§ Jurisprudence
Supreme Court Decisions
§ 2020
G.R. No. 225409 · March 11 2020PHILIPPINE HEART CENTER PETITIONER, V. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF QUEZON CITY, CITY MAYOR OF QUEZON CITY, CITY TREASURER OF QUEZON CITY AND CITY ASSESSOR OF QUEZON CITY RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 225729 · March 11 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VALENTINO CATIG Y GENTERONI, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 3 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 228132 · March 11 2020MICHAEL TAÑAMOR Y ACIBO, PETITIONER, V. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 228328 · March 11 2020AIRENE T. UNERA, JOAN P. BABAO, CHERRY F. VICENTE, LORIE A. VERDADERO, JENNILYN M. SALVADOR, ROSE ANNE N. MOLINA, JONALIE N. URAYAN, MANILYN L. DIMAILIG, MELANIE B. MENDOZA, IRENE C. MARCOS, GINA T. SINFOROSO, MARICEL A. MAGPANTAY, ROMA D. ASUNSION, RIZZALIE JOY A. VILLANUEVA, VICENTINA C. ROJOcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 235711 · March 11 2020TERESITA E. PASCUAL, WIDOW OF THE LATE ROMULO PASCUAL, WHO WAS THE HEIR OF THE LATE CATALINA DELA CRUZ AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF HER CHILDREN AND FOR HER OWN BEHALF, PETITIONER, V. ENCARNACION PANGYARIHAN-ANG, SPOUSES EMELITA ANG GAN AND VICENTE GAN, SPOUSES NILDA ANG-ROMAN AND ROBERTO ROMAN, SPOUSESG.R. No. 235724 · March 11 2020MARIA LOURDES ARTATES Y GALLARDO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 239055 · March 11 2020RICHIE P. CHAN, PETITIONER, VS. MAGSAYSAY CORPORATION, MARITIME CORPORATION, CSCS INTERNATIONAL NV AND/OR MS. DORIS HO, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 241905 · March 11 2020CARLOS S. PALANCA IV AND COGNATIO HOLDINGS, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. RCBC SECURITIES, INC., RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 243941 · March 11 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. SAMIAH S. ABDULAH, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 248763 · March 11 2020SPOUSES JESUS AND AIDA CASTRO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES FELIMON AND LORNA ESPERANZA, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 217590 · March 10 2020PHILIPPINE CONTRACTORS ACCREDITATION BOARD, PETITIONER, V. MANILA WATER COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 227926 · March 10 2020PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, REPRESENTED BY GOVERNOR MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 242342 · March 10 2020NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MARGARITO B. TEVES, ROLANDO G. ANDAYA, JR., PETER B. FAVILA, ARTHUR C. YAP, ELEAZAR P. QUINTO, RONALDO V. PUNO, AUGUSTO B. SANTOS, AND FROILAN A. TAMPINCO, PETITIONERS, V. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 247610 · March 10 2020CYNTHIA S. DEL ROSARIO, FEDERICO N. VIRGO, JR., RENATO V. BALADAD, BEATRIZ A. DIOSO, CORAZON MANALON DAVILA, LORETA N. ALSA, HIYA I. HASSAN, AND JOHN VINCENT C. COLILI, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF PALAWAN, AND THE PRcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 199423 · March 09 2020SPS. NORBERTO DE GUZMAN AND FELICITAS C. DE GUZMAN, PETITIONERS, V. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE TOLL REGULATORY BOARD, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 220686 · March 09 2020ICON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 227070 · March 09 2020ADAMSON UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND EMPLOYEES UNION, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, AND ORESTES DELOS REYES, PETITIONERS, VS. ADAMSON UNIVERSITY, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 228356 · March 09 2020MERIAN B. SANTIAGO, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES EDNA L. GARCIA AND BAYANI GARCIA, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 230626 · March 09 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, V. EDWARD SUMAYOD Y OSANO AND ELISEO SUMAYOD Y LAGUNZAD, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 240484 · March 09 2020ARVIN A. PASCUAL, PETITIONER, V. SITEL PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, MICHAEL LEE, ASWIN SUKUMAR, PHOEBE MONICA ARGANA, REMIL CANDA AND AMOR REYES, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 241152 · March 09 2020DON ANTONIO MARIE V. ABOGADO, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND TASK FORCE ABONO - FIELD INVESTIGATION OFFICE, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 191834 · March 04 2020JOSEPHINE ESPINOSA, PETITIONER, V. SANDIGANBAYAN AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 212894 · March 04 2020DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH), REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH; AND THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, AS HEAD OF THE PROCURING ENTITY, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. BONIFACIO S. PASCUA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 56, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN MAKATI CITY; AND J.D. LEGASPI CONSTRUCTION, RESPONcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 214647 · March 04 2020EDWIN TALABIS, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 223335 · March 04 2020TEROCEL REALTY, INC. (NOW PECHATEN CORPORATION), PETITIONER, LEONARDO MEMPIN, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 223628 · March 4 2020EDNA S. KONDO, REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, LUZVIMINDA S. PINEDA, PETITIONER, V. CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 225718 · March 04 2020JOSE M. ROY III, PETITIONER, V. THE HONORABLE OMBUDSMAN, CONCHITA CARPIO MORALES AND FIELD INVESTIGATION OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AS REPRESENTED BY LUISITO S. SUAREZ, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 226089 · March 04 2020COCA-COLA FEMSA PHILIPPINES, INC., (FORMERLY KNOWN AS COCA-COLA BOTTLERS PHILS., INC.), PETITIONER, VS. JESSE L. ALPUERTO, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 226420 · March 04 2020ABDON A. IMINGAN, PETITIONER, VS. THE OFFICE OF THE HONORABLE OMBUDSMAN, THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN, AND THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION-CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 235660 · March 04 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LUISA DAGUNO* Y CODOG, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 237102 · March 04 2020CRC 1447, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ROSALINDA CALBATEA, EDUARDO CALBATEA, RICARDO DULA, RICARDO DULA, JR., GUIDO BALUYOT, FRANCISCO LIWANAG, ARIEL CORDOVA, JOVI MANALANSAN, ROMEO ORTEGA, REYNALDO ALFONSO, DOMINADOR CALING, REMEGIO GODINES, EFREN LAGTU, RODELIO QUINTO, JONATHAN RAMOS, AND ANY AND/OR ALL cites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 241518 · March 04 2020ROLANDO GEMENEZ Y PARAME, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 244288 · March 04 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. XXX, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 2 statutes in this corpusG.R. No. 191759 · March 02 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GERALD MORENO Y TAZON, ACCUSED-APPELLANTG.R. No. 202889 · March 02 2020RODOLFO CARANTO, PETITIONER, VS. ANITA AGRA CARANTO, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 210548 · March 02 2020ANA LIZA ASIS CASTRO, PETITIONER, VS. JOSELITO O. CASTRO, RESPONDENTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 222785 · March 02 2020ANITA C. BUCE, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES GEORGE GALEON AND ERLINDA TIONGCO GALEON, SPOUSES HONESTO CABRERA, JR. AND GENEROSA TIONGCO CABRERA, SPOUSES LEO SANDS AND MARIA TERESA TIONGCO SANDS, JOSE M. TIONGCO, AND MARIA CORAZON M. TIONGCO, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 224335 · March 02 2020MUNICIPALITY OF BAKUN, BENGUET, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY ITS MUNICIPAL MAYOR HON. FAUSTO T. LABINIO, PETITIONER, VS. MUNICIPALITY OF SUGPON, ILOCOS SUR, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY ITS MUNICIPAL MAYOR HON. FERNANDO C. QUITON, SR., RESPONDENTG.R. No. 234711 · March 2 2020DAISY REE CASTILLON, JUREEZE PHOEBE CASTILLON, AND DREW WYATT CASTILLON, PETITIONERS, VS. MAGSAYSAY MITSUI OSK MARINE, INC. AND/OR FRANCISCO D. MENOR AND/OR MOL SHIP MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 235279 · March 02 2020SUNFIRE TRADING, INC., PETITIONER, V. GERALDINE GUY, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 239273 · March 02 2020REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. JUAN FULE AND DELIA O. FULE, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 190453 · February 26 2020REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. JORGE CASTILLO, SOFIA SOLIS-ACHACOSA, ALIPIO FERNANDEZ, SR., EMILIANA FERNANDEZ, CASIMERA FERNANDEZ, CONCEPCION FERNANDEZ, JUANA GALVAN, ESTELA CORPUZ FERNANDEZ, GERMANA SUAREZ, AND BENJAMIN FERNANDEZ, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 192327 · February 26 2020THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FLOR PUEYO ALIAS TITO FLONG, ACCUSED-APPELLANTG.R. No. 200405 · February 26 2020JS UNITRADE MERCHANDISE, INC., PETITIONER, V. RUPERTO S. SAMSON, JR., RESPONDENTG.R. No. 214649 · February 26 2020CHRISTOPHER I. DALIDA, ETITIONER, V. CONCEPCION BOHOL-ZENONI, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 224414 · February 26 2020GEORGE AGCAOILI*, PETITIONER, V. ELMER MATA, RESPONDENTG.R. No. 225449 · February 26 2020SPOUSES RENE LUIS GODINEZ AND SHEMAYNE GODINEZ, PETITIONERS, V. SPOUSES ANDREW T. NORMAN AND JANET A. NORMAN, RESPONDENTScites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 226140 · February 26 2020PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANNA ESPIRITU AND ELLEN MABBORANG,[*] ACCUSED, ISABEL RIOS Y CATAGBUI, ACCUSED-APPELLANTcites 1 statute in this corpusG.R. No. 234491 · February 26 2020KENNETH C. DUREMDES, PETITIONER, V. CAROLINE G. JORILLA, RODOLFO C. DE LEON, MANOLITO SIOSON,[*] ELMER B. GASANG, MICHAEL DE CASTRO, GENNETE E. RIVERA, SYLVIA ORBASE, IRENE MAGSOMBOL, NENITA R. DOMAGUING, AND CHERILYN PALMA, RESPONDENTSG.R. No. 234624 · February 26 2020PRESIDENTIAL BROADCAST STAFF-RADIO TELEVISION MALACAÑANG (PBS-RTVM), PETITIONER, VS. VERGEL P. TABASA, RESPONDENT