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G.R. No. 182926, June 22, 2015 - ANA LOU B. NAVAJA, Petitioner, v. HON. MANUEL A. DE CASTRO, OR THE ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE OF MCTC JAGNA-GARCIA-HERNANDEZ, DKT PHILS., INC., REPRESENTED BY ATTY. EDGAR BORJE, Respondents.

PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

THIRD DIVISION

G.R. No. 182926, June 22, 2015

ANA LOU B. NAVAJA, Petitioner, v. HON. MANUEL A. DE CASTRO, OR THE ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE OF MCTC JAGNA-GARCIA-HERNANDEZ, DKT PHILS., INC., REPRESENTED BY ATTY. EDGAR BORJE, Respondents.

D E C I S I O N

PERALTA, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Decision1 dated August 28, 2007 and the Resolution2 dated May 7, 2008 rendered by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 02353, which affirmed the Order dated September 21, 2006 issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Loay, Bohol, Branch 50, in SP Civil Action No. 0356.

The factual antecedents are as follows:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

The instant case arose from a Complaint-Affidavit3 filed by private respondent DKT Philippines, Inc., represented by Atty. Edgar Borje, against petitioner Ana Lou B. Navaja, alleging that while she was still its Regional Sales Manager, she falsified a receipt by making it appear that she incurred meal expenses in the amount of P1,810.00, instead of the actual amount of P810.00, at Garden Cafe, Jagna, Bohol, and claimed reimbursement for it.

Navaja is charged with the crime of falsification of private document before the Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC) of Jagna-Garcia-Hernandez, Bohol, docketed as Criminal Case No. 2904. The accusatory portion of the Information filed against her reads:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
That on or about the 2nd day of October 2003, in the municipality of Jagna, province of Bohol, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with intent to prejudice a juridical person, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously falsify a commercial receipt No. 6729 of Garden Cafe, Jagna, Bohol, by making an alteration or intercalation in the said receipt No. 6729 from EIGHT HUNDRED TEN PESOS (P810.00) to ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TEN PESOS (P1,810.00) and thereafter accused used the said receipt to claim reimbursement with DKT Philippines, Inc. represented by Atty. Edgar Borje and accused as a result of which received the amount of P1,810.00 to her own benefit; to the damage and prejudice of the offended party in the amount to be proved during trial. Acts committed contrary to the provision of Article 172, No. 2, in relation to Article 171, No. 6 of the Revised Penal Code.

Tagbilaran City, (for Jagna, Bohol) February 10, 2005.4
On August 1, 2005, Navaja filed a Motion to Quash and Defer Arraignment5 on the ground that none of the essential elements of the crime of falsification of private document occurred in Jagna, Bohol, hence, the MCTC had no jurisdiction to take cognizance of the case due to improper venue.

In the Order dated November 2, 2005, the MCTC denied the motion to quash and set the case for arraignment, the decretal portion of the Order reads:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
WHEREFORE, the motion is DENIED, but considering however that accused has already submitted themselves to the jurisdiction of the court by filing cash bond for their respective temporary liberty, set this case for ARRAIGNMENT on November 22, 2005, at 10:00 o'clock in the morning at the Session Hall, 10th MCTC, Jagna, Bohol.

The previous Court Order setting these cases for arraignment on November 09, 2005, is hereby set aside.

SO ORDERED.6
Navaja filed a motion for reconsideration of the November 2, 2005 Order, but the MCTC denied it in a Resolution7 dated January 24, 2006.

Navaja filed a petition for certiorari8 before the RTC, assailing the November 2, 2005 Order and January 24, 2006 Resolution of the MCTC for having been issued with grave abuse of discretion.

On September 21, 2006, the RTC issued an Order denying the petition for certiorari for lack of legal basis or merit.9 On Navaja's contention that the case for falsification of private document against her was filed with the MCTC which has no jurisdiction due to wrong venue, hence, the RTC ruled:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
The contention of the petitioner is untenable. As correctly pointed out by the MCTC, the improper venue was already resolved squarely by the Regional State Prosecutor when he held that �there are sufficient evidences (sic) indicating that the falsification took place in Jagna�.

This court notes that in that particular resolution, reference was made to the sworn statement of Ms. Cherly Lavaro who narrated that after she issued the receipt to Ms. Navaja, the latter borrowed her pen and in her presence wrote something on the said receipt. The Regional State Prosecutor then concluded that Ms. Lavaro's statement �describes an apparent scheme or pattern of altering receipts right after issuance. The borrowing of the cashier's pen and the use thereof must have been intended to create an impression that the receipt was prepared by the cashier herself.�

In the same affidavit, Ms. Lavaro corroborated the affidavit of another witness, which categorically states that Ms. Navaja was in Jagna when the questioned receipt was issued.

If the court were to follow the logic of the petition, her claim that her request for reimbursement was made in Cebu City not in Jagna, Bohol, would likewise give no showing or indication that the falsification was done in Cebu City. In other words, the said contention would necessarily result in a �neither here no there� situation.10
Navaja elevated the case on appeal with the CA.

In the Decision dated August 28, 2007, the CA dismissed Navaja's appeal and affirmed in toto the September 21, 2006 RTC Order.

Navaja filed a motion for reconsideration but the CA denied it in the Resolution dated May 7, 2008. Aggrieved, she filed the instant petition for review on certiorari, raising the following issues:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
I. THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT OF JAGNA, BOHOL[,] DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THE INSTANT CRIMINAL CASE.
i. Not one of the essential elements of the alleged crime of falsification of a private document was committed in Jagna, Bohol.

ii. Venue in criminal cases is jurisdictional and cannot be presumed or established from the alleged acts of the petitioner on a totally different and unrelated time and occasion.

iii. The strict rules on venue in criminal cases were established for the protection of the rights of the accused and to prevent undue harassment and oppression.chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
II. HEREIN PETITIONER PROPERLY AVAILED OF THE REMEDY OF FILING A PETITION FOR CERTIORARI IN QUESTIONING IMPROPER VENUE IN THE INSTANT CASE.

III. SETTLED LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE CLEARLY PERMITS THE FILING OF A PETITION FOR CERTIORARI TO QUESTION THE DENIAL OF A MOTION TO QUASH.11
The petition lacks merit.

On the substantive issue of whether the MCTC of Jagna, Bohol, has jurisdiction over her case for falsification of a private document, Navaja argues that not one of the three (3) essential elements12 of such crime was shown to have been committed in Jagna, Bohol. She insists that there is no showing in the Information, or even in the complaint-affidavit and the annexes thereto that the crime of falsification of a private document was committed or consummated in Jagna, Bohol. In particular, the allegation in the complaint-affidavit that the subject receipt was issued by Garden Cafe in Jagna, Bohol, cannot determine the venue because the place of issuance of the receipt is not an element of the said crime. It was also impossible for her to have committed the crime in Jagna, Bohol, because the alleged request for reimbursement under the Weekly Travel Expense Report for September 29 to October 4, 2003, was prepared and submitted on October 6, 2003 in Cebu City, while the subject receipt was issued on October 2, 2003 by Garden Cafe in Jagna, Bohol. She further insists that at the time of the issuance of the subject receipt on October 2, 2003, the element of damage was absent, hence, there is no crime of falsification of private document to speak of. She explains that any damage that private respondent could have suffered would only occur when it pays the request for reimbursement in the Travel Expense Report submitted on October 6, 2003, but not before that date, much less at time of the issuance of the said receipt.

Navaja's arguments are misplaced.

Venue in criminal cases is an essential element of jurisdiction.13 This principle was explained by the Court in Foz, Jr. v. People,14 thus:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
It is a fundamental rule that for jurisdiction to be acquired by courts in criminal cases the offense should have been committed or any one of its essential ingredients took place within the territorial jurisdiction of the court. Territorial jurisdiction in criminal cases is the territory where the court has jurisdiction to take cognizance or to try the offense allegedly committed therein by the accused. Thus, it cannot take jurisdiction over a person charged with an offense allegedly committed outside of that limited territory. Furthermore, the jurisdiction of a court over the criminal case is determined by the allegations in the complaint or information. And once it is so shown, the court may validly take cognizance of the case. However, if the evidence adduced during the trial show that the offense was committed somewhere else, the court should dismiss the action for want of jurisdiction.15
In determining the venue where the criminal action is to be instituted and the court which has jurisdiction over it, Section 15(a), Rule 110 of the 2000 Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure provides:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
(a) Subject to existing laws, the criminal action shall be instituted and tried in the court or municipality or territory where the offense was committed or where any of its essential ingredients occurred.chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
Section 10, Rule 110 of the 2000 Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure pertinently states:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
Place of commission of the offense. � The complaint or information is sufficient if it can be understood from its allegations that the offense was committed or some of its essential ingredients occurred at some place within the jurisdiction of the court, unless the particular place where it was committed constitutes an essential element of the offense charged or is necessary for its identification.chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
In Union Bank of the Philippines v. People,16 the Court said that both provisions categorically place the venue and jurisdiction over criminal cases not only in the court where the offense was committed, but also where any of its essential ingredients took place. In other words, the venue of action and of jurisdiction are deemed sufficiently alleged where the Information states that the offense was committed or some of its essential ingredients occurred at a place within the territorial jurisdiction of the court.

In cases of falsification of private documents, the venue is the place where the document is actually falsified, to the prejudice of or with the intent to prejudice a third person, regardless whether or not the falsified document is put to the improper or illegal use for which it was intended.17chanrobleslaw

Contrary to Navaja's argument that the MCTC of Jagna, Bohol, has no jurisdiction over the case because not one of the essential elements of falsification of private document was committed within its jurisdiction, the allegations in the Information and the complaint-affidavit make out a prima facie case that such crime was committed in Jagna, Bohol. In particular, the Information clearly alleged that she committed such crime thereat, to wit:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
That on or about the 2nd day of October 2003, in the municipality of Jagna, province of Bohol, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, with intent to prejudice a juridical person, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously falsify a commercial receipt No. 6729 of Garden Cafe, Jagna, Bohol, by making an alteration or intercalation in the said receipt No. 6729 from EIGHT HUNDRED TEN PESOS (P810.00) to ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TEN PESOS (P1,810.00) and thereafter accused used the said receipt to claim reimbursement with DKT Philippines, Inc. represented by Atty. Edgar Borje and accused as a result of which received the amount of P1,810.00 to her own benefit; to the damage and prejudice of the offended party in the amount to be proved during trial. xxx18
Likewise, the Complaint-Affidavit dated February 18, 2004 alleged that the she committed the said crime in Jagna, Bohol, viz:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
�4. Among the expenses she reimbursed from DKT is the amount of Php1,810.00 she supposedly incurred at Garden's Cafe, Jagna branch. Photocopy of the receipt dated 02 October 2003 she sent to the DKT office in Metro Manila is hereto attached as Annex �C�.

5. However, upon recent field investigation of Navaja's expenses in Bohol, it was found that the actual amount she incurred at Garden's (sic) Cafe is only Php810.00 Photocopy of the duplicate original official receipt (pink copy) certified true and correct by the cashier of Garden's Cafe, Jagna is hereto attached as Annex �D�.

6. Evidently, Navaja falsified the receipt in Bohol upon receiving it with the intent of causing damage to DKT.�19
Guided by the settled rule that the jurisdiction of the court is determined by the allegations of the complaint or information and not by the result of proof20, the Court holds that Navaja's case for falsification of private document falls within the territorial jurisdiction of the MCTC of Jagna, Bohol.

Meanwhile, Navaja's defense that it was impossible for her to have committed the crime in Jagna, Bohol, cannot be sustained at this point where the prosecution has yet to present evidence to prove the material allegations of the charge against her, which include the place where the subject receipt was falsified. However, given that the defense of lack of jurisdiction due to improper venue may be raised at any stage of the proceeding, the Court stresses that if the evidence adduced during the trial would show that the crime was indeed committed outside its territorial jurisdiction, the MCTC should dismiss the case based on such ground.

On Navaja's claim that there is no crime of falsification of private document to speak of because at the time of the issuance of the subject receipt on October 2, 2003, the element of damage was absent, the Court sustains the RTC ruling that such damage need not be present, as Article 172 (2)21 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, states that mere intent to cause such damage is sufficient.22chanrobleslaw

Navaja further contends that the CA's reliance on the findings of the Regional State Prosecutor as to the sworn statement of a certain Cheryl Labarro23 for purposes of determining venue was misplaced, as her sworn statement pertains to an incident in Miravilla Resort in Tagbilaran City, which was entirely separate and distinct from the facts material to the case. She adds that the CA's reliance on the said statement in upholding the venue of the case clearly runs afoul with the provisions of Section 34, Rule 130 of the Rules of Court.24 She submits that nowhere in the Rules of Court is it allowed that the actions of the accused on a different occasion maybe used to confer venue in another case, since venue must be determined solely and exclusively on the facts obtaining in the instant case and cannot be inferred or presumed from other collateral allegations.

The Court finds no merit in Navaja's foregoing contentions which boil down to the factual issue of whether the crime of falsification of private document was committed in Jagna, Bohol or in Cebu City.

Section 1, Rule 45 of the Rules of Court states that petitions for review on certiorari "shall raise only questions of law which must be distinctly set forth." In Pagsibigan v. People, et al.,25 the Court held:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
A petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court should cover only questions of law. Questions of fact are not reviewable. A question of law exists when the doubt centers on what the law is on a certain set of facts. A question of fact exists when the doubt centers on the truth or falsity of the alleged facts.

There is a question of law if the issue raised is capable of being resolved without need of reviewing the probative value of the evidence. The issue to be resolved must be limited to determining what the law is on a certain set of facts. Once the issue invites a review of the evidence, the question posed is one of fact.chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
Whether the crime of falsification of private document was committed in Jagna, Bohol or in Cebu City, is a question of fact. Indeed, in the exercise of its power of review, the Court is not a trier of facts and, subject to certain exceptions, it does not normally undertake the re-examination of the evidence presented by the parties during trial.26 In certain exceptional cases, however, the Court may be urged to probe and resolve factual issues, viz:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
(a) When the findings are grounded entirely on speculation, surmises, or conjectures;

(b) When the inference made is manifestly mistaken, absurd, or impossible;

(c) When there is grave abuse of discretion;

(d) When the judgment is based on a misapprehension of facts;

(e) When the findings of facts are conflicting;

(f) When in making its findings the CA went beyond the issues of the case, or its findings are contrary to the admissions of both the appellant and the appellee;

(g) When the CA�s findings are contrary to those by the trial court;

(h) When the findings are conclusions without citation of specific evidence on which they are based;

(i) When the facts set forth in the petition, as well as in the petitioner�s main and reply briefs, are not disputed by the respondent;

(j) When the findings of fact are premised on the supposed absence of evidence and contradicted by the evidence on record; or

(k) When the CA manifestly overlooked certain relevant facts not disputed by the parties, which, if properly considered, would justify a different conclusion.27
Navaja failed to show that any of these circumstances is present.

It also bears emphasis that the factual findings of the appellate court generally are conclusive, and carry even more weight when said court affirms the findings of the trial court, absent any showing that the findings are totally devoid of support in the records, or that they are so glaringly erroneous as to constitute grave abuse of discretion.28 In this case, the CA, the RTC and the MCTC all agree that the issue of improper venue was already resolved by the Regional State Prosecutor when he held that �there are sufficient evidences (sic) indicating that the falsification took place in Jagna.�29 The Court perceives no compelling reason to disturb such factual finding.

Anent Navaja's claim that the MCTC simply made reference to the findings of the Regional State Prosecutor without specifying the factual and legal bases of its resolution, the Court finds that the RTC had squarely addressed such issue as follows:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
This court notes that in that particular resolution, reference was made to the sworn statement of Ms. Cherly Lavaro who narrated that after she issued the receipt to Ms. Navaja, the latter borrowed her pen and in her presence wrote something on the said receipt. The Regional State Prosecutor then concluded that Ms. Lavaro's statement �describes an apparent scheme or pattern of altering receipts right after issuance. The borrowing of the cashier's pen and the use thereof must have been intended to create an impression that the receipt was prepared by the cashier herself.�

In the same affidavit, Ms. Lavaro corroborated the affidavit of another witness, which categorically states that Ms. Navaja was in Jagna when the questioned receipt was issued.

If the court were to follow the logic of the petition, her claim that her request for reimbursement was made in Cebu City not in Jagna, Bohol, would likewise give no showing or indication that the falsification was done in Cebu City. In other words, the said contention would necessarily result in a �neither here no there� situation.30
On Navaja's argument that the CA's reliance on Labarro's31 aforesaid statement in upholding the venue of the case violates Section 34, Rule 130 of the Rules of Court,32 the Court holds that such evidentiary rule has no bearing in determining the place where the crime was committed for purposes of filing a criminal information which merely requires the existence of probable cause. In Fenequito v. Vergara, Jr.,33 the Court expounded on the concept of probable cause in this wise:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
Probable cause, for the purpose of filing a criminal information, has been defined as such facts as are sufficient to engender a well-founded belief that a crime has been committed and that respondent is probably guilty thereof. The term does not mean "actual and positive cause" nor does it import absolute certainty. It is merely based on opinion and reasonable belief. Probable cause does not require an inquiry into whether there is sufficient evidence to procure a conviction. It is enough that it is believed that the act or omission complained of constitutes the offense charged.

A finding of probable cause needs only to rest on evidence showing that, more likely than not, a crime has been committed by the suspects. It need not be based on clear and convincing evidence of guilt, not on evidence establishing guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and definitely not on evidence establishing absolute certainty of guilt. In determining probable cause, the average man weighs facts and circumstances without resorting to the calibrations of the rules of evidence of which he has no technical knowledge. He relies on common sense. What is determined is whether there is sufficient ground to engender a well-founded belief that a crime has been committed, and that the accused is probably guilty thereof and should be held for trial. It does not require an inquiry as to whether there is sufficient evidence to secure a conviction.34
Also, Navaja insists that the rule on venue should have been construed liberally in favor her favor as the accused, and strictly against private respondent, given its purpose of preventing harassment and inconvenience by compelling the accused to appear in a different court from that of the province where the crime was committed. Yet, private respondent willfully chose to prosecute separately the other cases for falsification of private document against her in different jurisdictions, namely, Cebu City, Bacolod City, Iloilo City and Tagbilaran, Bohol, to harass and drain her financial resources, when all these criminal cases, involving minimal amounts of actual damages,35 should have been filed in one (1) criminal jurisdiction to avoid multiplicity of actions.

The Court overrules Navaja's assertions, and upholds the RTC's sound ruling thereon:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
The petitioner's insistence that all the criminal complaints filed against her should be filed in one jurisdiction would be a blatant violation of the law on jurisdiction as one cannot file a criminal case other than where the offense was allegedly committed.

In short, if it so happens that several offenses are alleged to have been committed in different venues, then it is just unfortunate that whatever complaints have to be filed, will have to filed in those different venues. To do otherwise would be procedurally fatal.36
To stress, in criminal proceedings, improper venue is lack of jurisdiction because venue in criminal cases is an essential element of jurisdiction.37 Unlike in a civil case where venue may be waived, this could not be done in a criminal case because it is an element of jurisdiction. Thus, one cannot be held to answer for any crime committed by him except in the jurisdiction where it was committed. Be that as it may, Section 5 (4), Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution provides that the Court has the power to order a change of venue or place of trial to avoid a miscarriage of justice. Consequently, where there are serious and weighty reasons present, which would prevent the court of original jurisdiction from conducting a fair and impartial trial, the Court has been mandated to order a change of venue so as to prevent a miscarriage of justice.38 That private respondent filed several criminal cases for falsification in different jurisdictions, which unduly forced Navaja to spend scarce resources to defend herself in faraway places can hardly be considered as compelling reason which would prevent the MCTC from conducting a fair and impartial trial.

Besides, it is erroneous for Navaja to argue that the separate filing of the falsification cases she allegedly committed in different jurisdictions would result in multiplicity of actions. Such separate filing of cases is only consistent with the principles that there are as many acts of falsification as there are documents falsified39 and that the venue of such cases is where the document was actually falsified40.

The Court now resolves the second and third procedural issues.

On the second issue, Navaja states that she did not commit a grave procedural error in filing a petition for certiorari from the denial of her motion to quash. She posits that venue is an element of the jurisdiction of the court over the subject matter of a criminal proceeding, and that lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter may be interposed at any stage of the proceeding. Thus, even if a party fails to file a motion to quash, the accused may still question the jurisdiction of the court later on, and such objection may be raised or considered motu propio by the court at any stage of the proceeding or on appeal.

On the third issue, Navaja asserts that the Supreme Court has allowed the filing of a petition for certiorari to question the denial of a motion to quash in cases where grave abuse of discretion was patently committed, or when the lower court acted without or in excess of its jurisdiction. She claims that not only did the lower court commit grave abuse of discretion in denying the motion to quash, but there is likewise the issue of improper venue that need to be settled with finality and dispatch. In support of her assertion, she cites a ruling41 that when the court has no jurisdiction at the time of the filing of the complaint, the court should dismiss the case, instead of ordering its transfer.

Apropos to the second and third procedural issues is Querijero v. Palmes-Limitar42 where the Court reiterated the fundamental principle that an order denying a motion to quash is interlocutory and, therefore, not appealable, nor can it be the subject of a petition for certiorari, thus:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
In Zamoranos v. People, this Court emphasized that �a special civil action for certiorari is not the proper remedy to assail the denial of a motion to quash an information. The established rule is that, when such an adverse interlocutory order is rendered, the remedy is not to resort forthwith to certiorari, but to continue with the case in due course and, when an unfavorable verdict is handed down, to take an appeal in the manner authorized by law.�
On a number of occasions, however, Court had sanctioned a writ of certiorari as an appropriate remedy to assail an interlocutory order in the following circumstances:chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
(1) when the court issued the order without or in excess of jurisdiction or with grave abuse of discretion;

(2) when the interlocutory order is patently erroneous and the remedy of appeal would not afford adequate and expeditious relief;

(3) in the interest of a more enlightened and substantial justice;

(4) to promote public welfare and public policy; and

(5) when the cases have attracted nationwide attention, making it essential to proceed with dispatch in the consideration thereof.43

As can be gleaned from the Court's discussion on the substantive issue of the case, Navaja failed to prove that any of the said special circumstances obtains in this case, let alone the grave abuse of discretion she imputed against the MCTC. Hence, the CA did not err in affirming the RTC ruling that the MCTC correctly denied her motion to quash.

Finally, the remaining factual issues raised by the parties need not be discussed further, as they are properly resolved in due course of the proceedings in the instant case before the MCTC and, when an unfavorable verdict is handed down, to take an appeal in the manner authorized by law.

WHEREFORE, the instant petition is DENIED. The Court of Appeals Decision dated August 28, 2007 and the Resolution dated May 7, 2008 in CA G.R. SP No. 02353 are AFFIRMED.

SO ORDERED.cralawlawlibrary

Velasco, Jr., (Chairperson), Villarama, Jr., Reyes, and Jardeleza, JJ., concur.

Endnotes:


1 Penned by Associate Justice Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla, with Associate Justices Pampio A. Abarintos and Stephen C. Cruz, concurring; rollo, pp. 43-49.

2Id. at 51-52. Penned by Associate Justice Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla, with Associate Justices Pampio A. Abarintos and Amy C. Lazarro-Javier, concurring.

3Id. at 80-82.

4Id. at 96.

5Id. at 98-105.

6Id. at 76.

7Id. at 77-78.

8Id. at 106-124.

9Id. at 53-55.

10Id. at 53-54.

11Id. at 26-27.

12 (1) The offender committed any of the acts of falsification, except those in Paragraph 7, enumerated in Art. 171 of the Revised Penal Code; (2) The falsification was committed in any private document; and (3) The falsification caused damage to a third party or at least was committed with intent to cause such damage.

13Foz, Jr., et al. v. People, 618 Phil 120 (2009).

14Supra.

15Id. at 129, citing Macasaet v. People, 492 Phil. 355, 370 (2005); and Uy v. People, G.R. No. 119000, July 28 , 1997, 276 SCRA 367.

16 G.R. No. 192565, February 28, 2012, 667 SCRA 113, 123.

17U.S. v. Baretto, 36 Phil 204, 207 (1917); Lopez v. Paras, 124 Phil. 1211, 1216 (1966).

18Rollo, p. 96. (Emphasis added)

19Id. at 81. (Emphasis added)

20People v. Galano, G.R. No. L-42925, January 31, 1977, 75 SCRA 193; People v. Delfin, G.R. Nos. L-15230 and L-15979-81, July 31, 1961, 25 SCRA 911, 920.

21 Art. 172. Falsification by private individual and use of falsified documents. � The penalty of prision correccional in its medium and maximum periods and a fine of not more than P5,000 pesos shall be imposed upon:ChanRoblesVirtualawlibrary

xxx

2. Any person who, to the damage of a third party, or with the intent to cause such damage, shall in any private document commit any of the acts of falsification enumerated in the next preceding article..chanrobles virtua

22Rollo, p. 54.

23 Also spelled as Cherrel B. Labarro, or Cherly Lavaro; id. at 126.

24 Sec. 34. Similar acts as evidence � Evidence that one did or did not do a certain thing at one time is not admissible to prove that he did or did not do the same or similar thing at another time; but it may be received to prove a specific intent or knowledge, identity, plan, system, scheme, habit, custom or usage, and the like.

25 606 Phil 233 (2009).

26Claravall v. Lim, 669 Phil. 570 (2011). Citations omitted.

27Federal Builders, Inc. v. Foundation Specialists, Inc., G.R. No. 194507 and G.R. No. 194621, September 8, 2014; Andrada v. Pilhino Sales Corporation, G.R. No. 156448, February 23, 2011, 644 SCRA 1, 10.

28Corpuz v. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 180016, April 29, 2014.

29Rollo, pp. 46-47, 53, and 77.

30Id. at 74.

31 Also referred to as Cherrel B. Labarro, or Cherly Lavaro; id, at 126.

32 Sec. 34. Similar acts as evidence � Evidence that one did or did not do a certain thing at one time is not admissible to prove that he did or did not do the same or similar thing at another time; but it may be received to prove a specific intent or knowledge, identity, plan, system, scheme, habit, custom or usage, and the like.

33 G.R. No. 172829, July 18, 2012, 677 SCRA 113, 121.

34Id., citing Reyes v. Pearlbank Securities, Inc., 582 Phil. 505, 519-520 (2008). (Emphasis added)

35 P3,600.00, P2000.00, P2,000.00 and P1,000.00, respectively.

36Rollo, p. 74.

37Yoingco v. Hon. Gonzaga, 470 Phil. (2004).

38Ala v. Judge Peras, A.M. No. RTJ-11-2283 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 10-3478-RTJ), November 16, 2011, 660 SCRA 193, 219.

39Abalos v. People, 437 Phil. 693, 700 (2002).

40U.S. v. Baretto, supra; Lopez v. Paras, supra.

41RCBC v. Hon. Isnani, etc., et al., 312 Phil. 194, 199 (1995).

42 G.R. No. 166467, September 17, 2012, 680 SCRA 671, 675-676.

43Id.



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  • G.R. No. 200942, June 16, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JORIE WAHIMAN Y RAYOS, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 196278, June 17, 2015 - CE CASECNAN WATER AND ENERGY COMPANY, INC., Petitioner, v. THE PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA, THE OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL ASSESSOR OF NUEVA ECIJA, AND THE OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL TREASURER OF NUEVA ECIJA, AS REPRESENTED BY HON. AURELIO UMALI, HON. FLORANTE FAJARDO AND HON. EDILBERTO PANCHO, RESPECTIVELY, OR THEIR LAWFUL SUCCESSORS, RESPONDENTS, NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, AS NECESSARY PARTIES.

  • G.R. No. 196707, June 17, 2015 - SPOUSES NILO AND ERLINDA MERCADO, Petitioners, v. LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 5067, June 29, 2015 - CORAZON M. DALUPAN, Complainant, v. ATTY. GLENN C. GACOTT, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 188069, June 17, 2015 - REYNALDO P. BASCARA, Petitioner, v. SHERIFF ROLANDO G. JAVIER AND EVANGELINE PANGILINAN, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 194129, June 15, 2015 - PO1 CRISPIN OCAMPO Y SANTOS, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 185407, June 22, 2015 - SIO TIAT KING, Petitioner, v. VICENTE G. LIM, MICHAEL GEORGE O. LIM, MATHEW VINCENT O. LIM, MEL PATRICK O. LIM, MOISES FRANCIS W. LIM, MARVIN JOHN W. LIM, AND SAARSTAHL PHILIPPINES, INC., Respondents.

  • A.C. No. 5686, June 16, 2015 - TEODULO F. ENRIQUEZ, Complaint, v. ATTY. EDILBERTO B. LAVADIA, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 199777, June 17, 2015 - HEIRS OF DATU DALANDAG KULI, REPRESENTED BY DATU CULOT DALANDAG, Petitioners, v. DANIEL R. PIA, FILOMENA FOLLOSCO, AND JOSE FOLLOSCO, SR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 183398, June 22, 2015 - CLODUALDA D. DAACO, Petitioner, v. VALERIANA ROSALDO YU, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 182648, June 17, 2015 - HERMAN MEDINA, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 191787, June 22, 2015 - MACARIO CATIPON, JR., Petitioner, v. JEROME JAPSON, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 207815, June 22, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSE SALVADOR A.K.A. "FELIX", Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 197923, June 22, 2015 - RUBY RUTH S. SERRANO MAHILUM, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES EDILBERTO ILANO AND LOURDES ILANO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 179789, June 17, 2015 - PINEWOOD MARINE (PHILS.), INC., Petitioner, v. EMCO PLYWOOD CORPORATION, EVER COMMERCIAL CO., LTD., DALIAN OCEAN SHIPPING CO., AND SHENZHEN GUANGDA SHIPPING CO., Respondents.

  • A.M. No. P-10-2840 (Formerly A.M. No. 10-7-87-MTC), June 23, 2015 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. MS. FLORED L. NICOLAS, FORMER COURT INTERPRETER AND OFFICER-IN-CHARGE; MS. ERLINDA U. CABRERA, FORMER CLERK OF COURT II; AND MR. EDWIN SANTOS, CLERK OF COURT II, ALL OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, GUIGUINTO, BULACAN, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 179025, June 17, 2015 - CEBU STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CSCST), REPRESENTED BY ITS INCUMBENT PRESIDENT, Petitioner, v. LUIS S. MISTERIO, GABRIEL S. MISTERIO, FRANCIS S. MISTERIO, THELMA S. MISTERIO, AND ESTELA S. MISTERIO-TAGIMACRUZ, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 203023, June 17, 2015 - PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION AND PHILCOMSAT HOLDINGS CORPORATION, Petitioners, v. SANDIGANBAYAN 5TH DIVISION AND PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 171095, June 22, 2015 - MAYOR MARCIAL VARGAS AND ENGR. RAYMUNDO DEL ROSARIO, Petitioners, v. FORTUNATO CAJUCOM, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 179457, June 22, 2015 - WILFREDO DE VERA, EUFEMIO DE VERA, ROMEO MAPANAO, JR., ROBERTO VALDEZ, HIROHITO ALBERTO, APARICIO RAMIREZ, SR., ARMANDO DE VERA, MARIO DE VERA, RAMIL DE VERA, EVER ALMOGELA ALDA, JUANITO RIBERAL, REPRESENTED BY PACITA PASENA CONDE, ANACLETO PASCUA, ISIDRO RAMIREZ, REPRESENTED BY MARIANO BAINA, SPOUSES TRUDENCIO RAMIREZ AND ESTARLITA HONRADA, ARNEL DE VERA, ISABELO MIRETTE, AND ROLANDO DE VERA, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES EUGEN1O SANTIAGO, SR., AND ESPERANZA H. SANTIAGO, SPOUSES RAMON CAMPOS AND WARLITA SANTIAGO, SPOUSES ELIZABETH SANTIAGO AND ALARIO MARQUEZ, SPOUSES EFRAEM SANTIAGO AND GLORIA SANTIAGO, SPOUSES EUGENIO SANTIAGO, JR. AND ALMA CAASI, JUPITER SANTIAGO, AND JON-JON CAMOS, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 175795, June 22, 2015 - NORMILITO R. CAGATIN, Petitioner, v. MAGSAYSAY MARITIME CORPORATION AND C.S.C.S. INTERNATIONAL NV, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 201042, June 16, 2015 - DARAGA PRESS, INC., Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 193945, June 22, 2015 - REMINGTON INDUSTRIAL SALES CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. MARICALUM MINING CORPORATION, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 182255, June 15, 2015 - PETRON CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. ARMZ CABERTE, ANTONIO CABERTE, JR., MICHAEL SERVICIO,* ARIEL DEVELOS, ADOLFO GESTUPA, ARCHIE PONTERAS, ARNOLD BLANCO, DANTE MARIANO,* VIRGILIO GALOROSA, AND CAMILO TE,* Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 188839, June 22, 2015 - CESAR NAGUIT, Petitioner, v. SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 181057, June 17, 2015 - JOSEFINA C. BILLOTE, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT, WILLIAM C. BILLOTE AND SEGUNDO BILLOTE, Petitioner, v. IMELDA SOLIS, SPOUSES MANUEL AND ADELAIDA DALOPE, SPOUSES VICTOR AND REMEDIOS BADAR, REGISTER OF DEEDS (LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN), AND HON. MELITON EMUSLAN, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 47, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, URDANETA CITY, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 207134, June 16, 2015 - AKSYON MAGSASAKA-PARTIDO TINIG NG MASA (AKMA-PTM), Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENT, ABANTE KATUTUBO (ABANTE KA), FROILAN M. BACUNGAN AND HERMENEGILDO DUMLAO, Petitioners-in-Intervention.

  • G.R. No. 208341, June 17, 2015 - OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, Petitioner, v. MA. NIMFA P. DE VILLA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 214453, June 17, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BERNABE P. PALANAS ALIAS "ABE", Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 204095, June 15, 2015 - DR. JAIME T. CRUZ, Petitioner, v. FELICISIMO V. AGAS, JR., Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 5732, June 16, 2015 - ALFREDO C. OLVIDA, Complainant, v. ATTY. ARNEL C. GONZALES, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. RTJ-15-2426 [Formerly A.M. No. 05-3-83-MTC], June 16, 2015 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. JUDGE ALEXANDER BALUT, Respondent.

  • G. R. No. 184130, June 29, 2015 - SANDRA M. CAM, Petitioner, v. ORLANDO C. CASIMIRO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ACTING OMBUDSMAN, MOTHALIB C. ONOS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE PROSECUTION AND MONITORING BUREAU OF THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, ROSANO A. OLIVA AND LOURDES S. PADRE SAN JUAN, IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS GRAFT INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OFFICERS, IGNACIO "IGGY" ARROYO, JUAN MIGUEL "MIKEY" ARROYO AND RESTITUTO MOSQUEDA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 204845, June 15, 2015 - BELCHEM PHILIPPINES, INC/UNITED PHILIPPINE LINES, FERNANDO T. LISING, Petitioners, v. EDUARDO A. ZAFRA, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 195513, June 22, 2015 - MARLON BEDUYA, ROSARIO DUMAS* ALEX LEONOZA, RAMBLO FAJARDO, HARLAN LEONOZA, ALVIN ABUYOT, DEVDO URSABIA,** BERNIE BESONA, ROMEO ONANAD,*** ARMANDO LIPORADA,**** FRANKFER ODULIO, MARCELO MATA, ALEX COLOCADO, JOJO PACATANG, RANDY GENODIA AND ISABINO B. ALARMA, JR.,****** PETITIONERS, VS. ACE PROMOTION AND MARKETING CORPORATION AND GLEN******** HERNANDEZ, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 209535, June 15, 2015 - TERESITA S. LEE, Petitioner, v. LUI MAN CHONG, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 209830, June 17, 2015 - MITSUBISHI MOTORS PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 205316, June 29, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROMEO DE CASTRO AND RANDOLF[1] PABANIL, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 207804, June 17, 2015 - ACE NAVIGATION COMPANY AND VELA INTERNATIONAL MARINE LIMITED, Petitioners, v. SANTOS D. GARCIA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 186597, June 17, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. VICTORIA R. ARAMBULO AND MIGUEL ARAMBULO, JR., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 206957, June 17, 2015 - CHERITH A. BUCAL, Petitioner, v. MANNY P. BUCAL, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 185592, June 15, 2015 - GEORGE C. FONG, Petitioner, v. JOSE V. DUE�AS, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 182926, June 22, 2015 - ANA LOU B. NAVAJA, Petitioner, v. HON. MANUEL A. DE CASTRO, OR THE ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE OF MCTC JAGNA-GARCIA-HERNANDEZ, DKT PHILS., INC., REPRESENTED BY ATTY. EDGAR BORJE, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 211027, June 29, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSE BRONIOLA @ �ASOT�, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 211027, June 29, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSE BRONIOLA @ �ASOT�, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 199568, June 17, 2015 - DOHLE-PHILMAN MANNING AGENCY, INC., DOHLE (IOM) LIMITED AND/OR CAPT. MANOLO T. GACUTAN, Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF ANDRES G. GAZZINGAN, REPRESENTED BY LENIE L. GAZZINGAN, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 181756, June 15, 2015 - MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY (MCIAA), Petitioner, v. CITY OF LAPU-LAPU AND ELENA T. PACALDO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 179226, June 29, 2015 - MA. SUSANA A. AWATIN, AND ON BEHALF OF THE HEIRS/BENEFICIARIES OF DECEASED ALBERTO AWATIN, Petitioner, v. AVANTGARDE SHIPPING CORPORATION AND MRS. DORA G. PASCUAL, OFFSHORE MARITIME MANAGEMENT INT'L., INC. (SWITZERLAND), SEABLUK TRESURE ISLAND, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 191899, June 22, 2015 - JULIUS R. TAGALOG, Petitioner, v. CROSSWORLD MARINE SERVICES INC., CAPT. ELEASAR G. DIAZ AND/OR CHIOS MARITIME LTD. ACTING IN BEHALF OF OCEAN LIBERTY LTD, Respondents.

  • G. R. No. 188174, June 29, 2015 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, THROUGH ITS PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER OF DAVAO CITY, AND THE MUNICIPAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER OF CALINAN, DAVAO CITY, Petitioners, v. WOODLAND AGRO-DEVELOPMENT, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 209338, June 29, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BIENVENIDO MIRANDA Y FELICIANO, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 198515, June 15, 2015 - DOMINADOR MALABUNGA,* JR., Petitioner, v. CATHAY PACIFIC STEEL CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 179874, June 22, 2015 - ADELFA DIO TOLENTINO, VIRGINIA DIO, RENATO DIO, AND HEIRS OF ROBERTO DIO, REPRESENTED BY ROGER DIO, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES MARIA JERERA AND EBON LATAGAN, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, NAMELY: MA. JANELITA LATAGAN-BULAWAN, YVONNE LATAGAN, LESLIE LATAGAN, RODOLFO H. LATAGAN, EMMANUEL NOEL H. LATAGAN, GEMMA LATAGAN-DE LEON, MARIE GLEN LATAGAN-CERUJALES, AND CELESTE LATAGAN-BO; AND SALVE VDA. DE JERERA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 199522, June 22, 2015 - RICKY DINAMLING, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 182754, June 29, 2015 - SPOUSES CRISPIN AQUINO AND TERESA V. AQUINO, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, AMADOR D. LEDESMA, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES EUSEBIO AGUILAR AND JOSEFINA V. AGUILAR, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 210055, June 22, 2015 - THE ESTATE OF THE LATE JUAN B. GUTIERREZ, REPRESENTED BY ANTONIA S. GUTIERREZ, (FOR HERSELF AND IN HER CAPACITY AS DULY-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF JUAN B. GUTIERREZ), Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF SPOUSE JOSE AND GRACITA CABANGON, REPRESENTED BY BLANCA CABANGAON, JUDGE CADER P. INDAR, AL HAJ, BRANCH 14, 12TH JUDICIAL REGION COTABATO CITY, AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, SPECIAL FORMER 21ST DIVISION, MINDANAO STATION, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 162489, June 17, 2015 - BERNARDO U. MESINA, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 197582, June 29, 2015 - JULIE S. SUMBILLA, Petitioner, v. MATRIX FINANCE CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 203754, June 16, 2015 - FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. COLON HERITAGE REALTY CORPORATION, OPERATOR OF ORIENTE GROUP THEATERS, REPRESENTED BY ISIDORO A. CANIZARES, Respondent.; [G.R. No. 204418] - FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. CITY OF CEBU AND SM PRIME HOLDINGS, INC., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 195247, June 29, 2015 - ANASTACIO TINGALAN, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, NAMELY: ROMEO L. TINGALAN, ELPEDIO L. TINGALAN, JOHNNY L. TINGALAN AND LAURETA T. DELA CERNA, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES RONALDO AND WINONA MELLIZA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 194239, June 16, 2015 - WEST TOWER CONDOMINIUM CORPORATION, ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF WEST TOWER CONDOMINIUM AND IN REPRESENTATION OF BARANGAY BANGKAL, AND OTHERS, INCLUDING MINORS AND GENERATIONS YET UNBORN, Petitioners, v. FIRST PHILIPPINE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, FIRST GEN CORPORATION AND THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS, JOHN DOES, AND RICHARD DOES, Respondents.

  • A.C. No. 6484, June 16, 2015 - ADELITA B. LLUNAR, Complainant, v. ATTY. ROMULO RICAFORT, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 193919, June 15, 2015 - BI�AN RURAL BANK, Petitioner, v. JOSE WILLELMINO G. CARLOS AND MARTINA ROSA MARIA LINA G. CARLOS-TRAN, REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, ATTY. EDWIN D. BALLESTEROS, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 191591, June 17, 2015 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Petitioner, v. FOUNDATION SPECIALISTS, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 205875, June 30, 2015 - LIBERTY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC., NOW KNOWN AS WI-TRIBE TELECOMS, INC., Petitioner, v. ATLOCOM WIRELESS SYSTEM, INC., Respondent.; [G.R. No. 208916] - NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Petitioner, v. ATLOCOM WIRELESS SYSTEM, INC., Respondent.

  • A.M. No. P-15-3322 [Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 10-3569-P], June 23, 2015 - BRANCH CLERK OF COURT GAIL M. BACBAC-DEL ISEN, Complainant, v. ROMAR Q. MOLINA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 200898, June 15, 2015 - BROWN MADONNA PRESS INC., THADDEUS ANTHONY A. CABANGON, FORTUNE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (NOW FORTUNE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION) AND/OR ANTONIO CABANGON CHUA, Petitioners, v. MARIA ROSARIO M. CASAS, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 200567, June 22, 2015 - METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Petitioner, v. CPR PROMOTIONS AND MARKETING, INC. AND SPOUSES CORNELIO P. REYNOSO, JR. AND LEONIZA* F. REYNOSO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 203372, June 16, 2015 - ATTY. CHELOY E. VELICARIA- GARAFIL, Petitioner, v. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND HON. SOLICITOR GENERAL JOSE ANSELMO I. CADIZ, Respondents.; [G.R. No. 206290] - ATTY. DINDO G. VENTURANZA, Petitioner, v. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, LEILA M. DE LIMA, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CLARO A. ARELLANO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL, AND RICHARD ANTHONY D. FADULLON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR OF QUEZON CITY, Respondents.; [G.R. No. 209138] - IRMA A. VILLANUEVA AND FRANCISCA B. ROSQUITA, Petitioners, v. COURT OF APPEALS AND THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, Respondents.; [G.R. No. 212030] - EDDIE U. TAMONDONG, Petitioner, v. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 203124, June 22, 2015 - PROVINCE OF LEYTE, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY MR. RODOLFO BADIABLE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE ICO-PROVINCIAL TREASURER, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, Petitioner, v. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 195244, June 22, 2015 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALVIN ESUGON Y AVILA, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 194192, June 16, 2015 - DAVAO CITY WATER DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, RODORA N. GAMBOA, Petitioner, v. RODRIGO L. ARANJUEZ, GREGORIO S. CAGULA, CELESTINO A. BONDOC, DANILO L. BUHAY, PEDRO E. ALCALA, JOSEPH A. VALDEZ, TITO V. SABANGAN, MARCELINO B. ANINO, JUANITO C. PANSACALA, JOEMARIE B. ALBA, ANTERO M. YMAS, ROLANDO L. LARGO, RENEBOY U. ESTEBAN, MANUEL B. LIBANG, ROMEORICO A. LLANOS, ARTHUR C. BACHILLER, SOCRATES V. CORCUERA, ALEJANDRO C. PICHON, GRACIANO A. MONCADA, ROLANDO K. ESCORIAL, NOEL A. DAGALE, EMILIO S. MOLINA, SHERWIN S. SOLAMO, FULGENCIO I. DYGUAZO, GUALBERTO S. PAGATPAT, JOSEPH B. ARTAJO, FELIXBERTO Q. OBENZA, FLORANTE A. FERRAREN, ELSA A. ELORDE, CARLOS P. MORRE, JAMES AQUILINO M. COLOMA, JOAQUIN O. CADORNA, JR., LORNA M. MAXINO, ROMULO A. REYES, NOEL G. LEGASPI, ELEANOR R. LAMOSTE, WELMER E. CRASCO, DELIO T. OLAER, VICENTE R. MASUCOL, IRENEO A. CUBAL, EDWIN A. DELA PENA, JIMMY A. TROCIO, WILFREDO L. TORREON, ALEJANDRITO M. ALO, RAUL S. SAGA, JOSELITO P. RICONALLA, TRISEBAL Q. AGUILAR, ARMAN N. LORENZO, SR. AND PEDRO C. GUNTING, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 167975, June 17, 2015 - GILDA JARDELEZA, (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY HER HEIRS, NAMELY: ERNESTO JARDELEZA, JR., TEODORO MARIA JARDELEZA, ROLANDO L. JARDELEZA, MA. GLENDA JARDELEZA-UY, AND MELECIO GIL JARDELEZA, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES MELECIO AND ELIZABETH JARDELEZA, JMB TRADERS, INC., AND TEODORO JARDELEZA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 191197, June 22, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RODRIGO LAPORE, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 167797, June 15, 2015 - METRO MANILA TRANSIT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. REYNALDO CUEVAS AND JUNNEL CUEVAS, REPRESENTED BY REYNALDO CUEVAS, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 193659, June 15, 2015 - SPS. FERNANDO VERGARA AND HERMINIA VERGARA, Petitioners, v. ERLINDA TORRECAMPO SONKIN, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 211499, June 22, 2015 - CATHERINE HIPONIA-MAYUGA, Petitioner, v. METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST CO., AND ITS BRANCH HEAD, THELMA T. MAURICIO, AND BELLE U. AVELINO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 194516, June 17, 2015 - BALDOMERA FOCULAN-FUDALAN, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES DANILO OCIAL AND DAVIDICA BONGCARAS-OCIAL, EVAGRIA F. BAGCAT, CRISTINA G. DOLLISEN, EULALIA F. VILLACORA, TEOFREDO FUDERANAN, JAIME FUDERANAN, MARIANO FUDERANAN, FILADELFO FUDERANAN, MUSTIOLA F. MONTEJO, CORAZON LOGMAO, DIONESIO FUDERANAN, EUTIQUIA FUDERANAN, ASTERIA FUDERANAN, ANTONIO FUDERANAN, ROMEO FUDERANAN, FLORENTINO FUDERANAN, DOMECIANO FUDERANAN, ERLINDA SOMONTAN, FELICIANA FUDERANAN, BONIFACIO FUDERANAN, QUIRINO FUDERANAN, MA. ASUNCION FUDERANAN, MARCELINA ARBUTANTE, SALOME GUTUAL, LEONARDO LUCILLA, IMELDA L. ESTOQUE, CIRILA OLANDRIA, TITA G. BONGAY AND MUNICIPAL ASSESSOR OF PANGLAO, BOHOL, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 211872, June 22, 2015 - ROMIL T. OLAYBAL, Petitioner, v. OSG SHIPMANAGEMENT MANILA, INC. AND OSG SHIPMANAGEMENT [UK] LTD., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 191810, June 22, 2015 - JIMMY T. GO A.K.A. JAIME T. GAISANO, Petitioner, v. BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND DEPORTATION AND ITS COMMISSIONERS AND LUIS T. RAMOS, Respondents.

  • A.C. No. 10138 (Formerly CBD Case No. 06-1876), June 16, 2015 - ROBERTO P. NONATO, Complainant, v. ATTY. EUTIQUIO M. FUDOLIN, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 173783, June 17, 2015 - RIVIERA GOLF CLUB, INC., Petitioner, v. CCA HOLDINGS, B.V., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 211113, June 29, 2015 - ADERITO Z. YUJUICO, Petitioner, v. UNITED RESOURCES ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC., ATTY. RICHARD J. NETHERCOTT AND ATTY. HONORATO R. MATABAN, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 187487, June 29, 2015 - GO TONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., INC. AND GEORGE C. GO, Petitioners, v. BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK, INC., SUBSTITUTED BY PHILIPPINE INVESTMENT ONE [SPV-AMC], INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 163116, June 29, 2015 - ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. JESUS S. YUJUICO (DECEASED), REPRESENTED BY BRENDON V. YUJUICO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 213792, June 22, 2015 - GUILLERMO WACOY Y BITOL, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent; G.R. No. 213886 - JAMES QUIBAC Y RAFAEL, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 156162, June 22, 2015 - CCC INSURANCE CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. KAWASAKI STEEL CORPORATION, F.F. MA�ACOP CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., AND FLORANTE F. MA�ACOP, Respondents.

  • A.M. No. P-11-3017 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 10-3575-P], June 16, 2015 - ANONYMOUS LETTER AGAINST AURORA C. CASTA�EDA, CLERK III, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 224, QUEZON CITY, AND LORENZO CASTA�EDA, SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 96, QUEZON CITY.

  • G.R. No. 195424, June 15, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RUDY NUYOK, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 201836, June 22, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALLAN BRITANICO AND JOJO BRITANICO, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 204641, June 29, 2015 - CAMARINES SUR IV ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. AND ATTY. VERONICA T. BRIONES, Petitioners, v. EXPEDITA L. AQUINO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 190236, June 15, 2015 - DENNIS MORTEL, Petitioner, v. MICHAEL BRUNDIGE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 171284, June 29, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALFREDO DULIN Y NARAG, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. Nos. 205685-86, June 22, 2015 - EMMANUEL H. BERALDE, HAYDEE B. OCHE, EDGAR E. FERNANDEZ, RONALD M. DUMADAUG, WENCESLAO L. CAMPORENDONDO, OCTAVE BRENDAN N. MARTINEZ, AVELINA C. NAVA, ALSADOM P. CIRILO, OSCAR H. GALARAGA, IGNACIO R. ALMARIO, JR., MISAMBO D. LLEJES, ERNESTO M. MOVILLA, SR., RONALD R. PANUGALING, NICHOLS M. SULTAN, SR., FRANCISCO M. VELASCO, SAMUEL G. WENCESLAO, EDMONDO B. ELECCION, SANNY L. ABDUL, JOEL T. AUTIDA, ANTONIO C. BAG-O, RODOLFO C. BARTIDO, NECTOR B. BASILISCO, GREGORIO Y. CANAMO, TOMAS M. CANSECO, REYSALVIO M. CARREON, ALEJANDRO A. CELIS, EMERISA S. BLANCADA, FELIX E. BUGWAT, RENIE N. BURGOS, DESIDERIO C. CABONITA, RICARDO P. DAG-UMAN, RUBEN B. DAVIDE, FELIPE G. DEMETILA, EDUARDO B. DIAL, EFREN L. ENCALLADO, GETULIO A. GOHIL, GUMERSINDO C. HAPE, DOMINGO M. LABTON, ARNOLD B. LIM, LEONARDO G. LOPEZ, SR., ALBINO M. LECERNAS, JOEL B. LUMERAN, MARTIN C. MAGLINTE, FOL A. MALAYA, ALFREDO D. MARAVILLAS, MARTINO R. MENDEZ, MAURO B. NAVAREZ, JR., CARLITO R. NAVARRO, AGUSTIN C. NOTARTE, JR., GONZALO G. OCHE, CARLITO G. OTOM, WALTER S. PANOY, ALEJANDRO T. PADOJAN, SR., GLESERIA L. PELDEROS, WILSON C. RODRIGUEZ, ARMAN A. ROSALINDA, ISIDRO M. RUSGAL, ISMAEL M. SANDANG, SR., WEA MAE B. SALATAN, EDWIN L. SARDIDO, PAULINO T. SEDIMO, CESARIO A. TANGARO, PABLITO B. TAYURAN, EDUARDO D. TUBURAN, ARMANDO I. VARGAS, JR., RENATO E. LUMANAS, WILFREDO C. PAUSAL, ALFREDO R. RAMIS, JOSE V. TUGAP, MANUEL G. WENCESLAO, MARIO D. ALBARAN, EDGAR P. ALSADO, SANTOS T. AMADO, JR., CHRISBEL A. ANG, BERNARDO C. AYUSTE, JR., RONALD B. BARTIDO, REYNALDO R. BAURA, SR., ANGELITO A. BIMBO, REYNALDO N. CAPUL, SONNY M. DA VIDE, REYNALDO A. LANTICSE, SR., MARIO M. LIMPIO, ARGIE A. OTOM, DANILO V. PABLIO, CARLITO H. PELLERIN, DANILO L. QUIMPAN, MARK ANTHONY M. SALATAN, DANTE S. SERAFICA, BUENVENTURA J. TAUB, JENRITO S. VIA, ROMULO A. LANIOHAN, JORGE L. QUIMPAN, ANTONIO C. SALATAN, ARLON C. AYUSTE, ERNESTO P. MARAVILLAS, DANIEL B. ADONA, AND WILFREDO M. ALGONES, Petitioners, v. LAPANDAY AGRICULTURAL AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (GUIHING PLANTATION OPERATIONS), RICA REGINA L. DAVILA (CHAIRMAN), EDWIN T. FABREGAR, JR. (VP-BANANA PRODUCTION); GERARDO IGNACIO B. ONGKIKO, (SENIOR VP-HR), CELSO S. SANCHEZ (PRODUCTION MANAGER); AND JESSEPEHINE O. ALEGRE (AREA ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER), Respondents.; PRESCO A. FUENTES AND BRIAN TAUB, Petitioners, v. LAPANDAY AGRICULTURAL AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, (GUIHING PLANTATION OPERATIONS) RICA REGINA L. DAVILA, CHAIRMAN; EDWIN T. FABREGAR, JR., VP-BANANA PRODUCTION; GERARDO IGNACIO B. ONGKIKO, VICE-PRESIDENT-HUMAN RESOURCES; CELSO S. SANCHEZ, PRODUCTION MANAGER, Respondents.

  • A.C. No. 9603, June 16, 2015 - DOMINIC PAUL D. LAZARETO, Complainant, v. ATTY. DENNIS N. ACORDA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 210551, June 30, 2015 - JOSE J. FERRER, JR., Petitioner, v. CITY MAYOR HERBERT BAUTISTA, CITY COUNCIL OF QUEZON CITY, CITY TREASURER OF QUEZON CITY, AND CITY ASSESSOR OF QUEZON CITY, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 210759, June 23, 2015 - CHAIRPERSON SIEGFRED B. MISON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRPERSON1 OF BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND DEPORTATION,2 PETITIONER, VS. HON. PAULINO Q. GALLEGOS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT-MANILA, BRANCH 47 AND JA HOON KU, Respondents.; G.R. No. 211403 - CHAIRPERSON SIEGFRED B. MISON, AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND DEPORTATION, Petitioner, v. HON. PAULINO Q. GALLEGOS, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT-MANILA, BRANCH 47 AND JA HOON KU, Respondents.; G.R. No. 211590 - CHAIRPERSON SIEGFRED B. MISON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND DEPORTATION, Petitioner, v. JA HOON KU, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. CA-15-31-P (formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 13-218-CA-P), June 16, 2015 - COMMITTEE ON SECURITY AND SAFETY, COURT OF APPEALS, Complainant, v. REYNALDO V. DIANCO - CHIEF SECURITY, JOVEN O. SORIANOSOS - SECURITY GUARD 3, AND ABELARDO P. CATBAGAN - SECURITY GUARD 3, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 160123, June 17, 2015 - CENTRO PROJECT MANPOWER SERVICES CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. AGUINALDO NALUIS AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 186375, June 17, 2015 - ELENA ALCEDO, Petitioner, v. SPS. JESUS SAGUDANG AND MARLENE PADUA-SAGUDANG, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 182133, June 23, 2015 - UNITED OVERSEAS BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., Petitioner, v. THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS-HLURB, J.O.S. MANAGING BUILDERS, INC., AND EDUPLAN PHILS., INC., Respondents.

  • A.M. No. 12-8-07-CA, June 16, 2015 - RE: LETTER OF COURT OF APPEALS JUSTICE VICENTE S.E. VELOSO FOR ENTITLEMENT TO LONGEVITY PAY FOR HIS SERVICES AS COMMISSION MEMBER III OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION; A.M. No. 12-9-5-SC - RE: COMPUTATION OF LONGEVITY PAY OF COURT OF APPEALS JUSTICE ANGELITA A. GACUTAN; A.M. No. 13-02-07-SC - RE: REQUEST OF COURT OF APPEALS JUSTICE REMEDIOS A. SALAZAR-FERNANDO THAT HER SERVICES AS MTC JUDGE AND AS COMELEC COMMISSIONER BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF HER JUDICIAL SERVICE AND INCLUDED IN THE COMPUTATION/ADJUSTMENT OF HER LONGEVITY PAY

  • G.R. No. 202789, June 22, 2015 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. PUREGOLD DUTY FREE, INC., Respondent.

  • A.M. No. P-09-2705, June 16, 2015 - EDMAR D. GARCISO, Complainant, v. ARVIN A. OCA, PROCESS SERVER, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, BRANCH 1, CEBU CITY, Respondent.; A.M. No. P-09-2737 - JUDGE ENRIQUETA L. BELARMINO, Complainant, v. ARVIN A. OCA, PROCESS SERVER, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, BRANCH 1, CEBU CITY, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 212246, June 22, 2015 - OFELIA GAMILLA, Petitioner, v. BURGUNDY REALTY CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 213383, June 22, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ERNIE INCIONG Y ORENSE, Accused-Appellant.