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G.R. No. 229675 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, v. JOHN ORCULLO Y SUSA, APPELLANT.

PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

SECOND DIVISION

G.R. No. 229675, July 08, 2019

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, v. JOHN ORCULLO Y SUSA, APPELLANT.

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

G.R. No. 229675 is an appeal assailing the Decision1 dated 9 February 2016 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 07174. The CA affirmed the Decision2 dated 2 October 2014 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 82 (RTC), in Criminal Case No. Q-10-167303, convicting John Orcullo y Susa (appellant) of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (RA 9165).

The Facts

The RTC summarized the facts as follows:cralawred

The accused John Susa Orcullo is charged with violation of Section 5, Article II of R.A. 9165. The Information reads in part:cralawred

That on or about the 29th day of October 2010 in Quezon City, accused, without lawful authority did then and there willfully and unlawfully sell, trade, administer, dispense, deliver, give away to another, distribute, dispatch in transit or transport, or act as broker in the said transaction, a dangerous drug, to wit: five (5) plastic sachet [sic] of white crystalline substance weighing 4.5402 grams; 4.4722 grams; 4.4134 grams; 4.4243 grams; and 4.3959 grams respectively containing Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, a dangerous drug.

CONTRARY TO LAW.

On 09 November 2010, the accused thru counsel filed a Petition for Bail. In an Order dated 27 February 2012, the Court denied the Petition for Bail.

Upon arraignment on 01 December 2010, the accused John Susa Orcullo who was duly assisted by counsel entered a plea of not guilty. The case was then set for pre-trial conference and eventually for trial.

The Evidence for the Prosecution

The Testimony of IO1 Jake Million

IO1 Jake Edwin Million testified that on 29 October 2010 at around 7:00 in the morning, he was at the office when a regular confidential informant of Intelligence Agent 1 Liwanag Sandaan arrived at the office and reported the alleged drug trade activities of alias "Jen" in Quezon Avenue near the Lung Center. After receiving the report, IA1 Sandaan assisted the confidential informant to IO1 Betorin so that they would call alias "Jen". Alias "Jen" and IO1 Betorin talked over the cellphone and set a deal for 25 grams of shabu worth One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Pesos (P125,000.00) to take place on October 29 at 9:00 am.

IA1 Sandaan designated IO1 Betorin as the poseur-buyer. IO1 Betorin withdrew the buy-bust money which consisted of two (2) genuine P500.00 bills and the rest of the amount was boodle money. They then prepared a Pre-Operation Report and authority to operate. Their team leader signed the Pre-Operation Report and they coordinated with the local police in Camp Karingal. The buy-bust team then proceeded to the area.

Upon arrival at the area at around 1:00 p.m., IO1 Million and the rest of the team positioned themselves strategically along Quezon Avenue while aboard three vehicles. At around 2:00 [p.m.], a man wearing a sando later identified as the accused John Susa Orcullo arrived. Accused Orcullo approached the poseur-buyer IO1 Betorin. Thereafter, IO1 Betorin made a call to IO1 Million to signify that the transaction was already consummated. IO1 Million and the other agents rushed to the scene and effected the arrest of accused Orcullo. IO1 Million recovered the buy-bust money from the accused and identified them in Court. The team noticed that there were people going around them so the team leader decided to leave the place and proceed to the office.

Upon arrival at PDEA, photographs were taken by IO1 Betorin and the inventory was conducted. [S]he executed an affidavit in connection with this case. [S]he also identified the accused in open court.

On cross-examination, IO1 Million testified that the female regular informant who came to their office was known only to IA1 Liwanag Sandaan. At first, it was the confidential informant who negotiated with the accused then it was IO1 Betorin. It was the confidential informant who made the agreement regarding the purchase of P125,000.00 worth of shabu. He did not have any participation regarding the agreement. They parked the vehicle along Quezon Avenue near Wild Life. They did not prepare the inventory at the place of arrest. There were no representatives from the DOJ and the media during the conduct of the inventory.

On re-direct, he testified that the reason why they did not conduct the inventory at the crime scene was because there were many people going around them which prompted their team leader to tell them to proceed to the office, otherwise somebody might get hurt.

The Testimony of IO1 Joanna Marie Betorin

IO1 Joanna Marie Betorin testified that on 29 October 2010 at around 9:00 in the morning, she was at the PDEA Office attending a briefing conducted by their team leader IA1 Liwanag Sandaan. The briefing was about the information given by the regular confidential informant regarding the illegal drug activity of alias "Jen" along Quezon Avenue near the Lung Center. IO1 Betorin was designated as the poseur-buyer.

After the briefing, IO1 Nazarion Bongkinki coordinated with the Quezon City Police in Camp Karingal using the Pre-Operation Report and the Coordination Form. After the coordination, IO1 Betorin and the informant went to the agreed place in front of Lung Center along Quezon Avenue.

Upon arrival at the agreed place at 2:00 [p.m.], they positioned themselves strategically and waited for alias "Jen." They used two (2) vehicles for the operation. After fifteen (15) to thirty (30) minutes, a man wearing sando and shorts strapped with a blue towel on his shoulder arrived and the informant told IO1 Betorin that the man was the delivery man of alias "Jen." The man delivered the shabu to IO1 Betorin. They agreed to buy 25 grams of shabu worth P125,000.00. When the man later identified as the accused John Susa Orcullo gave the shabu, IO1 Betorin handed the buy-bust money consisting of two (2) genuine P500.00 bills and the boodle money.

After handing the buy-bust money to accused John Susa Orcullo, IO1 Betorin executed the pre-arranged signal by making a missed call to IO1 Million who rushed to their place to arrest accused Orcullo. IO1 Million arrested accused Orcullo and informed the latter of his Constitutional rights. IO1 Betorin identified in Court the sachets she bought from accused Orcullo through the markings "JMB 10-29-10" which she placed on the said sachets. IO1 Betorin affixed the markings in the office and not at the crime scene because there were many people at the crime scene and their team leader ordered them to proceed to the office for their safety and security.

Upon arrival at the office, their photographer Charlie Magno took photographs while IO1 Betorin prepared the inventory. Kagawad Jose Ruiz Jr. of Barangay Pinyahan was present to witness the taking of photographs and to sign the inventory. There were no representatives from the media and the Department of Justice during the inventory. IO1 Betorin then brought the specimens to the crime laboratory for examination. The result was positive for shabu. She executed an affidavit in connection with this case. She identified the accused in open court.

On cross-examination, IO1 Betorin testified that it was IO1 Bongkinki who coordinated with the police by submitting an authority to operate at around 10:30 [a.m.]. Accused John Susa Orcullo was not the subject of their operation. IO1 Betorin did not place the initials of the person from whom she recovered the plastic sachets because she was familiar with her initials. IO1 Betorin did not mix the plastic sachets with those recovered from other people because those were secured in the laboratory. IO1 Betorin could not recall why there were no representatives from the Department of Justice and the media.

Sheila Esguerra

On 27 April 2011, upon stipulation between the prosecution and the defense it was admitted that Sheila Esguerra is a Forensic Chemist of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and that her office received a Request for Laboratory Examination. Together with the said request a brown envelope which contained five (5) heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets with white crystalline substance inside [them] was submitted to her office. She conducted the requested laboratory examination and submitted a Chemistry Report. She found the specimen positive for Methylamphetamine Hydrochloride. Sheila Esguerra turned over the specimen to the evidence custodian and retrieved the same and brought it to Court.

The Evidence for the Defense

The Testimony of John Susa Orcullo

Accused John Susa Orcullo testified that on 29 October 2010 at around 2:00 in the afternoon, he was at home at No. 254 Ilang-Ilang Street making a dove cage. While in his house, he noticed people running outside the fence. He looked at them and went back to his work. After three (3) minutes, more or less three (3) persons entered the house. He asked them what he could do for them. They asked him if he saw a man wearing white shirt, maong pants and with red cap. He told them that he saw a man who ran inside the alley. They ran after the man while he stayed inside his house.

After a few minutes, the men went back to [his] house. They were inviting him to their office for an investigation. He told them that he could not go with them because he was alone in the house. They poked a gun at him and told him to go with them so he would not get hurt. He went with them and they walked along Quezon Avenue. He was boarded on a red vehicle and brought to the office of PDEA. He was brought inside a room and they showed him three (3) pictures of men. They asked him if he knew the persons. When he told them that he did not know the men, they covered his head with a plastic and forced him to admit that he knew the persons in the pictures. One man placed three bullets in between his fingers. He pleaded with them to stop. He was then brought inside a room and told to sit down beside a long table. A person sat in front of him and got his personal circumstances. A lady later identified as Joanna Marie Betorin then arrived and sat in front of him and placed a plastic sachet on top of the table. She talked to her companions to take photographs. He was then brought to the comfort room and told to pee in a plastic sachet. He was brought for inquest on October 30 at around 9:00 am. He was not brought in front of the Fiscal and was just left outside the room. He denied the allegations of Betorin that she was able to buy shabu from him. He did not file any charges against the PDEA personnel who arrested him.

On cross-examination, accused John Susa Orcullo testified that when the three men entered his house, it did not occur to him to lock the door. When he was brought to the PDEA that was the first time he saw Betorin and Million. Prior to his arrest, he did not have any misunderstanding with any neighbor or law enforcers.3

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The Ruling of the RTC

In a Decision dated 2 October 2014, the RTC convicted appellant of violating Section 5, Article II of RA 9165. The RTC was convinced that the prosecution was able to establish with moral certainty the elements of the crime in the present case, as well as the integrity of the corpus delicti and the unbroken chain of custody of the seized drug. Although the RTC recognized that the prosecution was not able to strictly comply with Section 21 of RA 9165, it declared that the non-compliance was not fatal to the case of the prosecution.

The dispositive portion of the Decision reads:cralawred

WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered finding accused John Susa Orcullo Guilty of Violation of Section 5, Article II of R.A. No. 9165.

Accordingly, this Court sentences accused John Susa Orcullo to suffer the penalty of Life Imprisonment and to pay a Fine in the amount of Five [H]undred Thousand (Php500,000.00) Pesos without eligibility for parole in accordance with R.A. 9346.

The Branch Clerk of Court is hereby directed to transmit to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency the dangerous drug subject of this case for proper disposition and final disposal.

SO ORDERED.4

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The CA's Ruling

The CA affirmed the ruling of the RTC.

The CA found that the prosecution duly established the elements of the crime of illegal sale of drugs. There was identification of the buyer (IO1 Betorin) and seller (appellant); there was identification of the object of the sale (the sachets of shabu) and the consideration (P125,000); and there was delivery of the thing sold upon payment as appellant was arrested in flagrante delicto of selling shabu.

The CA also declared that the failure of the police officers to mark the items seized from an accused in illegal drugs cases immediately upon their confiscation at the place of arrest does not automatically impair the integrity of the chain of custody and render the confiscated items inadmissible in evidence. The CA justified the prosecution's failure to immediately conduct an inventory in this manner:cralawred

Furthermore, the conduct of the inventory of the items seized from appellant at the scene of the crime would not be practical and was dangerous to the numbers [sic] of the buy-bust team as commotion already ensued after the arrest of appellant. Nonetheless, the integrity of the said items was not compromised as the marking and inventory were done in the presence of appellant and Barangay Kagawad Jose Y. Ruiz, Jr. The absence of a representative from the media and [the] Department of Justice is not fatal. Thus, the foregoing circumstances clearly indicate that there was substantial compliance with the mandates of RA N[o]. 9165 and its Implementing Rules. Too the prosecution was able to show that the plastic sachets of shabu confiscated from appellant were the very same items that were examined by the Crime Laboratory.5

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The CA summarized:cralawred

In sum, appellant failed to prove any improper motive on the part of the prosecution witnesses to falsely incriminate him. In the absence of evidence of such ill motive, none is presumed to exist.

A buy-bust operation is a form of entrapment that is validly resorted to for trapping and capturing felons in the execution of their criminal plan. The operation is sanctioned by law and has consistently been proved to be an effective method of apprehending drug peddlers. Unless there is a clear and convincing evidence that the members of the buy-bust team were inspired by any improper motive or were not properly performing their duty, the testimonies of [the] police officers on the operation deserve full faith and credit.

It is well settled that there is no rigid or textbook method of conducting buy-bust operations. It is of judicial notice that drug pushers sell their wares to any prospective customer, stranger or not, in both public or private place, with no regard for time. They have become increasingly daring and blatantly defiant of the law. Thus, the police must be flexible in their operations to keep up with the drug pushers.

In the case at bar, the prosecution had indubitably proven all the elements of the offenses charged to support a judgment of conviction. The trial court had the unique opportunity of observing the witnesses firsthand as they testified, and it was, therefore, in the best position to assess whether they were telling the truth or not. The substance of their testimonies, as well as the other physical evidence on record[,] sufficiently support the trial court's findings. The defense evidence, on the other hand, failed to prove facts and circumstances of weight as would cast doubt on the trial court's evaluation of the credibility of the prosecution witnesses.6

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The dispositive portion of the CA's Decision, promulgated on 9 February 2016, reads as follows:cralawred

WHEREFORE, the appeal is hereby DENIED. ACCORDINGLY, the Decision dated October 2, 2014 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City, Branch 82, is hereby AFFIRMED in toto.

SO ORDERED.7

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The Public Attorney's Office (PAO) manifested appellant's intent to appeal in a Notice of Appeal8 dated 3 March 2016.

The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) filed a Manifestation and Motion (In Lieu of Supplemental Brief) on 6 June 20179 which stated that the appellee's brief filed before the CA adequately discussed its arguments on the merits of the case. The Special and Appealed Cases Service of the PAO also filed a Manifestation (In Lieu of Supplemental Brief) on behalf of appellant on 22 June 2017.10 The PAO stated that it is adopting the Appellant's Brief that it submitted before the CA as it exhaustively discussed the assigned errors.

The Issues

The PAO assigned two errors in the brief for appellant it filed with the CA:cralawred

  1. THE COURT A QUO GRAVELY ERRED IN NOT RULING THAT THE BUY-BUST OPERATION WAS NOT VALID.

  2. THE COURT A QUO GRAVELY ERRED IN FINDING THE ACCUSED-APPELLANT GUILTY OF VIOLATION OF SECTION 5, ARTICLE II OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165 DESPITE THE PROSECUTION'S FAILURE TO PRESERVE THE CHAIN OF CUSTODY OF THE SUBJECT DANGEROUS DRUG.11

The Court's Ruling

We focus on the identity and integrity of the alleged seized shabu and acquit appellant based on reasonable doubt. The Decisions of the RTC and CA should be set aside.

In its brief for appellant filed before the CA, the PAO pointed out the following irregularities, thus:cralawred

34. In the instant case, the links in the chain are the following: (1) Seizure of the shabu from the accused-appellant by IO1 Betorin; (2) Receipt by the forensic chemist of the specimen, conduct of the examination, and preparation of the Chemistry Report; (3) Delivery of the specimen to the custodian of the crime laboratory after the conduct of examination; and (4) presentation of the specimen during trial.

35. In the instant case, there are significant breaks in the chain of custody.

36. First, the Request for Laboratory Examination was delivered by IO1 Betorin to PCI Sheila Esguerra at 7:00 o'clock in the evening despite the fact that the confiscation was made at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon. No explanation was given as to why the said request and the accompanying specimen [were] not immediately submitted.

37. Second, the evidence custodian, to whom the item was allegedly endorsed after laboratory examination, was not identified nor presented to complete the chain of custody. There was even no Chain of Custody of Evidence Form to facilitate the establishment of the links.

38. Third, Forensic Chemist Sheila Esguerra who examined the said sachets for chemical analysis was not presented in court to establish the circumstances under which she handled the subject items. The prosecution and the defense merely stipulated that she is the Forensic Chemist of the PDEA; that her office received a request for Laboratory Examination; and that the specimen submitted were found positive for Methamphetamine Hydrochloride. There was no testimony or stipulation as to the manner by which items subject of examination were preserved and safeguarded. Thus, the chain of custody was not preserved from this end.

39. Fourth, the person who supposedly turned over the specimen from the crime laboratory to the trial court was likewise not identified so as to complete the custodial link. Even if the seized item was identified by the prosecution witnesses, the chain of custody from the time the trial court received the same was not established.

40. Evidently, there is doubt as to whether the substance seized from the accused-appellant was the same one subjected to laboratory examination and presented in court.

x x x x

44. In the instant case, the physical inventory and the photograph were not made at the place of the arrest, but at the PDEA office. Moreover, there were no representatives from the DOJ and the media during the conduct of the inventory. Clearly, the buy-bust team deviated from the standard and normal procedure in the seizure and custody of drugs.

45. Moreover, the trial court erred when it applied the case of People v. Bis in the instant case, where it was held that non-compliance with Section 21 of RA 9165 is not fatal to the case of the prosecution as long as the integrity of the confiscated items [was] preserved. The said ruling is not applicable to the instant case since the chain of custody was not established, thus, there is doubt as to whether the integrity of the confiscated items [was] preserved.

46. In the case of People v. Sanchez, the Honorable Supreme Court held that non-compliance with Section 21 of RA 9165 must bewith [sic] justifiable grounds. In addition, the integrity and evidentiary value of the evidence seized must be shown to have been preserved.

47. In the instant case, the justification given by IO1 Betorin and IO1 Million for non-compliance with the prescribed procedure is not a justifiable ground. The people going around them were unarmed; they were merely curiosity seekers. Thus, the buy-bust team's fear that somebody might get hurt is unfounded and without basis. Clearly, there was no imminent threat that would exempt them from complying with Sec. 21 of RA 9165.

48. Moreover, no justification was given why there were no representatives from the media and DOJ.12

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The factual circumstances of the case tell us that the alleged crime was committed on 29 October 2010. At the time, the effective law enumerating the requirements of the chain of custody rule was Section 21 of RA 9165 as well as its Implementing Rules. Contrary to the rulings of the RTC and the CA, the prosecution clearly failed to comply with the requirements of the chain of custody rule. Before its amendment by Republic Act No. 10640 (RA 10640) on 15 July 2014, Section 21 of RA 9165 reads:cralawred

SEC. 21. Custody and Disposition of Confiscated, Seized, and/or Surrendered Dangerous Drugs, Plant Sources of Dangerous Drugs, Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals, Instruments/Paraphernalia and/or Laboratory Equipment. � The PDEA shall take charge and have custody of all dangerous drugs, plant sources of dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals, as well as instruments/paraphernalia and/or laboratory equipment so confiscated, seized and/or surrendered, for proper disposition in the following manner:cralawred

(1) The apprehending team having initial custody and control of the drugs shall, immediately after seizure and confiscation, physically inventory and photograph the same in the presence of the accused or the person/s from whom such items were confiscated and/or seized, or his/her representative or counsel, a representative from the media and the Department of Justice (DOJ), and any elected public official who shall be required to sign the copies of the inventory and be given a copy thereof;

x x x x (Emphasis supplied)

The implementing rule for Section 21(1) of RA 9165 states:cralawred

x x x x

(a) The apprehending officer/team having initial custody and control of the drugs shall, immediately after seizure and confiscation, physically inventory and photograph the same in the presence of the accused or the person/s from whom such items were confiscated and/or seized, or his/her representative or counsel, a representative from the media and the Department of Justice (DOJ), and any elected public official who shall be required to sign the copies of the inventory and be given a copy thereof: Provided, that the physical inventory and photograph shall be conducted at the place where the search warrant is served; or at the nearest police station or at the nearest office of the apprehending officer/team, whichever is practicable, in case of warrantless seizures; Provided, further, that non-compliance with these requirements under justifiable grounds, as long as the integrity and the evidentiary value of the seized items are properly preserved by the apprehending officer/team, shall not render void and invalid such seizures of and custody over said items;

x x x x

On 15 July 2014, RA 10640 amended Section 21 of RA 9165. RA 10640 now requires only two other witnesses to be present during the conduct of the physical inventory and taking of photograph of the seized items. The amended Section 21 now states:cralawred

Section 21. Custody and Disposition of Confiscated, Seized, and/or Surrendered Dangerous Drugs, Plant Sources of Dangerous Drugs, Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals, Instruments/Paraphernalia and/or Laboratory Equipment. � The PDEA shall take charge and have custody of all dangerous drugs, plant sources of dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals, as well as instruments/paraphernalia and/or laboratory equipment so confiscated, seized and/or surrendered, for proper disposition in the following manner:cralawred

(1) The apprehending team having initial custody and control of the dangerous drugs, controlled precursors and essential chemicals, instruments/paraphernalia and/or laboratory equipment shall, immediately after seizure and confiscation, conduct a physical inventory of the seized items and photograph the same in the presence of the accused or the persons from whom such items were confiscated and/or seized, or his/her representative or counsel, with an elected public official and a representative of the National Prosecution Service or the media who shall be required to sign the copies of the inventory and be given a copy thereof: Provided, That the physical inventory and photograph shall be conducted at the place where the search warrant is served; or at the nearest police station or at the nearest office of the apprehending officer/team, whichever is practicable, in case of warrantless seizures: Provided, finally, That noncompliance [with] these requirements under justifiable grounds, as long as the integrity and the evidentiary value of the seized items are properly preserved by the apprehending officer/team, shall not render void and invalid such seizures and custody over said items.

x x x x (Emphasis supplied)

It is clear that as of 29 October 2010, when the alleged crime was committed, the conduct of physical inventory and taking of photograph of the seized items in drugs cases must be in the presence of at least three (3) witnesses, particularly: (1) the accused or the persons from whom such items were confiscated and seized or his/her representative or counsel, (2) any elected public official, and (3) a representative from the media and the Department of Justice. The three witnesses, thereafter, should sign copies of the inventory and be given a copy thereof. In this case, there were only the accused and the barangay kagawad, who witnessed the conduct of the inventory.

People v. Lim13 enumerated this Court's mandatory policy to prove chain of custody under Section 21 of RA 9165, as amended:cralawred

  1. In the sworn statements/affidavits, the apprehending/seizing officers must state their compliance with the requirements of Section 21(1) of RA 9165, as amended, and its IRR.

  2. In case of non-observance of the provision, the apprehending/seizing officers must state the justification or explanation therefor as well as the steps they have taken in order to preserve the integrity and evidentiary value of the seized/confiscated items.

  3. If there is no justification or explanation expressly declared in the sworn statements or affidavits, the investigating fiscal must not immediately file the case before the court. Instead, he or she must refer the case for further preliminary investigation in order to determine the (non) existence of probable cause.

  4. If the investigating fiscal filed the case despite such absence, the court may exercise its discretion to either refuse to issue a commitment order (or warrant of arrest) or dismiss the case outright for lack of probable cause in accordance with Section 5, Rule 112, Rules of Court.

People v. Sipin14 ruled what constitutes justifiable reasons for the absence of any of the three witnesses:cralawred

(1) their attendance was impossible because the place of arrest was a remote area; (2) their safety during the inventory and photograph of the seized drugs was threatened by an immediate retaliatory action of the accused or any person/s acting for and in his/her behalf; (3) the elected officials] themselves were involved in the punishable acts sought to be apprehended; (4) earnest efforts to secure the presence of a DOJ or media representative and an elected public official within the period required under Article 125 of the Revised Penal Code prove futile through no fault of the arresting officers, who face the threat of being charged with arbitrary detention; or (5) time constraints and urgency of the anti-drug operations, which often rely on tips of confidential assets, prevented the law enforcers from obtaining the presence of the required witnesses even before the offenders could escape.

It is quite alarming how the necessity of the number and identity of the witnesses enumerated in the law can be glossed over and excused. The present case is a clear-cut example of the cavalier attitude towards adherence to procedure and protection of the rights of the accused. This is contrary to what is expected from our public servants and protectors. Not only was there non-observance of the three-witness rule, there was also no justifiable reason offered for its non-observance.

Apart from the non-observance of the three-witness rule, there is doubt as to whether the shabu allegedly seized from the appellant is the same shabu subjected to laboratory examination and presented in the RTC.

As we review the submissions of both the prosecution and the defense, we find that among the three people who came into direct contact with the alleged seized shabu, only IO1 Betorin actually testified to identify it. The testimony of the PDEA's forensic chemist was merely stipulated upon by the prosecution and defense. The prosecution did not present the evidence custodian, or the person to whom the alleged seized shabu was delivered after the laboratory examination. The evidence custodian could have testified on the circumstances under which he or she received the items, what he or she did with them during the time that the items were in his or her custody, or what happened during the time that the items were transferred to the trial court. The absence of the testimony of the evidence custodian likewise presents a break in the links in the chain of custody of the evidence.

The failure to immediately mark the seized items, taken together with the absence of a representative from the media to witness the inventory, without any justifiable explanation, casts doubt on whether the chain of custody is truly unbroken. Serious uncertainty is created on the identity of the corpus delicti in view of the broken linkages in the chain of custody. The prosecution has the burden of proving each link in the chain of custody - from the initial contact between buyer and seller, the offer to purchase the drug, the payment of the buy-bust money, and the delivery of the illegal drug. The prosecution must prove with certainty each link in this chain of custody and each link must be the subject of strict scrutiny by the courts to ensure that law-abiding citizens are not unlawfully induced to commit an offense.15

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It cannot be stressed enough that the burden of proving the guilt of the appellant lies on the strength of the evidence of the prosecution. Even if we presume that our law enforcers performed their assigned duties beyond reproach, we cannot allow the presumption of regularity in the conduct of police duty to overthrow the presumption of innocence of the accused in the absence of proof beyond reasonable doubt.

WHEREFORE, we GRANT the appeal. The 9 February 2016 Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 07174, which affirmed the 2 October 2014 Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 82 in Criminal Case No. Q-10-167303 finding appellant John Orcullo y Susa guilty of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, is REVERSED and SET ASIDE. Accordingly, appellant John Orcullo y Susa is ACQUITTED on reasonable doubt, and is ORDERED IMMEDIATELY RELEASED from detention, unless he is being lawfully held for another cause.

Let a copy of this Decision be furnished the Superintendent of the New Bilibid Prison, Bureau of Corrections in Muntinlupa City for immediate implementation. The said Superintendent is ORDERED to REPORT to this Court within five (5) days from receipt of this Decision the action he has taken.

SO ORDERED.

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Perlas-Bernabe, Caguioa, J. Reyes, Jr., and Lazaro-Javier, JJ., concur.

Endnotes:


1Rollo, pp. 2-17. Penned by Associate Justice Sesinando E. Villon, with Associate Justices Rodil V. Zalameda and Pedro B. Corales concurring.

2 CA rollo, pp. 47-53. Penned by Acting Presiding Judge Lily Ann M. Padaen.

3 Id. at 47-51.

4 Id. at 53.

5Rollo, p. 13.

6 Id. at 15-16.

7 Id. at 16.

8 CA rollo, pp. 143-145.

9Rollo, pp. 25-29. Submitted under the name of Solicitor General Jose C. Calida, and signed by Assistant Solicitor General Anna Esperanza R. Solomon and Senior State Solicitor Arleen T. Reyes.

10 Id. at 30-34. Submitted under the name of Public Attorney IV Mariel D. Baja, Public Attorney IV Flordeliza G. Merelos, Public Attorney III Meizelle G. Antonio, and signed by Public Attorney II Amelia A. Calangi.

11 CA rollo, p. 26.

12 Id. at 40-41, 43.

13 G.R. No. 231989, 4 September 2018.

14 G.R. No. 224290, 11 June 2018.

15People v. Bartolini, 791 Phil. 626, 638 (2016). Citations omitted.




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  • G.R. No. 223434 - SUSAN GALANG AND BERNADETH ALBINO, IN REPRESENTATION FOR BRENDA FAGYAN, EDMUND FAGYAN, MARJORIE CADAWENG, AND THEIR SUCCESSORS-IN-INTEREST: VENUS ALBINO, ERICKSON GALANG, MICHELLE GALANG, PABLO PADAWIL, GRACE LILIBETH YANZON, JEFFERSON DUPING, SPS. JONATHAN JAVIER AND DOMINGA JAVIER, CELINE WAKAT, DUSTIN LICNACHAN, MARTHA PODES, LUCIA PANGKET, SPS. MARK SIBAYAN AND BELINDA SIBAYAN, SPS. ANTONIO SO HU AND SOLEDAD SO HU, AND SPS. EDUARDO CALIXTO AND PHOEBE CALIXTO, PETITIONERS, v. VERONICA WALLIS, NELSON INAGCONG SUMERWE, MANUEL KADATAR, FELINO EUGENIO, VICTORIA S. CERDON, JOANNA MARIE F. CASANDRA, APOLINARIO D. MORENO, SPOUSES LARRY AND MARITES EDADES, EVANGELINE B. CAPPLEMAN, PILAR T. QUILACIO, MARLON SIBAYAN, DAISY MAE RIVER, ROSITA AGASEN, JOAN CIRIACO, FLORABEL N. FLORDELIS, SPOUSES THEODORE UY AND JHOANNA UY, SPOUSES WILBER NGAY-OS AND CRISTINA NGAY-OS, AND ALL PERSONS ACTING UNDER THEIR AUTHORITY AND DIRECTION, THE MUNICIPAL ASSESSOR'S OFFICE OF ITOGON, THE PROVINCIAL ASSESSOR'S OFFICE OF BENGUET, AND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 232678 - ESTEBAN DONATO REYES, PETITIONER, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 239986 - ROMA FE C. VILLALON, PETITIONER, v. RURAL BANK OF AGOO, INC., RESPONDENT.

  • A.C. No. 9057 (Formerly CBD Case No. 12-3413) - ARLENE O. BAUTISTA, COMPLAINANT, v. ATTY. ZENAIDA M. FERRER, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 231917 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELEE, v. ANSARI SARIP Y BANTOG, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 242018 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. LYNDON CA�ETE* Y FERNANDEZ AND PETERLOU PIMENTEL Y BENDEBEL, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

  • G.R. No. 225847 - DANILO L. PACIO, PETITIONER, v. DOHLE-PHILMAN MANNING AGENCY, INC., DOHLE (IOM) LIMITED, AND/OR MANOLO T. GACUTAN, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 222870 - JESSIE TAGASTASON, ROGELIO TAGASTASON, JR., ANNIE BACALA-TAGASTASON, AND JERSON TAGASTASON, PETITIONERS, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR OF BUTUAN CITY, SUSANO BACALA, AND BELINDA BACALA, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 229675 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, v. JOHN ORCULLO Y SUSA, APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 230923 - BDO UNIBANK, INC., PETITIONER, v. FRANCISCO PUA, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 208920 - JAIME BILAN MONTEALEGRE AND CHAMON'TE, INC., PETITIONERS, v. SPOUSES ABRAHAM AND REMEDIOS DE VERA, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 213760 - REYNALDO SANTIAGO, JR. Y SANTOS, PETITIONER, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 213198 - GENEVIEVE ROSAL ARREZA, A.K.A. "GENEVIEVE ARREZA TOYO," PETITIONER, v. TETSUSHI TOYO, LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF QUEZON CITY, AND THE ADMINISTRATOR AND CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R No. 231358 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ERNESTO AVELINO, JR. Y GRACILLIAN,[*] ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 206026 - JMA AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, v. LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 226556 - POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 229053 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. JORDAN CASACLANG DELA CRUZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 214163 - RONALD GERALINO M. LIM AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONERS, v. EDWIN M. LIM, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 237020 - DOMINIC INOCENTES, JEFFREY INOCENTES, JOSEPH CORNELIO AND REYMARK CATANGUI, PETITIONERS, v. R. SYJUCO CONSTRUCTION, INC. (RSCI)/ARCH. RYAN I. SYJUCO, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 225899 - JESSIE C. ESTEVA, PETITIONER, v. WILHELMSEN SMITH BELL MANNING, INC. AND WILHELMSEN SHIP MANAGEMENT AND/OR FAUSTO R. PREYSLER, JR., RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 214593 - DANA S. SANTOS, PETITIONER, v. LEODEGARIO R. SANTOS, RESPONDENT.

  • A.M. No. P-18-3890 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 16-4536-P) - ARLENE S. PINEDA, COMPLAINANT, v. SHERIFF JAIME N. SANTOS, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 233697 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ARNELLO REFE Y GONZALES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 228000 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. RONALD PALEMA Y VARGAS, RUFEL PALMEA Y BAUTISTA, LYNDON SALDUA Y QUEZON, AND VIRGO GRENGIA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

  • G.R. No. 227899 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, v. COURT OF APPEALS, P/SUPT. DIONICIO BORROMEO Y CARBONEL AND SPO1 JOEY ABANG Y ARCE, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 229943 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. EDGAR ROBLES, WILFREDO ROBLES, ROLANDO ROBLES ALIAS "BEBOT," DANTE ARON (DECEASED), DANILO ROBLES ALIAS "TOTO," JOSE ROBLES (DECEASED), ACCUSED; EDGAR ROBLES AND WILFREDO ROBLES, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

  • G.R No. 237486 - PHILCO AERO, INC.,* PETITIONER, v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY ARTHUR P. TUGADE, BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, VIVENCIO B. DIZON, MEGAWIDE CONSTRUCTION CORP., AND GMR INFRASTRUCTURE LTD., DOING BUSINESS AS JOINT VENTURERS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF MEGAWIDE-GMR, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 216574 - FACT-FINDING INVESTIGATION BUREAU (FFIB) - OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR THE MILITARY AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICES, PETITIONER, v. RENATO P. MIRANDA, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 223624 - HEIRS OF LEONARDA NADELA TOMAKIN, NAMELY: LUCAS NADELA, OCTAVIO N. TOMAKIN, ROMEO N. TOMAKIN, MA. CRISTETA* T. PANOPIO, AND CRESCENCIO** TOMAKIN, JR. (DECEASED), REPRESENTED BY HIS HEIRS, BARBARA JEAN R. TOMAKIN RAFOLS*** AND CRISTINA JEAN R. TOMAKIN, PETITIONERS, v. HEIRS OF CELESTINO NAVARES, NAMELY: ERMINA N. JACA, NORMITA NAVARES, FELINDA N. BALLENA, RHODORA N. SINGSON, CRISTINA N. CAL ORTIZ, ROCELYN N. SENCIO, JAIME B. NAVARES, CONCHITA N. BAYOT, PROCULO NAVARES, LIDUVINA N. VALLE, MA. DIVINA N. ABIS, VENUSTO B. NAVARES AND RACHELA N. TAHIR, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 233850 - TRADE AND INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES ALSO KNOWN AS PHILIPPINE EXPORT-IMPORT CREDIT AGENCY, PETITIONER, v. PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 231361 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. RESSURRECCION RESSURRECCION Y ROBLES,* JONATHAN MANUEL Y OTIG, ANICETO DECENA Y GONZAGA, JERRY ROBLES Y UNATO, ACCUSED, CAROL ALCANTARA Y MAPATA AND JOSELITO CRUZ Y DE GUZMAN, ACCUSED-APELLANTS.

  • G.R. No. 228951 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. JAY GODOY MANCAO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. Nos. 203076-77 - AZUCENA E. BAYANI, PETITIONER, v. EDUARDO, LEONORA, VIRGILIO, VILMA, CYNTHIA AND NANCY, ALL SURNAMED YU AND MR. ALFREDO T. PALLANAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NOS. 206765 and 207214] HEIRS OF CONCEPCION NON ANDRES, NAMELY: SERGIO, JR., SOFRONIO AND GRACELDA, ALL SURNAMED ANDRES, PETITIONERS, v. HEIRS OF MELENCIO YU AND TALINANAP MATUALAGA, NAMELY: EDUARDO, LEONORA, VIRGILIO, VILMA, CYNTHIA, IMELDA AND NANCY, ALL SURNAMED YU; THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF GENERAL SANTOS CITY; MR. ALFREDO T. PALLANAN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DEPUTY SHERIFF OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (BRANCH 36), GENERAL SANTOS CITY; AND HON. ISAAC ALVERO V. MORAN, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (BRANCH 36), GENERAL SANTOS CITY; YARD URBAN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., HEREIN REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, ROGELIO ENERO, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 237553 - BDO UNIBANK, INC., PETITIONER, v. ANTONIO CHOA, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 213009 - BOOKMEDIA PRESS, INC. AND BENITO J. BRIZUELA, PETITIONERS, v. LEONARDO* SINAJON** AND YANLY ABENIR, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R No. 232094 - PARINA R. JABINAL, PETITIONER, v. HON. OVERALL DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 233781 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE), PETITIONER, v. KENTEX MANUFACTURING CORPORATION AND ONG KING GUAN, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R No. 205022 - CARLITO L. MIRANDO, JR., PETITIONER, v. PHILIPPINE CHARITY AND SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE AND MANOLITO MORATO, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 242315 - RIEL ARANAS Y DIMAALA, PETITIONER, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 225007 - SAN MIGUEL FOODS, INC. AND JAMES A. VINOYA, PETITIONERS, v. ERNESTO RAOUL V. MAGTUTO, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 220434 - SM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, JOANN HIZON, ATTY. MENA OJEDA, JR., AND ROSALINE QUA, PETITIONERS, v. TEODORE GILBERT ANG, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 209072 - ARLENE A. CUARTOCRUZ, PETITIONER, v. ACTIVE WORKS, INC., AND MA. ISABEL E. HERMOSA, BRANCH MANAGER, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 191902 - MARINO B. DAANG, PETITIONER, v. SKIPPERS UNITED PACIFIC, INC. AND COMMERCIAL S.A., RESPONDENTS.

  • A.M. No. RTJ-19-2562 (Formerly A.M. No. 18-10-234-RTC) - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, v. HON. PHILIP G. SALVADOR PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LAOAG CITY, ILOCOS NORTE, BRANCH 13, AND ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF BATAC CITY, ILOCOS NORTE, BRANCH 17, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 212520 - COCA-COLA BOTTLERS PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, v. ANTONIO P. MAGNO, JR. AND MELCHOR L. OCAMPO, JR., RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 232071 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. BBB, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 216949 - EDUARDO T. BATAC, PETITIONER, v. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, TEDDY C. TUMANG, RAFAEL P. YABUT, AND PANTALEON C. MARTIN, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 238299 - EMMANUELITO LIMBO Y PAGUIO, PETITIONER, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 217529 - DIGITEL EMPLOYEES UNION, PETITIONER, v. DIGITAL TELECOMS PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 235662 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. XXX, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 229836 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. XXXXXXXXXXX, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 192956 - VENUS BATAYOLA BAGUIO, JUPITER BATAYOLA, MANUEL BATAYOLA, JR., ISABELO BATAYOLA,RAMILO BATAYOLA, RAUL BATAYOLA, LEONARDO BATAYOLA, MILAGROS BATAYOLA, JULIETA BATAYOLA CANTILLAS, ENRIQUETA BATAYOLA ROSACENA, FELICIANO BATAYOLA, ONESEFERO PACINA, VERONICA FERNANDEZ BATAYOLA, LUCIO HUBAHIB, VICENTA REVILLA, PERLA UMBAO, BRIGILDA MORADAS, AND THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES VII, PETITIONERS, v. HEIRS OF RAMON ABELLO, NAMELY: THE LATE LOLITA ABELLO DE SEARES, REPRESENTED BY HER HEIRS: ROSARIO A. JIMENEZ, CANDELARIA A. CHAN LIM, RAFAEL ABELLO AND HEIDE ABELLO CABALUNA, AND THE LATE EDUARDO ABELLO, REPRESENTED BY HIS HEIRS SANDRA S. ABELLO AND IAN GERARD S. ABELLO, RESPONDENTS.[G.R. No. 193032] HEIRS OF RAMON ABELLO, NAMELY: THE LATE LOLITA ABELLO DE SEARES, REPRESENTED BY HER HEIRS: ROSARIO A. JIMENEZ, CANDELARIA A. CHAN LIM, RAFAEL ABELLO AND HEIDE ABELLO CABALUNA, AND THE LATE EDUARDO ABELLO, REPRESENTED BY HIS HEIRS SANDRA S. ABELLO AND IAN GERARD S. ABELLO, PETITIONERS, v. VENUS BATAYOLA BAGUIO, JUPITER BATAYOLA, MANUEL BATAYOLA, JR., ISABELO BATAYOLA, RAMILO BATAYOLA, RAUL BATAYOLA, LEONARDO BATAYOLA, MILAGROS BATAYOLA, JULIETA BATAYOLA CANTILLAS, ENRIQUETA BATAYOLA ROSACENA, FELICIANO BATAYOLA, ONESEFERO PACINA, VERONICA FERNANDEZ BATAYOLA, LUCIO HUBAHIB, VICENTA REVILLA, PERLA UMBAO, BRIGILDA MORADAS, AND THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES VII, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 228828 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ZZZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 201576 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ANALYN ADVINCULA Y PIEDAD, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. Nos. 233853-54 - CAMILO LOYOLA SABIO (FORMER CHAIRMAN), PETITIONER, v. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION), RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 235799 - JASPER MONROY Y MORA, PETITIONER, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 232338 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. PROMULGATED: RAMON QUILLO Y ESMANI, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R No. 242682 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. NERISSA MORA A.K.A. NERI BALAGTA MORA AND MARIA SALOME POLVORIZA, ACCUSED, NERISSA MORA A.K.A. NERI BALAGTA MORA ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 222939 - MECO MANNING & CREWING SERVICES, INC. AND CAPT. IGMEDIO G. SORRERA, PETITIONERS, v. CONSTANTINO R. CUYOS, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 221366 - CITY OF MANILA, PETITIONER, v. ALEJANDRO ROCES PRIETO, BENITO ROCES PRIETO, MERCEDES PRIETO DELGADO, MONICA LOPEZ PRIETO, MARTIN LOPEZ PRIETO, BEATRIZ PRIETO DE LEON, RAFAEL ROCES PRIETO, BENITO LEGARDA, INC., ALEGAR CORPORATION, BENITO LEGARDA, JR., PECHATEN CORPORATION, ESTATE OF ROSARIO M. LLORA, AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING INTERESTS AGAINST THEM, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 235468 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. DAN DUMANJUG Y LORE�A,[*] ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 225339 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. xxxxxxxxxxx ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 234531 - AGUSAN WOOD INDUSTRIES, INC., PETITIONER, v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R No. 219614 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. PONCIANO ESPINA Y BALASANTOS ALIAS "JUN ESPINA AND JR", ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 232669 - COCA-COLA FEMSA PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, v. RICARDO S. MACAPAGAL, ENER A. MANARANG, REMIGIO E. MERCADO, DANILO Z. FABIAN, ALBERT P. TAN, EDUARDO N. ABULENCIA, JR., REYNALDO G. PINEDA, ERIC A. ABAD SANTOS, WILFREDO C. DELA CRUZ, MANUEL T. CAPARAS, EDGARDO R. NAVARRO, NESTOR L. RAYO, AND INOCENCIO M. ARAO, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R No. 207152 - HEIRS OF PABLITO ARELLANO, NAMELY, ELENA ARELLANO, REYNANTE ARELLANO, AND RUBY ARELLANO, PETITIONERS, v. MARIA TOLENTINO, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 226021 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONER, v. GILDA[*] A. BARCELON, HAROLD A. BARCELON, AND HAZEL A. BARCELON, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 227960 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES [REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH)], PETITIONER, v. SPOUSES LORENZANA JUAN DARLUCIO AND COSME DARLUCIO, RESPONDENTS.

  • A.C. No. 10261 - RUFINA LUY LIM, COMPLAINANT, v. ATTY. MANUEL V. MENDOZA, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R No. 238513 - SPOUSES BELINDA LIU AND HSI PIN LIU, PETITIONERS, v. MARCELINA ESPINOSA, MARY ANN M. ESTRADA, ARCHIE ASUMBRADO, INESITA ASUMBRADO, LORETO TUTOR, ELIAS PENAS, BENITA ABANTAO, BASILIZA MARTIZANO, ARMAN PARAS, MIGUELITO M. ANTEGA, JOVENTINO CAHULOGAN, AND TITO TUBAC, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 240475 - JONATHAN DE GUZMAN Y AGUILAR, PETITIONER, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • A.M. No. P-19-3985 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 12-3839-P) - PRECIOUSA CASTILLO-MACAPUSO, COMPLAINANT, v. ATTY. NELSON B. CASTILLEJOS, JR., OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, CAUAYAN, ISABELA, RESPONDENT. [A.M. No. P-19-3986 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 13-4199-P)] ANONYMOUS, COMPLAINANT, v. PRECIOUSA C. MACAPUSO, SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER II, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, MAKATI CITY, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 239331 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. EDSON BARBAC RETADA ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 236496 - F.F. CRUZ & CO., INC., PETITIONER, v. JOSE B. GALANDEZ, DOMINGO I. SAJUELA, AND MARLON D. NAMOC, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 238141 - WILLIAM CRUZ Y FERNANDEZ AND VIRGILIO FERNANDEZ Y TORRES, PETITIONERS, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 230645 - TONDO MEDICAL CENTER, REPRESENTED BY DR. MARIA ISABELITA M. ESTRELLA, PETITIONER, v. ROLANDO RANTE, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF JADEROCK BUILDERS, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 240621 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, v. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (SEVENTH DIVISION) AND JAIME KISON RECIO, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R No. 241261 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ALBERT PEREZ FLORES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 192366 - BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PETITIONER, v. GARCIA-LIPANA COMMODITIES, INC.** AND TLL REALTY AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R No. 223036 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, v. MIKE OMAMOS Y PAJO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 209735 - STANFILCO - A DIVISION OF DOLE PHILIPPINES, INC. AND REYNALDO CASINO, PETITIONERS, v. JOSE TEQUILLO AND/OR NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION - EIGHTH DIVISION, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 232675 - MUNICIPALITY OF DASMARI�AS, PETITIONER, v. DR. PAULO C. CAMPOS, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS CHILDREN JOSE PAULO CAMPOS, PAULO CAMPOS, JR., AND ENRIQUE CAMPOS, RESPONDENTS.[G.R. No. 233078] NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, v. DR. PAULO C. CAMPOS, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS CHILDREN JOSE PAULO CAMPOS, PAULO CAMPOS, JR., AND ENRIQUE CAMPOS, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 194403 - SPOUSES HIPOLITO DALEN, SR. AND FE G. DALEN, EVERLISTA LARIBA AND THE MINOR BEVERLY T. LARIBA, MAGDALENA F. MARPAGA AND THE MINORS MIKE ANTHONY AND THOMIE MAE, BOTH SURNAMED MARPAGA, AGNES C. MOLINA AND THE MINORS SHEILA, SIMOUN, STEPHEN JOHN AND SHARON ANN, ALL SURNAMED MOLINA, EMMA C. NAVARRO AND THE MINORS RAYMOND, MARAH, AND RYAN ALL SURNAMED NAVARRO, RUTH T. SULAM AND THE MINOR JEINAR REECE T. SULAM, PETITIONERS, v. MITSUI O.S.K. LINES DIAMOND CAMELLA, S.A., RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 230778 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. JUAN CREDO Y DE VERGARA AND DANIEL CREDO Y DE VERGARA ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

  • G.R. No. 231007 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ANTONIO MARTIN Y ISON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 229833 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. WILLIAM CEPEDA Y DULTRA* AND LOREN DY Y SERO, ACCUSED, LOREN DY Y SERO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 234446 - VICTORIA MANUFACTURING CORPORATION EMPLOYEES UNION, PETITIONER, v. VICTORIA MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 218434 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE,VS. PILAR BURDEOS Y OROPA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R No. 241697 - CITY OF DAVAO AND BELLA LINDA N. TANJILI, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CITY TREASURER OF DAVAO CITY, PETITIONERS, v. RANDY ALLIED VENTURES, INC., RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 229037 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ELVIE BALTAZAR Y CABARUBIAS A.K.A "KAREN," ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 240254 - RODESSA QUITEVIS RODRIGUEZ, PETITIONER, v. SINTRON SYSTEMS, INC. AND/OR JOSELITO CAPAQUE, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 234429 - SPOUSES FELIPE PARINGIT AND JOSEFA PARINGIT, PETITIONERS, v. MARCIANA PARINGIT BAJIT, ADOLIO PARINGIT,* AND ROSARIO PARINGIT ORDO�O, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 235739 - EDWIN DEL ROSARIO, PETITIONER, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 241254 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ARMIE NARVAS Y BOLASOC, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • A.M. No. 17-12-02-SC - RE: CONSULTANCY SERVICES OF HELEN P. MACASAET

  • G.R. No. 229983 - FARMER-BENEFICIARIES BELONGING TO THE SAMAHANG MAGBUBUKID NG BAGUMBONG, JALAJALA,[*] RIZAL,[**] REPRESENTED BY THEIR PRESIDENT, TORIBIO M. MALABANAN, PETITIONERS, v. HEIRS OF JULIANA MARONILLA, REPRESENTED BY ATTY. RAMON M. MARONILLA, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 225789 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ALTANTOR DELA TORRE Y CABALAR ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 216754 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. HAVIB GALUKEN Y SAAVEDRA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 242160 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. JAN JAN TAYAN Y BALVIRAN AND AIZA SAMPA Y OMAR, ACCUSED, AIZA SAMPA Y OMAR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 228739 - ROSEMARIE ERIBAL BOWDEN, REPRESENTED BY FLORENCIO C. ERIBAL, SR., PETITIONER, v. DONALD WILLIAM ALFRED BOWDEN, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 225190 - EFREN J. JULLEZA, PETITIONER, v. ORIENT LINE PHILIPPINES, INC., ORIENT NAVIGATION CORPORATION AND MACARIO DELA PE�A,* RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 224651 - CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, PETITIONERS, v. EDGAR B. CATACUTAN, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 224656] EDGAR B. CATACUTAN, PETITIONER, v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 202097 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,[1] PETITIONER, v. RIZAL TEACHERS KILUSANG BAYAN FOR CREDIT, INC., REPRESENTED BY TOMAS L. ODULLO, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 229339 - GLOBE ASIATIQUE REALTY HOLDINGS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, v. UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 232006 - IN RE: THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS FOR MICHAEL LABRADOR ABELLANA (PETITIONER, DETAINED AT THE NEW BILIBID PRISONS, MUNTINLUPA CITY), v. HON. MEINRADO P. PAREDES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF CEBU CITY BRANCH 13, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, S/SUPT BENJAMIN DELOS SANTOS (RET.), IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF OF BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS, RESPONDENTS.

  • A.M. No. P-10-2790 [Formerly A.M. No. 10-3-55-RTC] - OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, v. PEARL JOY D. ZORILLA, CASH CLERK III, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, DIGOS CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 227482 - JOAQUIN BERBANO, TRINIDAD BERBANO, AND MELCHOR BERBANO, PETITIONERS, v. HEIRS OF ROMAN TAPULAO, NAMELY: ALBERT D. TAPULAO,* DANILO D. TAPULAO,** MARIETA TAPULAO-REYES, LINDA TAPULAO-RAMIREZ, AND JOSEFINA TAPULAO-DACANAY, REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY-IN-FACT JOSEFINA TAPULAO-DACANAY, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R No. 226369 - ISABELA-I ELECTRIC COOP., INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, ENGR. VIRGILIO L. MONTANO, PETITIONER, v. VICENTE B. DEL ROSARIO, JR., RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 238334 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ROSELINE KASAN Y ATILANO AND HENRY LLACER Y JAO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

  • A.C. No. 11830 - SPOUSES NERIE S. ASUNCION AND CRISTITA B. ASUNCION, COMPLAINANTS, v. ATTY. EDILBERTO P. BASSIG, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R No. 196455 - CENTENNIAL TRANSMARINE INC., EDUARDO R. JABLA, CENTENNIAL MARITIME SERVICES & M/T ACUSHNET, PETITIONERS, v. EMERITO E. SALES, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. Nos. 220526-27 - PNOC DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (PDMC) PETITIONER, v. GLORIA V. GOMEZ, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R No. 229928 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. DEXTER ASPA ALBINO @ TOYAY AND JOHN DOES, ACCUSED; DEXTER ASPA ALBINO @ TOYAY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 228819 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. JEFFREY SANTIAGO Y MAGTULOY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • A.M. No. P-19-3972 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 12 3971-P) - ATTY. LEANIE GALVEZ-JISON, COMPLAINANT, v. MAY N. LASPI�AS[*] AND MAE VERCILLE H.[**] NALLOS, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 231875 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. CORAZON NAZARENO Y FERNANDEZ @ "CORA" AND JEFFERSON NAZARENO Y FERNANDEZ @ "TOTO," ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

  • G.R. Nos. 191611-14 - LIBRADO M. CABRERA AND FE M. CABRERA, PETITIONERS, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 226065 - HEIRS OF SOLEDAD ALIDO, PETITIONERS, v. FLORA CAMPANO, OR HER REPRESENTATIVES AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 237063 - FRANCIVIEL* DERAMA SESTOSO, PETITIONER, v. UNITED PHILIPPINE LINES, INC., CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES, FERNANDINO T. LISING, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 226907 - GERARDO A. ELISCUPIDEZ, PETITIONER, v. GLENDA C. ELISCUPIDEZ, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 223512 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ANTONIO ALMOSARA,* ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 227195 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. FABIAN MABALATO @ "BOY," JULIO CARTUCIANO AND ALLAN CANATOY @ "ALLAN EDWARD," ACCUSED, ALLAN CANATOY @ "ALLAN EDWARD," ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 239635 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. JOSE BENNY VILLOJAN, JR. Y BESMONTE ALIAS "JAY-AR," ACCUSED- APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 222916 - HEIRS OF SPOUSES GERVACIO A. RAMIREZ AND MARTINA CARBONEL, REPRESENTED BY CESAR S. RAMIREZ AND ELMER R. ADUCA, PETITIONERS, v. JOEY ABON AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF NUEVA VIZCAYA, RESPONDENTS.

  • A.C. No. 9298 [formerly CBD Case No. 12-3504] - PRESIDING JUDGE AIDA ESTRELLA MACAPAGAL, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BR. 195, PARA�AQUE CITY, COMPLAINANT, v. ATTY. WALTER T. YOUNG, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 242852 - CONSOLACION P. CHAVEZ, CONNIE P. CHAVEZ, CARLA HORTENSIA C. ADELANTAR, CARMELA P. CHAVEZ, CRESENTE P. CHAVEZ, JR., AND CECILIA C. GIBE, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT CARLA P. CHAVEZ,* PETITIONERS, v. MAYBANK PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 205260 - C/INSP. RUBEN LIWANAG, SR. Y SALVADOR, PETITIONER, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 212938 - THE HEIRS OF ALFREDO CULLADO,[*] NAMELY LOLITA CULLADO, DOMINADOR CULLADO, ROMEO CULLADO, NOEL CULLADO, REBECCA LAMBINICIO, MARY JANE BAUTISTA AND JIMMY CULLADO, PETITIONERS, v. DOMINIC V. GUTIERREZ, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 232863 - GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, v. MUNICIPAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER ROMERICO DATOY, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 212885 - SPOUSES NOLASCO FERNANDEZ AND MARICRIS FERNANDEZ, PETITIONERS, v. SMART COMMUNICATIONS, INC., RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 221571 - LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES PETITIONER, v. ORLANDO R. BALDOZA AND HEIRS OF SPOUSES JAIME R. BALDOZA AND VIOLETA BALDOZA, NAMELY: VINCENT BALDOZA, JUAN BALDOZA, CATHERINE BALDOZA, JOAN BALDOZA* AND GIRLIE BALDOZA,** RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R No. 241834 - FERNANDO B. ARAMBULLO,[*] PETITIONER, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

  • A.C. No. 8911 - IN RE: ATTY. ROMULO P. ATENCIA: REFERRAL BY THE COURT OF APPEALS OF A LAWYER'S UNETHICAL CONDUCT AS INDICATED IN ITS DECISION DATED JANUARY 31, 2011 IN CA-G.R. CR-HC NO. 03322 (PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES V. AURORA TATAC, ET AL.).

  • A.C. No. 7389 - VANTAGE LIGHTING PHILIPPINES, INC., JOHN PAUL FAIRCLOUGH AND MA. CECILIA G. ROQUE, COMPLAINANTS, v. ATTY. JOSE A. DI�O, JR., RESPONDENT. [A.C. No. 10596, July 2, 2019] ATTY. JOSE A. DI�O, JR., COMPLAINANT, v. ATTYS. PARIS G. REAL AND SHERWIN G. REAL, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 239727 - SPS. JULIAN BELVIS, SR., AND CECILIA BELVIS, SPS. JULIAN E. BELVIS, JR., AND JOCELYN BELVIS, SPS. JULIAN E. BELVIS III AND ELSA BELVIS, AND JOUAN E. BELVIS, PETITIONERS, v. SPS. CONRADO V. EROLA AND MARILYN EROLA, AS REPRESENTED BY MAUREEN* FRIAS, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 213156 - MARIO C. TAN AND ERLINDA S. TAN, PETITIONERS, v. UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 211044 - JACQUES A. DUPASQUIER AND CARLOS S. RUFINO FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF THE NET GROUP, COMPOSED OF 19-1 REALTY CORPORATION, 18-2 PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC., 6-3 PROPERTY HOLDINGS INC., ADD LAND, INC., REMEDIOS A. DUPASQUIER, PIERRE DUPASQUIER, ANNA MARIE MORRONGIELLO, DELRUF REALTY & DEVELOPMENT, INC., VAR BUILDINGS, INC., MARILEX REALTY, ARESAR REALTY, SUNVAR, INC., MACARIO S. RUFINO, REMIGIO TAN, JR., MA. AUXILIO R. PRIETO, MA. PAZ R. TANJANCO, RAMON D. RUFINO, PAOLO R. PRIETO, VICENTE L. RUFINO, THERESA P. VALDES, ALEXANDRA P. ROMUALDEZ, TERESA R. TAN, JAVIER VICENTE RUFINO, CARLO D. RUFINO, LUIS CARLO R. LAUREL, MA. ASUNCION L. UICHICO, MA. PAZ FARAH L. IMPERIAL, MA. ISABEL L. BARANDIARAN, ALFREDO PARUNGAO, AND ALOYSIUS B. COLAYCO, PETITIONERS, v. ASCENDAS (PHILIPPINES) CORPORATION, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 223318 - CESAR V. PURISIMA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND EMMANUEL F. DOOC, IN HIS CAPACITY AS INSURANCE COMMISSIONER, PETITIONERS, v. SECURITY PACIFIC ASSURANCE CORPORATION, VISAYAN SURETY & INSURANCE CORPORATION, FINMAN GENERAL ASSURANCE CORPORATION, MILESTONE GUARANTY & ASSURANCE CORPORATION, R&B INSURANCE CORPORATION, INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE COMPANY INCORPORATED, PHILIPPINE PHOENIX SURETY & INSURANCE INCORPORATED, MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY INCORPORATED, GREAT DOMESTIC INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE PHILIPPINES, INCORPORATED, AND INSURANCE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS COMPANY INCORPORATED, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R No. 239416 - MELCHOR J. CHIPOCO, CHRISTY C. BUGANUTAN, CERIACO P. SABIJON, THELMA F. ANTOQUE, GLENDA G. ESLABON, AND AIDA P. VILLAMIL, PETITIONERS, v. THE HONORABLE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, REPRESENTED BY HONORABLE CONCHITA CARPIO-MORALES, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS TANODBAYAN, HONORABLE RODOLFO M. ELMAN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR MINDANAO, HONORABLE HILDE C. DELA CRUZ-LIKIT, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS GRAFT INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OFFICER III AND OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, EVALUATION AND INVESTIGATION BUREAU-A, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN-MINDANAO, AND HONORABLE JAY M. VISTO, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GRAFT INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OFFICER II, AND ROBERTO R. GALON, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 209274 - THE HONORABLE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, v. ANGELINE A. ROJAS, RESPONDENT.; G.R. NOS. 209296-97 - JOSE PEPITO M. AMORES, M.D., PETITIONER, v. ANGELINE A. ROJAS AND ALBILIO C. CANO, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 237246 - HAYDEN KHO, SR., PETITIONER, v. DOLORES G. MAGBANUA, MARILYN S. MERCADO, ARCHIMEDES B. CALUB, MARIA E. ONGOTAN, FRANCISCO J. DUQUE, MERLE G. RIVERA, DOLORES A. PULIDO, PAULINO R. BALANGATAN, JR., ANAFEL L. ESCROPOLO, PERCIVAL A. DEINLA, JERRY C. ZABALA, ROGELIO C. ONGONION, JR., HELEN B. DELA CRUZ, CENON JARDIN, AND ROVILLA L. CATALAN, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 219772 - OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, v. P/SUPT. CRISOSTOMO P. MENDOZA, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R. No. 193136 - ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, v. HONORATO C. HILARIO, SUBSTITUTED BY GLORIA Z. HILARIO, AND DINDO B. BANTING, RESPONDENTS.

  • A.C. No. 4178 - PEDRO LUKANG, COMPLAINANT, v. ATTY. FRANCISCO R. LLAMAS, RESPONDENT.

  • G.R No. 231839 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. MICHAEL RYAN ARELLANO Y NAVARRO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. No. 241946 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ELEVER JAEN Y MORANTE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

  • G.R. Nos. 238579-80 - WILFREDO M. BAUTISTA, GERRY C. MAMIGO, AND ROWENA C. MANILA-TERCERO, PETITIONERS, v. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN, SIXTH DIVISION, AND THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS

  • G.R. NO. 218126 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. DANILO GARCIA MIRANDA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT

  • G.R. No. 242947 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. MARIO MANABAT Y DUMAGAY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT

  • G.R. No. 238453 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. JAIME SISON, LEONARDO YANSON, AND ROSALIE BAUTISTA, ACCUSED; LEONARDO YANSON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT

  • G.R. No. 224301 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. BERNIE RAGURO Y BALINAS, JONATHAN PEREZ Y DE MATEO, ERIC RAGURO Y BALINAS, ELMER DE MAKILING, TEODULO PANTI, JR., AND LEVIE* DE MESA, ACCUSED, BERNIE RAGURO Y BALINAS, JONATHAN PEREZ Y DE MATEO, ERIC RAGURO Y BALINAS, TEODULO PANTI, JR., AND LEVIE DE MESA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS

  • G.R. No. 212202 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. DARREN OLIVEROS Y CORPORAL, ACCUSED-APPELLANT

  • G.R. No. 225640 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ANTHONY PALADA @ TON-TON, AND JONALYN LOGROSA @ MISA, ET AL., ACCUSED. JOEL ACQUIATAN @ "KAIN", ACCUSED-APPELLANT

  • G.R. No. 225586 - THE PENINSULA MANILA AND SONJA VODUSEK, PETITIONERS, v. EDWIN A. JARA, RESPONDENT

  • G.R. No. 224597 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. DANTE CUBAY Y UGSALAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT

  • G.R. No. 216936 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ALVIN PAGAPULAAN* A.K.A. ALVIE PAGAPULAAN Y DAGANG, JOSE BATULAN Y MACAJILOS, RENATO FUENTES Y BANATE AND JUNJUN FUENTES Y BANATE, ACCUSED, JOSE BATULAN Y MACAJILOS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT

  • A.C. No. 10461 - DR. VIRGILIO RODIL, COMPLAINANT, v. ATTY. ANDREW C. CORRO, SAMUEL ANCHETA, JR. AND IMELDA POSADAS, RESPONDENTS.

  • G.R. No. 218803 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. JACK MUHAMMAD Y GUSTAHAM, A.K.A. "DANNY ANJAM Y GUSTAHAM," A.K.A. "KUYA DANNY," ACCUSED-APPELLANT.