2021 - Philippine Supreme Court Decisions/Resolutions
December-2021
G.R. No. 214426 - ROLEN PE�ARANDA, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. G.R. No. 254328 - ANDREW N. BAYSA, Petitioner, v. MARIETTA V. SANTOS, Respondent. G.R. No. 229506 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SONNY ENCINAS Y SALINAS, Accused-Appellant. G.R. No. 211376 - POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY MR. EMMANUEL R. LEDESMA, JR.,* IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MEMBERS OF THE PSALM BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE CONCERNED AND AFFECTED OFFICERS OF PSALM, Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondent. G.R. No. 248518 - JANICE MARISTELA-CUAN, Petitioner, v. MARCELINO A. CUAN, JR., AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents. G.R. No. 213287 - METROPOLITAN MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, ATTY. FRANCIS N. TOLENTINO, Petitioner, v. HIGH DESERT STOP OVERS, INC., Respondent.G.R. No. 248643 - LOVELLE S. CARIAGA, Petitioner, v. THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND HENRY G. CARIAGA*, Respondents. G.R. No. 242087 - MA. JULIETA* B. BENDECIO AND MERLYN MASCARI?AS, Petitioners, v. VIRGINIA B. BAUTISTA, Respondent. G.R. No. 221347 - KOLIN ELECTRONICS CO., INC., Petitioner, v. TAIWAN KOLIN CORP. LTD., Respondent.[G.R. Nos. 221360-61]TAIWAN KOLIN CORP. LTD., REPRESENTED BY KOLIN PHILIPPINES INTERNATIONAL, INC., Petitioner, v. KOLIN ELECTRONICS CO., INC., Respondent. G.R. Nos. 219630-31 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. TAGANITO MINING CORPORATION, Respondent.[G.R. Nos. 219635-36]TAGANITO MINING CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent. G.R. No. 251669 - SPOUSES MARCELO G. FLORES AND MEDELYN FLORES, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES LEOPOLDO A. ESTRELLADO AND ENRIQUETA ESTRELLADO, BEDE TABALINGCOS, ATTY. CRES DAN D. BANGOY, ATTY. RAYMOND CARAOS, AND ATTY. SOCRATES RIVERA, Respondents. A.M. No. RTJ-19-2552 (formerly OCA IPI No. 13-4139-P) - JUDGE EDWIN G. LARIDA, JR., Complainant, v. ATTY. STANLEY CALMA, DIANA RUIZ, LIGAYA BATINO, AND ANITA GOBOY, Respondents. G.R. No. 233839 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ZULKIFLI/JULKIFLI @ DONIS/DONI OFRACIO/AHMAD FAISAL, TAUFIQ RIFQI, ET AL., Accused; ZULKIFLI/JULKIFLI @ DONIS/DONI OFRACIO/AHMAD FAISAL, TAUFIQ RIFQI, FELICIANO DELOS REYES @ BOX, AND DINNO AMOR R. PAREJA @ KHALEEL, Accused-Appellants. G.R. No. 200434 - CARMELA C. TIANGCO, Petitioner, v. ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, Respondent. G.R. No. 249131 - TITUS A. BARONA, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND AAA, Respondents. G.R. No. 235316 - MUNICIPALITY OF MAKATI (NOW CITY OF MAKATI), Petitioner, v. MUNICIPALITY OF TAGUIG (NOW CITY OF TAGUIG), Respondent. G.R. No. 219715 - EDWARD CUMIGAD Y DE CASTRO, Petitioner, v. AAA**, RespondentG.R. No. 217148 - RAPID CITY REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. LOURDES ESTUDILLO PAEZ--CLINE ALIAS LOURDES PAEZ--VILLA, ORLANDO VILLA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, REGISTER OF DEEDS OF ANTIPOLO, AND OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, Respondents.G.R. No. 211443 - EAST ASIA UTILITIES CORP., ROGELIO Q. LIM, MACARIO P. BALALI, AND NOEL T. FERNANDEZ, Petitioners, v. JOSELITO Z. ARENAS, RespondentG.R. No. 182630 - CITY OF BACOLOD CITY, CITY ENGINEER AND THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF BACOLOD CITY, Petitioners, v. SUGARLAND HOTEL, INCORPORATED, Respondent.[G.R. No. 182670]DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS (DOTC) AND AIR TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (ATO), Petitioners, v. SUGARLAND HOTEL, INC., HEREIN REPRESENTED BY ATTY. REYNALDO L. BAGATSING AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, Respondent.[G.R. No. 182698]PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Petitioner, v. SUGARLAND HOTEL, INCORPORATED, Respondent. G.R. No. 249500 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PO2 RHYAN CONCEPCION Y ARGUELLES, Accused-Appellant. G.R. No. 224189 - BITMICRO NETWORKS, INC., BITMICRO NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL, INC., ZOPHAR SANTE, ERWIN SALAZAR AND MARIA CECILIA MARTORILLAS, Petitioners, v. GILBERTO CUNANAN AND JERMYN ONG, Respondents. G.R. No. 211122 - HARBOUR CENTRE PORT TERMINAL, INC., Petitioner, v. HON. ARMAND C. ARREZA, ADMINISTRATOR OF SBMA AND/OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SUBIC BAY METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY, AND SUBIC SEAPORT TERMINAL INC., Respondents. G.R. No. 201631 - ANGELINA DAYRIT, REPRESENTED BY JULIE E. DAYRIT, Petitioner, v. JOSE I. NORQUILLAS, ROGELIO I. NORQUILLAS, ROMIE I. NORQUILLAS, HERDANNY I. NORQUILLAS, DANILO M. NORQUILLAS, ANTHONY APUS, TECLO P. MUGOT, ALLAN A. OMPOC, JONI CLARIN, CANDELARIA MEJORADA, LILIA O. TAGANAS, SYLVIA SABAYANON, ARSENIO CATIIL, VERONICO MAESTRE, AND MARIO TAGAYLO, Respondents. G.R. Nos. 200070-71 - TOTAL OFFICE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (TOPROS), INC., Petitioner, v. JOHN CHARLES CHANG, JR., TOPGOLD PHILIPPINES, INC., GOLDEN EXIM TRADING AND COMMERCIAL CORPORATION, AND IDENTIC INTERNATIONAL CORP., REPRESENTED BY JOHN CHARLES CHANG, JR., HECTOR AND CECILIA KATIGBAK, Respondents. G.R. No. 191867 - AMLAYON ENDE and QUE-ZON ENDE, SURVIVING CHILDREN AND LEGITI-MATE HEIRS OF SPOUSES BUTAS ENDE AND DAMAGI AROG, represented by their co--heir, Attorney-In-Fact, LE-TECIA ENDE-BACALSO, Petitioners, v. . ROMAN CATHOLIC PREL-ATE OF THE PRELATURE NULLIUS OF COTABATO, INC., FR. RONILO VILLAMOR and/or JOSE RABANG, WELHILMINA* VDA. DE GEN-ERALLA, JESUS ACOSTA, ELIZA DIAZ, and/or JUAN-ITO** DIAZ and FLORENTINO KINTANAR, both represented by FELIPE VINLUAN, SR., PRIMO BAGASMAS and JESSIE FLO-RES and/or CORAZON FLO-RES. Respondents. G.R. Nos. 240163 & 240168-69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE (DOF), REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY AND THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE (BIR) REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, Petitioner, v. ASIA UNITED BANK, BDO UNIBANK, INC., BANK OF AMERICA, BANK OF COMMERCE, BDO PRIVATE BANK, INC., CITIBANK, N.A., PHILIPPINES CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, CHINATRUST (PHILS.) COMMERCIAL BANK CORPORATION, DEUTSCHE BANK AG, MANILA BRANCH, EASTWEST BANKING CORPORATION, ING BANK N.V., MANILA BRANCH, PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK, PNB SAVINGS BANK, RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION, SECURITY BANK CORPORATION, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, PHILIPPINE BRANCH, UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED-PHILIPPINE BRANCHES, HSBC SAVINGS BANK (PHILIPPINES), INC., KOREA EXCHANGE BANK, MANILA BRANCH, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., PHILIPPINE BRANCH, UNITED OVERSEAS BANK PHILIPPINES, LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, BPI DIRECT SAVINGS BANK, METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY, UNIONBANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND BDO CAPITAL AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION, Respondents. G.R. No. 206579 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. GLORIA F. TUYAY, Respondent. G.R. No. 210488 - JOSE MIGUEL T. ARROYO, Petitioner, v. THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN FIFTH DIVISION AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RespondentsG.R. No. 220674 - SEFYAN ABDELHAKIM MOHAMED A.K.A. SEFYAN ABDELHAKIM MOHAMED HUSSIN, Petitioner, v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. G.R. No. 207051 - LORENZO WILLY, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, NAMELY: FELICIDAD D. WILLY, BETTY WILLY CADANGEN, TONY WILLY, COSME WILLY, ROSARIO WILLY-ARMAS, ERLINDA WILLY-DAPYAWON, JOHNNY WILLY, JOSE WILLY, RODOLFO WILLY, SWINIE WILLY, ISABEL WILLY, NEDA CACANANDO, AND BENITA WILLY, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT, MARIA APRILA WILLY CRUZ AND BETTY WILLY CADANGEN, Petitioners, v. REMEDIOS F. JULIAN, GEORGE F. JULIAN, JOAN J. AGUIRRE, EMILY J. BUSTARDE, AND WILLIAM F. JULIAN, Respondents. G.R. No. 196199 - MANILA INTERNATIONAL PORTS TERMINAL, INC.,[1] Petitioner, v. PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, Respondent.[G.R. No. 196252]PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, Petitioner, v. MANILA INTERNATIONAL PORTS TERMINAL, INC., Respondent. G.R. No. 222908 - PATRICIA Q. AUSTRIA-CARREON, Petitioner, v. LUIS EMMANUEL G. CARREON AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents. G.R. No. 252965 - SAINT WEALTH LTD., AS REPRESENTED BY DAVID BUENAVENTURA & ANG LAW OFFICES, Petitioner, v. BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY HON. CAESAR R. DULAY, IN HIS CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, AND JOHN DOES AND JANE DOES, AS PERSONS ACTING FOR, IN BEHALF, OR UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF RESPONDENTS, Respondents.[G.R. No. 254102] MARCO POLO ENTERPRISES LIMITED, MG UNIVERSAL LINK LIMITED, OG GLOBAL ACCESS LIMITED, PRIDE FORTUNE LIMITED, VIP GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED, AG INTERPACIFIC RESOURCES LIMITED, WANFANG TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT LTD., IMPERIAL CHOICE LIMITED, BESTBETINNET LIMITED, RIESLING CAPITAL LIMITED, GOLDEN DRAGON EMPIRE LTD., ORIENTAL GAME LIMITED, MOST SUCCESS INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED, AND HIGH ZONE CAPITAL INVESTMENT GROUP LIMITED, Petitioners, v. THE SECRETARY OF FINANCE, IN THE PERSON OF CARLOS G. DOMINGUEZ III AND THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE IN THE PERSON OF CAESAR R. DULAY, RespondentsG.R. No. 240671 - EASTERN HEIGHTS INVESTMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. TAGUMPAY REALTY CORPORATION AND REGISTER OF DEEDS OF RIZAL (ANTIPOLO CITY), RespondentsG.R. No. 224052 - AGDAO LANDLESS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, INC., Petitioner, v. JIMMY EUGENIO, HENRY EUGENIO, LOVELL EUGENIO, TOMAS PERALES AND ELENA CORGIO, Respondents. G.R. Nos. 231538-39 - JUDITH B. CARDENAS, JIMMY L. CLERIGO, DIEGO E. SANTIAGO, JOSE CHUBASCO B. CARDENAS, ALDIN L. AVILA, EDGAR D. ESTAMPADOR, ROBERTO F. BOLO, MAMERTO S. BERMIL, JR., AMADO E. DELOS REYES, PEDRO C. MONTERO, WAGNER BEKIM Y. CARDENAS, AND MA. LUISA L. LUZA, Petitioners, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, CORAZON G. JAVIER AND GUIA ADVINCULA, Respondents. G.R. No. 248113 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER SANAY Y APAREJANO A.K.A. "KUYA CHRIS," Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 238905 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PO2 RICARDO FULLANTE Y ANTE, Accused-Appellant. G.R. No. 252007 - HON. ZALDY UY AMPATUAN, FORMER REGIONAL GOVERNOR, AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondent. G.R. No. 225299 - BANK OF COMMERCE, Petitioner, v. DHN CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondent. G.R. No. 204778 - KHOO BOO BOON, Petitioner, v. BELLE CORPORATION, Respondent.
