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G.R. No. 237487, June 27, 2018 - ALDRINE B. ILUSTRICIMO, Petitioner, v. NYK-FIL SHIP MANAGEMENT, INC./INTERNATIONAL CRUISE SERVICES, LTD. AND/OR JOSEPHINE J. FRANCISCO, Respondents.

PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

THIRD DIVISION

G.R. No. 237487, June 27, 2018

ALDRINE B. ILUSTRICIMO, Petitioner, v. NYK-FIL SHIP MANAGEMENT, INC./INTERNATIONAL CRUISE SERVICES, LTD. AND/OR JOSEPHINE J. FRANCISCO, Respondents.

D E C I S I O N

VELASCO JR., J.:

Nature of the Case

This petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeks to reverse and set aside the September 27, 2017 Decision1 and February 15, 2018 Resolution2 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 149491 entitled "NYK-Fil Ship Management, Inc./International Cruise Services Ltd, Josephine J. Francisco v. Aldrine B. Ilustricimo." The assailed rulings modified the amount of disability benefits awarded by the Panel of Voluntary Arbitrators3 (VA) of the National Mediation and Conciliation Board (NCMB) to petitioner Aldrine B. Ilustricimo in its October 25, 2016 Decision.4

Factual Antecedents

Petitioner was engaged by respondent International Cruise Services Ltd., through respondent NYK-Fil Ship Management, Inc. (NYK), as a Quarter Master onboard its vessels from 1993 to 2014. His last employment with the respondents was on board the vessel MV Crystal Serenity last April 2014. Prior to his embarkation, petitioner underwent a routine Pre-Employment Medical Examination and was declared physically fit to work.

In November 2014, while MV Crystal Serenity was on its way to Florida, USA, petitioner started experiencing gross hematuria, or blood in his urine. He reported the matter to his superiors and was given antibiotics for suspected urinary tract infection. Due to his medical condition, petitioner was brought to a hospital in Key West, Florida, where he was subjected to a CT Scan. The results revealed the presence of three polypoid masses in his bladder. Petitioner was medically repatriated on November 22, 2014 and immediately referred to the company-accredited hospital for treatment. Dr. Nicomedes Cruz (Dr. Cruz), the company-designated doctor, diagnosed him with "urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder, low grade" or "bladder cancer."5

After undergoing a series of chemotherapy sessions and operations, petitioner's attending doctors assessed him with an interim disability rating of Grade 7 in a report6 dated March 6, 2015. In the same report, Dr. Cruz noted that risk factors for petitioner's illness include "occupational exposure to aromatic amines and cigarette smoking." Despite the interim disability grading given, the company doctor noted, in a report7 dated June 23, 2015, that petitioner still complains of "on and off hypogastric pain." He was then advised to undergo repeat cystoscopy. On June 30, 2015,8 Dr. Cruz issued petitioner with a final assessment of Grade 7 disability-moderate residuals or disorder of the intra-abdominal organ.

In September 2015, petitioner underwent another operation using his own funds.9 This prompted him to secure the opinion of another physician, Dr. Richard Combe, who diagnosed him with bladder mass and declared him unfit to work due to his need to undergo instillation chemotherapy and cystoscopy every three months, thus:10

Remarks/Recommendations: Pt. is being scheduled
for instillation chemotherapy
[&]cystoscopy every 3 months
hence unfit to work

Thereafter, petitioner, thru counsel, sent respondents a letter11 dated October 16, 2015, claiming total and permanent disability benefits. Petitioner further declared in the said letter his willingness to undergo another examination to prove the extent of his disability being claimed, thus:

Dear MS FRANCISCO:

This pertains to the disability case of the above-named seafarer who was medically repatriated due to medical reasons-Urotherial Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder. He underwent series of chemotherapy. However, despite such medical treatment, he remains incapacitated until today.

He consulted an independent medical expert and was found to be still suffering from the said permanent disability and declared seafarer is already totally UNFIT to resume his work as a seaman. A copy of the Second Medical Report is hereto attached and marked as ANNEX A as well as the records of his surgical operation last October 6, 2015.

As a result thereof, the seafarer is claiming total and permanent disability benefits in accordance with the law and his CBA. He is willing to undergo another test/examination to confirm his present disability which has incapacitated him from resuming his work as a seaman. Please be guided accordingly.

For the Firm:

(SIGNED)
ATTY. ARNOLD M. BURIGSAY
Counsel for Seafarer

Notwithstanding petitioner's communication, respondents failed to respond, prompting him to file a complaint for total and permanent disability before the NCMB.

Ruling of the VA

On October 25, 2016, the VA issued a Decision in favor of the petitioner and, accordingly, ordered respondents to pay him total and permanent disability benefits in the amount of USD95,949.00. The dispositive portion of the judgment states:

WHEREFORE, premises considered, respondents are hereby ordered to pay herein complainant the sum equivalent to Grade 1 disability benefits for ratings under the Collective Bargaining Agreement in the amount of NINETY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY NINE US DOLLARS (USD95,949.00).

All other claims are DENIED and dismissed for lack of merit under the law, jurisprudence and equity.

SO ORDERED.

Aggrieved, respondents elevated the case via a petition for review before the CA.

Ruling of the CA

The CA granted the petition in the assailed Decision and adjudged respondents liable only for partial permanent disability benefits under the parties' Collective Bargaining Agreement amounting to USD40,106.98, thus:

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the petition is GRANTED. The October 25, 2016 Decision of the Panel of Arbitrators of the National Conciliation Mediation Board (NCMB) in MVA-026-RCMB-NCR-176-05-11-2015 is REVERSED and SET ASIDE. Petitioners NYK-FIL SHIP MANAGEMENT INC./INTERNATIONAL CRUISE SERVICES, LTD. And JOSEPHINE J. FRANCISCO are ORDERED to JOINLY AND SEVERALLY pay respondent Aldrine B. Ilusticimo the amount of FORTY THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIX DOLLARS AND NINETY-EIGHT CENTS (US$40, 106.98) or its equivalent amount in Philippine currency at the exchange rate prevailing during the time of payment.

The award shall earn interest at the legal rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the date of finality of this judgment until full payment.

SO ORDERED.

According to the CA, while petitioner claims to have secured the opinion of a second doctor, no such medical certification from the adverted personal doctor is extant in the records of the case, and that only a copy of the October 16, 2015 letter-request from petitioner's counsel seeking total and permanent disability benefits from the respondents was submitted. The CA likewise agreed with the respondents' postulation that, even on the assumption that petitioner had indeed secured the opinion of a second doctor, petitioner failed to seek the opinion of a third doctor as mandated under the 2010 Philippine Overseas Employment Agency � Standard Employment Contract (POEA-SEC). Thus, without the second doctor's certification and the non-referral of the case to a third doctor, the CA ruled that petitioner's disability benefits must be based on the final disability assessment made by the company-designated doctor.

Petitioner moved for, but was denied, reconsideration by the CA. Hence, this petition.

Petitioner claims that the CA's reliance on the Grade 7 disability rating given by the company-designated doctor is based on the flawed finding that he failed to secure the opinion of a second doctor. He likewise faults the respondents for the non-referral of the case to a third doctor as required under Section 20(A)(3) of the POEA-SEC since the latter ignored his request to undergo another medical examination to prove the extent of the disability being claimed.

Respondents, for their part, insist that petitioner's illness is not compensable since it is not listed as an occupational disease under Section 32 of the POEA-SEC. Assuming that petitioner's condition is disputably presumed to be work-related, the burden lies upon him to prove that his work contributed/aggravated his illness, a burden which, according to the respondents, he failed to discharge. And even if petitioner's illness is compensable, respondents maintain that the disability rating of Grade 7 given by its doctor should prevail in view of his failure to prove that he sought a second medical opinion and to seek for the opinion of a third doctor, as provided for in the POEA-SEC.

Issue

The sole issue for the consideration of the Court is whether or not the CA erred in ruling that petitioner is not entitled to total and permanent disability benefits.

Our Ruling

We grant the petition.

Petitioner's illness is work-related

For disability to be compensable under Section 20(A) of the 2010 POEA-SEC, two elements must concur: (1) the injury or illness must be work-related; and (2) the work-related injury or illness must have existed during the term of the seafarer's employment contract.12 The same provision defines a work-related illness is "any sickness as a result of an occupational disease listed under Section 32-A of [the] Contract with the conditions set therein satisfied." Meanwhile, illnesses not mentioned under Section 32 of the POEA-SEC are disputably presumed as work-related.13 Notwithstanding the presumption of work-relatedness of an illness under Section 20(A)(4), the seafarer must still prove by substantial evidence that his work conditions caused or, at least, increased the risk of contracting the disease.14

Settled is the rule that for illness to be compensable, it is not necessary that the nature of the employment be the sole and only reason for the illness suffered by the seafarer.15 It is sufficient that there is a reasonable linkage between the disease suffered by the employee and his work to lead a rational mind to conclude that his work may have contributed to the establishment or, at the very least, aggravation of any pre-existing condition he might have had.16

In the present case, it is undisputed that petitioner suffered an illness while on board the M/V Crystal Serenity. What needs to be determined is whether petitioner's illness is work-related, and, therefore, compensable.

According to the VA, petitioner suffered from "cancer of the urinary bladder" due to the malignant tumors found in his urinary bladder.17 The VA then considered the illness as work-related based on Section 3218 of POEA-SEC. The VA added that even if petitioner's illness is not among those specifically mentioned in Section 32, the same is deemed work-related since the risk factors for the illness include occupational exposure to aromatic amines as stated on the company doctors' medical certification.

The CA, meanwhile, concluded that petitioner failed to discharge the burden of proving the causality of his illness and his work with the respondents. Coupled with the petitioner's failure to seek the opinion of a third doctor, the appellate court gave more weight and credence to the Grade 7 final disability rating given by the respondents' doctors.

As a rule, the Court does not review questions of fact, but only questions of law, in an appeal by certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court.19 It is not to reexamine and assess the evidence on record, whether testimonial and documentary.20 Nevertheless, this rule admits of certain exceptions,21 such as when the findings of fact of the lower courts or tribunals are conflicting, as in the instant case.

We are inclined to agree with the findings of the VA.

The Medical Abstract/Discharge Summary22 dated January 23, 2015 contains the following entries:

Discharge Impression or Diagnosis:
BLADDER CANCER

s/p TUR-BT (2014)
s/p INTRAVESICAL CHEMOTHERAPY (1st SESSION, 01/22/15)
(Emphasis supplied)

While the medical report dated March 6, 2015 issued by respondents' doctor states:

  1. The prognosis is fair.
  2. The plan of further management, estimated length and cost of further treatment will depend on the result of the recommended cystoscopy and bladder tumor check.
  3. The risk factors are occupational exposure to aromatic amines and cigarette smoking.
  4. The interim disability grading under the POEA schedule of disabilities is Grade 7 � moderate residuals or disorder of the intrabdominal organ.23 (Emphasis supplied)

No less than respondents' doctor diagnosed the petitioner with bladder cancer and opined that his occupation exposed him to elements that increased his risk of contracting the illness. As found by the VA, petitioner was employed by the respondents for 21 years. It is, therefore, not implausible to conclude that petitioner's work may have caused, contributed, or at least aggravated his illness. Given the company doctors' conclusion and the afore-stated facts, the burden on the part of petitioner to prove the causality of his illness and occupation had been eliminated.

Moreover, it is worthy to note that respondents themselves did not dispute petitioner's entitlement to disability benefits. They only dispute that his disability is total and permanent. In their position paper before the VA, respondents averred:

Respondents emphasize that this is not a case of respondents totally denying without legal basis complainant's entitlement to disability compensation. On the other hand, respondents are merely upholding the law between the parties � the PSEC � in arguing that complainant is only entitled to Grade 7 disability compensation based on the assessment of the company-designated physician. Hence, complainant's condition cannot be considered under all probabilities under the PSEC as assessable beyond what has been given by the company-designated doctor.

Therefore, from the cold facts of this case, complainant is only entitled to disability compensation equivalent to Grade 7 disability assessment. x x x (Italics and underscoring in the original)

From the foregoing, what respondents assail is the amount of disability benefits due to the petitioner, and not his entitlement thereto. Hence, to the mind of this Court, there is no real issue with respect to the work-relatedness and compensability of petitioner's illness.

No breach of petitioner's duties under the POEA-SEC

Anent the matter of compliance with the third-doctor referral procedure in the POEA-SEC, Section 20(A)(3) of the contract provides that if a doctor appointed by the seafarer disagrees with the assessment of the company-designated doctor, a third doctor may be agreed jointly between the employer and the seafarer, and the third doctor's decision shall be final and binding on both parties:

SECTION 20. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR INJURY OR ILLNESS

The liabilities of the employer when the seafarer suffers work-related injury or illness during the term of his contract are as follows:

3. x x x

If a doctor appointed by the seafarer disagrees with the assessment, a third doctor may be agreed jointly between the Employer and the seafarer. The third doctor's decision shall be final and binding on both parties. (Emphasis supplied)

This referral to a third doctor has been held by the Court to be a mandatory procedure as a consequence of the provision in the POEA-SEC that the company-designated doctor's assessment should prevail in case of non-observance of the third doctor referral provision in the contract. Stated otherwise, the company can insist on its disability rating even against the contrary opinion by another doctor, unless the seafarer expresses his disagreement by asking for a referral to a third doctor who shall make his or her determination and whose decision shall be final and binding on the parties.24

According to the respondents, petitioner's second medical opinion only came to their knowledge during one of the scheduled mandatory conferences before the VA.25 Citing Philippine Hammonia Ship Agency, Inc. v. Dumadag (Hammonia),26Silagan v. Southfield Agencies, Inc.,27 and TSM Shipping Phils., Inc. v. Pati�o,28 they argue that petitioner's failure to communicate his separate medical certification prior to the filing of the complaint not only constitutes a breach of his contractual obligations under the POEA-SEC, but also renders the complaint premature and is a ground for the dismissal of his claim for disability benefits.

Respondents' reliance on the above-stated cases is misplaced. In Hammonia, the seafarer-claimant utterly disregarded the third-doctor provision and filed a claim for permanent total disability benefits right after securing the opinion of four doctors of his choosing. It is against this factual backdrop that We declared that the seafarer-claimant's filing of the complaint without having consulted a third doctor constitutes a breach of his duty under the POEA-SEC. In the same vein, the seafarer-claimants in Silagan and TSM Shipping never informed their employers of their intent to consult a third doctor after consulting a second doctor.

In stark contrast, respondents do not deny receiving petitioner's October 16, 2015 letter despite their insistence that he failed to activate the third doctor provision. In fact, respondents repeatedly insisted that the letter was not meant to dispute the company-designated doctor's assessment, but rather to inform them that petitioner needed continued medical assistance. On the assumption that petitioner indeed "belatedly" informed respondents of the opinion of his second doctor and his intent to refer his case to a third doctor, the fact remains that they have been notified of such intent. In Formerly INC Shipmanagement Incorporated v. Rosales,29 We reiterated Our earlier pronouncement in Bahia Shipping Services, Inc. v. Constantino30 that when the seafarer challenges the company doctor's assessment through the assessment made by his own doctor, the seafarer shall so signify and the company thereafter carries the burden of activating the third doctor provision:

x x x Constantino bears the burden of positive action to prove that his doctor's findings are correct, as well as the burden to notify the company that a contrary finding had been made by his own physician. Upon such notification, the company must itself respond by setting into motion the process of choosing a third doctor who, as the POEA� SEC provides, can rule with finality on the disputed medical situation. (Emphasis supplied)

The POEA-SEC does not require a specific period within which the parties may seek the opinion of a third doctor, and they may do so even during the mandatory conference before the labor tribunals. Accordingly, upon being notified of petitioner's intent to dispute the company doctors' findings, whether prior or during the mandatory conference, the burden to refer the case to a third doctor has shifted to the respondents. This, they failed to do so, and petitioner cannot be faulted for the non-referral. Consequently, the company-designated doctors' assessment is not binding.

Petitioner is entitled to total and permanent disability benefits

In any event, the rule that the company-designated physician's findings shall prevail in case of non-referral of the case to a third doctor is not a hard and fast rule.31 It has been previously held that labor tribunals and the courts are not bound by the medical findings of the company-designated physician and that the inherent merits of its medical findings will be weighed and duly considered.32

The June 30, 2015 final report of the company doctor reads:

  1. The patient has reached maximum medical cure.
  2. The final disability grading under the POEA schedule of disabilities is Grade 7� moderate residuals or disorder of the intraabdominal organ.

Despite the foregoing assessment, the VA disagrees that petitioner merely suffers from a moderate disorder of intraabdominal organ and with the final disability grading given. The VA said:

Having said the above, this Panel is also of the opinion that this type of disorder in the internal organ is not simply moderate but is of a serious nature. Thus, the grade 7 rating under the list of occupation disease does not seem to fully describe the gravity of the cancer suffered by herein complainant. It is thus submitted that the occupational disease should be that of a serious nature or that which is considered of a "severe residual of impairment of intra-abdominal organ which requires regular aid and attendance that will [disable] worker to seek any gainful employment" which is equivalent to a Grade 1 rating. The Panel finds it hard to accept the submission of respondents that herein seafarer's cancer is but a mere "moderate residual of disorder of the intra-abdominal organs secondary to trauma resulting to impairment of nutrition, moderate tenderness, nausea, vomiting, constipation or diarrhea." x x x (Emphasis in the original)

The VA noted that petitioner's illness is serious in nature considering the company doctors' requirement for him to undergo periodic cystoscopy despite having undergone chemotherapy and surgery. It further observed that petitioner was never declared "cancer-free" and "fit to work" by his attending physicians and his illness persisted despite the final disability grade of 7 given. For the VA, this means that petitioner could no longer return to the seafaring profession and is, thus, permanently and totally disabled.

We concur with the VA's conclusion.

In keeping with the avowed policy of the State to give maximum aid and full protection to labor, the Court has applied the Labor Code concept of disability to Filipino seafarers.33 Thus, We have held that the notion of disability is intimately related to the worker's capacity to earn, and what is compensated is not his injury or illness but his inability to work resulting in the impairment of his earning capacity. Hence, disability should be understood less on its medical significance but more on the loss of earning capacity.34

In Hanseatic Shipping Philippines Inc. v. Ballon,35 We defined total disability as "the disablement of an employee to earn wages in the same kind of work of similar nature that he was trained for, or accustomed to perform, or any kind of work which a person of his mentality and attainments could do." In determining whether a disability is total or partial, what is crucial is whether the employee who suffered from disability could still perform his work notwithstanding the disability he met.36 A permanent partial disability, on the other hand, presupposes a seafarer's fitness to resume sea duties before the end of the 120/240-day medical treatment period despite the injuries sustained and works on the premise that such partial injuries did not disable a seafarer to earn wages in the same kind of work or similar nature for which he was trained.37

Petitioner cannot be expected to resume sea duties if the risk of contracting his illness is associated with his previous occupation as Quarter Master. Indeed, records do not show that he was re-employed by respondent NYK or by any other manning agency from the time of his repatriation until the filing of the instant petition. Moreover, the recurrence of mass in petitioner's bladder, the requirement by both the company doctor and his personal doctor that he undergo repeat cystoscopy to monitor polyp growth, his subsequent operation to remove the growing polyps in his bladder even after the lapse of the 240-day period for treatment and despite the final disability grading given, all sufficiently show that his disability is total and permanent.

Petitioner's disability being permanent and total, he is entitled to 100% compensation in the amount of US$95,949.00 as stipulated in par. 20.9 of the parties' CBA and as adjudged by the VA.

WHEREFORE, the petition is GRANTED. The September 27, 2017 Decision arid February 15, 2018 Resolution of the Court of Appeals in CA� G.R. SP No. 149491 are hereby REVERSED and SET ASIDE. The October 25, 2016 Decision of the Panel of Voluntary Arbitrators of the National Mediation and Conciliation Board is hereby REINSTATED. Respondents are ordered to jointly and severally pay petitioner Aldrine B. Ilustricimo the amount of US$95,949.00 or its equivalent amount in Philippine currency at the time of payment, representing total and permanent disability benefits.

SO ORDERED.

Bersamin, Leonen, Martires, and Gesmundo, JJ., concur.




July 9, 2018

NOTICE OF JUDGMENT

Sirs/Mesdames:

Please take notice that on June 27, 2018 a Decision, copy attached hereto, was rendered by the Supreme Court in the above-entitled case, the original of which was received by this Office on July 9, 2018 at 3:33 p.m.

Very truly yours,

(SGD.) WILFREDO V. LAPITAN Division Clerk of Court


Endnotes:


1 Penned by Associate Justice Ma. Luisa Quijano-Padilla, with the concurrence of Associate Justices Jane Aurora C. Lantion and Rodil V. Zalameda; rollo, pp. 21-33.

2 Id. at 34-36.

3 Composed of MVA Edgar Recina, Romeo Cruz, Jr., and Leonardo Saulog.

4Rollo, pp. 37-47.

5 As stated in the Medical Abstract/Discharge Summary; id. at 133.

6 Id. at 163.

7 Id. at 164.

8 Id. at 165.

9 Id. at 139, based on the Record of Operation dated October 6, 2015.

10 Id. at 138.

11 Id. at 140.

12De Leon v. Maunlad Trans, Inc., et. al., G.R. No. 215293, February 8, 2017. (citations omitted)

13 Sec. 20A(4) of the POEA-SEC.

14Philippine Transmarine Carriers, Inc. v. Aligway, G.R. No. 201793, September 16, 2015, 770 SCRA 609.

15Grieg Philippines, Inc. et. al. v. Gonzales, G.R. No. 228296, July 26, 2017.

16Magsaysay Maritime Services v. Laurel, 707 Phil. 210 (2013), citations omitted.

17 Page of the VA's decision.

18 Under the sub-paragraph on "kidney" and more specifically under �residuals or disorder of the intra-abdominal organ."

19Cavite Apparel, Incorporated v. Marquez, G.R. No. 172044, February 6, 2013,690 SCRA 48.

20Litonjua v. Eternit Corporation, G.R. No. 144805, June 8, 2006, 490 SCRA 204.

21Valencia v. Classique Vinyl Products Corporation, G.R. No. 206390, January 30, 2017, citing Pascual v. Burgos, G.R. No. 171722, January 11, 2016, 778 SCRA 189.

22Rollo, p. 130.

23 Id. at 163.

24Silagan v. Southfield Agencies, Inc., et. al., G.R. No. 202808, August 24, 2016, citing Formerly INC Shipmanagement, Incorporated v. Rosales, G.R. No. 195832, October 1, 2014, 737 SCRA 438.

25Rollo, p. 147.

26 G.R. 194362, June 26, 2013, 700 SCRA 530.

27 Supra note 24.

28 G.R. No. 210289, March 20, 2017.

29 G.R. No. 195832, October 1, 2014, 737 SCRA 438.

30 G.R. No. 180343, July 9, 2014.

31Nonay v. Bahia Shipping Services, Inc., G.R. No. 206758, February 17, 2016, 784 SCRA 292.

32Maersk Filipinas Crewing Inc. v. Mesina, G.R. No. 200837, 697 SCRA 601.

33Quitoriano v. Jebsens Maritimes, Inc., G.R. No. 179868, January 21, 2010, 610 SCRA 529.

34 Id., citing Philimare, Inc./Marlow Navigation Co., Ltd. v. Suganob, G.R. No. 168753, July 9, 2008, 557 SCRA 438.

35Hanseatic Shipping Philippines Inc. v. Ballon, G.R. No. 212764, September 9, 2015.

36Fil-Star Maritime Corporation v. Rosete, 677 Phil. 262 (2011).

37Sunit v. OSM Maritime Services, Inc., G.R. No. 223035, February 27, 2017. (citations omitted)




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  • G.R. No. 229645, June 06, 2018 - NORMA M. BALEARES, DESIDERIO M. BALEARES, GERTRUDES B. CARIASA, RICHARD BALEARES, JOSEPH BALEARES, SUSAN B. DELA CRUZ, MA. JULIA B. RECTRA, AND EDWIN BALEARES, Petitioners, v. FELIPE B. ESPANTO, REP. BY MARCELA B. BALEARES, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 234651, June 06, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BENITO LABABO ALIAS "BEN," WENEFREDO LABABO, JUNIOR LABABO (AL), AND FFF, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 235511, June 20, 2018 - METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Petitioner, v. JUNNEL'S MARKETING CORPORATION, PURIFICACION DELIZO, AND BANK OF COMMERCE, Respondents.; G.R. No. 235565, June 20, 2018 - BANK OF COMMERCE, Petitioner, v. JUNNEL'S MARKETING CORPORATION, PURIFICACION DELIZO, AND METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 234533, June 27, 2018 - SPOUSES JULIETA B. CARLOS AND FERNANDO P. CARLOS, Petitioners, v. JUAN CRUZ TOLENTINO, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 3951, June 19, 2018 - UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, Complainant, v. ATTY. LAURO G. NOEL, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 204131, June 04, 2018 - SPOUSES JAIME AND CATHERINE BASA, SPOUSES JUAN AND ERLINDA OGALE REPRESENTED BY WINSTON OGALE, SPOUSES ROGELIO AND LUCENA LAGASCA REPRESENTED BY LUCENA LAGASCA, AND SPOUSES CRESENCIO AND ELEADORA APOSTOL, Petitioners, v. ANGELINE LOY VDA. DE SENLY LOY, HEIRS OF ROBERT CARANTES, THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR BAGUIO CITY, AND THE CITY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE OF BAGUIO CITY, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 219088, June 13, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RONNIE DELA CRUZ A.K.A. "BAROK," Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 223565, June 18, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JONATHAN PAL, THANIEL MAGBANTA, ALIAS DODONG MANGO [RON ARIES DAGATAN CARIAT] AND ALIAS TATAN CUTACTE, ACCUSED, RON ARIES DAGATAN CARIAT ALIAS DODONG MANGO, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 191622, June 06, 2018 - ILUMINADA BATAC, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. 2011-05-SC, June 19, 2018 - RE: DECEITFUL CONDUCT OF IGNACIO S. DEL ROSARIO, CASH CLERK III, RECORDS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTER SECTION, CHECKS DISBURSEMENT DIVISION, FMO-OCA, IGNACIO S. DEL ROSARIO, Petitioner.

  • G.R. No. 205953, June 06, 2018 - DIONELLA A. GOPIO, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, JOB ASIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, Petitioner, v. SALVADOR B. BAUTISTA, Respondents.

  • G.R.No. 202324, June 04, 2018 - CONCHITA GLORIA AND MARIA LOURDES GLORIA-PAYDUAN, Petitioners, v. BUILDERS SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 190324, June 06, 2018 - PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, Petitioner, v. THE CITY OF DAVAO, SANGGUNIANG PANGLUNGSOD NG DAVAO CITY, CITY MAYOR OF DAVAO CITY, CITY TREASURER OF DAVAO CITY, CITY ASSESSOR OF DAVAO CITY, AND CENTRAL BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS (CBAA), Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 234616, June 20, 2018 - PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. MANU GIDWANI, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 200630, June 04, 2018 - KIM LIONG, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 204307, June 06, 2018 - ORIENT HOPE AGENCIES, INC. AND/OR ZEO MARINE CORPORATION, Petitioners, v. MICHAEL E. JARA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 215111, June 20, 2018 - ABOSTA SHIPMANAGEMENT CORPORATION, PANSTAR SHIPPING CO., LTD., AND/OR GAUDENCIO MORALES, Petitioners, v. RODEL D. DELOS REYES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 233702, June 20, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MANUEL GAMBOA Y FRANCISCO @ "KUYA," Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 214053, June 06, 2018 - TEODORICO CASTILLO, ALICE CASTILLO, AND ST. EZEKIEL SCHOOL, INC., Petitioners, v. BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 227394, June 06, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORJANA SOOD Y AMATONDIN, Accused-Appellant.

  • A.C. No. 12156, June 20, 2018 - PAULINO LIM, Complainant, v. ATTY. SOCRATES R. RIVERA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 189792, June 20, 2018 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. CEBU HOLDINGS, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 229787, June 20, 2018 - RICKY ANYAYAHAN Y TARONAS, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 218413, June 06, 2018 - FELICIANO S. PASOK, JR., Petitioner, v. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN�MINDANAO AND REX Y. DUA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 204183, June 20, 2018 - BARANGAY TONGONAN, ORMOC CITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUNONG BARANGAY, ISAGANI R. BA�EZ, Petitioner, v. HON. APOLINARIO M. BUAYA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 35, ORMOC CITY, CITY GOVERNMENT OF ORMOC, REPRESENTED BY ITS MAYOR, HONORABLE ERIC C. CODILLA, THE MUNICIPALITY OF KANANGA, LEYTE, REPRESENTED BY ITS MAYOR, HONORABLE GIOVANNI M. NAPARI, AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP.* (PNOC-EDC), REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT MR. PAUL AQUINO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 200223, June 06, 2018 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. LAKAMBINI C. JABSON, PARALUMAN C. JABSON, MAGPURI C. JABSON, MANUEL C. JABSON III, EDGARDO C. JABSON, RENATO C. JABSON, NOEL C. JABSON, AND NESTOR C. JABSON, REPRESENTED BY LAKAMBINI C. JABSON, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 218269, June 06, 2018 - IN RE: APPLICATION FOR LAND REGISTRATION, SUPREMA T. DUMO, Petitioner, v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 228960, June 11, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JUNREL R. VILLALOBOS, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 205925, June 20, 2018 - BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 228504, June 06, 2018 - PHILSYNERGY MARITIME, INC. AND/OR TRIMURTI SHIPMANAGEMENT LTD., Petitioners, v. COLUMBANO PAGUNSAN GALLANO, JR., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 224327, June 11, 2018 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 222497, June 27, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PEDRO RUPAL, Accused-Appellant.

  • A.M. No. RTJ-16-2460, June 27, 2018 - ATTY. JEROME NORMAN L. TACORDA AND LETICIA RODRIGO-DUMDUM, Complainants, v. JUDGE PERLA V. CABRERA-FALLER, EXECUTIVE JUDGE, AND OPHELIA G. SULUEN, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE/LEGAL RESEARCHER II, BOTH OF BRANCH 90, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, DASMARI�AS CITY, CAVITE, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 217301, June 06, 2018 - CONSOLIDATED BUILDING MAINTENANCE, INC. AND SARAH DELGADO, Petitioners, v. ROLANDO ASPREC, JR. AND JONALEN BATALLER, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 219670, June 27, 2018 - J.V. LAGON REALTY CORP., REPRESENTED BY NENITA L. LAGON IN HER CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT, Petitioner, v. HEIRS OF LEOCADIA VDA. DE TERRE, NAMELY: PURIFICACION T. BANSILOY, EMILY T. CAMARAO, AND DOMINADOR A. TERRE, AS REPRESENTED BY DIONISIA T. CORTEZ, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 229380, June 06, 2018 - LENIZA REYES Y CAPISTRANO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 209085, June 06, 2018 - NICANOR F. MALCABA, CHRISTIAN C. NEPOMUCENO, AND LAURA MAE FATIMA F. PALIT-ANG, Petitioners, v. PROHEALTH PHARMA PHILIPPINES, INC., GENEROSO R. DEL CASTILLO, JR., AND DANTE M. BUSTO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 224290, June 11, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VICENTE SIPIN Y DE CASTRO, Accused-Appellants.

  • A.M. No. RTJ-16-2454, June 06, 2018 - PHILIP SEE, Complainant, v. JUDGE ROLANDO G. MISLANG, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 167, PASIG CITY, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 202113, June 06, 2018 - RICKY B. TULABING, Petitioner, v. MST MARINE SERVICES (PHILS.), INC., TSM INTERNATIONAL LTD., AND/OR CAPT. ALFONSO R. DEL CASTILLO, Respondent.; G.R. No. 202120, June 06, 2018 - MST MARINE SERVICES (PHILS.), INC., TSM INTERNATIONAL LTD., AND/OR CAPT. ALFONSO R. DEL CASTILLO, Petitioners, v. RICKY B. TULABING, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 224626, June 27, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. YYY, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 223566, June 27, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JUNIE (OR DIONEY) SALVADOR, SR. Y MASAYANG, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 224849, June 06, 2018 - HEIRS OF ERNESTO MORALES, NAMELY: ROSARIO M. DANGSALAN, EVELYN M. SANGALANG, NENITA M. SALES, ERNESTO JOSE MORALES, JR., RAYMOND MORALES, AND MELANIE MORALES, Petitioners, v. ASTRID MORALES AGUSTIN, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, EDGARDO TORRES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 220141, June 27, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARNULFO BALENTONG BERINGUIL, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 194455, June 27, 2018 - SPOUSES AVELINA RIVERA-NOLASCO AND EDUARDO A. NOLASCO, Petitioners, v. RURAL BANK OF PANDI, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 213918, June 27, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EVANGELINE ABELLA Y SEDEGO AND MAE ANN SENDIONG, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 196681, June 27, 2018 - CITY OF MANILA AND OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER OF MANILA, Petitioners, v. COSMOS BOTTLING CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. P-16-3586 (Formerly A.M. No. 14-4-43-MCTC), June 05, 2018 - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. CLERK OF COURT II MICHAEL S. CALIJA, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT (MCTC), DINGRAS-�MARCOS, ILOCOS NORTE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 218947, June 20, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. REY ANGELES Y NAMIL Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. Nos. 211820-21, June 06, 2018 - KENSONIC, INC., Petitioner, v. UNI-LINE MULTI-RESOURCES, INC., (PHIL.), Respondent.; G.R. Nos. 211834-35, June 06, 2018 - UNI-LINE MULTI-RESOURCES, INC., Petitioner, v. KENSONIC, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 228960, June 11, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JUNREL R. VILLALOBOS, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 222559, June 06, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JENNIFER GA-A Y CORONADO, Accused; AQUILA "PAYAT" ADOBAR, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 218806, June 13, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GLORIA NANGCAS Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 226002, June 25, 2018 - LINO A. FERNANDEZ, JR., Petitioner, v. MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY (MERALCO), Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 211876, June 25, 2018 - ASIAN TERMINALS, INC., Petitioner, v. PADOSON STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 231884, June 27, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MICHELLE PARBA-RURAL AND MAY ALMOHAN-DAZA, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 229678, June 20, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HERMINIO VIDAL, JR. Y UAYAN @ "PATO," ARNOLD DAVID Y CRUZ @ "ANOT," CIPRIANO REFREA, JR. Y ALMEDA @ "COBRA," RICARDO H. PINEDA @ "PETER," EDWIN R. BARQUEROS @ "MARVIN," AND DANIEL YASON@ "ACE," Accused.; HERMINIO VIDAL, JR. Y UAYAN @ "PATO," AND ARNOLD DAVID Y CRUZ @ "ANOT," Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 206992, June 11, 2018 - LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. HEREDEROS DE CIRIACO CHUNACO DISTILERIA, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 207004, June 06, 2018 - ASTRID A. VAN DE BRUG, MARTIN G. AGUILAR AND GLENN G. AGUILAR, Petitioners, v. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 195999, June 20, 2018 - LILY S. VILLAMIL, SUBSTITUTED BY HER HEIRS RUDY E. VILLAMIL, SOLOMON E. VILLAMIL, TEDDY E. VILLAMIL, JR., DEBORAH E. VILLAMIL, FLORENCE E. VILLAMIL, GENEVIEVE E. VILLAMIL, AND MARC ANTHONY E. VILLAMIL, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES JUANITO ERGUIZA AND MILA ERGUIZA, Respondents.

  • A.C. No. 11396, June 20, 2018 - FRANCO B. GONZALES, Complainant, v. ATTY. DANILO B. BA�ARES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 217916, June 20, 2018 - ABS-CBN PUBLISHING, INC., Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF TRADEMARKS, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 219963, June 13, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appelle, v. RICARDO TANGLAO Y EGANA, Accused-Appellant.

  • A.C. No. 3921, June 11, 2018 - DELFINA HERNANDEZ SANTIAGO, Complainant, v. ATTY. ZOSIMO SANTIAGO AND ATTY. NICOMEDES TOLENTINO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 217781, June 20, 2018 - SAN MIGUEL PURE FOODS COMPANY, INC., Petitioner, v. FOODSPHERE, INC., Respondent.; G.R. No. 217788, June 20, 2018 - FOODSPHERE, INC., Petitioner, v. SAN MIGUEL PURE FOODS COMPANY, INC., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 230953, June 20, 2018 - GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CRISTINA V. ASTUDILLO, Petitioners, v. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS - CEBU CITY AND FORMER JUDGE MA. LORNA P. DEMONTEVERDE, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 206331, June 04, 2018 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE (DARMPC), Petitioner, v. CARMENCITA DIAZ, REPRESENTED BY MARY CATHERINE M. DIAZ; EMMA CABIGTING; AND NINA T. SAMANIEGO, Respondents.

  • A.C. No. 10992, June 19, 2018 - RODOLFO M. YUMANG, CYNTHIA V. YUMANG AND ARLENE TABULA, Complainants, v. ATTY. EDWIN M. ALAESTANTE, Respondent.; A.C. No. 10993, , June 19, 2018 - BERLIN V. GABERTAN AND HIGINO GABERTAN, Complainants, v. ATTY. EDWIN M. ALAESTANTE, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 226485, June 06, 2018 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BERNIE DELOCIEMBRE Y ANDALES AND DHATS ADAM Y DANGA, Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 199930, June 27, 2018 - MELITA O. DEL ROSARIO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 212348, June 19, 2018 - CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MARIA ANTHONETTE VELASCO-ALLONES, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT; THE AUDIT TEAM LEADER, CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE BOARD; AND THE SUPERVISING AUDITOR, CLUSTER A - GENERAL PUBLIC SERVICES I, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SECTOR, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 233480, June 20, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELANIE B. MERCADER, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 217028, June 13, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BENJAMIN DOMASIG A.K.A. "MANDO" OR "PILIKITOT" Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 199625, June 06, 2018 - JEROME R. CANLAS, Petitioner, v. GONZALO BENJAMIN A. BONGOLAN, ELMER NONNATUS A. CADANO, MELINDA M. ADRIANO, RAFAEL P. DELOS SANTOS, CORAZON G. CORPUZ, DANILO C. JAVIER, AND JIMMY B. SARONA, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 187186, June 06, 2018 - ALICIA C. GALINDEZ, Petitioner, v. SALVACION FIRMALAN; THE HON. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT THROUGH THE HON. OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; AND THE REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DENR-REGION IV, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 199455, June 27, 2018 - FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. LUWALHATI R. ANTONINO AND ELIZA BETTINA RICASA ANTONINO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 200678, June 04, 2018 - BANCO FILIPINO SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE BANK, Petitioner, v. BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS AND THE MONETARY BOARD, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 202836, June 19, 2018 - FIRST SARMIENTO PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC., Petitioner, v. PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 11944 (Formerly CBD No. 12-3463), June 20, 2018 - BSA TOWER CONDOMINIUM CORPORATION, Complainant, v. ATTY. ALBERTO CELESTINO B. REYES II, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 218330, June 27, 2018 - HEIRS OF MARCELIANO N. OLORVIDA, JR., REPRESENTED BY HIS WIFE, NECITA D. OLORVIDA, Petitioner, v. BSM CREW SERVICE CENTRE PHILIPPINES, INC., AND/OR BERNHARD SCHULTE SHIP MANAGEMENT (CYPRUS) LTD. AND/OR NARCISSUS L. DURAN, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 234018, June 06, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EVANGELINE DE DIOS Y BARRETO, Accused-Appellant.

  • A.M. No. P-18-3843 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 16-4612-P), June 25, 2018 - CONCERNED CITIZENS, Complainants, v. RUTH TANGLAO SUAREZ� HOLGUIN, UTILITY WORKER 1, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 12084, June 06, 2018 - HERNANIE P. DANDOY, Complainant, v. ATTY. ROLAND G. EDAYAN, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 232666, June 20, 2018 - FIELD INVESTIGATION UNIT-OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR LUZON, Petitioner, v. RAQUEL A. DE CASTRO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 185484, June 27, 2018 - FRANCISCO I. CHAVEZ, Petitioner, v. IMELDA R. MARCOS, Respondent.

  • G.R. Nos. 203797-98, June 27, 2018 - CARMENCITA O. REYES, Petitioner, v. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION), OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 227427, June 06, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DELIA CALLEJO Y TADEJA AND SILVERA ANTOQUE Y MOYA@ "INDAY", Accused-Appellants.

  • G.R. No. 194983, June 20, 2018 - PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Petitioner, v. ANTONIO BACANI, RODOLFO BACANI, ROSALIA VDA. DE BAYAUA, JOSE BAYAUA AND JOVITA VDA. DE BAYAUA, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 12025, June 20, 2018 - EDMUND BALMACEDA, Complainant, v. ATTY. ROMEO Z. USON, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 231133, June 06, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARVIN MADRONA OTICO, Accused-Appellant.

  • A.C. No. 12121 (Formerly CBD Case No. 14-4322), June 27, 2018 - CELESTINO MALECDAN, Complainant, v. ATTY. SIMPSON T. BALDO, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 220517, June 20, 2018 - LOLITA ESPIRITU SANTO MENDOZA AND SPS. ALEXANDER AND ELIZABETH GUTIERREZ, Petitioners, v. SPS. RAMON, SR. AND NATIVIDAD PALUGOD, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 230170, June 06, 2018 - MA. SUGAR M. MERCADO AND SPOUSES REYNALDO AND YOLANDA MERCADO, Petitioners, v. HON.JOEL SOCRATES S. LOPENA [PRESIDING JUDGE, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 33, QUEZON CITY], HON. JOHN BOOMSRI S. RODOLFO [PRESIDING JUDGE, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 38, QUEZON CITY], HON. REYNALDO B. DAWAY [PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 90, QUEZON CITY], HON. ROBERTO P. BUENAVENTURA [PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 86, QUEZON CITY], HON. JOSE L. BAUTISTA, JR. [PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 107, QUEZON CITY], HON. VITALIANO AGUIRRE II (IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF JUSTICE), BON. DONALD LEE (IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CHIEF OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR OF QUEZON CITY), KRISTOFER JAY I. GO, PETER AND ESTHER GO, KENNETH ROUE I. GO, CASEY LIM JIMENEZ, CRISTINA PALILEO, AND RUEL BALINO, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 229302, June 20, 2018 - CONSOLIDATED DISTILLERS OF THE FAR EAST, INC., Petitioner, v. ROGEL N. ZARAGOZA, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 227504, June 13, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RODOLFO GRABADOR, JR., ROGER ABIERRA, DANTE ABIERRA AND ALEX ABIERRA, Accused,; ALEX ABIERRA, Accused-Appellant.

  • A.M. No. RTJ-18-2525 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 15-4435-RTJ), June 25, 2018 - SAMUEL N. RODRIGUEZ, Complainant, v. HON. OSCAR P. NOEL, JR., EXECUTIVE JUDGE/PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF GENERAL SANTOS CITY, BRANCH 35, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 217027, June 06, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NARCISO SUPAT Y RADOC ALIAS "ISOY", Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 202408, June 27, 2018 - FAROUK B. ABUBAKAR, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.; G.R. No. 202409 - ULAMA S. BARAGUIR Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.; G.R. No. 202412 - DATUKAN M. GUIANI Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 234288, June 27, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES v. BINAD CHUA Y MAIGE

  • G.R. No. 205409, June 13, 2018 - CITIGROUP, INC., Petitioner, v. CITYSTATE SAVINGS BANK, INC. Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 199515, June 25, 2018 - RHODORA ILUMIN RACHO, A.K.A. "RHODORA RACHO TANAKA," Petitioner, v. SEIICHI TANAKA, LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF LAS PI�AS CITY, AND THE ADMINISTRATOR AND CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 182307, June 06, 2018 - BELINA CANCIO AND JEREMY PAMPOLINA, Petitioners, v. PERFORMANCE FOREIGN EXCHANGE CORPORATION, Respondent.

  • A.M. No. RTJ-18-2527 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 16-4563-RTJ), June 18, 2018 - ATTY. MAKILITO B. MAHINAY, Complainant, v. HON. RAMON B. DAOMILAS, JR., PRESIDING JUDGE, AND ATTY. ROSADEY E. FAELNAR-BINONGO, CLERK OF COURT V, BOTH OF BRANCH 11, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, CEBU CITY, CEBU, Respondents.

  • G.R. No. 230991, June 11, 2018 - HILARIO B. ALILING, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

  • A.C. No. 11326 (Formerly CBD Case No. 14-4305), June 27, 2018 - PELAGIO VICENCIO SORONGON, JR., Complainant, v. ATTY. RAMON Y. GARGANTOS, SR., Respondent.

  • G.R. Nos. 224131-32, June 25, 2018 - SM INVESTMENTS CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. MAC GRAPHICS1 CARRANZ INTERNATIONAL CORP., Respondent.; G.R. Nos. 224337-38, June 25, 2018 - PRIME METROESTATE, INC., Petitioner, v. MAC GRAPHICS CARRANZ INTERNATIONAL CORP., Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 212156, June 20, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GERRY AGRAMON, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 190512, June 20, 2018 - D.M. RAGASA ENTERPRISES, INC., Petitioner, v. BANCO DE ORO, INC. (FORMERLY EQUITABLE PCI BANK, INC.), Respondent.

  • G.R. No. 232299, June 20, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERTO ANDRADA Y CAAMPUED, Accused-Appellant.

  • G.R. No. 213273, June 27, 2018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEONARDO B. SIEGA, Accused-Appellant.