§ Jurisprudence
Supreme Court Decisions
§ 2020
G.R. No. 237982 · October 14 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, VS. YOLANDA SANTOS y PARAJAS, Accused-Appellantcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 240277 · October 14 2020ACTIVE WOOD PRODUCTS CO., INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN, CHUA TIONG SIO, PETITIONER, VS. STATE INVESTMENT HOUSE, INC., RESPONDENTG.R. No. 241632 · October 14 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff- Appellee, VS. ANGELITO DAYRIT y HIMOR, Accused-Appellantcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 248370 · October 14 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. XXX, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 248694 · October 14 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RANIE ESTONILO Y DE GUZMAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 217342 · October 13 2020NOEL F. MANANKIL, LIBERATO P LAUS, GLORIA C. MAGTOTO, EVANGELINE G. TEJADA, ALIZAIDO F. PARAS AND PHILIP JOSE B. PANLILIO, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT RESPONDENTG.R. No. 245274 · October 13 2020TERESITA P. DE GUZMAN, IN HER CAPACITY AS FORMER GENERAL MANAGER; GODIULA T. GUINTO, IN HER CAPACITY AS FORMER INTERNAL AUDITOR; VIVECA V. VILLAFUERTE, IN HER CAPACITY AS FORMER ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER; WILHELMINA A. AQUINO, IN HER CAPACITY AS SENIOR ACCOUNTANT; RENATO S. RONDEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS Acites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 197389 · October 12 2020REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. MANUEL M. CARAIG, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 197593 · October 12 2020BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PETITIONER, VS. CENTRAL BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (NOW BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS) AND CITIBANK, N.A., RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 212024 · October 12 2020BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC. (NOW BDO UNIBANK, INC.), PETITIONER, VS. EDGARDO C. YPIL, SR., CEBU SUREWAY TRADING CORPORATION, AND LEOPOLDO KHO, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 237423 · October 12 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NEIL DEJOS Y PINILI, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 239418 · October 12 2020DANILO DECENA AND CRISTINA CASTILLO (FORMERLY DECENA), PETITIONERS, VS. ASSET POOL A (SPV-AMC), INC., RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 240056 · October 12 2020DATU MALINGIN (LEMUEL TALINGTING Y SIMBORIO), TRIBAL CHIEFTAIN, HIGAONONSUGBUANON TRIBE, PETITIONER, VS. PO3 ARVIN R. SANDAGAN, PO3 ESTELITO R. AVELINO, PO2 NOEL P. GUIMBAOLIBOT, HON. PROSECUTOR III JUNERY M. BAGUNAS AND HON. JUDGE CARLOS O. ARGUELLES, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 10, ABUYOG, LEYTEG.R. No. 241523 · October 12 2020DANIEL F. TIANGCO, PETITIONER, VS. SUNLIFE FINANCIAL PLANS, INC., SUNLIFE OF CANADA (PHILS.), INC., AND RIZALINA MANTARING, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 241780 · October 12 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANILO TUYOR Y BANDERAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 244828 · October 12 2020ERNESTO L. CHING, PETITIONER, VS. CARMELITA S. BONACHITA-RICABLANCA, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 204420 · October 07 2020HEIRS OF TEOFILO BASTIDA, REPRESENTED BY CRISELDA BERNARDO, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF ANGEL FERNANDEZ, NAMELY, FERNANDO A. FERNANDEZ MARRIED TO GEMMA NAPALCRUZ, ERMELITA F. CASIMIRO, MA. LUISA FERNANDEZ, MARRIED TO CESAR ENRIQUEZ, SR., ZENAIDA F. PELAYO MARRIED TO GHANDIE PELAYO, AND LUCIA F. PAJARIcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 205448 · October 07 2020HEIRS OF ESPIRITA* TABORA-MABALOT, RODOLFO TABORA, AND TERESITA MABALOT, NAMELY: MARILOU MABALOT, JOSEPHINE MABALOT, AND MARISSA MABALOT, PETITIONERS, VS. LORETO GOMEZ, JR., CATHERINE GOMEZ, AND NEIL GOMEZ, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 205572 · October 07 2020PATRICK U. GABUTINA, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 211755 · October 07 2020HEIRS OF FELICISIMO GABULE, NAMELY: ELISHAMA GABULE-VICERA, FELINA GABULE CIMAFRANCA, IEMELIF GABULE, GRETEL GABULE, REPRESENTED BY HIS SPOUSE, CECILIA RIZA GABULE AND HAMUEL GABULE REPRESENTED BY HIS SPOUSE ISABEL GABULE, PETITIONERS, VS. FELIPE JUMUAD, SUBSTITUTED FOR BY HIS HEIRS NAMELY: SUSANO, G.R. No. 213960 · October 07 2020REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REPRESENTED BY THE PHILIPPINE RECLAMATION AUTHORITY (PRA), PETITIONER, VS. RIA S. RUBIN, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 214714 · October 07 2020PHILCONTRUST RESOURCES, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS INTER-ASIA LAND DEVELOPMENT CO.), PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. REYNALDO AQUINO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF TAGAYTAY CITY, AND MR. DANILO ORBASE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER OF TRECE MARTIRES, CAVITE, JESUS D. EBDcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 220828 · October 07 2020REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE PHILIPPINE MINING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. APEX MINING COMPANY INC., RESPONDENTG.R. No. 224906 · October 07 2020EMMA BUENVIAJE NABO AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING RIGHTS UNDER HER, PETITIONER, VS. FELIX C. BUENVIAJE, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 231298 · October 07 2020ROBERTO A. ESTOCONING, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 232308 · October 07 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. XXX[1], ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 244843 · October 07 2020THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RONALD LAGUDA Y RODIBISO A.K.A. "BOKAY," ACCUSED-APPELLANTG.R. No. 246836 · October 07 2020SPOUSES TEODULO BAYUDAN AND FILIPINA BAYUDAN, PETITIONER, VS. RODEL H. DACAYAN RESPONDENTG.R. No. 247956 · October 07 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PRINCESS GINE C. SAN MIGUEL, ACCUSED-APPELLANTG.R. No. 250671 · October 07 2020LINA TALOCOD, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 231854 · October 6 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. LEILA L. ANG, ROSALINDA DRIZ, JOEY ANG, ANSON ANG, AND VLADIMIR NIETO, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 237663 · October 06 2020REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF MA. TERESITA A. BERNABE AND COOPERATIVE RURAL BANK OF BULACAN, RESPONDENTScites 3 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 244336 · October 06 2020SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 204684 · October 05 2020ALLAN REGALA, PETITIONER, VS. MANILA HOTEL CORPORATION, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 207511 · October 05 2020PHILIPPINE TRANSMARINE CARRIERS, INC., CARLOS C. SALINAS, AND/OR GENERAL MARITIME MANAGEMENT LLC, PETITIONERS, VS. ALMARIO C. SAN JUAN, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 230576 · October 05 2020ABS-CBN CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. JAIME C. CONCEPCION, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 232623 · October 05 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALEX BALUYOT Y BIRANDA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 236544 · October 05 2020THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EFREN LOMA Y OBSEQUIO ALYAS "PUTOL", ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 237140 · October 05 2020REGINA Q. ALBA, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND, RUDOLFO D. ALBA, PETITIONERS, VS. NIDA AROLLADO, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND, PEDRO AROLLADO, JR.,RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 242942 · October 05 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANTE MAGHUYOP, ACCUSED-APPELLANTG.R. No. 243049 · October 05 2020XXX,[1] PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 243390 · October 05 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALEX BALUYOT Y BIRANDA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 245921 · October 05 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ABDILLAH PANGCATAN Y DIMAO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 207324 · September 30 2020MARY ELIZABETH MERCADO, PETITIONER, VS. RENE V. ONGPIN, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 214294 · September 30 2020JR HAULING SERVICES AND OSCAR MAPUE, PETITIONERS, VS. GAVINO L. SOLAMO, RAMIL JERUSALEM, ARMANDO PARUNGAO, RAFAEL CAPAROS, JR., NORIEL SOLAMO, ALFREDO SALANGSANG, MARK PARUNGAO AND DEAN V. CALVO, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 225151 · September 30 2020CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. PETER G. CUTAO, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 232120 · September 30 2020NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. CLARA C. BAUTISTA, MARRIED TO REY R. BAUTISTA, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 246195 · September 30 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. HERMIE ESTOLANO Y CASTILLO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTG.R. No. 248021 · September 30 2020PROSEL PHARMACEUTICALS & DISTRIBUTORS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. TYNOR DRUG HOUSE, INC. RESPONDENTG.R. No. 249092 · September 30 2020ARMANDO N. SERRANO, PETITIONER, VS. LOXON PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDEN