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

PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

SECOND DIVISION

G.R. No. 231007, July 01, 2019

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ANTONIO MARTIN Y ISON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

D E C I S I O N

LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:

The Case


This appeal seeks to reverse the Decision dated September 23, 20161 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06912, affirming the conviction of appellant Antonio Martin y Ison for violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act 9165 (RA 9165)2 and imposing on him life imprisonment and P500,000.00 fine.

The Proceedings Before the Trial Court


Appellant Antonio I. Martin was charged with violation of Section 5, Article II, RA 9165 under the following Information:

That on or about the 17th day of February 2010 in the Municipality/City of San Leonardo, Province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, did then and there, willfully, unlawfully and feloniously have in his control and custody one (1) piec(e) of plastic sachet of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride ("shabu"), and sell the same to a civilian asset, without the necessary permit and/or license having been issued to him by the proper government agency, to the damage and prejudice of the Government.

CONTRARY TO LAW.3


On arraignment, appellant pleaded not guilty.4 Trial ensued.

Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP), namely: PO3 Alfredo Gavino, PO2 Jherome Songalia, and Forensic Chemist Jebie C. Timario testified for the prosecution. On the other hand, appellant and Emilio Portugal testified for the defense.

The Prosecution's Version


On February 17, 2010, around 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon, PO3 Alfredo Gavino received a report from a confidential informant that appellant was involved in the illegal sale of dangerous drugs and that he (confidential informant) could buy these drugs from appellant later in the day. PO3 Gavino relayed this information to his superior Police Chief Inspector (PCI) Francisco Mateo II. PCI Mateo then directed PO3 Gavino to verify the information and launch a buy bust operation. PCI Mateo handed two (2) pieces of P100.00 bill to PO1 Jonathan Manuel for ultraviolet dusting.5

Around 6 o'clock in the evening, PO1 Manuel handed to PO3 Gavino the two pieces P100.00 bill dusted with ultraviolet powder. PCI Mateo called his men to firm up the buy bust operation on appellant. The confidential informant was tasked as poseur buyer, and PO3 Gavino and PO2 Jherome Songalia as arresting officers.6 PO3 Gavino gave the P100.00 bills to the confidential informant.7

Thirty (30) minutes later, PO3 Gavino and PO2 Songalia proceeded to Lacson Colleges, Barangay Castellano, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija. The confidential informant who arrived there earlier was already talking with appellant. PO3 Gavino and PO2 Songalia positioned themselves about eight (8) meters away. Although they could not hear the conversation between the confidential informant and appellant, they could clearly see what was happening. After a while, they saw the confidential informant scratch his head indicating that the sale was already consummated.8 PO3 Gavino and PO2 Songalia immediately closed in.

PO3 Gavino frisked appellant and recovered from the latter the buy bust money. He also recovered from the confidential informant a small plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance. Thereafter, PO3 Gavino arrested appellant, informed him of his constitutional rights, and brought him to the police station.9

At the police station, PO3 Gavino turned over appellant and the seized items to the investigation officer PO3 Freddie Sevilla. In appellant's presence, they marked the plastic sachet with "ANG-1," representing PO3 Gavino's initials. They also conducted a physical inventory of the seized items in the presence of appellant, media representatives Cris Yambot and Melvin Yambot, Barangay Councilor Venancio M. Castillo, and the Acting Clerk of Court of the Municipal Trial Court of San Leonardo. Cris Yambot took photos of appellant together with the other witnesses.10

Thereafter, the investigating officer prepared a request for laboratory examination of the contents of the plastic sachet and another request for appellant's drug test and ultraviolet fluorescent powder test. PO3 Gavino took appellant and the plastic sachet to the crime laboratory. It was Forensic Chemist Jebie Timario who personally received the plastic sachet and appellant's urine sample.11

Per Chemistry Report No. D-019-2010 (NEPCLO), Forensic Chemist Timario found the contents of the plastic sachet positive for methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu), a dangerous drug.12

The prosecution offered the following exhibits: Exhibits "A" to "B" � two pieces of P100.00 bills with serial numbers NF004283 and VX564757, respectively;13 Exhibits "D" to "D-2" � Request for Laboratory Examination on Seized Evidence;14 Exhibits "F" to "F-1" - Request for Ultraviolet Powder Examination;15 Exhibits "G" to "G-3" � Chemistry Report No. D-019-2010 (NEPCLO);16� Exhibits "H" to "H-3" � Chemistry Report No. PI-010-2010 (NEPCLO) [ultraviolet powder];17� Exhibits "I" to "1-5" � Receipt of Property Seized;18� Exhibits "J" to "J-2" � one heat sealed transparent plastic sachet marked "ANG-1A" containing 0.01 gram of methamphetamine hydrochloride "shabu").

The Defense's Version


Appellant testified that on February 17, 2010, he was urinating outside his residence fronting Lacson Colleges at Barangay Castellano, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija. When he turned his head, he saw a man looking at him. He later learned that the man was Manuel Pangilinan. When he asked Pangilinan what he could do for him, the latter replied by also asking him if he was "Juanito." He said he was "Tony." Pangilinan then opened his palm and showed him a plastic containing ububog." Pangilinan asked him to admit that he bought it from a certain "Paolo." Pangilinan also asked for the current location of "Paolo." He replied: "dala po ninyo yan, sir." To this, Pangilinan snapped at him: "ayaw eh di tutuluyan ka naming then, Pangilinan handcuffed him.19

Pangilinan dragged him toward PO3 Gavino. Together, the two boarded him into an owner type jeep to bring him to the police station. While in transit, Pangilinan told him they would set him free so long as he tells them where "Paolo" was. When he declined, Pangilinan elbowed him and threatened, "tutuluyan ka na namin."20

At the police station, Pangilinan and PO3 Gavino frisked him. They took his wallet containing P710.00 and a photocopy of his tricycle's official registration. After detaining him inside the cell, Pangilinan and PO3 Gavino left. When they came back, they already had Paolo Ramos whom they also detained.21

Emilio Portugal confirmed that a police officer went to their area looking for Juanito. He later learned that it was appellant who got arrested.22

The defense did not offer any documentary evidence.

The Trial Court's Ruling


By Decision dated March 11, 2014,23 the trial court found appellant guilty as charged, viz:

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the court finds the accused Antonio Martin y Ison GUILTY BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT of the Crime of violation of Section 5, Article II of the Republic Act No. 9165 and imposes upon him the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P500,000.00.

SO ORDERED.24


Through Order dated April 24, 2014,25 the trial court denied appellant's motion for reconsideration.

The Proceedings Before the Court of Appeals


Appellant's Argument

On appeal, appellant faulted26 the trial court for rendering a verdict of conviction against him. He argued that PO3 Gavino and PO2 Songalia both failed to categorically show that a sale of illegal drugs actually took place between appellant and the confidential informant. They, in fact, only testified that they could not hear the conversation between them.

Too, the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses were replete with inconsistencies, i.e.: (1) PO2 Songalia initially testified that he was the one who acted as poseur buyer, contrary to PO3 Gavino's testimony that it was the confidential informant who acted as poseur buyer; (2) PO3 Gavino testified that he was the one who brought the seized items to the crime laboratory while PO2 Songalia testified that it was PO1 Bruno; (4) PO3 Gavino testified the plastic sachet was marked with "ANG-1," but Forensic Chemist Timario testified the sachet she examined was marked "ANG-1 A"; (5) PO3 Gavino initially testified he marked the sachet but later said that it was PO3 Sevilla who did.

The arresting officers failed to comply with the chain of custody rule. For one, the prosecution failed to present the confidential informant who acted as poseur buyer, PO3 Sevilla, and the evidence custodian from the crime laboratory. For another, the seized items were not marked immediately after seizure. Non-compliance with the procedures under the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 9165 may be excused only when there are justifiable grounds and when the identity and integrity of the alleged drug were preserved, which was not the case here.

The People's Arguments

The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) through Senior State Solicitor Ma. Zorayda V. Tejones-Zu�iga and Associate Solicitor Princess Jazmine C. Logro�o, countered in the main: (a) the prosecution had sufficiently established all the elements of illegal sale of dangerous drug; (b) the police officers' failure to hear the conversation between the seller and the poseur buyer is not fatal to the cause of the prosecution considering that PO2 Songalia testified that he saw appellant hand the sachet to the confidential informant. The important aspect of the modus operandi is not hearing, but seeing the appellant sell dangerous drugs to the poseur buyer; (c) minor inconsistencies in the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses do not impair their credibility; (d) the witnesses had shown the unbroken chain of custody of the seized item from the time it was sold to the confidential informant up to the time it was presented in court; (e) non-presentation of the poseur buyer is not fatal; and (f) substantial compliance with the procedure under Section 21, IRR of RA 9165 is sufficient so long as the integrity and eveidentiary value of the seized item were preserved.27

The Court of Appeals' Ruling


By its assailed Decision dated September 23, 2016,28 the Court of Appeals affirmed in this wise:

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the instant Appeal is DENIED. Accordingly, the Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Third Judicial Region, Branch 34, Gapan City, Nueva Ecija, in Criminal Case No. 14180-10, dated 11 March 2014 is hereby AFFIRMED.

SO ORDERED.29


The Present Petition


Appellant now seeks affirmative relief from the Court and pleads anew for his acquittal.

For the purpose of this appeal, both appellant and the People manifested that, in lieu of supplemental briefs, they were adopting their respective briefs before the Court of Appeals.30

Issue


Did the Court of Appeals err when it affirmed appellant's conviction for violation of Section 5, Article II, RA 9165 (illegal sale of dangerous drugs)?

Ruling


In illegal drugs cases, the drug itself constitutes the corpus delicti of the offense. The prosecution is, therefore, tasked to establish that the substance illegally possessed by the accused is the same substance presented in court.31

To ensure the integrity of the seized drug item, the prosecution must account for each link in its chain of custody enumerates the links in the chain of custody that must be shown for the successful prosecution of illegal sale of dangerous drugs, i.e. first, the seizure and marking, if practicable, of the illegal drug recovered from the accused by the apprehending officer; second, the turnover of the illegal drug seized by the apprehending officer to the investigating officer; third, the turnover by the investigating officer of the illegal drug to the forensic chemist for laboratory examination; and fourth, the turnover and submission of the marked illegal drug seized from the forensic chemist to the court.32

This is the chain of custody rule. It came to fore due to the unique characteristics of illegal drugs which render them indistinct, not readily identifiable, and easily open to tampering, alteration, or substitution either by accident or otherwise.33

Appellant was charged with illegal sale of dangerous drugs allegedly committed on February 17, 2010. The applicable law is RA 9165 before its amendment in 2014.

Section 21 of RA 9165 prescribes the standard in preserving the corpus delicti in illegal drug cases, viz:

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:

  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. (Emphasis supplied)

x x x������� x x x������� x x x


The IRR of RA 9165 further commands:

Section 21. (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: x x x 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; (Underscoring supplied)

x x x������� x x x������� x x x

The first link speaks of seizure and marking which should be done immediately at the place of arrest and seizure. It also includes the physical inventory and photograph of the seized or confiscated drugs which should be done in the presence of the accused, a media representative, a representative from the Department of Justice (DOJ), and any elected public official.

On this score, PO3 Gavino testified:

x x x � � � � � � �� x x x � � � � � � �� x x x


Q:
What did you do with that shabu?
A:
We brought it to the police station and gave it to the police investigator for purposes of examination, sir.


Q:
Did you do anything to the shabu while you were still in that place where you arrested the suspect?
A:
We did not do anything, sir.34


x x x � � � � � � �� x x x � � � � � � �� x x x

Q:
Mr. Witness, where did you put the markings?
A:
Inside the investigation office of the police station of San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija.35


x x x � � � � � � �� x x x � � � � � � �� x x x


Q:
What happened to the police station, you said you conducted an inventory?
A:
There is (a) representative from the media, court and barangay.36

x x x � � � � � � �� x x x � � � � � � �� x x x


PO3 Gavino's testimony, on its face, bears how the chain of custody here had been repeatedly breached many times over.

First. The drug item was not marked at the place where it was seized. A similar circumstance obtained in People v. Ramirez37 wherein the Court, in acquitting appellant therein, ruled that the marking should be done in the presence of the apprehended violator immediately upon confiscation to truly ensure that they are the same items that enter the chain of custody. The Court noted that the time and distance from the scene of the arrest until the drugs were marked at the barangay hall were too substantial that one could not help but think that the evidence could have been tampered.

Here, appellant was arrested at the Lacson Colleges, Barangay Castellano, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija. The arresting officers then boarded him into an owner type jeep to be taken to the police station. En route, the seized item remained unmarked. It was exposed to switching, planting, and contamination during the entire trip. Investigating officer PO3 Sevilla only marked the drug item after it was turned over to him at the police station. By that time, it was no longer certain that what was shown to him was the same item seized from appellant. PO3 Gavino did not offer any justification for this procedural lapse.

Notably, PO3 Gavino flip-flopped on who supposedly marked the seized item. He initially testified it was PO3 Sevilla, thus:

x x x � � � � � � �� x x x � � � � � � �� x x x

Q:
Before he made that request, did you see what he did with that plastic sachet?
A:
The police investigator placed a marking on it, sir.38

x x x � � � � � � �� x x x � � � � � � �� x x x

But later, he claimed that he did the marking himself, thus:

x x x � � � � � � �� x x x � � � � � � �� x x x

Q:
Submitted before this Court is a heat sealed transparent plastic sachet with markings ANG-1, written in blue pentel pen ink, now I am showing the same to you will you please examine and tell us what is the relation of this transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance to the transparent sachet that was delivered by the accused through your civilian asset during the buy bust operation?
A:
This is the same plastic sachet that was brought by our police asset from the accused Antonio Martin and I personally placed the markings on it.39 (Emphasis supplied)

x x x � � � � � � �� x x x � � � � � � �� x x x


This patent inconsistency on the issue of "marking" creates serious doubt whether a sachet was in fact confiscated or seized, let alone, marked.

More, PO3 Gavino gave contradicting statements regarding the inventory. On December 7, 2010, PO3 Gavino testified that the item purportedly seized from appellant was brought to the crime laboratory after it was submitted to PO3 Sevilla.40 But when he later returned to the witness stand on March 27, 2012, he gave a different testimony, viz:


x x x � � � � � � �� x x x � � � � � � �� x x x


Q:
What did you do with that plastic sachet that your asset showed you?
A:
I got it, sir.


Q:
What else did you do?
A:
I gave it to the chief of police.


Q:
Do you know what your chief of police did with that?
A:
None, sir.


Q:
You do not know that it was submitted to the PNP Crime Laboratory Office?
A:
No, sir.41



x x x � � � � � � �� x x x � � � � � � �� x x x


What then really happened after the alleged buy bust operation? Was the seized item brought immediately to the crime laboratory after the alleged inventory or not?

Second. None of the prosecution witnesses testified that a photograph of the seized drug was taken at all. What was photographed was appellant together with the alleged witnesses to the inventory.42 But the sachet purportedly seized from appellant was not photographed. Again, no explanation was offered for this omission. Even the photo allegedly taken of appellant together with the witnesses was not presented nor offered as documentary evidence.

In People v. Arposeple,43 the arresting officers' failure to photograph the drug item weakened the chain of custody and resulted in the acquittal of therein appellant. There, the Court observed that the records and the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses were notably silent on whether photographs were actually taken as required by law.

Third. No DOJ representative was present during the inventory. PO3 Gavino's testimony reveals that the persons who witnessed the inventory were media representatives Cris Yambot and Melvin Yambot, Barangay Councilor Venancio M. Castillo, and the acting clerk of court of the Municipal Trial Court of San Leonardo. But the DOJ representative was conspicuously absent.

In People v. Seguiente,44� the Court acquitted the accused because the prosecution's evidence was totally bereft of any showing that a representative from the DOJ was present during the inventory and photograph. The Court keenly noted, as in this case, that the prosecution failed to recognize this particular deficiency. The Court, thus, concluded that this lapse, among others, effectively produced serious doubts on the integrity and identity of the corpus delicti especially in the face of allegation of frame up.

In People v. Rojas,45 the Court likewise acquitted the accused because the presence of representatives from the DOJ and the media was not obtained despite the buy-bust operation against the accused being supposedly pre-planned. The prosecution, too, did not acknowledge, let alone, explain such deficiency.

Fourth. As for the third and fourth links, they were as severely broken as the first. To begin with, there was absolutely no showing how the alleged seized item was stored after it was examined by PCI Timario. No evidence, testimonial nor documentary, was offered to identify the person to whom PCI Timario gave the specimen after examination and where the same was kept until it was retrieved by PCI Timario and presented in court. Indubitably, this is another breach of the chain of custody rule. As held in the landmark case of Mallillin v. People.46

As a method of authenticating evidence, the chain of custody rule requires that the admission of an exhibit be preceded by evidence sufficient to support a finding that the matter in question is what the proponent claims it to be. It would include testimony about every link in the chain, from the moment the item was picked up to the time it is offered into evidence, in such a way that every person who touched the exhibit would describe how and from whom it was received, where it was and what happened to it while in the witness' possession, the condition in which it was received and the condition in which it was delivered to the next link in the chain. These witnesses would then describe the precautions taken to ensure that there had been no change in the condition of the item and no opportunity for someone not in the chain to have possession of the same. (Emphasis supplied)


Indeed, the multiple violations of the chain of custody rule here cast serious uncertainty on the identity and integrity of the corpus delicti. The metaphorical chain did not link at all, albeit, it unjustly restrained appellant's right to liberty. Verily, therefore, a verdict of acquittal is in order.

Strict adherence to the chain of custody rule must be observed;47 the precautionary measures employed in every transfer of the seized drug item, proved to a moral certainty. The sheer ease of planting drug evidence vis-�-�vis the severity of the imposable penalties in drugs cases compels strict compliance with the chain of custody rule.

We have clarified though that a perfect chain may not be possible to obtain at all times because of varying field conditions.48 In fact, the IRR of RA 9165 offers a saving clause allowing leniency whenever justifiable grounds exist which warrant deviation from established protocol so long as the integrity and evidentiary value of the seized items are properly preserved.49

Unfortunately, however, PO3 Gavino and PO2 Songalia did not at all offer any explanation which would have excused the buy-bust team's stark failure to comply with the chain of custody rule here. Consequently, the condition for the saving clause to become operational was not complied with. For the same reason, the proviso "so long as the integrity and evidentiary value of the seized items are properly preserved" does not come into play.

We emphasize that life imprisonment, no less, is imposed for illegal sale of dangerous drugs even for the minutest amount, as in this case where the alleged drug only weighed 0.01 gram. It becomes inevitable that safeguards against abuses of power in the conduct of buy-bust operations be strictly implemented. The purpose is to eliminate wrongful arrests and, worse, convictions. The evils of switching, planting or contamination of the corpus delicti under the regime of RA 6425, otherwise known as the "Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972," could again be resurrected if the lawful requirements were otherwise lightly brushed aside.50

As amply discussed, the chain of custody here had been breached many times over; the metaphorical chain, irreparably broken. Consequently, the identity and integrity of the seized drug item were not deemed to have been preserved. Perforce, appellant must be unshackled, acquitted, and released from restraint.

Suffice it to state that the presumption of regularity in the performance of official functions51 cannot substitute for compliance and mend the broken links. For it is a mere disputable presumption that cannot prevail over clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.52 And here, the presumption was sufficiently overturned by compelling evidence on record of the repeated breach of the chain of custody rule.

ACCORDINGLY, the appeal is GRANTED. The Decision dated September 23, 2016 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06912 is REVERSED AND SET ASIDE. Appellant Antonio Martin y Ison ACQUITTED of violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act 9165.

The Court further DIRECTS the Director of the Bureau of Corrections, Muntinlupa City: (a) to cause the immediate release of Antonio Martin y Ison from custody unless he is being held for some other lawful cause; and (b) to inform the Court of the action taken within five days from notice.

Let an entry of final judgment be issued immediately.

SO ORDERED.

Carpio, J., (Chairperson), Perlas-Bernabe, Caguioa, and� J. Reyes, Jr.,� JJ., concur.

Endnotes:


1 Penned by Associate Justice Francisco P. Acosta and concurred in by Associate Justice Eduardo B. Peralta, Jr. and then Court of Appeals, now retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Noel G. Tijam, CA rollo, pp. 120-130.

2 Otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

3 Record, p. 1.

4Id. at 18-19.

5 TSN, July 16, 2010, pp. 6-8.

6Id. at 9-10.

7 TSN, December 6, 2011, pp. 5-6.

8 TSN, December 7, 2010, pp. 2-3; TSN, October 11, 2011, p. 3.

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

10 TSN, December 7, 2010, pp. 4 and 8-10; TSN, March 27, 2012, pp. 8-9; Also see Pinagsamang Sinumpaang Salaysay dated February 17, 2010, Record, pp. 4-5;

11 TSN, February 12, 2013, pp. 6-10.

12Id. at pp. 6-7.

13 Record, p. 12.

14Id. at 38.

15Id. at 40.

16Id. at 41.

17Id. at 42.

18Id. at 37.

19 TSN, November 22, 2013, pp. 3-6.

20Id. at 7-8.

21Id. at 9.

22 TSN, January 28, 2014, pp. 3-6.

23 Penned by Judge Celso O. Baguio, CA rollo, pp. 63-72; Record, pp. 133-142;

24 CA rollo, p. 72; Record, p. 142.

25 Record, pp. 155-157.

26 See Appellant's Brief dated July 31, 2015, CA rollo, pp. 39-61.

27 See the Appellee's Brief dated December 3, 2015, CA rollo, pp. 78-106.

28 CA rollo, pp. 120-130.

29Id. at 129.

30Rollo, pp. 20-22 and 25-28.

31 See People v. Barte, 806 Phil. 533, 542 (2017).

32People of the Philippines v. Myrna Gayoso, 808 Phil. 19, 31 (2017).

33 See People v. Hementiza, 807 Phil. 1017, 1026 (2017).

34 TSN, December 7, 2010, p. 4.

35 TSN, March 27, 2012, p. 3.

36 Id. at 8-9

37 G.R. No. 225690, January 17, 2018, citing People v. Sanchez, 590 Phil. 214, 241 (2008).

38 TSN, December 7, 2010, p. 4.

39 TSN, March 27, 2012, pp. 2-3.

40 TSN, December 7, 2010, p. 12.

41 TSN, March 27, 2012, p. 12.

42 TSN, December 7, 2010, pp. 11-12.

43 G.R. No. 205787, November 22, 2017.

44 G.R. No. 218253, June 20, 2018.

45 G.R. No. 222563, July 23, 2018.

46 576 Phil. 576, 587 (2008).

47People v. Lim, G.R. No. 231989, September 04, 2018.

48 See People v. Abetong, 735 Phil. 476, 485 (2014).

49 See Section 21 (a), Article II, of the IRR of RA 9165.

50 See People v. Luna, G.R. No. 219164, March 21, 2018.

51 Section 3(m), Rule 131, Rules of Court

52People v. Cabiles, 810 Phil. 969, 976 (2017).



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  • 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.