§ Jurisprudence
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§ 2023
G.R. No. 260823 · June 26 2023PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RIZALINA JANARIO GUMBA A.K.A. "MOMMY RIZA" AND GLORIA BUENO RELLAMA A.K.A. "MOMMY GLO," ACCUSED-APPELLANTScites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 261049 · June 26 2023XXX261049,[1] PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 260990 · June 21 2023PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANTHONY DAVID Y MATAWARAN@ "ANTO", ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 227706 · June 14 2023PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALLAN ALMAYDA Y SELFIDES AND HOMERO QUIOGUE Y ADORNADO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 234614 · June 14 2023OCEANAGOLD (PHILIPPINES), INC. PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 251741 · June 14 2023PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CHRIS JOHN CUSTODIO Y ARGOTE A.K.A. "BOLONGKOY", ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 254395 · June 14 2023DAVAO DEL NORTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, REPRESENTED BY MARIA TERESA M. DAVID, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF VICTORINO LUCAS, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 255001 · June 14 2023HEIRS OF LEOPOLDO ESTEBAN, SR., REPRESENTED HEREIN BY LEOPOLDO ESTEBAN, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. LYNDA LIM LLAGUNO, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 256612 · June 14 2023RITA QUIZON-ARCIGA AND RELIA Q. ARCIGA PETITIONERS, VS. JAYCEE P. BALUYUT, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 256924 · June 14 2023SPOUSES FORTUNATO G. VELOSO* AND ADELINE C. VELOSO, PETITIONERS, VS. BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC., CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF AND JOHN DOE, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 261970 · June 14 2023PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DIONI MIRANDA Y PAREÑA, A.K.A. "ABE", ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 262488 · June 14 2023DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE-REVENUE INTEGRITY PROTECTION SERVICE, REPRESENTED BY JESUS S. BUENO AND REYNALITO L. LAZARO, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND CHRISTOPHER L. PATRICIO, CUSTOMS OPERATIONS OFFICER II, BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. Nos. 184635 & 185366 · June 13 2023INITIATIVES FOR DIALOGUE AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ALTERNATIVE LEGAL SERVICES, INC. (IDEALS, INC.), REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. EDGARDO LIGON, ALLIANCE OF PROGRESSIVE LABOR (APL), REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON, DANIEL L. EDRALIN, ECOLOGICAL WASTE COALITION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., REPcites 4 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 217064 · June 13 2023NAOMI LOURDES A. HERRERA, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 223865 · June 13 2023SILAHIS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PACIFIC WIDE HOLDINGS, INC., RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 253043 · June 13 2023PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 257427 · June 13 2023FLORIDA P. ROBES, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 258159 · June 13 2023EFRAIM C. GENUINO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA), COMMISSION PROPER, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, CORPORATE GOVERNMENT SECTOR, CLUSTER 6, REPRESENTED BY DIRECTOR JOSEPH B. ANACAY, AND OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISING AUDITOR, REPRESENTED BY BELEN B. LADINES, IN HER CAPACITY AS COA SUPERVISING AUDITOG.R. No. 259354 · June 13 2023NATIONAL PRESS CLUB OF THE PHILIPPINES, AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM WATCH, AND GUARDIANS BROTHERHOOD, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 259850 · June 13 2023KILUSAN NG MAMAMAYAN PARA SA MATUWID NA BAYAN, A COALITION OF CORPORATE ENTITIES DULY REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, WHICH ARE PETITIONERS HEREIN AS WELL, NAMELY, CAPITOL CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP; BUKLOD PAMILYA INCORPORATED; KMP, KOALISYONG PANGKAUNLARAN NG MAMAMAYAN; AND KNK, G.R. No. 198609 · April 26 2023DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 201914 · April 26 2023JOSECHITO B. GONZAGA, RUEL A. MAGSINO, AND ALFREDO B. SANTOS, PETITIONERS, VS. GOVERNOR ENRIQUE T. GARCIA, JR., AURELIO C. ANGELES, JR., EMERLINDA S. TALENTO, RODOLFO H. DE MESA, THE OFFICE OF THE HON. OMBUDSMAN, THE OFFICE OF THE HON. OVERALL DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN, AND THE OFFICE OF THE HON. SECRETARY OG.R. No. 203867 · April 26 2023PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER NAPOLEON MORALES, AS COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, JUAN N. TAN, AS COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS OF THE PORT OF BATANGAS, AND SIMPLICIO DOMINGO, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 204568-83 · April 26 2023HERMAN G. LIMBO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTG.R. Nos. 216608 & 216625 · April 26 2023STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, PHILIPPINE BRANCH, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE INVESTMENT TWO (SPV-AMC), INC., PHILIPPINE INVESTMENT ONE (SPV-AMC), INC., AND MRM ASSET HOLDINGS 2, INC., RESPONDENTScites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 219637 · April 26 2023ANSELMO P. BULANON, PETITIONER, VS. MENDCO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION / PINACLE CASTING AND/OR MASTERCRAFT PHILIPPINES, INC., AND/OR JACQUER INTERNATIONAL AND/OR ERIC NG MENDOZA, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 223808 · April 26 2023HEIRS OF AIDA PINEDA, REPRESENTED BY ELLA PINEDA TORCEDO, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ANY/ALL THEIR SUBORDINATE, AGENTS, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS ACTING ON ITS BEHALF, AND HEIRS OF TEOFILO PILANDO, SR., RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 225722 · April 26 2023REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, REGION II, PETITIONER, VS. GRELINDA D. ESPEJO, MA. CAROLINA D. ESPEJO, GREGORIO V. ESPEJO, ROGER V. UMIPIG, ALMA V. UMIPIG, HELEN V. UMIPIG, CONSTANCE S. SALES, FAUSTINO LLANES, AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 230299 · April 26 2023JANNECE C. PEÑALOSA, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE A. OCAMPO, JR., RESPONDENTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 230649 · April 26 2023PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. NOEL M. CARIÑO, FERDINAND T. SANTOS, ROBERT JOHN L. SOBREPEÑA, EXEQUIEL E. ROBLES, ROBERTO J. CHAN, SUSANA S. CHAN, RUBEN C. SY, SOFIA C. SY, VICENTE SANTOS, AND IGMIDIO ROBLES, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 235737 · April 26 2023SPS. MELCHOR AND YOLANDA DORAO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPS. BBB AND CCC, BY THEMSELVES AND AS NATURAL GUARDIANS OF THEIR MINOR DAUGHTER, AAA*, RESPONDENTScites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 237558 · April 26 2023MARGARITO B. TEVES, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND FIELD INVESTIGATION OFFICE, REPRESENTED BY DAYID A. LUCERO, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 240316 · April 26 2023UNICORP FINANCE LIMITED, PETITIONER, VS. HERMA CORPORATION, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 240883 · April 26 2023LUZVIMINDA PASCUA Y BULAN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 244054 · April 26 2023GLORIA F. QUIROZ, PETITIONER, VS. RAMON R. NALUS, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 249283 · April 26 2023PO2 IRENEO M. SOSAS, JR., PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 254787 · April 26 2023LUCILLE B. ODILAO, REPRESENTED BY ARIEL B. ODILAO, PETITIONER, VS. UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 227004 · April 25 2023ABS-CBN CORPORATION AND JORGE CARIÑO, PETITIONERS, VS. DATU ANDAL AMPATUAN, JR. RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 228234 · April 25 2023JOVENCIO H. EVANGELISTA, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION (PAGCOR); ANDREA D. DOMINGO; ALFREDO C. LIM; CARMEN N. PEDROSA; REYNALDO E. CONCORDIA; AND GABRIEL S. CLAUDIO, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 253480 · April 25 2023TEODORO B. BUNAYOG, PETITIONER, VS. FOSCON SHIPMANAGEMENT, INC., /GREEN MARITIME CO., LTD., /EVELYN M. DEFENSOR, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 256700 · April 25 2023PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. JOMERITO S. SOLIMAN, RESPONDENTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 257342 · April 25 2023MARY ELIZABETH ORTIGA TY, PETITIONER, VS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL (HRET) AND PROSPERO ARREZA PICHAY, JR., RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 204687 · April 24 2023UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, SUBSTITUTED BY LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 223767 · April 24 2023COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. SOUTH ENTERTAINMENT GALLERY, INC., RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 200466 · April 19 2023ESTEBAN YAU, SUBSTITUTED BY HEIRS GLORICITA S. YAU, LULLETE S. YAU, CLIFFSON S. YAU, AND STEVESON S. YAU, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ESTER M. VELOSO, PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH VI, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, CEBU CITY, RICARDO C. SILVERIO, SR., AND RICARDO S. SILVERIO, JR., RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 201944 · April 19 2023BONIFACIO COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, INNOVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., AND FORT BONIFACIO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 220824 · April 19 2023MUNICIPALITY OF PATEROS, PETITIONER, VS. CITY OF TAGUIG AND CITY OF MAKATI, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 236140 · April 19 2023JOSEFINA C. BILLOTE,• PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES VICTOR AND REMEDIOS T. BADAR, ADELAIDA C. DALOPE AND IMELDA C. SOLIS, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 248529 · April 19 2023PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARK ALVIN LACSON Y MARQUESSES A.K.A "MAC-MAC", NOEL AGPALO Y SACAY AND MOISES DAGDAG Y CORPUZ, ACCUSEDcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 258126 · April 19 2023JONATHAN GABRIEL BIRON, ARJAY MENDEZ, AND ERIC EBUENGA PALOMER, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpus