2024 - Philippine Supreme Court Decisions/Resolutions
April-2024
G.R. No. 234849 - SAN MIGUEL FOODS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES RAMON AND MA. NELIA FABIE, AND FRESH LINK, INC., RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 225920 - FELIMON C. TORRES, PETITIONER, VS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM; HOUSING FINANCE ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS, GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 232968 - MARINA P. CLARETE, FORMER REPRESENTATIVE, FIRST DISTRICT OF MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL, 14TH CONGRESS, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND FIELD INVESTIGATION UNIT - MINDANAO AREA OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS.; G.R. No. 232974 - ARTHUR CUA YAP, PETITIONER, VS. THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND FIELD INVESTIGATION UNIT - MINDANAO AREA OFFICE, RESPONDENTS.; G.R. Nos. 238584-87 - ARTHUR CUA YAP, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (THIRD DIVISION) AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 239385 - FLORDIVINA M. GASPAR, PETITIONER, VS. M.I.Y. REAL ESTATE CORP., AND MELISSA ILAGAN YU, RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 247463 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. AMELIA A. FABROS-CORPUZ, IN HER CAPACITY AS ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE OF RTC - MUNTINLUPA CITY, BRANCH 256, AND ANTHONY ARCHANGEL Y SY, RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 254186 - SOLITO C. AMORES, JR., PETITIONER, VS. GOLDROUTE MARITIME INC., RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 243139 - DOMINGO NALDO, JR., ROGELIO BENITEZ, ISIDRO ALFONSO, JR., RONALDO LEDDA, BERNARDO FABULARE, ARMANDO DE LUNA, AND NELSON VILLACENTINO, PETITIONERS, VS. CORPORATE PROTECTION SERVICES, PHILS., INC. AND/OR BUDDY ROBRIGADO AND BENJAMIN SESGUNDO, RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 254433 - ARLO ALUMINUM CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 206306 - MIGUEL KIM, PETITIONER, VS. SLIMMERS WORLD INTERNATIONAL, ALBERT CUESTA, AND DINAH QUINTO, RESPONDENTS.
[G.R. No. 206321] SLIMMERS WORLD INTERNATIONAL, ALBERT CUESTA, AND DINAH QUINTO, PETITIONERS, VS. MIGUEL KIM, RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 219421 - BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PETITIONER VS. CJH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, CAP-JOHN HAY TRADE AND CULTURAL CENTER, INC., CAMP JOHN HAY GOLF CLUB, INC., CREATIVE ERA LIMITED, FRANCOR, INC., MAKATI FOUNDRY, INC., V.R. GONZALEZ CREDIT ENTERPRISES, INC., NORMAN R. AGOJO, RUBEN A. ALCOBER, MELINDA T. ALCOBER, AND RYAN JOSEPH T. ALCOBER, FE C. ANCHETA, SPOUSES ALEX I. AVECILLA AND IMELDA S. AVECILLA, ANTONIO F. CACAL, MARCIAL CAMPOS AND MAGDALENA CAMPOS, SARINA C. CARANDANG, ANGELINA T. CASTILLO, WILSON L.A. CHUA, LILIA A. CO, JUSTO J. DANGUILAN, NERISSA S. DE LEON, LUCIO T. DE MESA, SERGIO C. GATMAITAN, LUCILA V. JOSON, SPOUSES JESSE ANDREW JUSAYAN AND MA. LIRA D. JUSAYAN, SPOUSES ANTONIO ERNESTO F. LAGDAMEO AND MARIE RACHEL T. LAGDAMEO, EDGAR L. LAUANG, ANDRES F. MENDIA, JR., ANACLETO MOA, TERESITA S. NERY, PRISCILLA L. OLIVEROS, DANILO V. PASA, VIRGINIA B. PERALTA, WILLIAM L. PRESCILLAS, RAFAELA B. RAMOS, SPOUSES ANTONIO P. RETRATO AND CARMELITA E. RETRATO, NOEL R. RICAMATA, DANILO S. SANTOS, JOAQUIN ENRICO C. SANTOS, VALENTINA O. SIY, BERNADETTE ANG TESORO, SPOUSES AURELIO M. UMALI AND CZARINA D. UMALI, BENITO L. VALDEZ, MARGARITA M. VILLARANTE AND CHARINA N. RAMENTO, JESSE T. YOUNG, AND MICHELLE YU, RESPONDENTS.
[G.R. No. 241772]CJH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT AND BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, RESPONDENTS.A.M. No. SC-23-001 [Formerly JIB FPI No. 22-008-SC] - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, SUPREME COURT, COMPLAINANT, VS. JOHNNY R. LLEMOS, PAINTER I, MAINTENANCE DIVISION, OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, SUPREME COURT, RESPONDENT.A.M. No. RTJ-16-2424 [Formerly A.M. No. 15-12-390-RTC] - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, PETITIONER, VS. HON. GLOBERT J. JUSTALERO, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 32, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (RTC) OF ILOILO CITY, AND THE DESIGNATED ASSISTING JUDGE OF BRANCH 66, RTC OF BAROTAC VIEJO, ILOILO, RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 260148 - HERMINIO A. BESMONTE, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION-NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NAPOLCOM-NCR), RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 229338 - MANILA PENINSULA HOTEL, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.A.M. No. RTJ-23-037 [Formerly JIB FPI No. 21-017-RTJ] - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. HON. LORENZO F. BALO,* FORMER PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 44, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, SURALLAH, SOUTH COTABATO, RESPONDENT.A.M. No. P-17-3768 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 17-4734-P] - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. RUEL V. DELICANA, RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 251824 - PETER B. FAVILA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT.A.M. No. MTJ-23-014 (Formerly JIB FPI No. 21-024-MTJ) - HON. SHARON MAGAYANES, VICE EXECUTIVE JUDGE/PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 3, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES [MTCC], CALAMBA CITY, LAGUNA, COMPLAINANT, VS. HON. LEAH ANGELI B. VASQUEZ-ABAD, EXECUTIVE JUDGE/PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 1, MTCC, CALAMBA CITY, LAGUNA, RESPONDENT.
A.M. No. MTJ-23-015 (Formerly JIB FPI No. 21-032-MTJ)
JUDGE LEAH ANGELI B. VASQUEZ-ABAD, COMPLAINANT, VS. HON. SHARON M. ALAMADA-MAGAYANES, PRESIDING JUDGE, MS. RACHEL WORWOR-MIGUEL, CLERK OF COURT III, AND MS. BEVERLY A. DE JESUS, COURT STENOGRAPHER II, ALL OF BRANCH 3, MTCC, CALAMBA CITY, LAGUNA, RESPONDENTS.
A.M. No. MTJ-24-026 (Formerly JIB FPI No. 21-033-MTJ)
HON. LEAH ANGELI B. VASQUEZ-ABAD, EXECUTIVE JUDGE/PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 1, MTCC, CALAMBA CITY, LAGUNA, AND HON. ERIC ISMAEL P. SAKKAM, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 2, MTCC, CALAMBA CITY, LAGUNA, COMPLAINANTS, VS. HON. SHARON M. ALAMADA-MAGAYANES, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 3, MTCC, CALAMBA CITY, LAGUNA, RESPONDENT.
A.M. No. MTJ-24-027 (Formerly JIB FPI No. 21-042-MTJ)
JUDGE SHARON A. MAGAYANES, VICE EXECUTIVE JUDGE AND PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 3, MTCC, CALAMBA CITY, LAGUNA, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE ISMAEL P. SAKKAM, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 2, AND JUDGE LEAH ANGELI B. VASQUEZ-ABAD, EXECUTIVE JUDGE AND PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 1, BOTH OF THE MTCC, CALAMBA CITY, LAGUNA, RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 257871 - HJA FERWINA JIKIRI AMILHAMJA, ANANG AGANG HAWANG, NENITA PINO AGUIL, AUDIE SINCO JANEA, AND ABDURASA SARIOL ARASID, PETITIONERS, VS. OMBUDSMAN-MINDANAO, FIELD INVESTIGATION UNIT, REPRESENTED BY: LIWAYWAY SUMAGAYSAY-RONDINA, RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 250613 - ELENITA V. MACALINAO, KENNETH V. MACALINAO AND KRISTEL V. MACALINAO, PETITIONERS, VS. CERINA, A.K.A. CERENA N. MACALINAO AND CINDY N. MACALINAO, RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 258888 - ROLANDO B. ZOLETA, PETITIONER, VS. INVESTIGATING STAFF, INTERNAL AFFAIRS BOARD, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, REPRESENTED BY: GIPO III ALFRED YANN G. OGUIS AND AGIO OMAR R. LEANO, RESPONDENTS.A.C. No. 10627 (from A.C. No. 6622) - RENO R. GONZALES, JR. AND ROBIN BRYAN F. CONCEPCION, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTYS. SOCRATES RIVERA AND CRES DAN BANGOY, RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 257723 - AURORA O. ARAGON-MABANG,* PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 265876 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARIE ALVAREZ Y LUMAJEN AND MERCY GALLEDO Y GAMBA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.G.R. No. 260944 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FERNAN CALINES Y MAGASTINO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.G.R. Nos. 245330-31 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE AND COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 265610 - WALTER L. BORROMEO AND JIMMY N. PARCIA, PETITIONERS, VS. LAZADA E-SERVICES PHILIPPINES, INC., ALEX DORONOLLO, ALLAN ANCHETA, RICHARD DELANTAR, AND SAM REYES, RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 242362 - LEONORA O. DELA CRUZ-LANUZA, PETITIONER, VS. ALFREDO M. LANUZA, JR. AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 262362 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JERRIE R. ARRAZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.G.R. No. 267795 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSE P. RAGUDO, JR., ACCUSED-APPELLANT.G.R. No. 242133 - ROSELYN AGACID Y DEJANIO* PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND MARIA ALEXANDRIA BISQUERRA Y NUEVA,** RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 262603 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NELSON SIA, JR. Y ACUL�A, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.G.R. No. 249027 - NARCISO B. GUINTO (RELEASED AND REARRESTED PRISONER N216P-3611), INMATES OF NEW BILIBID PRISON INCLUDING ROMMEL BALTAR, ESMUNDO MALLILLIN, ALDRIN GALICIA, HENRY ALICNAS, DENMARK JUDERIAL, JUANITO MI�ON, JR., FROMENCIO ENACMAL, BENJAMIN IBA�EZ, RICKY BAUTISTA, LEDDIE KARIM, ALFREDO ROMANO, JR., MARIO SARMIENTO, DANILO MORALES, AND ALEX RIVERA, PETITIONERS, v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS, BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY, AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, RESPONDENTS.[G.R. No. 249155] INMATES OF NEW BILIBID PRISON, AS REPRESENTED BY RUSSEL A. FUENSALIDA, TOSHING YIU, BENJAMIN D. GALVEZ, CERILO C. OBNIMAGA, URBANO D. MISON, ROLAND A. GAMBA, PABLO Z. PANAGA, AND ROMMEL T. DEANG, PETITIONERS, v. SECRETARY MENARDO GUEVARRA, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, SECRETARY EDUARDO A�O, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, DIRECTOR GENERAL GERALD BANTAG, BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS, AND HON. ALLAN SULLANO IRAL, CHIEF, BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY, RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 270564 - SMARTMATIC TIM CORPORATION AND SMARTMATIC PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONERS, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS EN BANC, ELISEO MIJARES RIO, JR., AUGUSTO CADELI�A LAGMAN, FRANKLIN FAYLOGA YSAAC, AND LEONARDO OLIVERA ODO�O,* RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 262084 - MAYCEL BALUCERO NANZAN, PETITIONER, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.A.C. No. 13995 - JHYCKE G. PALMA, COMPLAINANT, v. ATTY. LADIMIR IAN G. MADURAMENTE, RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 254465 - JONATHAN DY CHUA BARTOLOME, PETITIONER, v. TOYOTA QUEZON AVENUE, INC., LINCOLN T. LIM, ESTEBAN DELA PAZ, JR., JOSEFINA DE JESUS, AND PAULINE BACALING, RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 228357 - C.P. REYES HOSPITAL AND ANGELINE M. REYES, PETITIONERS, v. GERALDINE M. BARBOSA, RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 266047 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. JEFFREY BECAYLAS Y REMON @ "BELLA," KIER ROME DE LEON Y ALFONSO @ "MISHE," AND JUSTINE LUMANLAN Y SANGALANG @ "CHIEE," ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.G.R. No. 265585 - FELIX NATHANIEL "ANGEL" VILLANUEVA MANALO II, PETITIONER, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 258269 - JOSE ANTONIO PAULO I. REYES, PETITIONER, v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC PHILS. CORP., KEVIN LEE, MINSU CHU, AND SILVER FUNGO, RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 241494 - SEN. ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES IV, PETITIONER, v. HON. SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, HON. DELFIN N. LORENZANA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, HON. EDUARDO M. A�O, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HON. MENARDO I. GUEVARRA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, GEN. CARLITO G. GALVEZ, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, P/DIR. GEN. OSCAR D. ALBAYALDE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE AND ALL PERSONS ACTING FOR AND IN THEIR BEHALF AND/OR UNDER THEIR DIRECTION, RESPONDENTS.
[G.R. No. 256660]
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, v. SEN. ANTONIO F. TRILLANES IV, RESPONDENT.
[G.R. No. 256078]
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, v. SEN. ANTONIO F. TRILLANES IV, RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 199479 - NAPOLEON SANOTA, BAMBI MAGNO PURISIMA, ANTONIO TABBAD, BONIFACIO COLES, BENJIE REBUENO, ARNOLD ATADERO, BOY SILVA, REY ARQUIZA, BEN PAYPON, ARTURO GALLEGO, JACK PATE�A, JULIO SISON, FROILAN MORALLOS, BOY MIRASOL, ED BAUSA, VICTOR REYES, IBARRA SAMSON, JR., RICKY CARVAJAL, JR., TONY WYCO, CUSTOMS MEDIA ASSOCIATION, INC., AND CUSTOMS TRI-MEDIA ASSOCIATION, INC., PETITIONERS, v. BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, REPRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER ROZZANO RUFINO B. BIAZON, RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 269401 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. MARY JOYCE ALMERO Y PASCUAL ALIAS "MAJOY", ACCUSED-APPELLANT.G.R. No. 250763 - MATTHEW WESTFALL, PETITIONER, v. MARIA CARMELA D. LOCSIN, AMY LEUNG, NORIKO OGAWA, GIL-HONG KIM, DIWESH SHARAN, RAMESH SUBRAMANIAM, KEN L. CHEE, BIBIANA VICTORIA G. FRANCISCO, TAKEHIKO NAKAO, TOSHIO OYA, MAKOTO KUBOTA, CHRISTOPHER STEPHENS, RAMIT K. NAGPAL, AND DEBORAH STOKES, RESPONDENTS.G.R. No. 252739 - XXX,1 PETITIONER, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.
