2017 - Philippine Supreme Court Decisions/Resolutions
September-2017
G.R. No. 217194, September 06, 2017 - SOCIETE DES PRODUITS, NESTLE, S.A., Petitioner, v. PUREGOLD PRICE CLUB, INC., Respondent.G.R. No. 218628, September 06, 2017 - EVERGREEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Respondent.; G.R. No. 218631 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Petitioner, v. EVERGREEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Respondent.A.C. No. 11478, September 05, 2017 - SPOUSES ANDRE CHAMBON AND MARIA FATIMA CHAMBON, Complainants, v. ATTY. CHRISTOPHER S. RUIZ, Respondent.G.R. No. 197745, September 06, 2017 - ATTY. MELITA S. RECTO-SAMBAJON, Petitioner, v. PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Respondent.A.M. No. P-16-3521 [Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 15-4493-P], September 04, 2017 - HON. MARIA CRISTINA C. BOTIGAN-SANTOS, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, SAN ILDEFONSO, BULACAN, Complainant, v. LETICIA C. GENER, CLERK OF COURT OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, SAN ILDEFONSO, BULACAN, Respondent.G.R. No. 214880, September 06, 2017 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMANTE PADLAN Y LEONES @ BUTOG, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 202505, September 06, 2017 - EXPRESS PADALA (ITALIA) S.P.A., NOW BDO REMITTANCE (ITALIA) S.P.A., Petitioner, v. HELEN M. OCAMPO, Respondent.G.R. No. 223262, September 11, 2017 - DENNIS M. CONCEJERO, Petitioner, v. COURT OF APPEALS AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Respondents.G.R. No. 224886, September 04, 2017 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROGER RACAL @ RAMBO, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 201271, September 20, 2017 - ROBERTO A. TORRES, IMMACULADA TORRES-ALANON, AGUSTIN TORRES, AND JUSTO TORRES, JR., Petitioners, v. ANTONIA F. ARUEGO, Respondent.G.R. No. 212731, September 06, 2017 - SPOUSES FIRMO S. ROSARIO AND AGNES ANNABELLE DEAN-ROSARIO, Petitioners, v. PRISCILLA P. ALVAR, Respondent.A.M. No. 16-05-142-RTC, September 05, 2017 - RE: REPORT ON THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE SPOT AUDIT IN THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 170, MALABON CITY.G.R. No. 225402, September 04, 2017 - ENCARNACION CONSTRUCTION & INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. PHOENIX READY MIX CONCRETE DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION, INC., Respondent.G.R. No. 226766, September 27, 2017 - ORIENTAL SHIPMANAGEMENT CO., INC. AND/OR MOL TANKSHIP MANAGEMENT (EUROPE) LTD. AND/OR RAMON S. HERRERA, Petitioners, v. WILLIAM DAVID P. OCANGAS, Respondent.G.R. No. 225500, September 11, 2017 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JONAS GERONIMO Y PINLAC, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 227425, September 04, 2017 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BRAHIM LIDASAN, NHOKIE MOHAMAD, ROCKY MOCALAM, TENG USMAN, ALI MATOC, MUSLIMEN WAHAB, JIMMY ALUNAN, ROWENA AMAL RAJID, ACCUSED, OMAR KAMIR, ALEX DALIANO, AND BAYAN ABBAS ADIL ALIAS "JORDAN," Accused-Appellants.G.R. No. 225065, September 13, 2017 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARMANDO LABRAQUE A.K.A. "ARMAN", Accused-Appellant.A.M. No. P-13-3170 (Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 12-3931-P), September 18, 2017 - MA. ASUNCION SJ. SAMONTE, Complainant, v.REY P. RODEN, LEGAL RESEARCHER, BRANCH 36, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, QUEZON CITY, Respondent.G.R. No. 225142, September 13, 2017 - NYK-FIL SHIP MANAGEMENT, INCORPORATED, Petitioner, v. GENER G. DABU, Respondent.G.R. No. 221620, September 11, 2017 - TERESA R. IGNACIO, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, ROBERTO R. IGNACIO, Petitioner, v. OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER OF QUEZON CITY, VICTOR B. ENDRIGA, OFFICE OF THE CITY ASSESSOR OF QUEZON CITY, THE REGISTRAR OF DEEDS OF QUEZON CITY, ATTY. FELIXBERTO F. ABAD, AND ALEJANDRO RAMON AND RACQUEL DIMALANTA, Respondents.A.C. No. 8968, September 26, 2017 - MA. VILMA F. MANIQUIZ, Complainant, v. ATTY. DANILO C. EMELO, Respondent.A.C. No. 11543, September 26, 2017 - SUSAN BASIYO, AND ANDREW WILLIAM SIMMONS, Complainants, v. ATTY. JOSELITO C. ALISUAG, Respondent.G.R. No. 168065, September 06, 2017 - TRINIDAD DIAZ-ENRIQUEZ REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, JOSE MARCEL E. PANLILIO, SUBSTITUTED BY MONTESOL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS, COURT OF APPEALS, GERONIMO SACLOLO, JOSEFINO SACLOLO AND RODRIGO SACLOLO, Respondents.; G.R. No. 168070, September 6, 2017 - GERONIMO SACLOLO, JOSEFINO SACLOLO AND RODRIGO SACLOLO, Petitioners, v. COURT OF APPEALS, TRINIDAD DIAZ-ENRIQUEZ AND DIRECTOR OF LANDS, Respondents.G.R. No. 219123, September 11, 2017 - DESIDERIO C. CUTANDA, Petitioner, v. MARLOW NAVIGATION PHILS., INC., AND/OR MARLOW NAVIGATION CO. LTD. AND/OR ANTONIO GALVEZ, JR., Respondents.G.R. No. 218830, September 14, 2017 - JESUS V. COSON, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.A.M. No. 17-08-01-SC, September 19, 2017 - RE: REQUESTS FOR SURVIVORSHIP PENSION BENEFITS OF SPOUSES OF JUSTICES AND JUDGES WHO DIED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVITY OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9946G.R. No. 215730, September 11, 2017 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MELCHOR PANES Y MAGSANOP, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 208095, September 20, 2017 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JEFFERSON DEL MUNDO Y ABAC AND MITOS LACSON-DEL MUNDO, Accused-Appellants.G.R. No. 211721, September 20, 2017 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLINGTON RODRIGUEZ Y HERMOSA, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 177246, September 25, 2017 - ANTONIO A. SOMBILON, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 194944, September 18, 2017 - PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Petitioner, v. TERESITA FE A. GREGORIO, Respondent.G.R. No. 179757, September 13, 2017 - LEONARDO P. CASONA, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.G.R. No. 208625, September 06, 2017 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RAMON FRANCICA Y NAVALTA, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 207229, September 20, 2017 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SIEGFRED CABELLON CABA�ERO, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 213237, September 13, 2017 - CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF MASIU, LANAO DEL SUR, REPRESENTED BY MAYOR NASSER P. PANGANDAMAN, JR., Petitioners, v. SAMAD M. UNDA, Respondent.; G.R. No. 213331 - THE MUNICIPALITY OF MASIU, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL SUR, REPRESENTED BY NASSER P. PANGANDAMAN, JR., MUNICIPAL MAYOR, Petitioner, v. SAMAD M. UNDA, Respondent.G.R. No. 208426, September 20, 2017 - SAMUEL M. ALVARADO,, Petitioner, v. AYALA LAND, INC., AYALA HILLSIDE ESTATES HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC., ALEXANDER P. AGUIRRE, HORACIO PAREDES, RICARDO F. DE LEON, REYNATO Y. SAWIT, AGUSTIN N. PEREZ, GERONIMO M. COLLADO, EMMANUEL C. CHING, MACABANGKIT LANTO, MANUEL DIZON, TARCISIO CALILUNG, IRINEO AGUIRRE, ERNESTO ORTIZ LUIS, BERNARDO JAMBALOS III, FRANCISCO ARCILLANA, LUIS S. TANJANGCO, AND PABLITO VILLEGAS, Respondents.G.R. No. 191652, September 13, 2017 - TEAM IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., AND FELIX S. CO., Petitioners, v. SOLAR TEAM ENTERTAINMENT, INC., Respondent.; G.R. No. 191658, September 13, 2017 - SOLAR TEAM ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,, Petitioner, v. TEAM IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., AND FELIX S. CO, Respondents.G.R. No. 187869, September 13, 2017 - TEODULFO E. LAO, JR., ROGER A. ABADAY, ZALDY O. OCON, AND ENRICO D. SALCEDO, Petitioners, v. LGU OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, MAYOR CONSTANTINO JARAULA, VICE MAYOR VICENTE T. EMANO, CITY COUNCILOR RAMON TABOR, CITY COUNCILOR REYNALDO ADVINCULA, CITY COUNCILOR IAN MARK NACAYA, CITY COUNCILOR PRESIDENT ELIPE, CITY COUNCILOR EMMANUEL ABEJUELA, CITY COUNCILOR ALFONSO GOKING, CITY COUNCILOR ALDEN DACAL, CITY COUNCILOR ALEXANDER DACER, CITY COUNCILOR MARYCOR CALIZO, CITY COUNCILOR AARON NERI, CITY COUNCILOR ADRIAN BARBA, CITY COUNCILOR IAN CAESAR ACENAS, CITY COUNCILOR SIMEON LICAYAN, CITY COUNCILOR KAREN VI POQUITA, CITY COUNCILOR DANTE PAJO, IN THEIR PRIVATE AND/OR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AND MEGA INTEGRATED AGRO-LIVESTOCK FARM CORPORATION PRESIDENT ERWIN BRYAN SEE*, Respondents.A.M. No. RTJ-17-2492 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 13-4103-RTJ], September 26, 2017 - PROSECUTOR IVY A. TEJANO, Complainant, v. PRESIDING JUDGE ANTONIO D. MARIGOMEN AND UTILITY WORKER EMELIANO C. CAMAY, JR.,1 BOTH OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (RTC), BRANCH 61, BOGO CITY, CEBU, Respondents.G.R. No. 227863, September 20, 2017 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PEDRITO ORDONA Y RENDON, Accused-Appellant.
