2021 - Philippine Supreme Court Decisions/Resolutions
April-2021
A.M. No. MTJ-16-1880 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 13-2565-MTJ] - SUSAN R. ELGAR, Complainant, v. JUDGE SOLIMAN M. SANTOS, JR., MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, NABUA-BATO, CAMARINES SUR, Respondent.G.R. No. 231038 - REMEGIO E. BURNEA, Petitioner, v. SECURITY TRADING CORPORATION, NONPAREIL INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT AND CARGO SERVICES, INC., FAR EASTERN KNITTING CORPORATION, JOSE CHING, AND ESPERANZA CHING, Respondents.A.C. No. 12690 - SPOUSES OSCAR L. MARIANO AND LOLITA MALIWAT-MARIANO, RICARDO M. MALIWAT, AND ATTY. JESUS BAUTISTA, Complainants, v. ATTY. ROBERTO C. ABRAJANO AND ATTY. JORICO F. BAYAUA, Respondents.G.R. No. 252198 - SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondent.G.R. No. 253253 - VICTOR M. BARROSO Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondent.G.R. No. 216656 - TAGANITO MINING CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.G.R. Nos. 218485-86 and 218493-97 - BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC., Petitioner, v. INTERNATIONAL COPRA EXPORT CORPORATION, INTERCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, ICEC LAND CORPORATION, AND KIMEE REALTY CORPORATION, Respondent.; G.R. Nos. 218487 AND 218498-503 - DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. INTERNATIONAL COPRA EXPORT CORPORATION, INTERCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION ICEC LAND CORPORATION, AND KIMEE REALTY CORPORATION, Respondents.; G.R. Nos. 218488-90 AND 218504-07 - INTERNATIONAL COPRA EXPORT CORPORATION, INTERCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, ICEC LAND CORPORATION, AND KIMEE REALTY CORPORATION, Petitioners, v. BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC. AND DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.; G.R. Nos. 218491 AND 218508-13 - INTERNATIONAL COPRA EXPORT CORPORATION, INTERCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, ICEC LAND CORPORATION, AND KIMEE REALTY CORPORATION, Petitioners, v. ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Respondents.; G.R. Nos. 218523-29 - INTERNATIONAL COPRA EXPORT CORPORATION, INTERCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, ICEC LAND CORPORATION, AND KIMEE REALTY CORPORATION, Petitioners, v. RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION, ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC., AND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Respondents.G.R. No. 232688 - MAZDA QUEZON AVENUE, Petitioner, v. ALEXANDER CARUNCHO, Respondents.G.R. No. 202105 - LA FLOR DELA ISABELA, INC., Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.G.R. No. 205979 - HEIRS OF JOSE MALIT, SR., NAMELY: JOSE MALIT, JR., EDILBERTO MALIT, LORETA MALIT-SUMAUANG, CECILIA MALIT-TIMBANG, MARIA LUZ MALIT-FELICE AND TERESITA MALIT-PAULE, Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF JESUS MALIT, NAMELY: ELSA MALIT-ALMERO, MYRNA MALIT-ALVAREZ, EDELWINA MALIT-CLARETE, ZENAIDA MALIT-GATDULA, ELISA MALIT-SONGCO, LILIAN M. MALIT, FELICIANA MALIT-PAULE, FELICIANO M. MALIT, AGUSTIN M. MALIT, DIOSDADO M. MALIT AND ORLANDO M. MALIT; AND MARIANITA D. ASUNCION, Respondents.G.R. No. 247982 - EDUARDO M. COJUANGCO, JR., Petitioner, v. SANDIGANBAYAN AND THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT (PCGG), Respondents.G.R. No. 207522 - BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS, Petitioner, v. NELSON C. BOOL, Respondent.G.R. No. 219340 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. STANDARD INSURANCE CO., INC., Respondent.
G.R. No. 231679 - NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. BOHOL I ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (BOHECO I), REPRESENTED BY GENERAL MANAGER, ENGR. CARLOS B. ITABLE, AND NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION (NEA), Respondents.G.R. No. 234514 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEOPOLDO VI�AS Y MANIEGO AND MARICEL TORRES Y GONZALES ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.G.R. No. 233420 - WILBERT BROZOTO Y DE LEON, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 240507 - ASIAN TERMINALS, INC., Petitioner, v. ETELIANO R. REYES, JR., Respondent.G.R. No. 230426 - FERNDALE HOMES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC., Petitioner, v. SPOUSES HARLIN CAST. ABAYON AND DARYL GRACE ABAYON, Respondents.; G.R. No. 230476 - SPOUSES HARLIN CAST ABAYON AND DARYL GRACE ABAYON, PETITIONERS VS. FERNDALE HOMES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC., Respondent.G.R. Nos. 247689-90 - ROMEO H. VALERIANO, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS DAUGHTER, MARIA KARINA V. CLIMACO, Petitioner, v. HELEN C. DE CASTRO, Respondent.G.R. No. 228999 - ANA DE JOYA AND CIRIACO DE JOYA, LERMA R. CASTILLO AND MARIO CASTILLO, SPOUSES DOMINGO CORDERO AND LEONCIA CORDERO, AND RICARDO VILLALOBOS, AS THE SURVIVING HEIRS OF SPOUSES EUFRONIO CORDERO AND TARCILA C. CORDERO, Petitioners, v. FRANCISCO P. MADLANGBAYAN, SUBSTITUTED BY RODESINDA F. MADLANGBAYAN AND MARIA LOURDES M. MONTALBO, THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, SPOUSES ROLANDO DALIDA AND MARIA FLORITA DALIDA, SPOUSES GEORGE GULLET AND CONCHITA GULLET, SPOUSES ROSENDO RAMOS AND ISABELITA RAMOS, RENATO GO, CHOLLIE MAGNAYE-GO, VENECIO H. MAGNAYE, CRISTETA SALCEDO-MAGNAYE AND JAYSON MAGNAYE, Respondents.G.R. No. 213425 - POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (PSALM), REPRESENTED BY MR. EMMANUEL R. LEDESMA, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO), AND THE CONCERNED AND AFFECTED OFFICERS OF PSALM, Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA), Respondent.; G.R. No. 216606 - POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (PSALM), REPRESENTED BY MR. EMMANUEL R. LEDESMA, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO), AND THE CONCERNED AND AFFECTED OFFICERS OF PSALM, Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA), Respondent.G.R. No. 229811 - OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, REPRESENTED BY THE HONORABLE CONCHITA CARPIO MORALES, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE OMBUDSMAN; OMB-TASK FORCE PDAF; AND OMB-PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND CORRUPTON PREVENTION OFFICE, Petitioners, v. OSCAR GONZALES MALAPITAN, Respondent.G.R. No. 244051 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EDUARDO CANILLO AND ANTHONY CANILLO, Accused-Appellants.G.R. No. 246088 - TITAN DRAGON PROPERTIES CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. MARLINA VELOSO-GALENZOGA, Respondent.G.R. No. 205261 - PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.G.R. No. 211691 - LETLET CARPIO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 211239 - OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, Petitioner, v. MIROFE C. FRONDA AND FLORENDO B. ARIAS, Respondents.G.R. No. 232062 - ANICETO B. OCAMPO, JR., Petitioner, v. INTERNATIONAL SHIP CREW MANAGEMENT PHILS. INC. (CURRENTLY: D' AMICO SHIP ISHIMA PHILS. INC.), ISHIMA PTE. LTD., NORA B. GINETE, AND VICTOR C. VELONZA, Respondents.G.R. No. 232329 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ZZZ, Accused-Appellants.G.R. No. 233437 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (FOURTH DIVISION), AND LAURO L. BAJA, Respondents.G.R. No. 242328 - UCPB GENERAL INSURANCE, CO., INC., Petitioner, v. PASCUAL LINER, INC., Respondent.G.R. No. 249168 - AILEEN CYNTHIA M. AMURAO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND SANDIGANBAYAN SIXTH DIVISION, Respondent.G.R. No. 249358 - GREGORIO F. ABELLA, Petitioner, v. ABOSTA SHIPMANAGEMENT CORPORATION, PANSTAR SHIPPING CO., LTD., AND ALEX S. ESTABILLO, Respondents.G.R. No. 200642 - BANCO FILIPINO SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE BANK, Petitioner, v. BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS AND THE MONETARY BOARD, Respondents.G.R. No. 234384 - ELISEO N. JOSEPH, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES JOSEFINA JOSEPH AND DANILO JOSEPH, Respondents.G.R. No. 203194 - ASSET POOL A (SPV-AMC), INC., Petitioner, v. SPOUSES BUENAFRIDO AND FELISA BERRIS, Respondents.G.R. No. 246702 - JAN VICTOR CARBONELL Y BALLESTEROS, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 246986 - SPOUSES RICARDO TAYAMEN, JR. AND CARMELITA TAYAMEN, Petitioners, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 223547 - ENGR. ALEX C. PAGUIO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS GENERAL MANAGER, ANGELINE R. AGUILAR, ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION MANAGER, EDITA B. ABARQUEZ, BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BOD) SECRETARY, MARIFEL B. PABILONIA, BOD CHAIRPERSON, NINA P. VELASCO, BOD VICE CHAIRPERSON, FRED V. CAPISTRANO, BOD CHAIRMAN, ANGELITO T. BOMBAY, BOD VICE CHAIRMAN, Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA), AND DIRECTOR CLEOTILDE M. TUAZON, COA REGIONAL DIRECTOR, REGION IV-A, Respondents.G.R. No. 192809 - THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, HON. ANGELITO A. ALVAREZ, AS COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, AND ATTY. ANJU NEREO C. CASTIGADOR, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE OIC-DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS-PORT OF DAVAO, Petitioners, v. COURT OF APPEALS-CAGAYAN DE ORO STATION, AND RODOLFO C. RETA, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE ACQUARIUS CONTAINER YARD, Respondents.; G.R Nos. 193588 and 193590-91 - ATTY. ANJU NEREO C. CASTIGADOR, AS OIC-DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS-PORT OF DAVAO, Petitioner, v. HON. GEORGE E. OMELIO, AS PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 14, RTC-DAVAO CITY, AND RODOLFO C. RETA, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE ACQUARIUS CONTAINER YARD, Respondents.; G.R. No. 201650 - THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, HON. ROZZANO RUFINO B. BIAZON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, AND ATTY. MARTINIANO B. BANGCOY, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS-FORT OF DAVAO, Petitioners, v. RODOLFO C. RETA, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE ACQUARIUS CONTAINER YARD, Respondent.G.R. Nos. 237432-33 - JESUS LORETIZO NIEVES, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 249196 - DANTE LOPEZ Y ATANACIO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 253715 - VINCENT MICHAEL BANTA MOLL, Petitioner, v. CONVERGYS PHILIPPINES, INC., ANDREA J. AYERS, ANDRE S. VALENTINE, JARROD PONTIUS, CORMAC TWOMEY, ABIGAIL GONZALES, IRENE SANGCAL, AND MARK ANTHONY CABUGAO, Respondents.G.R. No. 232611 - JASPER TAN Y SIA, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 246053 - LUIS RAYMUND F. VILLAFUERTE, JR., Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondent.G.R. No. 207619 - ECJ AND SONS AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES, BALETE RANCH, INC., CHRISTENSEN PLANTATION, INC., AUTONOMOUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, METROPLEX COMMODITIES, INC., LUCENA OIL FACTORY, INC., AND PCY OIL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Petitioners, v. PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, Respondent.G.R. Nos. 218532-33 - PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COURT OF TAX APPEALS EN BANC, COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS OF THE PORT OF BATANGAS, BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, AND THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondents.G.R. No. 250159 - SUSANA BARCELO, CATHERINE B. FLORES, CLARIZA B. BIATO, CHESCA B. MACAPAGAL, CARLO BARCELO AND CAMILLE BARCELO, REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT SUSANA BARCELO, Petitioners, v. DOMINADOR RIPARIP, ROMEO RIPARIP, ROMEO RIPARIP, JR., AND DANILO TAMALLANA, Respondents.G.R. No. 231545 - PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, EQUITABLE PCI BANK (NOW KNOWN AS BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC.), THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF MANILA, AND M.N. AMOR B. DAIT, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SHERIFF OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA, Respondents.; G.R. No. 242868 - PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. EQUITABLE PCI BANK (NOW KNOWN AS BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC.), M.N. AMOR B. DAIT, SHERIFF IV OF THE RTC-MANILA, AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, CITY OF MANILA, Respondents.G.R. No. 213212 - RENE FIGUEROA, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondent.; G.R. NO. 213497 PHILIP G. LO AND MANUEL C. ROXAS, Petitioners, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondent.; G.R. NO. 213655 EFRAIM C. GENUINO, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA), COA OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, CORPORATE GOVERNMENT SECTOR, CLUSTER 6, REPRESENTED BY HON. DIRECTOR JOSEPH B. ANACAY, AND THE OFFICE OF THE COA SUPERVISING AUDITOR - PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION (PAGCOR), REPRESENTED BY ATTY. RESURRECCION C. QUIETA AND AUDITOR BELEN B. LADINES, Respondents.G.R. No. 236900 - THE CITY OF VALENZUELA, REPRESENTED HEREIN BY ITS DULY ELECTED MAYOR, HON. REXLON T. GATCHALIAN, Petitioner, v. ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA, REPRESENTED HEREIN BY THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF MALOLOS, INC., Respondent.A.C. No. 11959 - EUSEBIO D. SISON, Petitioner, v. ATTY. LOURDES PHILINA B. DUMLAO, Respondent.G.R. No. 251178 - SMALL BUSINESS CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA), COA CHAIRPERSON MICHAEL G. AGUINALDO, COA CLUSTER 2-CORPORATE GOVERNMENT SECTOR DIRECTOR MARY S. ADELINO, Respondents.G.R. No. 235364 - MARYLINE ESTEBAN, Petitioner, v. RADLIN CAMPANO, AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING RIGHTS UNDER HIM, Respondents.G.R. No. 239221 - SEACREST MARITIME MANAGEMENT, INC., NORDIS TANKERS MARINE A/S, AND REDENTOR ANAYA, Petitioners, v. SAMUEL B. BERNARTE, Respondent.G.R. No. 241126 - ROMEO DAWAT, JR. Y HARME, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 248907 - RUBEN DE GUZMAN Y LAZANO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. Nos. 221253-54 - WILLIAM G. GUIALANI, IN HIS CAPACITY AS TAXPAYER AND GRAFT AND CORRUPTION CRUSADER, Petitioner, v. THE COURT OF APPEALS, (SPECIAL) TWENTY-SECOND DIVISION [COMPOSED OF: HON. HENRI PAUL B. INTING (PONENTE), HON. EDGARDO A. CAMELLO, AND HON. PABLITO A. PEREZ (MEMBERS)]; DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT [HEREIN REPRESENTED BY SEC. MEL SENEN SARMIENTO, USEC. AUSTERE A. PANADERO, AND OIC REGIONAL DIRECTOR NILO P. CASTANARES OF REGION - 10]; OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN [HEREIN REPRESENTED BY THE OMBUDSMAN HON. CONCHITA CARPIO-MORALES]; AND OSCAR S. MORENO AND GLENN C. BA�EZ, Respondents.; G.R. Nos. 227527-28 - WILLIAM G. GUIALANI, Petitioner, v. OSCAR S. MORENO, MAYOR, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY AND GLENN C. BA�EZ, OIC-CITY TREASURER, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Respondents.; G.R. Nos. 231065-68 - OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, Petitioner, v. OSCAR S. MORENO AND GLENN C. BA�EZ, Respondents.G.R. No. 208465 - BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, Petitioner, v. BUSH BOAKE ALLEN (PHILS.), INC., Respondent.G.R. No. 205385 - EMS CREW MANAGEMENT PHILIPPINES, EMS SHIP MANAGEMENT (SINGAPORE) PTE., LTD., AND/OR ROBERT C. BANDIVAS, Petitioners, v. ERWIN C. BAUZON, Respondent.G.R. No. 240447 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMAL RANGAIG Y AMPUAN, SAAD MAKAIRING Y LONTO, AND MICHAEL JUGUILON Y SOLIS, Accused-Appellants.G.R. No. 237620 - ERWIN TULFO, LILIBETH FRONDOSO, LYNDA JUMILLA, MARIA PROGENA, ESTONILLO REYES, ANNA LIZA EUGENIO, FERNANDO GARCIA, EUGENIO LOPEZ III, LUIS F. ALEJANDRO, JOSE RAMON OLIVES, JESUS "JAKE" MADERAZO, LUISITA CRUZ-VALDES, JOSE "JING" MAGSAYSAY, JR., AND ALFONSO "PAL" A. MARQUEZ III, Petitioners, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, FELIPE L. GOZON, GILBERTO R. DUAVIT, JR., MARISSA L. FLORES, JESSICA A. SOHO, GRACE DELA PE�A-REYES, AND JOHN OLIVER T. MANALASTAS, Respondents.G.R. No. 246986 - SPOUSES RICARDO TAYAMEN, JR. AND CARMELITA TAYAMEN, Petitioners, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.
