2018 - Philippine Supreme Court Decisions/Resolutions
September-2018
G.R. No. 230831, September 05, 2018 - MARIBELLE Z. NERI, Petitioner, v. RYAN ROY YU, Respondent.G.R. No. 215280, September 05, 2018 - FRANCISCO C. EIZMENDI JR., JOSE S. TAYAG JR., JOAQUIN L. SAN AGUSTIN, EDUARDO D. FRANCISCO, EDMIDIO V. RAMOS, JR., ALBERT G. BLANCAFLOR, REY NATHANIEL C. IFURUNG, MANUEL H. ACOSTA JR., AND VALLE VERDE COUNTRY CLUB, INC., Petitioners, v. TEODORICO P. FERNANDEZ, Respondent.G.R. No. 210736, September 05, 2018 - HERARC CORPORATION, REALTY Petitioner, v. THE PROVINCIAL TREASURER OF BATANGAS, THE PROVINCIAL ASSESSOR OF BATANGAS, THE MUNICIPAL ASSESSOR AND MUNICIPAL TREASURER OF CALATAGAN, BATANGAS, DR. RAFAEL A. MANALO, GRACE OLIVA, AND FREIDA RIVERA YAP, Respondent.G.R. No. 212191, September 05, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD DILLATAN, SR. Y PAT AND DONATO GARCIA Y DUAZO, Accused-Appellants.G.R. No. 231989, September 04, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROMY LIM Y MIRANDA, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 213415, September 26, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JIMMY EVASCO Y NUGAY AND ERNESTO ECLAVIA, Accused. JIMMY EVASCO Y NUGAY, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 201881, September 05, 2018 - SPOUSES FLAVIO P. BAUTISTA AND ZENAIDA L. BAUTISTA, Petitioners, v. PREMIERE DEVELOPMENT BANK; AND ATTY. PACITA ARAOS, SENIOR ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT & ACTING HEAD OF LEGAL AND COLLECTION GROUP, PREMIERE DEVELOPMENT BANK, Respondents.G.R. No. 196510, September 12, 2018 - SOFIA TABUADA, NOVEE YAP, MA. LORETA NADAL, AND GLADYS EVIDENTE, Petitioners, v. ELEANOR TABUADA, JULIETA TRABUCO, LAURETA REDONDO, AND SPS. BERNAN CERTEZA & ELEANOR D. CERTEZA, Respondents.G.R. No. 229940, September 10, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JIMBOY SUICO Y ACOPE, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 216062, September 19, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HILARIO NEPOMUCENO Y VISAYA @ "BOK", Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 210894, September 12, 2018 - NOEMI S. CRUZ AND HEIRS OF HERMENEGILDO T. CRUZ, REPRESENTED BY NOEMI S. CRUZ, Petitioners, v. CITY OF MAKATI, CITY TREASURER OF MAKATI, THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF MAKATI, LAVERNE REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondents.G.R. No. 230861, September 19, 2018 - ASIAN TRANSMISSION CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.A.M. No. P-17-3740 (formerly A.M No. 16-04-89-RTC), September 19, 2018 - RE: HABITUAL TARDINESS OF CLERK III JOHN B. BENEDITO, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, OLONGAPO CITY, ZAMBALES.G.R. No. 213222, September 24, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALBERTO PETALINO ALIAS "LANIT," Accused-Appellant.A.M. No. P-18-3841 (Formerly A.M. No. 01-12-323-MTC), September 18, 2018 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. DAHLIA E. BORROMEO, CLERK OF COURT II, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES [MTCC], BI�AN, LAGUNA, Respondent.G.R. No. 202678, September 05, 2018 - ERNESTINA A. PAGDANGANAN, RODERICK APACIBLE PAGDANGANAN, MARIA ROSARIO LOTA, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, ERNESTINA A. PAGDANGANAN, ERNEST JEROME PAGDANGANAN, AND SANDRA APACIBLE PAGDANGANAN, AS THE HEIRS AND SUBSTITUTES OF DECEASED ISAURO J. PAGDANGANAN, ALFONSO ORTIGAS OLONDRIZ, AND CITIBANK N.A. HONG KONG, Petitioners, v. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND MA. SUSANA A.S. MADRIGAL, MA. ANA A.S. MADRIGAL, MA. ROSA A.S. MADRIGAL, MATHILDA S. OLONDRIZ, VICENTE A.S. MADRIGAL, ROSEMARIE OPIS-MALASIG, MARIA TERESA S. UBANO, EDUARDO E. DELA CRUZ, AND GUILLER B. ASIDO, RESPONDENTS, Respondents.G.R. No. 193657, September 04, 2018 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. HEIRS OF IGNACIO DAQUER AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, RESPONDENTS, Respondents.G.R. No. 203090, September 05, 2018 - KAWAYAN HILLS CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, JUSTICES JUAN ENRIQUEZ, JR., APOLINARIO BRUSELAS, JR., MANUEL BARRIOS, AMELITA G. TOLENTINO, AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS, Respondents.G.R. No. 213500, September 12, 2018 - OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND THE FACT-FINDING INVESTIGATION BUREAU (FFIB), OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR THE MILITARY AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICES (MOLEO), Petitioners, v. PS/SUPT. RAINIER A. ESPINA, Respondent.G.R. No. 227312, September 05, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JESSIE HALOC Y CODON, Accused-Appellant.A.C. No. 10498, September 04, 2018 - JUDGE ARIEL FLORENTINO R. DUMLAO, JR., Complainant, v. ATTY. MANUEL N. CAMACHO, Respondent.G.R. No. 235058, September 04, 2018 - CONSERTINO C. SANTOS, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC) EN BANC AND JENNIFER ANTIQUERA ROXAS, Respondents; G.R. NO. 235064 - RICARDO ESCOBAR SANTOS AND MA. ANTONIA CARBALLO CUNETA, Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND JENNIFER ANTIQUERA ROXAS, Respondents.G.R. No. 215671, September 19, 2018 - ALSONS DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. THE HEIRS OF ROMEO D. CONFESOR (ANGELITA, GERALDINE, ROMEO, JR., ROWENA, JULIANE, NICOLE, AND RUBYANNE, ALL SURNAMED CONFESOR), AND THE HONORABLE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, Respondents.G.R. No. 221458, September 05, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARCELO SANCHEZ Y CALDERON, Accused-Appellant. G.R. No. 193336, September 26, 2018 - OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, Petitioner, v. ELMER M. PACURIBOT, Respondent.G.R. No. 193156, September 26, 2018 - IVQ LAND HOLDINGS, INC., Petitioner, v. REUBEN BARBOSA, Respondent.G.R. No. 205185, September 26, 2018 - KEPCO ILIJAN CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL PROMULGATED: REVENUE, Respondent.G.R. No. 213582, September 12, 2018 - NYMPHA S. ODIAMAR,* Petitioner, v. LINDA ODIAMAR VALENCIA, Respondent.G.R. No. 210043, September 26, 2018 - AYALA LAND, INC., Petitioner, v. ASB REALTY CORPORATION AND E.M. RAMOS & SONS, INC., Respondents.G.R. No. 198124, September 12, 2018 - JOHN CARY TUMAGAN, ALAM HALIL, AND BOT PADILLA, Petitioners, v. MARIAM K. KAIRUZ, Respondent.G.R. No. 204803, September 12, 2018 - SALVADOR P. ALMAGRO, BASILIO M. CRUZ, FRANCISCO M. JULIANO, ARTURO L. NOVENARIO AND THE HEIRS OF DEMOSTHENES V. CA�ETE, Petitioners, v. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., LUCIO TAN AND JOSE ANTONIO GARCIA, Respondents.G.R. No. 217722, September 26, 2018 - JOMAR ABLAZA Y CAPARAS, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.A.M. No. P-16-3507 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 14-4365-P], September 25, 2018 - CESAR T. DUQUE, Complainant, v. JAARMY G. BOLUS-ROMERO AND MA. CONSUELO JOIE A. FAJARDO, CLERK OF COURT V AND SHERIFF IV, RESPECTIVELY, BOTH OF BRANCH 93, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, SAN PEDRO, LAGUNA, Respondents.G.R. No. 214312, September 05, 2018 - GERALDINE C. ORNALES, ROSENDO R. EGUIA, VINCENT U. VERGARA, RODOLFO A. DE CASTRO, JR., AND RAMIRO V. MAGNAYE, Petitioners, v. OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR LUZON, ROBERTO RICALDE, MODESTO DE LEON, ALICIA MANGUBAT, AND LENELITA BALBOA, Respondents.G.R. No. 234825, September 05, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. YYY, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 224567, September 26, 2018 - LYDIA CU, Petitioner, v. TRINIDAD VENTURA, Respondent.G.R. No. 197074, September 12, 2018 - CITIBANK, N. A., Petitioner, v. PRISCILA B. ANDRES AND PEDRO S. CABUSAY, JR., Respondents.G.R. No. 196765, September 19, 2018 - FRANCIS M. ZOSA, NORA M. ZOSA AND MANUEL M. ZOSA, JR., Petitioners, v. CONSILIUM, INC., Respondent.G.R. No. 201821, September 19, 2018 - PABLO B. MALABANAN, Petitioner, v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 218401, September 24, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JANET PEROMINGAN Y GEROCHE, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 232487, September 03, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EMMA T. PAGSIGAN, Accused-Appellant.A.M. NO. RTJ-15-2413, September 25, 2018 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. JUDGE LYLIHA AQUINO, REGIONAL COURT OF MANILA, BRANCH 24, Respondent.; A.M. NO. RTJ-15-2414 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. JUDGE RALPH LEE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 83, Respondent; A.M. NO. RTJ-15-2415 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. JUDGE ROMMEL BAYBAY, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MAKATI CITY, BRANCH 132, Respondent; A.M. NO. RTJ-15-2416 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. JUDGE MARINO RUBIA, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF OF BI�AN, LAGUNA,BRANCH 24, Respondent.G.R. Nos. 228349 and 228353, September 19, 2018 - MIGUEL DRACULAN ESCOBAR, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND SANDIGANBAYAN (THIRD DIVISION), Respondents; G.R. NOS. 229895-96 - REYNALDO F. CONSTANTINO, Petitioner, v. SANDIGANBAYAN, THIRD DIVISION, AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.G.R. No. 217716, September 17, 2018 - LIFESTYLE REDEFINED REALTY CORPORATION AND EVELYN S. BARTE, Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF DENNIS A. UVAS, Respondents; G.R. NO. 217857 - RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. HEIRS OF DENNIS A. UVAS, LIFESTYLE REDEFINED REALTY CORPORATION AND EVELYN BARTE, Respondents.G.R. No. 225336, September 05, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AQUIL PILPA Y DIPAZ, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 220042, September 05, 2018 - CASA MILAN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Petitioner, v. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA AND REGISTER OF DEEDS OF QUEZON CITY, Respondents.G.R. No. 225697, September 05, 2018 - ROSIEN OSENTAL, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 186403, September 05, 2018 - MAYOR "JONG" AMADO CORPUS, JR. AND CARLITO SAMONTE, Petitioners, v. HON. JUDGE RAMON D. PAMULAR OF BRANCH 33, GUIMBA, NUEVA ECIJA, MRS. PRISCILLA ESPINOSA, AND NUEVA ECIJA PROVINCIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR FLORO FLORENDO, Respondents.G.R. No. 229204, September 05, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PACIFICO SANGCAJO, JR., Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 227405, September 05, 2018 - OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, Petitioner, v. AMADO M. BLOR, JESUS R. BARRERA, ANGELINA O. QUIJANO, POTENCIANO G. VICEDO, MIRAFLOR B. SOLIVEN, AND ANNIE F. CONSTANTINO, Respondents.G.R. No. 222364, September 05, 2018 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. SANDIGANBAYAN (SECOND DIVISION) AND BLMMM VENTURES, INC., Respondents.G.R. No. 236576, September 05, 2018 - ARIEL P. HORLADOR, Petitioner, v. PHILIPPINE TRANSMARINE CARRIERS, INC., MARINE SHIPMANAGEMENT LTD., AND CAPTAIN MARLON L. MALANAO, Respondents.G.R. No. 221928, September 05, 2018 - ALEX A. JAUCIAN, Petitioner, v. MARLON DE JORAS AND QUINTIN DE JORAS, Respondents.A.M. No. P-17-3627, September 05, 2018 - ERLINDA A. FOSTER, Complainant, v. RODOLFO T. SANTOS, JR., SHERIFF III, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, BRANCH 2, LAOAG CITY, Respondent.A.C. No. 10021, September 18, 2018 - AAA, Ccomplainant, v. ATTY. ANTONIO N. DE LOS REYES, Respondent; A.C. No. 10022 - AAA, Complainant, v. ATTY. ANTONIO N. DE LOS REYES, Respondent.G.R. No. 233653, September 05, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICARDO GUANZON Y CENETA, Accused-Appellant.A.M. No. MTJ-12-1814 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 10-2324-MTJ), September 19, 2018 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. JUDGE FRANCISCO A. ANTE, JR. AND WILFREDO A. PASCUA, Respondents.G.R. No. 218534, September 17, 2018 - POLICE DIRECTOR GENERAL RICARDO C. MARQUEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CHIEF OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) (IN LIEU OF FORMER PNP OFFICER-IN-�CHARGE, POLICE DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL LEONARDO A. ESPINA), Petitioner, v. PO2 ARNOLD P. MAYO, Respondent.A.C. No. 10962 [Formerly CBD Case No. 10-2763], September 11, 2018 - AKIRA YOSHIMURA, Complainant, v. ATTY. BERNIE PANAGSAGAN, Respondent.G.R. No. 218946, September 05, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICKY GONZALES Y COS AND RENE GONZALES Y COS, Accused, RICKY GONZALES Y COS, Accused-Appellant.A.M. No. 18-07-131-RTC, September 03, 2018 - RE: DROPPING FROM THE ROLLS OF NOEL C. LINDO, SHERIFF IV, BRANCH 83, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, QUEZON CITY.A.C. No. 11826 (Formerly CBD Case No. 13-3801), September 05, 2018 - ROLANDO N. UY, Complainant, v. ATTY. EDMUNDO J. APUHIN, Respondent.A.C. No. 10962 [Formerly CBD Case No. 10-2763], September 11, 2018 - AKIRA YOSHIMURA, Complainant, v. ATTY. BERNIE PANAGSAGAN, Respondent.G.R. No. 218946, September 05, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICKY GONZALES Y COS AND RENE GONZALES Y COS, Accused, RICKY GONZALES Y COS, Accused-Appellant.A.M. No. 18-07-131-RTC, September 03, 2018 - RE: DROPPING FROM THE ROLLS OF NOEL C. LINDO, SHERIFF IV, BRANCH 83, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, QUEZON CITY.A.C. No. 11826 (Formerly CBD Case No. 13-3801), September 05, 2018 - ROLANDO N. UY, Complainant, v. ATTY. EDMUNDO J. APUHIN, Respondent.
