§ Jurisprudence
Supreme Court Decisions
§ 2021
G.R. No. 210805 · May 11 2021DAISY JOY ROJALLO CERVANTES, BASILIO DAYSON MANJARES, JAY-R MEDINILLA LADUB, ARMANDO MAMARIN DE GUZMAN, INDIGENT PATIENTS AT THE PHILIPPINE ORTHOPEDIC CENTER (POC), SEAN HERBERT VELCHEZ, RN, DANTE A. PEREZ, RICARDO ANTONIO, MINNELIE I. CAGARA, RN, AND VALENTIN ABALOS ARCIAGA OF THE NATIONAL ORTHOPEDG.R. No. 217935 · May 11 2021METROPOLITAN NAGA WATER DISTRICT, VIRGINIA I. NERO, JEREMIAS P. ABAN, JR., AND EMMA A. CUYO, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 226898 · May 11 2021JOEL NEMENSIO M. MACASIL,* PETITIONER, VS. FRAUD AUDIT AND INVESTIGATION OFFICE (FAIO) - COMMISSION ON AUDIT, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND CORRUPTION PREVENTION OFFICE OMBUDSMAN - VISAYAS REGIONAL OFFICE NO. VIII, AND OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN (VISAYAS), RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 230112 · May 11 2021GLOBAL MEDICAL CENTER OF LAGUNA, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ROSS SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., RESPONDENTcites 3 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 244155 · May 11 2021COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, REPRESENTED BY ATTY. MARIA NORINA S. TANGARO- CASINGAL, ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT, RESPONDENTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 248005 · May 11 2021FRANCIS N. TOLENTINO, PETITIONER, VS. SENATE ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL AND COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 191718 · May 10 2021RAMON H. DEBUQUE, PETITIONER, VS. MATT C. NILSON, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 205498 · May 10 2021GMA NETWORK, INC., PETITIONER, VS. LUISITA CRUZ-VALDES AND ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 211751 · May 10 2021MARK E. JALANDONI, PETITIONER, VS. THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, ORLANDO C. CASIMIRO, AND THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, THROUGH ITS THIRD DIVISION, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 226734 · May 10 2021REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF SPOUSES VALENTINA JUAN BONIFACIO AND AURELIO BONIFACIO, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 234317 · May 10 2021VIRGILIO EVARDO Y LOPENA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 239464 · May 10 2021COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF TAX APPEALS THIRD DIVISION AND CITYSUPER, INCORPORATED, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 242670 · May 10 2021COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. MCDONALD'S PHILIPPINES REALTY CORP., RESPONDENTG.R. No. 253336 · May 10 2021JOEL DAVID Y MANGIO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 243891 · May 07 2021MEGALOPOLIS PROPERTIES, INC. (NOW, KAIZEN BUILDERS, INC.), GERALDINE FAJARDO AND SPOUSES HILARIO AND CECILLE APOSTOL, PETITIONERS, VS. D'NHEW LENDING CORPORATION, JONATHAN DEL PRADO AND PRADEEP "PAUL" LALWANI, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. Nos. 201044 & 222691 · May 05 2021JORGENETICS SWINE IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THICK & THIN AGRI-PRODUCTS, INC., RESPONDENTG.R. No. 217569 · May 05 2021DATU CAMARO SALENDAB AND BAI JOLLY SALENDAB, PETITIONERS, VS. FLORENCE CASE DELA PEÑA [DECEASED], AS SUBSTITUTED BY HER LEGAL HEIRS AND REPRESENTATIVES, NAMELY, EMMA C. DELA PEÑA-KAMID, EVERT C. DELA PEÑA, EVELYN C. DELA PEÑA CARILLO, EDNA C. DELA PEÑA-DESCUTIDO, ELLAINE C. DELA PEÑA-RAFOLS, JUNIE CG.R. No. 222476 · May 05 2021COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. YUMEX PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, RESPONDENTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 224944 · May 05 2021REGGIE ORBISTA ZONIO, PETITIONER, VS. 1ST QUANTUM LEAP SECURITY AGENCY, INC. AND ROMULO Q. PAR, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 228489 · May 05 2021CITY OF BATANGAS, THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD, AND THE CITY ASSESSOR, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE VIRGILIO Y. TOLENTINO AND THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 237798 · May 05 2021MARWIN B. RAYA AND SHIELA C. BORROMEO, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 240482 · May 05 2021ELSIE N. BELMONTE, PETITIONER, VS. ROLANDO MAGAS, SPOUSES OSCAR TORIO AND PERLA MAGAS-TORIO, AND SPOUSES AVELINO GALIT AND MILA MAGAS-GALIT, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 246997 · May 05 2021IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE PROBATE OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CECILIA ESGUERRA COSICOcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 247603 · May 05 2021PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BENJAMIN PADILLA Y ESPIRITU, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 247750 · May 05 2021PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MAXIMO DINOY YBAÑEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 248418 · May 05 2021PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GABRIEL CAMPUGAN CABRIOLE, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 249260 · May 05 2021PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BBB,* ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 250520 · May 05 2021FRANCIS LUIGI G. SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF QUEZON CITY, THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, AND ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 250640 · May 05 2021PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSEPH LUIGI POLVUS ORDANEZA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 252199 · May 05 2021CELSO B. CARAAN, PETITIONER, VS. GRIEG PHILIPPINES, INC., GRIEG STAR AS (FORMERLY GRIEG SHIPPING AS), AND ERNESTO C. MERCADO, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 202384 · May 04 2021EQUITABLE PCI BANK, INC. (NOW BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC.), PETITIONER, VS. SOUTH RICH ACRES, INC., TOP SERVICE, INC. AND THE CITY OF LAS PIÑAS, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 252035 · May 04 2021CATHAY PACIFIC STEEL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION AND POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 185503 · May 03 2021PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (SECOND DIVISION) AND THADEO Z. OUANO, RESPONDENTScites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 204447 · May 03 2021MARIA MAGDALENA V. AROMIN ALSO KNOWN AS MARIA V. AROMIN, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF SPOUSES WILFREDO AND LEONILA SOMIS, NAMELY: WILFREDO A. SOMIS, JR., VIOLITA SOMIS-FLORES, ELEANOR SOMIS FLORES, OLIVE SOMIS DE CASTRO, DELIA SOMIS-SORIANO, LALAINE SOMIS-DE LA CRUZ, CELSO A. SOMIS, AND ALL PERSONS CLAIcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 213080 · May 03 2021HARBOUR CENTRE PORT TERMINAL, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. LYLIHA L. ABELLA-AQUINO, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 24, MANILA, LA FILIPINA UYGONGCO CORPORATION, AND PHILIPPINE FOREMOST MILLING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 214260 · May 03 2021MUNICIPALITY OF VILLANUEVA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL REPRESENTED BY MUNICIPAL MAYOR JULIO T. UY, PETITIONER, VS. STEAG STATE POWER, INC. AND MUNICIPALITY OF TAGOLOAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 226745 · May 03 2021ELPEDIO RUEGO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ANTHONY M. CALUBIRAN, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 226993 · May 03 2021RAFAEL ZAFE III Y SANCHEZ A.K.A. "PAIT" AND CHERRYL ZAFE Y CAMACHO, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 232663 · May 03 2021COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES REMIGIO P. MAGAAN AND LETICIA L. MAGAAN, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 235604 · May 03 2021SPOUSES LEONARDO AND MARILYN ANGELES, FOR THEMSELVES AND AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF OLYMPIA C. BERNABE, AURORA ANGELES, PETER A. CARTAGENA, FRANCISCO A. CARTAGENA III, AND MANY PLACES, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. TRADERS ROYAL BANK (NOW KNOWN AS BANK OF COMMERCE), RESPONDENTG.R. No. 241890 · May 03 2021REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. AVELINO MANANSALA, HEIR OF THE LATE FEL M. MANANSALA, REPRESENTED BY ESMERALDO M. MANANSALA, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 243414 · May 03 2021GDI LIGHTING SOLUTIONS AND YEHUDA ORTAL, PETITIONERS, VS. JASMIN BACALANGCO UNATING, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 202105 · April 28 2021LA FLOR DELA ISABELA, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 205979 · April 28 2021HEIRS 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, VS. HEIRS OF JESUS MALIT, NAMELY: ELSA MALIT-ALMERO, MYRNA MALIT-ALVAREZ, EDELWINA MALIT-CLARETE, ZENAIDA MALIT-GATDULA, ELIcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 208465 · April 28 2021BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, PETITIONER, VS. BUSH BOAKE ALLEN (PHILS.), INC., RESPONDENTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 211571 · April 28 2021POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (PSALM), PETITIONER, VS. ALBERT S. GARCIA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF BATAAN, ENRIQUE T. GARCIA, JR., MARIO NIETO, ERNESTO DAGSON, UNI-WIDE SCRAP TRADERS CORPORATION, THE INDIVIDUAL WORKERS OF THE BATAAN NUCLEAR POWER PLAcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 211691 · April 28 2021LETLET CARPIO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. Nos. 218485-86 & 218493-97 · April 28 2021BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC., PETITIONER, VS. INTERNATIONAL COPRA EXPORT CORPORATION, INTERCO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, ICEC LAND CORPORATION, AND KIMEE REALTY CORPORATION, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 218532-33 · April 28 2021PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. 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, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 219340 · April 28 2021COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. STANDARD INSURANCE CO., INC., RESPONDENT