Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2022
- G.R. No. 207373 LOURDES CHENG, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 225669 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. LILAH YMBONG RODAS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 248815 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. XXX,[1] ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 246975 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. XYZ,* ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 248311 PEPE GUMAWID @ KAPPIT, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 206120 RAQUEL G. DY BUNCIO, PETITIONER, VS. LEONTINA SARMENTA RAMOS AND FERNANDO RAMOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 226138 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONER, VS. ESPINA & MADARANG, CO. AND MAKAR AGRICULTURAL CORP., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 241776 ROSETTE Y. LERIAS, PEDRO C. LLEVARES, JR., MA. LUCINA L. CALAPRE, JOSEPH A. DUARTE, AND CATALINO O. OLAYVAR, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HON. OMBUDSMAN AND THE FIELD INVESTIGATION OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 208254 RURAL BANK OF CANDELARIA (ZAMBALES), INC. REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN-PRESIDENT, ANTONIO MANIKAN, PETITIONER, VS. ROMULO BANLUTA (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY HIS CHILDREN, NAMELY: ROMULO BANLUTA, JR., ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 209702 SOCORRO P. CABILAO, PETITIONER, VS. MA. LORNA Q. TAMPAN, REP. BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT JUDITH TAMPAN-MONTINOLA & DANILO TAMPAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 214195 UNIMASTERS CONGLOMERATION INCORPORATED, PETITIONER, VS. TACLOBAN CITY GOVERNMENT, PRIVATIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE, PHILIPPINE TOURISM AUTHORITY, AND THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 243968 ANGELO CASTRO DE ALBAN, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC), COMELEC LAW DEPARTMENT AND COMELEC EDUCATION AND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 195638 ANITA SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. KISSACK B. GABAEN, RICARDO D. SANGA, AND THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 236269 CONCERNED CITIZENS OF STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES (CCOS), REPRESENTED BY THEIR CHAIRPERSON, DR. BENITO E. MOLINO AND PASTOR EDGARDO C. OBRA, AND THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS: CASIMIRO K. EBIDO, JR., DANILO C. LEONEN, EDUARDO M. MORANO, LUISITO F. CAPILI, ALFREDO S. CALIXTO, LOURDES E. MERCURIO, CRISANTO A. CORPUZ, EDDIE F. SANTIAGO, ELIZA MONTEVIRGEN-GEGANTE, ROMY M. EDNALAN, MENALYN M. ALVIAR, TEODENCIO M. MAQUIO, MELBA S. DELA CRUZ, LORNA A. MARILA, ALBERTO P. MARCELLANA, SUSANA M. MARILA, ROMANA S. DELA CRUZ, DELILAH B. OBRA, ENEDY S. MERCURIO, MINDA S. DOCE, LAARNI B. MORANO, MARIO M. BACHO, EMERITA MAYOLA-MAS, ROBERT V. MILLAMA, JOSE M. MODELO, ESTELITA Z. MANA, ROBERT E. MENOR, SANNY M. MENOR, ERROL D. MERZA, MARLENE N. TURA, IGNACIO DELA CRUZ MERIN, EVELYN M. LEONEN, ROSITA E. MARCELLANA, AND RESIDENTS OF INFANTA, PANGASINAN THROUGH THE FOLLOWING: PERCIVAL A. MALLARE, LUZ M. DARAGAY, JESSE M. BELTRAN, ROGELIO O. SIOCO, REMEDIOS M. NAVAJAS, ALGIE G. MARTY, DIANA A. BERNAL, MARVIN Q. ALFEREZ, GIRLY D. BARNACHEA, DENNIS A. MANIAGO, CRESENCIO C. SILVESTRE, CARLOS M. MONTEHERMOSO, MELVIN Q. MONTERO, RHEALYN B. MONTEHERMOSO, ELISA R. MEJOS, REV. FR. ARRIOSTO R. MINA, AND CICERO M. MANAGO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. RAMON J.P. PAJE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR), ENGR. LEO L. JASARENO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOSCIENCES BUREAU (MGB), ATTY. DANILO U. UYKIENG, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE FORMER ACTING REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF MGB-REGION III, LOPE O. CARIÑO,* JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS OIC, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, MGB-REGION III, ATTY. JUAN MIGUEL T. CUNA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU (EMB), LORMELYN E. CLAUDIO, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF EMB-REGION III, ENGR. LAURO S. GARCIA, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE FORMER MMT HEAD AND MGB RO3 MRFC SUPPORT STAFF AND COORDINATOR, ENGR. DENNIS CELESTIAL, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CHIEF OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT DIVISION, REGION 3 AND INCUMBENT MMT HEAD, EMB3, LAUDEMIR S. SALAC, IN HIS CAPACITY AS OIC OF THE PROVINCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (PENRO), RAYMOND A. RIVERA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS OIC OF THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE-ZAMBALES (CENRO), HON. HERMOGENES E. EBDANE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES, MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF ZAMBALES, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES; HON. CONSOLACION M. MARTY, IN HER CAPACITY AS MUNICIPAL MAYOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES, HON. LUISITO E. MARTY, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE MUNICIPAL MAYOR DURING THE TIME MINING OPERATIONS STARTED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES, MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES, PCI ORLANDO C. REYES, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE STATION CHIEF, PNP-STA. CRUZ, ZAMBALES, BENGUET CORPORATION, NICKEL MINES, INC. (BNMI), ITS OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ERAMEN MINERALS, INC. (EMI), ITS OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LNL ARCHIPELAGO MINERALS, INC. (LAMI), ITS OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ZAMBALES DIVERSIFIED METALS CORPORATION, ITS OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SHANGFIL MINING & TRADING CORPORATION, ITS OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. Nos. 210965 & 217623 DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 207210 ANTONIO GARCIA, BENJAMIN C. GARCIA, MARIA TERESA GARCIA-MARTINEZ, JOSE INAKI ANTON G. MARTINEZ, GUY ANTOINE* YANNIK G. ARNAULT, MARIE PASCALE G. ARNAULT AND EDUARDO S. GARCIA, IN THEIR BEHALF AND ALSO IN REPRESENTATION OF MINOR CARLOS ANTONIO GARCIA, PETITIONERS, VS. FELIPE NERI ESCLITO, CELESTINO DELA TORRE, CECIL GONO, ROMEO WAHING, IRENEO ADAN, BIENVENIDO ABENOJA, FELIPE AÑASCO, FELIX MALALIS, ALDRIN MONTALBAN, MURILLO DANDA, JOSE HIMARANGAN, FELICISIMO PROCOPIO, TALIB OSAY, NESTOR ROBLE, FRANCISCO OMEGA, CARLOS BADOLATO AND WARLITO AÑASCO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 218344 JESSICA P. MAITIM A.K.A. "JEAN GARCIA," PETITIONER, VS. MARIA THERESA P. AGUILA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197559 LEO BERNARDEZ, JR., PETITIONER, VS. THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF BAGUIO, HON. BRAULIO YARANON IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CITY MAYOR OF BAGUIO, THE CITY COUNCIL OF BAGUIO, THELMA MANAOIS IN HER CAPACITY AS THE CITY TREASURER OF BAGUIO, OSCAR FLORES IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CITY BUILDING OFFICIAL OF BAGUIO AND THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 240053 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. MARIA CRISTINA P. SERGIO AND JULIUS L. LACANILAO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 245544 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDMUNDO GALLARDO AND MARLON NATIVIDAD, ACCUSED-AT-LARGE. RUSSEL BORINGOT, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 249564 & 249568-76 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MA. CONSUELO TOROBA PALMA GIL-ROFLO,* JERICO O. EBITA, NORMAN JAY JACINTO P. DORAL, DERRICK P. ANDRADE, SERGIO U. ANDRADE AND CHONA ANDRADE TOLENTINO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 251876 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARY JANE DELA CONCEPCION Y VALDEZ A.K.A. "JUDITH A. VALDEZ" A.K.A. "OFELIA ANDAYA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 250100-02 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROMMEL C. ARNADO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 225159 REYNALDO REYES, AS HEIR OF VITALIANO REYES, PETITIONER, VS. SPS. WILFREDO AND MELITA GARCIA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 221845 SPS. GEMA O. TORRECAMPO AND JAIME B. TORRECAMPO SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS NAMELY: GAIE MARIE T. OUANO, GAIE ANNAH MARIE T. ARZADON, JEE JASPER O. TORRECAMPO, ELSBETH GAIE MARIE O. TORRECAMPO, AND JEE EDSEL O. TORRECAMPO, PETITIONERS, VS. WEALTH DEVELOPMENT BANK CORP., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 207853 CLARK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, AND GOVERNANCE COMMISSION FOR GOCCS (GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND-CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS), PETITIONER-INTERVENOR, VS. ASSOCIATION OF CDC SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL UNION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 230104 BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. SAMUEL B. CAGANG, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 220657 CELESTINO M. JUNIO, PETITIONER, VS. PACIFIC OCEAN MANNING, INC., MEGA CHEMICAL TANKER, AND ERLINDA S. AZUCENA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. Nos. 207220-21 ERIC WU A.K.A. WU CHUN AND DAPHNY CHEN, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND HAFTI TOURS, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 244076 FELIX CHINGKOE AND ROSITA CHINGKOE, PETITIONERS, VS. FAUSTINO CHINGKOE AND GLORIA CHINGKOE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 244206 GEROME P. GINTA-ASON, PETITIONER, VS. J.T.A. PACKAGING CORPORATION AND JON TAN ARQUILLA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 216453 OLIGARIO TURALBA Y VILLEGAS, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 248317 PEDRITO GARMA Y MIGUEL ALIAS "WILLY", PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 250867 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RONALD N. RICKETTS, CYRUS PAUL S. VALENZUELA, MANUEL J. MANGUBAT, JOSEPH D. ARNALDO, AND GLENN S. PEREZ, ACCUSED, RONALD N. RICKETTS AND GLENN S. PEREZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 240331 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOTr), PETITIONER, VS. GUILLERMA LAMACLAMAC AND THE LAND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 206685 SHENZHOU MINING GROUP CORP., PETITIONER, VS. MAMANWA TRIBES OF BARANGAY TAGANITO AND URBIZTONDO, MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVER, SURIGAO DEL NORTE (AS REPRESENTED BY DATU REYNANTE BUKLAS AND DATU ALICIO PATAC) AND THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 223595 SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, PETITIONER, VS. ROMEO V. URRUTIA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 11219 SPOUSES ANTONIO AND JOSEFA PERLA TAN, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. MARIA JOHANNA N. VALLEJO, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 251150 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. REGINA WENDELINA BEGINO Y ROGERO A.K.A "WENG FABULAR" A.K.A "REGINA BEGINO" AND DARWIN AREVALO Y TOMAS (AT LARGE), ACCUSED, REGINA WENDELINA BEGINO Y ROGERO A.K.A "WENG FABULAR" A.K.A "REGINA BEGINO" ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 211837 THE REAL BANK (A THRIFT BANK), INC., PETITIONER, VS. DALMACIO CRUZ MANINGAS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 225263 U R EMPLOYED INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND PAMELA T. MIGUEL, PETITIONERS, VS. MIKE A. PINMILIW, MURPHY P. PACYA, SIMON M. BASTOG, AND RYAN D. AYOCHOK, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 228519 XIUQUIN SHI, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 231363] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. SUNXIAO XU ALIAS WILLIAM CHUA, WENXIAN HONG ALIAS ANDY HONG, AND XIUQUIN SHI ALIAS KIM SY, SUNXIAO XU ALIAS WILLIAM CHUA, ACCUSED. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 218347 ADHAM G. PATADON, ULAMA M. ACAD, BATOLACONGAN D. ABDULLAH, AND FREDERICK C. DEDICATORIA, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT AND COMMISSIONERS HON. MA. GRACIA M. PULIDO TAN, HEIDI L. MENDOZA, AND JOSE A. FABIA; DIRECTOR SUSAN P. GARCIA, IN HER CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR, SPECIAL AUDITS OFFICE; FLOREFE S. AVILA, AUDIT TEAM LEADER; AND ELSIELIN C. MASANGCAY, TEAM SUPERVISOR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 211017 CESAR T. TIROL AND ARTURO M. ALINIO, PETITIONERS, VS. GLORIA TAYENGCO-LOPINGCO, ELIZABETH S. TAYENGCO, ESTATE OF THE LATE ROBERT S. TAYENGCO, SR., REPRESENTED BY HIS DAUGHTER, DULCE A. TAYENGCO,* ARTHUR S. TAYENGCO, YVONNE TAYENGCO-PACQUING, TESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE LOUISE TAYENGCO-PONCE, REPRESENTED BY THE EXECUTOR, PELAEZ GREGORIO GREGORIO AND LIM, THOMAS S. TAYENGCO, FRANCIS S. TAYENGCO, ROSE MARIE S. TAYENGCO AND ANNIE MARIE S. TAYENGCO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 12673 FORTUNATO C. DIONISIO, JR. AND FRANKLIN C. DIONISIO, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTYS. MIGUEL G. PADERNAL AND DELFIN R. AGCAOILI, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 13163 MARIA FELICISIMA GONZAGA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. EDGARDO H. ABAD, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 250980 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CRISPIN ARANETA Y PELAEZ, LYNFER BICODO Y BAYLON, ROGELIO CALORING, ANNABELLE OLIDAN* Y ARANETA, BENJAMIN OLIDAN Y ERLANDEZ AND PO1 JOSE LONMAR ZAPATOS Y FIEL, ACCUSED, ROGELIO CALORING, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 243577 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANNY TAGLUCOP Y HERMOSADA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 252173 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LORENZO MAYOGBA CEREZO AND EDWIN GODINEZ CASTILLO, ACCUSED, EDWIN GODINEZ CASTILLO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 218068 PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N