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Philippine Supreme Court Jurisprudence > Year 2016 > April 2016 Decisions > G.R. No. 208446, April 06, 2016 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JONEL VARGAS Y RAMOS, JERIENALD VILLAMERO Y ESMAN, ARMANDO CADANO @ MANDO, JOJO ENORME @ JOJO, RUTHER GARCIA @ BENJIE/LOLOY, AND ALIAS TABOY, ACCUSED, JONEL VARGAS Y RAMOS, JERIENALD VILLAMERO Y ESMAN, Accused-Appellants.:




G.R. No. 208446, April 06, 2016 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JONEL VARGAS Y RAMOS, JERIENALD VILLAMERO Y ESMAN, ARMANDO CADANO @ MANDO, JOJO ENORME @ JOJO, RUTHER GARCIA @ BENJIE/LOLOY, AND ALIAS TABOY, ACCUSED, JONEL VARGAS Y RAMOS, JERIENALD VILLAMERO Y ESMAN, Accused-Appellants.

PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

THIRD DIVISION

G.R. No. 208446, April 06, 2016

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JONEL VARGAS Y RAMOS, JERIENALD VILLAMERO Y ESMAN, ARMANDO CADANO @ MANDO, JOJO ENORME @ JOJO, RUTHER GARCIA @ BENJIE/LOLOY, AND ALIAS TABOY, ACCUSED, JONEL VARGAS Y RAMOS, JERIENALD VILLAMERO Y ESMAN, Accused-Appellants.

D E C I S I O N

PEREZ, J.:

Before us for review is the Decision1 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 05286 dated 8 January 2013 which affirmed with modification the Judgment2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Malolos, Bulacan, Branch 12, in Criminal Case No. 1014-M-2005 finding appellants Jonel Vargas y Ramos (Jonel) and Jerienald Villamero y Esman (Jerienald) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder.

The Information filed on 7 April 2005 charged appellants with murder committed as follow:

That on or about the 4th day of September 2004, in San Jose del Monte City, province of Bulacan, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, armed with unknown caliber guns, and with intent to kill one Jojo F. Magbanua, with evident premeditation, treachery and abuse of superior strength, conspiring, confederating and mutually helping one another, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously attack, assault and shoot with the said firearms, they were then provided, the said Jojo F. Magbanua, hitting him on his head, thereby inflicting upon him mortal wound which directly caused his death.3
Appellants entered a "not guilty" plea. Trial proceeded.

The prosecution's lone eyewitness, Adolfo Lagac (Adolfo), narrated that on 4 September 2004, at around 7:00 p.m., he was inside a grocery store in Barangay Muzon, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan when he heard a gunshot which preceded the arrival of Jojo Magbanua (Jojo), who was bloodied and running. Immediately thereafter, two (2) armed men, whom Adolfo identified as appellants Jonel and Jerienald, entered the grocery store. They approached Jojo who, then, was already sprawled on the ground. Adolfo saw Jonel shoot Jojo while Jerienald merely stood beside Jonel. After the shooting, appellants hurriedly left the store.4

The victim's father, Elias Magbanua (Elias) testified on the expenses he incurred as a result of the death of his son, Jojo. Elias however failed to present the receipts in court.

In his defense, Jonel claimed that he was watching television inside his house in Pabahay 2000 in San Jose del Monte City on 4 September 2004 between 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m, the time of the supposed shooting incident. Jonel denied he knew and killed Jojo.5 Jonel also denied knowing the eyewitness, Adolfo.6

Jerienald admitted that he and Jonel grew up together in Quezon City. He narrated that he was at home doing his chemistry project on 4 September 2004 when he heard from a neighbor that someone was killed in the area near the church. Worried for his cousins who were attending a service in said church, Jerienald went to the scene of the crime.7 He did not find his cousins. He was arrested a year later or on 10 September 2005 by three aides upon identification by Jonel's brother.8

Jerienald's mother corroborated his statement that he was at home studying on the date of the incident.9

On 30 June 2011, the RTC rendered judgment finding appellants guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Murder. The dispositive portion reads:
WHEREFORE, the Court finds the accused JONEL VARGAS y RAMOS and JERIENALD VILLAMERO y ESMAN, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder, and hereby sentences them to suffer the penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA and to pay the heirs of the victim Jojo Magbanua, the sum of P75,000.00 as civil indemnity, P50,000.00 as moral damages, P30,000.00 as exemplary damages, and costs.

In so far as the other accused ARMANDO CADANO @Mando; JOJO ENORME @ Jojo; and RUTHER GARCIA @ Benjie/Loloy are concerned, let an ALIAS WARRANT be issued against them. In the meantime, the records of this case [are] hereby sent to the archives to be revived upon the arrest of the other accused.10
The RTC relied on the lone eyewitness' positive identification of appellants as the perpetrators of the crime over appellants' defense of denial and alibi.

Appellant seasonably filed a Notice of Appeal11 before the Court of Appeals. On 8 January 2012, the Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the RTC with modification on the amount of damages awarded, the dispositive portion of which reads:
WHEREFORE, premises considered, the appeal is DENIED. The Decision dated 30 June 2011 of the Regional Trial Court, Third Judicial Region, Branch 12, City of Malo1os, Bulacan in Criminal Case No. 1014-M-2005, finding accused-appellants Jonel Vargas y Ramos and Jerienald Villamero y Esman guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, sentencing accused-appellants to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and ordering them to pay to the heirs of the victim Jojo Francisco Magbanua the sum of Php75,000.00 as civil indemnity, Php50,000.00 as moral damages, and Php30,000.00 as exemplary damages is AFFIRMED with MODIFICATION in that accused-appellants are further ordered to pay to the heirs of the victim Php25,000.00 as temperate damages, with interest of six percent (6%) per annum on all damages, from the date of finality of this Decision until fully paid.12
Appellants filed a Notice of Appeal.13 On 25 September 2013, we issued a Resolution requiring the parties to file their supplemental briefs, if they so desire.14 Both parties manifested that they will adopt the same arguments in their separate briefs filed before the Court of Appeals.15

Appellants highlight the inconsistencies in the statements given by the lone prosecution witness in his sworn statement and in his testimony in open court relative to the identification of the perpetrators. Appellants assert that due to said inconsistencies, their guilt has not been proven beyond reasonable doubt.

Appellants also question the trial court's finding of treachery to qualify the crime to murder. Appellants aver that the eyewitness did not witness the whole incident, thus treachery cannot be presumed.

We agree with appellants.

In every criminal case, the task of the prosecution is always two-fold, that is, (1) to prove beyond reasonable doubt the commission of the crime charged; and (2) to establish with the same quantum of proof the identity of the person or persons responsible therefor, because, even if the commission of the crime is a given, there can be no conviction without the identity of the malefactor being likewise clearly ascertained.16

In his sworn statement, Adolfo named six (6) individuals who apparently chased the victim into the grocery store, namely: Jonel Vargas, alyas Taroy, alyas Mando, alyas Jojo, alyas Jamin and alyas Benjie, and he could not identify who shot the victim. He reasoned that he could not remember because he was too scared for his life.17 Two years later and testifying before the court, Adolfo categorically identified appellants as the only two assailants who chased Adolfo into the grocery store and further pointed to Jonel as the one who shot him.

Generally, whenever there is inconsistency between the affidavit and the testimony of a witness in court, the testimony commands greater weight considering that affidavits taken ex parte are inferior to testimony in court, the former being almost invariably incomplete and oftentimes inaccurate, sometimes from partial suggestions and sometimes from want of suggestions and inquiries, without the aid of which the witness may be unable to recall the connected circumstances necessary for his accurate recollection of the subject.18

The circumstances obtaining in this case militate against the application of the aforecited principle. The inconsistency between the two statements relate to the identification of the assailants. Adolfo named six (6) assailants in his sworn statement which was taken twelve (12) days after the shooting incident, thus:
6. T -
:
Kilala mo ba ang mga taong humabol at bumaril kay Jojo Magbanua?
S -
:
Kilala ko lang po sila sa mukha at sa kanilang mga alyas o palayaw.
7. T -
:
Kung kilala mo sila sa kanilang palayaw, ano-ano ang kanilang palayaw?
S -
:
Sina Jonel Vargas, Alyas Taroy, Alyas Mando, Alyas Jojo, Alyas Jamin at si Alyas Benjie po.19 (Emphasis supplied)
Such categorical identification could not be taken as utterances made out of fear or panic. Adolfo gave out names which match the names of actual people living in Barangay Muzon. Furthermore, when pressed by the police officer on who shot the victim, Adolfo replied that he could not remember, thus:
8. T -
:
Sa mga taong sinabi mo, sino naman ang bumaril kay Jojo?
S -
:
Hindi ko na po matandaan sa kanila.
9. T -
:
Sinabi mong nakita mo nuong nabaril si Jojo, bakit hindi mo matandaan kung sino sa kanila ang bumaril?
S -
:
Dahil po sa natakot ako at nagmadali narin akong umalis.20
And then two years later, he crossed out from his recollection the other accused that were still at large and zeroed in on appellants as the only two assailants. Adolfo testified:
DIRECT-EXAMINATION BY FISCAL CARAIG:
Q:
Tell us, Mr. Witness, if you can recall, where were you on September 4, 2004, at about 7:00 in the evening?
A:
I was inside a store, a semi-grocery, sir.
Q:
Where is that located?
A:
At Phase 3, Pabahay 2000, sir.
Q:
Barangay what?
A:
Brgy. Muzon, San Jose del Monte City.
Q:
While you were in that place, do you know of any unusual incident that took place?
A:
Yes, sir.
Q:
Tell us what was that?
A:
I heard a gunshot from the nearby place and after about more than a minute, I saw the son of Elias Magbanua� running towards the store where I was then buying cigarettes and I noticed that he had bloodstains on his back.
Q:
Was that person you saw able to enter the grocery?
A:
Yes, sir.
Q:
When he was able to enter the grocery, what did you saw (sic) next?
A:
I saw blood on his back before he fell on tjle ground face up.
Q:
And that is while he was already inside the grocery?
A:
Yes, sir.
Q:
On that point and time, how far were you from him?
INTERPRETER:
Witness pointing to the chair.
WITNESS:
A:
Three (3) meters, sir.
FISCAL:
Q:
And as you said that was 7:00 in the evening. Why were you able to see him from that distance away from you?
A:
Because the grocery was illuminated.
Q:
And immediately before that person wliom you saw running with bloodstains on his back, what other things did you see?
A:
I saw the persons chasing this son of Elias and I noticed that they had guns with them.
Q:
How many persons were chasing that person?
A:
I only saw two (2) men with firearm who entered the grocery store.
Q:
Were those persons the same persons you said chasing the son of Elias?
A:
Yes, sir.
Q:
Were they both armed with guns?
A:
Yes, sir.
Q:
Describe to us what kind of guns they were carrying at that time?
A:
Both appeared to be armed with revolvers.
Q:
You said that these two (2) persons entered the grocery. Were they able to go near to the son of Elias?
A:
Yes, sir, they approached the son of Elias when he was already on the ground.21 (Emphasis supplied)
Adolfo would adamantly repeat that he only saw two armed men running after the victim. And he even unceremoniously added that, he saw Jon.el shoot the victim, viz:
Q:
And when they were able to approach the son of Elias, what did you notice, if any, with respect to the son of Elias?
A:
I noticed the son of Elias who was a young man raised his hands saying. "Hindi po ako ang kalaban ninyo."
Q:
And after uttering those words, what happened next?
A:
One of the two (2) armed men shot him instead.
Q:
Did you see what part of the body of the son of Elias was hit?
A:
He was hit on the left side of his head.
Q:
And after the son of Elias was hit at his left forehead, what happened to him?
A:
When he was hit on the head, the impact made him turned over with the empty cartoon boxes inside the grocery.
Q:
Now, tell us what was the position of the son of Elias immediately before he was shot on the head?
A:
He was lying on the ground with his face tip and with his hands raised.
Q:
Now you said that when he was shot, he also turned over and even rolled with empty cartoon boxes, what happened to him?
A:
He just laid there still motionless.
Q:
Where is he now?
A:
He was already buried, sir.
Q:
Why?
A:
Because he died, sir.
Q:
Now, you said the two (2) men you saw were chasing the son of Elias and one of them shot him. If you will see those two (2) persons again, will you able to identify them?
A:
Yes, sir.
Q:
Would you please look around and point to us if they are inside the courtroom.
COURT:
Witness pointed to accused Jonel Vargas and Jerienald Villamiro inside the courtroom.
COURT: (to the accused)
Q:
Ano ang apelyido mo sa ina, Jonel Vargas?
A:
Ramos po.
Q:
Ikaw naman, Jerienald?
A:
Esman po.
FISCAL:
With the information given by the accused with respect to their maternal names, Your Honor, please, may we request that amendment be made accordingly with respect to their names.
COURT:
Go ahead.
FISCAL:
Q:
When you saw them able to get near the son of Elias and one of them shot the son of Elias, how far were they from the son of Elias?
A:
About one (1) adult arm's length.
Q:
Who was that person who shot the son of Elias?
COURT:
Witness pointing to Jonel Vargas inside the courtroom.
FISCAL:
Q:
Immediately before Jonel shot the son of Elias, what was his companion doing, this Jerienald?
A:
He was just standing besides Jonel.
Q:
Immediately before Jonel shot the son of Elias, did you hear any words uttered by these two (2) persons?
A:
None, sir.
Q:
After the son of Elias was shot, what did these two (2) persons do?
A:
They just went out of the grocery store.
Q:
Were ther in a hurry at that time?
A:
Yes, sir.22 (Emphasis supplied)
Twelve days after the shooting of the victim, the lone eyewitness mentioned details of what he saw: six people running after the victim. Nothing in such detail referred to the identity of the culprit. The lone witness clearly said he could not remember who shot the victim. Two years thereafter, he came with the testimony that only two not six chased the deceased. And he saw the person who shot the victim.

In People v. Rodrigo,23 the Court had the occasion to instruct that great care should be taken in considering the identification of the accused especially, when this identification is made by a sole witness and the judgment in the case totally depends on the reliability of the identification.

In his Sworn Statement, Adolfo mentioned six (6)� individuals involved in the crime but that he could not remember who shot the victim. In his testimony however, the number of participants were reduced to two, who conveniently were the only two individuals arn!sted in connection with the crime. Adolfo also remembered seeing Jonel shoot the victim.

We held in People v. Flores24 that when serious and inexplicable discrepancies are present between a previously executed sworn statement of a witness and her testimonial declarations with respect to one's participation in a serious imputation such as murder, there is raised a grave doubt on the veracity of the witness' account. There is no other evidence in this case aside from the testimony of the lone eyewitness which directly implicates appellants to the crime. The inconsistent statements could not be dismissed as inconsequential because the inconsistency goes into the very identification of the assailants, which is a crucial aspect in sustaining a conviction.

In People v. Tumambing,25 we declared that:
A successful prosecution of a criminal action largely depends on proof of two things: the identification of the author of the crime and his actual commission of the same. An ample ,proof that a crime has been committed has no use if the prosecution is unable to convincingly prove the offender's identity. The constitutional presumption of innocence that an accused enjoys is not demolished by an identification that is full of uncertainties.26
The deficiency in the proof submitted by the prosecution cannot be ignored. A slight doubt created in the identity of the perpetrators of the crime should be resolved in favor of the accused.27

As succinctly put by the Court in People v. Fernandez:28
It is better to liberate a guilty man than to unjustly keep in prison one whose guilt has not been proved by the required quantum of evidence. Hence, despite the Court's support of ardent crusaders waging all-out war against felons on the loose, when the People's evidence fails to prove indubitably the accused's authorship of the crime of which they stand accused, it is the Court's duty - and the accused's right - to proclaim their innocence. Acquittal, therefore, is in order.29
Although the acquittal of appellants renders any further question on the elements of the crime moot, we deem it worthwhile to discuss why treachery should not be appreciated in this case had appellants been proven to have killed the victim.

Appellants were correct in asserting that Adolfo did not witness the onset of the commotion. For treachery to be considered, it must be present and seen by the witness right at the inception of the attack. Where no particulars are known as to how the killing began, the perpetration of an attack with treachery cannot be presumed.30 Adolfo merely saw the victim being chased by two armed men. He could not describe how the aggression began and who started it.

For failure of the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that appellants were the perpetrators of the crime, we are constrained to rule on the latters' acquittal.

WHEREFORE, the Decision dated 8 January 2013 of the Court of Appeals affirming the conviction of appellants Jonel Vargas y Ramos and Jerienald Villamero y Esman by the Regional Trial Court of Malolos, Bulacan, Branch 12, for murder is REVERSED AND SET ASIDE. Appellants are hereby ACQUITTED of the crime charged against them and ordered immediately RELEASED from custody, unless they are being held for some other lawful cause.

The Director of the Bureau of Corrections is ORDERED to forthwith implement this decision and to INFORM this Court, within five (5) days from receipt hereof, of the date when appellants were actually released from confinement.

SO ORDERED.

Velasco, Jr., (Chairperson), Brion,*Peralta, and Reyes, JJ., concur.

Endnotes:


* Additional Member per Raffle dated 25 January 2016.

1Rollo, pp. 2-22; Penned by Associate Justice Celia C. Librea-Leagogo with Associate Justices Frnnchito N. Diamante and Melchor Quirino C. Sadang concurring.

2 Records, pp. 159-174; Presided by Judge Virgilita Bautista-Castillo.

3 Id. at 2.

4 TSN, 10 February 2006, pp. 3-7.

5 TSN, 30 May 2008, pp. 2-6.

6 TSN, 8 August 2008, p. 3.

7 TSN, 9 June 2009, pp. 3-5.

8TSN, 3 November 2009, p. 13.

9TSN, 7 October 2010, pp. 3-4.

10 Records, p. 174.

11CA rollo, p. 66.

12Rollo, p. 21.

13 Id. pp. 23-25.

14 Id. pp. 29-30.

15 Id. at 31-33 and 37-39.

16People v. De Guzman, G.R. No. 192250, 11 July 2012.

17 Records, p. 6.

18Gonzales v. People, 544 Phil. 409, 417-418 (2007).

19 Records, p. 6.

20 Id.

21 TSN, 10 February 2006, pp. 3-5.

22 Id. at 5-7.

23 586 Phil. 515, 528 (2008).

24 377 Phil. 1009, 1014 (1999).

25 659 Phil. 544 (2011).

26 Id. at 547.

27People v. De la Cruz, 666 Phil. 593, 619 (2011) citing People v. Ong, 568 Phil. 114, 131 (2008).

28 434 Phil. 435 (2002).

29 Id. at 455 as cited in People v. De Guzman, 690 Phil. 701, 717 (2012).

30People v. Watamama, G.R. No. 188710, 2 June 2014, 724 SCRA 331, 340.



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  • A.M. No. 15-09-314-RTC, April 19, 2016 - RE: EVALUATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITY OF HON. ANTONIO C. LUBAO, BRANCH 22, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, GENERAL SANTOS CITY, WHO COMPULSORILY RETIRED ON JANUARY 13, 2015, IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASES SUBJECT OF THE JUDICIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED THEREAT FROM MAY 19-22, 2014, AND OTHER RELEVANT DIRECTIVES ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR.

  • G.R. No. 190466, April 18, 2016 - LUIS DERILO Y GEPOLEO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 206522, April 18, 2016 - DOEHLE-PHILMAN1 MANNING AGENCY INC., DOHLE (IOM) LIMITED AND CAPT. MANOLO T. GACUTAN, Petitioners, v. HENRY C. HARO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 200693, April 18, 2016 - NENA C. ANG, SPOUSES RENATO C. ANG AND PAULINE ANG, SPOUSES GUILLERMO SY AND ALISON ANG-SY, NELSON C. ANG, RICKY C. ANG , AS SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, AND MELINDA C. ANG, Petitioners, v. CHINATRUST (PHILIPPINES) COMMERCIAL BANK CORPORATION AND THE ASIAN DEBT FUND, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 208676, April 13, 2016 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALLAN MENALING Y CANEDO Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. Nos. 210220-21, April 06, 2016 - EDWARD THOMAS F. JOSON, Petitioner, v. THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, GOV. AURELIO M. UMALI, ALEJANDRO R. ABESAMIS, EDILBERTO M. PANCHO, MA. CHRISTINA G. ROXAS, AND FERDINAND R. ABESAMIS, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 219811, April 06, 2016 - REX DACLISON, Petitioner, v. EDUARDO BAYTION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 201852, April 05, 2016 - ROBERTO G. ROSALES, NICANOR M. BRIONES, PONCIANO D. PAYUYO, JOSE R. PING-AY, ISIDRO Q. LICO, AND JOSE TAN RAMIREZ, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CONSUMER EMPOWERMENT OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES AND ON BEHALF OF THE NINE MILLION (9,000,000) MEMBER CONSUMERS OF NEA-ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES NATIONWIDE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THE MEMBERS' CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (MCC) OR REINVESTMENT FUND FOR SUSTAINABLE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (RFSC), Petitioners, v. ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (ERC), ASELCO, AKELCO, ALECO, ANTECO, AURELCO, BATELEC I, BATELEC II, BENECO, BILECO, BOHECO I, BOHECO II, FIBECO, BUSECO, CAGELCO I, CAGELCO II, CASURECO I, CASURECO II, CASURECO III, CASURECO IV, CAMELCO, CAPELCO, CEBECO I, CEBECO II, CEBECO III, CENECO, CENPELCO, DORECO, DASURECO, ESAMELCO, FLECO, GUIMELCO, IFELCO, INEC, ISECO, ILECO I, ILECO II, ILECO III, ISELCO I, KAELCO, LUELCO, SORECO I, LANECO, LEYECO I/DORELCO, LEYECO II, LEYECO III, LEYECO IV, LEYECO V, PENELCO, MOELCO I, MOELCO II, MORESCO I, MORESCO II, MOPRECO, NORECO I, NORSAMELCO, NEECO I, NEECO II - Area I, NEECO II - Area II, PELCO I, PELCO II, CANORECO, PRESCO, QUEZELCO I, QUEZELCO II, SAMELCO I, SAMELCO II, SIARELCO, SOCOTECO I, SOCOTECO II, SOLECO, SUKELCO, SURNECO, SURSECO I, SURSECO II, TARELCO I, TARELCO II, VRESCO, ZAMECO I, ZAMECO II, ZAMCELCO, ZANECO, ZAMSURECO I, ZAMSURECO II, BATANELCO, LUBELCO, OMECO, ORMECO, MARELCO, TIELCO, ROMELCO, BISELCO, FICELCO, MACELCO, TISELCO, BANELCO, PROSIELCO, CELCO, COTELCO, TAWELCO, SIASELCO, SULECO, BASELCO, CASELCO, LASURECO, MAGELCO, DIELCO, and COTELCO-PALMA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 206226, April 04, 2016 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NIEVES CONSTANCIO Y BACUNGAY, ERNESTO BERRY Y BACUNGAY, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 207659, April 20, 2016 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FUNDADOR CAMPOSANO Y TIOLANTO, @ "Punday/Masta" AND HERMAN' DE LOS REYES @ "YOB," Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 209165, April 12, 2016 - LNL ARCHIPELAGO MINERALS, INC., Petitioner, v. AGHAM PARTY LIST (REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT REP. ANGELO B. PALMONES), Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 213394, April 06, 2016 - SPOUSES EMMANUEL D. PACQUIAO AND JINKEE J. PACQUIAO, Petitioners, v. THE COURT OF TAX APPEALS - FIRST DIVISION AND THE COMMISSION OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 192320, April 04, 2016 - BENJAMIN L. VERGARA, JONA M. SARVIDA AND JOSEPHINE P. SABALLA, Petitioners, v. ATTY. EUSEBIO I. OTADOY, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 216572, April 19, 2016 - FELICIANO LEGASPI, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, ALFREDO D. GERMAR, AND ROGELIO P. SANTOS, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 196028, April 18, 2016 - SAMAHAN NG MAGSASAKA AT MANGINGISDA NG SITIO NASWE, INC. [SAMMANA], REPRESENTED BY ROGELIO A. COMMENDADOR, PRESIDENT, Petitioner, v. TOMAS TAN, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 186107, April 20, 2016 - NARCISA M. NICOLAS, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND SPOUSES RALPH ADORABLE AND ROWENA ADORABLE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 205002, April 20, 2016 - COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS OF THE PORT OF BATANGAS, AND THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, Petitioners, v. PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (PSPC), WILLIE J. SARMIENTO, PSPC VICE-PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND TREASURER AND ATTY. CIPRIANO U. ASILO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 195728, April 19, 2016 - PARAMOUNT LIFE & GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. CHERRY T. CASTRO AND GLENN ANTHONY T. CASTRO, Respondents.; G.R. No. 211329 - CHERRY T. CASTRO AND GLENN ANTHONY T. CASTRO, Petitioners, v. PARAMOUNT LIFE & GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 189607, April 18, 2016 - RENATO A. CASTILLO, Petitioner, v. LEA P. DE LEON CASTILLO, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. P-16-3447 (formerly: OCA I.P.I. No. 08-2915-P), April 19, 2016 - LUALHATI C. GUBATANGA, CLERK OF COURT II, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, BALAGTAS, BULACAN, Complainant, v. RENATO V. BODOY, UTILITY WORKER I, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, BALAGTAS, BULACAN, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 202124, April 05, 2016 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. IRENEO JUGUETA Accused-Appellant.

  • A.M. No. P-16-3436 [Formerly A.M. No. 13-12-261-RTC], April 05, 2016 - REPORT ON THE THEFT OF COURT EXHIBIT BY ROBERTO R. CASTRO, UTILITY WORKER I, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 172, VALENZUELA CITY

  • A.C. No. 10781 [Formerly CBD Case No. 10-2764], April 12, 2016 - COBALT RESOURCES, INC., Complainant, v. ATTY. RONALD AGUADO, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 7110, April 20, 2016 - ARTHUR S. TULIO, Complainant, v. ATTY. GREGORY F. BUHANGIN, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. P-16-3437 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 11-3665-P], April 20, 2016 - PROSECUTOR III LEO C. TABAO, Petitioner, v. SHERIFF IV JOSE P. CABCABIN, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, TACLOBAN CITY, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 181892, April 19, 2016 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO R. ERMITA, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, Petitioners, v. HON. JESUS M. MUPAS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION, BRANCH 117, PASAY CITY, AND PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL AIR TERMINALS CO., INC., Respondents.; G.R. NO. 209917 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO ERMITA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, Petitioners, v. PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL AIR TERMINALS COMPANY, INC., TAKENAKA CORPORATION AND ASAHIKOSAN CORPORATION, Respondents.; G.R. NOS. 209696 - TAKENAKA CORPORATION AND ASAHIKOSAN CORPORATION, Petitioners, v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO ERMITA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, AND PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL AIR TERMINALS COMPANY, INC. Respondents.; G.R. NO. 209731 - PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL AIR TERMINALS CO., INC., Petitioner, v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS REPRESENTED BY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO ERMITA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, TAKENAKA CORPORATION, AND ASAHIKOSAN CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. RTJ-14-2385 [Formerly A.M. No. 14-4-115-RTC], April 20, 2016 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Petitioner, v. JUDGE ROMEO B. CASALAN, [FORMERLY A.M. NO. 14-4-115-RTC (REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED IN THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT [RTC], BRANCHES 13 AND 65, CULASI AND BUGASONG, ANTIQUE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 191616, April 18, 2016 - FRANCIS C. CERVANTES, Petitioner, v. CITY SERVICE CORPORATION AND VALENTIN PRIETO, JR., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 192428, April 20, 2016 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ELPEDIO CASTA

  • G.R. No. 202051, April 18, 2016 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & HIGHWAYS; ENGINEER SIMPLICIO D. GONZALES, DISTRICT ENGINEER, SECOND ENGINEERING DISTRICT OF CAMARINES SUR; AND ENGINEER VICTORINO M. DEL SOCORRO, JR., PROJECT ENGINEER, DPWH, BARAS, CANAMAN, CAMARINES SUR, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES ILDEFONSO B. REGULTO AND FRANCIA R. REGULTO, Respondents.

  • A.C. No. 8172, April 12, 2016 - ALEX NULADA, Complainant, v. ATTY. ORLANDO S. PAULMA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 184933, April 13, 2016 - VIOLETA BALBA, FOR AND IN BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN ROY VINCE AND VIENNA GRACIA, BOTH SURNAMED BALBA, Petitioners, v. TIWALA HUMAN RESOURCES, INC., AND/OR TOGO MARITIME CORP., Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 210308, April 06, 2016 - ASIAN INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES, INC., Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 206766, April 06, 2016 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EDUARDO YEPES, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 195552, April 18, 2016 - ACS DEVELOPMENT & PROPERTY MANAGERS, INC., Petitioner, v. MONTAIRE REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 216607, April 05, 2016 - ARLENE LLENA EMPAYNADO CHUA, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, IMELDA E. FRAGATA, AND KRYSTLE MARIE C. BACANI, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 210621, April 04, 2016 - ALFREDO MANAY, JR., FIDELINO SAN LUIS, ADRIAN SAN LUIS, ANNALEE SAN LUIS, MARK ANDREW JOSE, MELISSA JOSE, CHARLOTTE JOSE, DAN JOHN DE GUZMAN, PAUL MARK BALUYOT, AND CARLOS S. JOSE, Petitioners, v. CEBU AIR,INC, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 184068, April 19, 2016 - SIMNY G. GUY, AS MINORITY STOCKHOLDER AND FOR AND IN BEHALF OF GOODLAND COMPANY, INC., Petitioner, v. GILBERT G. GUY, ALVIN AGUSTIN T. IGNACIO AND JOHN AND/OR JANE DOES, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 214349, April 20, 2016 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEO MENDOZA, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 216010, April 20, 2016 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JIMMY ULANDAY @ "SAROY", Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 216776, April 19, 2016 - PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE (PCSO), Petitioner, v. CHAIRPERSON MA. GRACIA M. PULIDO-TAN, COMMISSIONER HEIDI L. MENDOZA, COMMISSIONER ROWENA V. GUANZON, THE COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA), Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 215534, April 18, 2016 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. LIQUIGAZ PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, Respondent.; G.R. NO. 215557 - LIQUIGAZ PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 197136, April 18, 2016 - ROMEO PUCYUTAN, FOR AND IN BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MUNTINLUPA, METRO MANILA AS ITS CITY TREASURER, Petitioner, v. MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 203949, April 06, 2016 - SPOUSES GEORGE A. GALLENT, SR. AND MERCEDES M. GALLENT, Petitioners, v. JUAN G. VELASQUEZ, Respondent.; G.R. No. 205071 - JUAN G. VELASQUEZ, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES GEORGE A. GALLENT, SR. AND MERCEDES M. GALLENT, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 217508, April 18, 2016 - JOSEPH SCOTT PEMBERTON, Petitioner, v. HON. LEILA M. DE LIMA, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, JUDGE ROLINE GINEZ- JABALDE, IN HER CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 74 OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF OLONGAPO CITY, AND MARILOU LAUDE Y SERDONCILLO, Respondents.

  • G.R. Nos. 221849-50, April 04, 2016 - DATU GUIMID P. MATALAM, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 204325, April 18, 2016 - LYNMAN BACOLOR, JEFFREY R. GALURA, HELEN B. TORRES, FRITZIE C. VELLEGAS, RAYMOND CANLAS AND ZHEILA C. TORRES, Petitioners, v. VL MAKABALI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC., ALEJANDRO S. MAKABALI, MELCHOR CATAMBING AND DAX M. TIDULA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 175869, April 18, 2016 - ROBINA FARMS CEBU/UNIVERSAL ROBINA CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. ELIZABETH VILLA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 212382, April 06, 2016 - SCANMAR MARITIME SERVICES, INCORPORATED, CROWN SHIPMANAGEMENT INC., LOUIS DREYFUS ARMATEURS AND M/T ILE DE BREHAT AND/OR MR. EDGARDO CANOZA, Petitioners, v. EMILIO CONAG, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 211098, April 20, 2016 - THE WELLEX GROUP, INC., Petitioner, v. SHERIFF EDGARDO A. URIETA OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN SECURITY AND SHERIFF SERVICES, THE SANDIGANBAYAN SECURITY AND SHERIFF SERVICES, AND BDO UNIBANK, INC. (FORMERLY EQUITABLE PCI BANK, INC.), Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 199464, April 18, 2016 - ROGELIO ROSARIO, RUDY ROSARIO, MARY ANN GUTIERREZ, SYLVIA CASTILLO, LOURDES JOSE, LORENA ESTEPA, VIRGINIA ESTEPA AND REMEDIOS SABADO, Petitioners, v. RIZALITO F. ALBA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 206459, April 06, 2016 - SPOUSES FLORANTE E. JONSAY AND LUZVIMINDA L. JONSAY AND MOMARCO IMPORT CO., INC., Petitioners, v. SOLIDBANK CORPORATION (NOW METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY), Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 167838, April 20, 2016 - JOSE V. TOLEDO, GLENN PADIERNOS AND DANILO PADIERNOS, Petitioners, v. COURT OF APPEALS, LOURDES RAMOS, ENRIQUE RAMOS, ANTONIO RAMOS, MILAGROS RAMOS AND ANGELITA RAMOS AS HEIRS OF SOCORRO RAMOS, GUILLERMO PABLO, PRIMITIVA CRUZ AND A.R.C. MARKETING CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, ALBERTO C. DY, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 189577, April 20, 2016 - PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Petitioner, v. SPS. VICTORIANO & JOVITA FARICIA RIVERA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 209011, April 20, 2016 - MALAYAN INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., Petitioner, v. DIANA P. ALIBUDBUD, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 167679, April 20, 2016 - ING BANK N.V., ENGAGED IN BANKING OPERATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES AS ING BANK N.V. MANILA BRANCH, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 207662, April 13, 2016 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. FABIAN URZAIS Y LANURIAS, ALEX BAUTISTA, AND RICKY BAUTISTA, Accused.; FABIAN URZAIS Y LANURIAS, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 174333, April 20, 2016 - PILIPINAS SHELL FOUNDATION, INC. AND SHELL PHILIPPINES EXPLORATION B.V., Petitioners, v. TOMAS M. FREDELUCES, MARCOS B. CORPUZ, JR., REYNALDO M. SAMONTE, NORMA M. SAMONTE, AMBROCIO VILLANUEVA, SALVACION A. BON, RAMIRO A. BON, LUZVIMINDA B. ANDILLO, LUDIVICO F. BON, ELMO AREGLO, ROSE A. SAN PEDRO, DANTE U. SANTOS, SR., MIGUEL SANTOS, EFREN U. SANTOS, RIC U. SANTOS, SIMON MARCE, JR., JOEL F. SALINEL, BEBIANA SAN PEDRO, AND MARINA SANTOS, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 175736 & 175898, April 12, 2016 - JOSE RIZAL L. REMO, REYNALDO G. PANALIGAN, TITA L. MATULIN, ISAGANI CASALME, CIPRIANO P. ROXAS, CESARIO S. GUTIERREZ, CELSO A. LANDICHO, AND EDUARDO L. TAGLE, Petitioners, v. ADMINISTRATOR EDITA S. BUENO, NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION (NEA) BOARD OF ADMINISTRATORS AND MEMBER-CONSUMERS OF BATELEC II, Respondents.; G.R. NO. 175898 - JOSE RIZAL L. REMO, REYNALDO G. PANALIGAN, TITA L. MATULIN, ISAGANI CASALME, CIPRIANO P. ROXAS, CESARIO S. GUTIERREZ, CELSO A. LANDICHO, AND EDUARDO L. TAGLE, Petitioners, v. ADMINISTRATOR EDITA S. BUENO, SEC. RAPHAEL LOTILLA, WILFREDO BILLENA, JOSE VICTOR LOBRIGO, EVANGELITO ESTACA AND MARILYN CAGUIMBAL, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 188145, April 18, 2016 - SPOUSES PRIMO INALVEZ AND JULIANA INALVEZ, Petitioners, v. BAYANG NOOL, ALLAN NOOL AND CELESTINO NOOL, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 172593, April 20, 2016 - NAPOLEON S. RONQUILLO, JR., EDNA G. RA

  • G.R. No. 192488, April 19, 2016 - BLUE EAGLE MANAGEMENT, INC., MA. AMELIA S. BONOAN, AND CARMELITA S. DELA RAMA, Petitioners, v. JOCELYN L. NAVAL, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 194119, April 13, 2016 - SONIA F. MARIANO, Petitioner, v. MARTINEZ MEMORIAL COLLEGES, INC., AND/OR FERDINAND A. MARTINEZ/ DR. ELIZABETH M. DEL RIO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 215548, April 05, 2016 - UNDERSECRETARY AUSTERE A. PANADERO AND REGIONAL DIRECTOR RENE K. BURDEOS, BOTH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG), Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondent.; G.R. NO. 215726 - UNDERSECRETARY AUSTERE A. PANADERO AND REGIONAL DIRECTOR RENE K. BURDEOS, BOTH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG), Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND MOHAMMAD EXCHAN GABRIEL LIMBONA, Respondents.; G.R. NO. 216158 - MANGONDAYA ASUM TAGO, Petitioner, v. COMELEC AND MOHAMMAD EXCHAN GABRIEL LIMBONA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 208066, April 12, 2016 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN GLEN WILE, EFREN BUENAFE, JR., MARK ROBERT LARIOSA AND JAYPEE PINEDA, Accused-Appellants.

  • A.M. No. RTJ-16-2455 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No.10-3443-RTJ), April 11, 2016 - NEMIA CASTRO, Complainant, v. JUDGE CESAR A. MANGROBANG, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 22, IMUS, CAVITE, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 7447, April 18, 2016 - RENE B. HERMANO, Complainant, v. ATTY. IGMEDIO S. PRADO JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 210273, April 19, 2016 - BIBIANO C. RIVERA AND LUIS K. LOKIN, JR., Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC), THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SHERWIN N. TUGNA AND CINCHONA C. CRUZ-GONZALES, Respondents.; G.R. NO. 213069 - CITIZENS' BATTLE AGAINST CORRUPTION (CIBAC) FOUNDATION AS REPRESENTED BY JESUS EMMANUEL L. VARGAS, Petitioner, v. CIBAC NATIONAL COUNCIL AS REPRESENTED BY EMMANUEL JOEL VILLANUEVA, AND THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC), Respondents.

  • A.C. No. 11139, April 19, 2016 - PHILCOMSAT* HOLDINGS CORPORATION, DULY REPRESENTED BY ERLINDA I. BILDNER, Complainant, v. ATTY. LUIS K. LOKIN, JR. AND ATTY. SIKINI C. LABASTILLA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 194402, April 05, 2016 - NEPTALI S. FRANCO, MELINDA L. OCAMPO, ARTEMIO P. MAGABO, REPRESENTED HEREIN BY SOLEDAD MAGABO, BERNARDA C. LAVISORES, NICOMEDES B. DEYNATA, ALBERTO D. DOSAYLA, REPRESENTED HEREIN BY AILENE JOY BILLONES DOSAYLA AND MARIETTA U. LARRACAS, Petitioners, v. ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, THE HON. ZENAIDA G. CRUZ-DUCUT, IN HER CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, THE SECRETARY FLORENCIO B. ABAD AND RICALINDA N. ADRIATICO, THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT BUREAU-A, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 213299, April 19, 2016 - PNCC SKYWAY CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. THE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT AND PNCC SKYWAY CORPORATION EMPLOYEES UNION, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 191699, April 19, 2016 - WILLIAM GO QUE CONSTRUCTION AND/OR WILLIAM GO QUE, Petitioner, v. COURT OF APPEALS AND DANNY SINGSON, RODOLFO PASAQUI,1 LENDO LOMINIQUI,2 AND JUN ANDALES, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 210540, April 19, 2016 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. HOMER AND MA. SUSANA DAGONDON, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 203370, April 11, 2016 - MALAYAN INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. AND HELEN Y. DEE, Petitioners, v. PHILIP PICCIO, MIA GATMAYTAN, MA. ANNABELLA RELOVA SANTOS, JOHN JOSEPH GUTIERREZ, JOCELYN UPANO, JOSE DIZON, ROLANDO PAREJA, WONINA M. BONIFACIO, ELVIRA CRUZ, CORNELIO ZAFRA, VICENTE ORTUOSTE, VICTOMA GOMEZ JACINTO, JUVENCIO PERECHE, JR., RICARDO LORAYES, PETER C. SUCHIANCO, AND TRENNIE MONSOD, Respondents.; G.R. NO. 215106 - MALAYAN INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., Petitioner, v. PHILIP PICCIO, MIA GATMAYTAN, MA. ANNABELLA RELOVA SANTOS, JOHN JOSEPH GUTIERREZ, JOCELYN UPANO, JOSE DIZON, ROLANDO PAREJA, WONINA M. BONIFACIO, ELVIRA CRUZ, CORNELIO ZAFRA, VICENTE ORTUOSTE, VICTORIA GOMEZ JACINTO, JUVENCIO PERECHE, JR., RICARDO LORAYES, PETER C. SUCHIANCO, AND TRENNIE MONSOD, Respondents.

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  • A.M. No. 12-8-59-MCTC, April 12, 2016 - RE: FINDINGS ON THE JUDICIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED AT THE 7TH MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, LILOAN-COMPOSTELA, LILOAN, CEBU.

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