Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2025
- A.C. No. 7941 MACARIO V. MINA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTYS. ARNULFO H. MANIGOS, FLORENCIO V. ANCHUVAS, AND ROBERTO B. ARCA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- A.C. No. 9717 NOEMI M. DONATO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ELMER A. DELA ROSA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. Nos. 246783-84 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. HERMINIO CASAL REYES, MUNICIPAL MAYOR, MA. MARLEY C. DADAY, LEO BAUSING GOMEZ, ARTURO ELUMBA ESTIL,* JOEL DINGLE PLAZA, ROMEO O. MAGADAN (ALL) MEMBER, SANGGUNIANG BAYAN, VIRGILIO A. JULAO, MEMBER, SANGGUNIANG BAYAN/ACTING PRESIDING OFFICER, FILOMENO CASEÑAS SALISE,** MUNICIPAL TREASURER, (ALL OF) LORETO, AGUSAN DEL SUR, ACCUSED; HERMINIO CASAL REYES, MA. MARLEY C. DADAY, LEO BAUSING GOMEZ, JOEL DINGLE PLAZA, ROMEO O. MAGADAN, AND VIRGILIO A. JULAO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 9272 VITTORIO C. ROMERO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. LEO C. ROMERO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 255881 MA. AILEEN D. MONCAYO, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND EDWIN P. MONCAYO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 265058 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARK REY P. PAÑOSA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 245269 SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES, PETITIONER, VS. MARIA LOURDES D. CASTELLS AND SHALIMAR CENTI-MANDANAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 259916 EDUARDO ILAYAT Y BUENO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 256634 FOREST HILLS GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, INC., PETITIONER, VS. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION - COMPANY REGISTRATION AND MONITORING DEPARTMENT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 263904 HON. BENJAMIN B. MAGALONG, AS MAYOR OF BAGUIO CITY AND IN LIEU OF THEN MAYORS MAURICIO G. DOMOGAN AND REINALDO A. BAUTISTA, JR.; ANTONIO L. TABIN, AS CITY ACCOUNTANT; AND, VARIOUS OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF BAGUIO CITY, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT; THE DIRECTOR, COMMISSION ON AUDIT, CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION; AND, THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, BAGUIO CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 278353 SARA Z. DUTERTE, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REPRESENTED BY FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REGINALDO S. VELASCO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 278359] ATTY. ISRAELITO P. TORREON, ATTY. MARTIN DELGRA III, ATTY. JAMES T. RESERVA, ATTY. HILLARY OLGA M. RESERV A, J. MELCHOR QUITAIN, JR., LUNA MARIA DOMINIQUE S. ACOSTA, BAI HUNDRA CASSANDRA DOMINIQUE N. ADVINCULA, AL RYAN S. ALEJANDRE, DANTE L. APOSTOL, SR., CONRADO C. BALURAN, JESSICA M. BONGUYAN, LOUIE JOHN J. BONGUYAN, PILAR C. BRAGA, JONARD C. DAYAP, EDGAR P. IBUYAN, JR., RICHLYN N. JUSTOL-BAGUILOD, MYRNA G. DALODO-ORTIZ, DIOSDADO ANGELO JUNIOR R. MAHIPUS, BONZ ANDRE A. MILITAR, ALBERTO T. UNGAB, TRISHA ANN J. VILLAFUERTE, LORENZO BENJAMIN D. VILLAFUERTE, JESUS JOSEPH P. ZOZOBRADO III, DARWIN G. SALCEDO, RODOLFO MANDE, KRISTINE MAY JOHN ABDUL MERCADO, LORD OLIVER RAYMUND MONFERO CRISTOBAL, AND LORD BYRON MONFERO CRISTOBAL, PETITIONERS, VS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REPRESENTED BY HOUSE SPEAKER FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ AND SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY SENATE PRESIDENT FRANCIS JOSEPH G. ESCUDERO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 264881 COOGEE INTERNATIONAL INC., PETITIONER, VS. DAVE B. MANINGO, JUSTINO E. PEREZ, ANTONINO G. QUIRANTE, CHRISTOPHER BRYAN R. MARTE, MIKE G. QUIRANTE, AND MARK KEMUEL B. HERNANDEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 261877 PHINMA PROPERTY HOLDINGS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. JOSHUA C. RIVERA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 14228 MARIA THERESA E. IMPERIAL, COMPLAINANT, PRESENT: VS. ATTY. PASTOR MARCELO M. REYES, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 264003 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARTEMIO QUE CHAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 257662 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. XXX257662,* ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 269730 ROGER L. GAMON, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 267084 SANTOS VENTURA HOCORMA FOUNDATION, INC., PETITIONER, VS. MABALACAT INSTITUTE, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
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- A.C. No. 14232 APOLINARIO C. MARIANO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RUSSEL A. BARROGA,***, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 265395 AQUILINO "KOKO" PIMENTEL III AND EMMANUEL D. PACQUIAO, SR., PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, ALFONSO G. CUSI, AND MELVIN A. MATIBAG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 258968 DANILO SOLINA ZAUSA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 277608 EDGAR R. ERICE, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND RAYMOND D.C. SALIPOT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 278101 ERNESTO S. ABINES, JR., ATTY. GLENN CHONG, MARK ANTHONY LOPEZ, MARY JEAN Q. REYES, DR. RICHARD T. MATA, MARY CATHERINE DIAZ BINAG, ETHEL PINEDA GARCIA, KRIZETTE LAURETA CHU, JONATHAN A. MORALES, LORRAINE MARIE BADOY-PARTOSA, ROSE BEATRIX L. CRUZ-ANGELES, AERON S. PEÑA, NELSON U. GUZMANOS, ELIZABETH JOIE CRUZ, SUZANNE BATALLA, KESTER JOHN TAN, GEORGE AHMED G. PAGLINAWAN, PETITIONERS, VS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTED BY ITS SPEAKER REPRESENTATIVE FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ, REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT ACE S. BARBERS AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOINT COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGY, AND PUBLIC INFORMATION REPRESENTED BY THEIR CHAIRMEN, REPRESENTATIVES DAN S. FERNANDEZ, TOBIAS M. TIANGCO, AND JOSE S. AQUINO II, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 14000 NANETTE S. TUAZON, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. DARYL DELA* CRUZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 10770 ROSSINIE FERRER-SPJUTH AND FOLKE HARRY SPJUTH, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. JOSELITO C. FRIAL, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 277177 SUBAIR GUINTHUM MUSTAPHA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 253981 MARIE ANNE GRACE CHUA-MASCARIÑAS,* PETITIONER, VS. MARTIN S. MASCARIÑAS,* JR. AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 257098 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARLON MALACAMAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 265567 PHILIPPINE FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. MARIO DANIEL EDUARDO G. PASCUAL,* RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 248685 SPOUSES ROSEMARY* D. GABATAN AND ALEXANDER N. GABATAN, PETITIONERS, VS. DOMINGA B. AHLGREN,** RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 265921 SUBIC BAY YACHT CLUB, INC., PETITIONER, VS. GOMECO METAL CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 274863 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANTE MANZANO DE GUZMAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 23-04-15- [ A.M. No. 23-04-15-SC. July 01, 2025 ]
- G.R. No. 279692 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS FOR RYANH M. DOLOR BR> WENDAH KATRINA RIVERA DOLOR, PETITIONER, VS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, REPRESENTED BY HON. JOSEPH STEPHEN S. PADUANO, CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, CONG. FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND PMGEN NAPOLEON C. TAAS (RET.), IN HIS CAPACITY AS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SERGEANT-AT-ARMS, AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE ACTUAL CUSTODY OVER THE PERSON OF RYANH M. DOLOR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 262500 ATTY. RENE C. VILLA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 260742 CARLITO P. SALOMON, PETITIONER, VS. THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF MUNTINLUPA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 222086 HERMOGENES P. POBRE, RUDEGELIO D. TACORDA, UNITED FILIPINO SEAFARERS, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, NELSON G. RAMIREZ, AND BIENVENIDO S. LORQUE, PETITIONERS, VS. MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY (MARINA), REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR, HON. MAXIMO Q. MEJIA, JR. AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION (DOTC), REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HON. JOSEPH EMILIO A. ABAYA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 267675 JORGE JOAQUIN V. SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. CAROLINE H. SANTOS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 222312 MELISSA GAY CASTAÑEDA LIMLINGAN MANGANIP, BEATRICE EMILIA L. MANGANIP, PATRICIA GRACE LIMLINGAN PADUA, JOSE JERICHO PADUA III, GERARDO MARTIN C. LIMLINGAN, CELESTE MAYA RECTO LIMLINGAN, AND MANUELITA LIMLINGAN, PETITIONERS, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COUNCIL, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 222313] POWERLINK.COM CORP., PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COUNCIL, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 222314] CODEWORKS.PH, INC., PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COUNCIL, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 222315] OMNI SECURITY INVESTIGATION, INC., VIVE HOTEL INC., CORPORATE SOLUTIONS MANPOWER & GENERAL SERVICES, INC., AND UNANIMOUS HOLDINGS, INC. PETITIONERS, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COUNCIL, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 242447-48 PRESIDENT D. ELIPE AND PRISTINE E. QUIZON, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 278177 ROSELLE A. CORVERA-CIRUNAY AND LIGAYA Q. DE GUZMAN, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA), CHAIRPERSON GAMALIEL A. CORDOBA,* COMMISSIONER ROLAND CAFE PONDOC,** AND COMMISSIONER MARIO G. LIPANA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 260170 ALFREDO V. TAN, PETITIONER, VS. APOLINARIO SUNTAY AND MA. VICTORIA S. EVANGELISTA,* RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 277020 AUREL ANN CHUA-CHIBA, PETITIONER, VS. JIN CHIBA AND MICHAEL LLONA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 256183 BENJIE Y. TANDAYAG, PETITIONER, VS. MAGSAYSAY MARITIME CORPORATION, PRINCESS CRUISE LINES, LTD., AND/OR GARY M. CASTILLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 262112 ETERNAL EDUCATION PLANS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. CHARMEL J. KINTANAR, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 256513 JOHNIFER GALAMAY BATARA, FE DIVINA GRACIA LAYSA, SENEN CARLOS BACANI, AND RODOLFO CORPUS UNDAN, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 13378 LORETA HEDOCIL-MENIORIA,* COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. GLENN ERIC LUMBAY PERALTA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 239523-33 MANUEL S. SATUITO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 239542 and G.R. Nos. 239554-61] MEINRADO ENRIQUE A. BELLO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. Nos. 239657-68] MINVILUZ S. CAMIÑA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 271427 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. MA. LOURDES CANOY Y DELOS REYES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N