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 250776 NANCY CLAIRE PIT CELIS, PETITIONER, VS. BANK OF MAKATI (A SAVINGS BANK), INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 258077 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DONATO C. HERNANDEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 251587-88 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROGELIO M. PIMENTEL AND HERMINIGILDO Q. REYES, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 239995 ROSA C. GONZALBO-MACATANGAY, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 206847 THE HEIRS OF ZENAIDA B. GONZALES, REPRESENTED BY ARNEL B. GONZALES, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES DOMINADOR AND ESTEFANIA BASAS AND ROMEO MUNDA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 214960 TONY N. CHUA, JIMMY N. CHUA, AND ERNEST T. JENG, PETITIONERS, VS. SECRETARY OF JUSTICE AND BDO UNIBANK, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 251967 BERNADETTE LOURDES B. ABEJO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION BOARD, PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT, REPRESENTED BY CHAIRPERSON, MICHAEL AGUINALDO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 252214 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BBB,[1] ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 240066 GERRY S. FEGARIDO AND LINALIE A. MILAN, PETITIONERS, VS. ALMARINA[1] S. ALCANTARA, CYNTHIA A. DE VERA, YOLANDA A. TAYAG, CRISTY SUSAN A. DE GUZMAN, JESSIE S. ALCANTARA, EMILIE A. VELANCIO, JUDITH A. RAGUINGAN, CHARLIE S. ALCANTARA, ALL SUING AS HEIRS OF THEIR DECEASED MOTHER CRISTINA S. ALCANTARA (VICTIM), AND ALL REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AND CO-PLAINTIFF, CHARLIE S. ALCANTARA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 227600 HO CHING YI, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 229438 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. MARY BASILAN, RAUL BASILAN, AND BENJAMIN CAMIUIT A.K.A. BENJAMIN CAMIWET [DECEASED], SUBSTITUTED BY HIS SURVIVING SPOUSE, JUANITA CAMIWET, AND CHILDREN, SHANE VICENTE, CLINT CAMIWET, AND LEDEN LICZEK, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 252252 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDUARDO M. PAGUIO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 243477-78 ASEC DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. TOYOTA ALABANG, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 214590 ESTATE OF SUSANO J. RODRIGUEZ, REPRESENTED BY ITS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT VIRGILIO R. VALENZUELA, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, RESPONDENTS.D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 208258 MARIA VICIA CARULLO-PADUA, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND JOSELITO PADUA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 227655 SKANFIL MARITIME SERVICES, INC., AND/OR CROWN SHIPMANAGEMENT, INC., AND/OR JOSE MARIO C. BUNAG, PETITIONERS, VS. ALMARIO M. CENTENO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 229026-31 TASK FORCE ABONO-FIELD INVESTIGATION OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. EUGENE P. DURUSAN, EDUARDO L. TORRES, CECILIA C. ALMAJOSE, ROMULO P. ARCILLA, JR., VICTORINA OLEA, VIRGILIO R. ESGUERRA, AND DANILO R. RUMBAWA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 238282 JOSEPH T. SORIANO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 243818 RAOUL C. VILLARETE, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 220996 ROI GUZMAN DAVID, PETITIONER, VS. CARIDAD D. BUTAY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 215175 ALJEM'S CREDIT INVESTORS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES CATALINA AND PORFERIO BAUTISTA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 213888 HEIRS OF PROCOPIO BORRAS, NAMELY: VICTORIANO BORRAS, LORENZO BORRAS, JOSE DESCALZO, ISIDRO CORDOVILLA, RODOLFO CORDOVILLA, REPRESENTED BY THEIR CO-HEIR AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, RAUL CORDOVILLA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HEIRS OF EUSTAQUIO BORRAS, NAMELY: ANGELINA B. GARAY, INOCENCIO BORRAS, ESTER SANTANDER, AMADO BORRAS, AND PORFERIO BORRAS, RESPONDENTS.[1] D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 255656 JULES KING M. PAITON, JAMES C. ADRIATICO, ISAGANI M. UBALDE, ROLAND A. AGUSTIN, MARIO S. MANAHAN, JR., AND JESROME C. SIEGA, PETITIONERS, VS. ARMSCOR GLOBAL DEFENSE, INC. [FORMERLY, ARMS CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES], MARTIN TUASON (OWNER/PRESIDENT), ATTY. ERMILANDO O. VILLAFUERTE (HR-HEAD/IN-HOUSE COUNSEL), MANPOWER OUTSOURCING SERVICES, INC., AND DIOGENES JAURIQUE (PRESIDENT/OWNER*), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 245931-32 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RENE MONDEJAR, ARNALDO PARTISALA, FRANCISCO TOLENTINO, ILDEFONSO ESPEJO, MARGARITA GUMAPAS, MANUEL PIOLO, ROBERTO B. VELASCO AND HELEN EDITH LEE TAN, ACCUSED; ARNALDO PARTISALA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 217119 SYSTEMS AND PLAN INTEGRATOR AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND/OR ENGR. JULIETA CUNANAN, PETITIONERS, VS. MICHELLE ELVI C. BALLESTEROS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N