2020 - Philippine Supreme Court Decisions/Resolutions
July-2020
G.R. No. 237130 - ADEX R. MACAHILAS, Petitioner, v. BSM CREW SERVICE CENTRE PHILS., INC., ET AL., Respondents.G.R. No. 243896 - ARACELI REBURIANO, Petitioner, v. AUGUSTUS "JOJIT" DE VERA, Respondent.G.R. No. 225600 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DENEL YUMOL Y TIMPUG, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 222471 - ESTRELLA K. VENADAS, Petitioner, v. BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, Respondent.G.R. No. 248701 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LIONEL ECHAVEZ BACALTOS, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 231984 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEO IBA�EZ Y MORALES, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 220935 - ARIEL ESPINA, ANALY DOLOJAN, DARIA DONOR, ROEL DONOR, ET AL., Petitioners, v. HIGHLANDS CAMP/RAWLINGS FOUNDATION, INC. AND JAYVELYN PASCAL, Respondents. [G.R. NO. 219868] EDWIN ADONA, DARYLE MONTEVIRGEN, EDERLINA ESTEBAN, ET AL., Petitioners, v. HIGHLANDS CAMP/RAWLINGS FOUNDATION, INC. AND JAYVELYN PASCAL, Respondents.G.R. Nos. 225750-51 - KEPCO PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, PETITIONER, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.G.R. No. 241249 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RYAN FETALCO Y SABLAY, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 221216 - LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. HEIRS OF BARRAMEDA, Respondents.G.R. No. 219074 - SPOUSES TEODORICO M. VIOVICENTE AND DOMINGA L. VIOVICENTE, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES DANILO L. VIOVICENTE AND ALICE H. VIOVICENTE, THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CALAMBA, LAGUNA, Respondents.G.R. No. 228320 - AMERICAN EXPRESS TRANSNATIONAL (NOW AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOURS, INC.) AND CARLO SEVERINO, Petitioners, v. MENANDRO T. BORRE, Respondent. MENANDRO T. BORRE,Petitioner, v. AMERICAN EXPRESS TRANSNATIONAL (NOW AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOURS, INC.) AND CARLO SEVERINO, Respondent.G.R. No. 219560 - JUANDOM PALENCIA Y DE ASIS, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES RESPONDENT.G.R. No. 222450 - MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, FORTUNATO PENA, VICE-GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, ATTY. AMADOR L. SIMANDO, WARREN SE�AR, GILMAR S. PACAMARRA, EMMANUEL H. NOBLE, GIOVANNI SE�AR, RUDITO ESPIRITU, JR., JORGE BENGUA, FABIO FIGURACION, NELSON JULIA, MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUANING PANLALAWIGAN OF CAMARINES SUR, Petitioners, v. CONSTANTINO H. CORDIAL, JR., MAYOR OF CARAMOAN, CAMARINES SUR AND IRENE R. BREIS, VICE-MAYOR OF CARAMOAN, CAMARINES SUR, Respondents.G.R. No. 232053 - REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. ANNABELLE ONTUCA Y PELE�O (MOTHER AND GUARDIAN OF HER MINOR CHILD, ZSANINE KIMBERLY JARIOL Y ONTUCA), Respondent.G.R. No. 247345 - FILIPINA D. ABUTIN, Petitioner, v. JOSEPHINE SAN JUAN, Respondent.G.R. No. 226650 - LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. HEIRS OF RENE DIVINAGRACIA, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, NAMELY: TRANQUILINO RENE, EMORY JUDSON IGNACIO, FELECIANO AND GINA, ALL SURNAMED DIVINAGRACIA, ALL REPRESENTED BY TRANQUILINO RENE DIVINAGRACIA AND SOFIA DIVINAGRACIA, Respondents.G.R. No. 230981 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. XXX, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 237864 - EDWIN S. VILLANUEVA AND NIDA V. VILLANUEVA, Petitioners, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.G.R. No. 243296 - CEFERINO BAUTISTA (SUBSTITUTED BY HIS SON AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE, PHILIP DE VERA BAUTISTA), FELISA BAUTISTA, AND NEHEMIAS BAUTISTA, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES FRANCIS AND MINDA BALOLONG, METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN, Respondents.G.R. No. 234260 - TEODORO C. LINSANGAN, Petitioner, v. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND LEONARDO O. ORIG, Respondents.G.R. No. 234445 - COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, v. DEUTSCHE KNOWLEDGE SERVICES PTE. LTD., Respondent.G.R. No. 232500 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ZZZ, Accused-Appellant.A.M. No. RTJ-20-2584(formerly OCA IPI No. 18-4841-RTJ) - HORTENCIA R. CAYABYAB, Complainant, v. PRESIDING JUDGE IRINEO P. PANGILINAN, JR., REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 58, ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Respondent.G.R. No. 231452 - SPOUSES ATTY. TOMAS HOFER AND DR. BERNARDITA R. HOFER, Petitioners, v. NELSON YU, RESPONDENT,
G.R. No. 228212 - MARCIANO D. MAGTIBAY, Petitioner, v. AIRTRAC AGRICULTURAL CORPORATION AND/OR IAN PHILIPPE W. CUYEGKENG, PRESIDENT, VICTOR S. MERCADO, JR., CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, Respondents.G.R. No. 227866 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TAHIR TAMANO Y TOGUSO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.G.R. No. 194530 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPRESENTED BY UNDERSECRE� TARY RAFAEL E. SEGUIS, FRANKLIN M. EBDALIN, MA. CORAZON YAP-BAHJIN, EVA G. BETITA, JOCELYN BATOON-GAR�CIA, AND LEO HERRERA-LIM, FOR THEMSELVES AND IN BEHALF OF OTHER DFA PERSONNEL WITH WHOM THEY SHARE A COMMON AND GENERAL INTEREST, Petitioners, v. THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT, Respondent.G.R. No. 239989 - PIONEER INSURANCE & SURETY CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. CARMEN G. TAN ALSO KNOWN AS CARMEN S.F. GATMAYTAN AND/OR UNKNOWN OWNER/PROPRIETOR OF SAVE MORE DRUG DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF SAVE MORE DRUG, Respondent.G.R. No. 206673 - FIRST PHILIPPINE HOLDINGS CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Respondent.A.C. No. 12734 - BUKIDNON COOPERATIVE BANK, REPRESENTED BY GENERAL MANAGER WILHELMIA P. FERRER, Complainant, v. ATTY. JOSE VICENTE M. ARNADO, Respondent.G.R. No. 210582 - HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (HDMF), Petitioner, v. EULOGIA N. CATAQUIZ AND MANUEL P. CATAQUIZ, Respondents.G.R. No. 237373 - JOSEPH MARTINEZ, Petitioner, v. OSG SHIP MANAGEMENT MANILA, INC. (SUBSTITUTED BY PACIFIC OCEAN MANNING, INC.), OSG SHIP MANAGEMENT (GR) LTD., MS. MA. CRISTINA H. GARCIA, Respondents. G.R. NO. 237378 OSG SHIP MANAGEMENT MANILA, INC. (SUBSTITUTED BY PACIFIC OCEAN MANNING, INC.), OSG SHIP MANAGEMENT (GR) LTD., MS. MA. CRISTINA H. GARCIA, Petitioners, v. JOSEPH MARTINEZ, Respondent.G.R. No. 219792 - RUSSELL Q. BERNAL, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE AUTHORIZED MANAGING OFFICER OF CIARA CONSTRUCTION/BERSON CONSTRUCTION & TRADING (A JOINT VENTURE), Petitioner, v. HON. FELIPE M. DE LEON, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS (NCCA), HON. ROGELIO L. SINGSON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH), HON. MELANIO C. BRIOSOS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS - REGIONAL OFFICE I, AND MOST REV. RODOLFO BELTRAN, D.D., BISHOP OF LA UNION, RESPONDENTS, G.R. No. 202379 - SPC POWER CORPORATION, JOCELYN O. CAPULE, AND ALFREDO S. BALLESTEROS, Petitioners, v. GERARDO A. SANTOS, Respondents.G.R. No. 240950 - EASTERN OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT CENTER, INC., AL AWADH COMPANY TRADING AND CONTRACTING, MR. JUAN VILLABLANCA AND MRS. GLORIA ODULIO VILLABLANCA, Petitioners, v. HEIRS OF THE DECEASED NOMER P. ODULIO, REPRESENTED BY HIS WIFE, MAY IMBAG ODULIO, Respondents.G.R. No. 240692 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. IMELDA GARCIA Y TORDEDO AND NOEL E. OLEDAN, Accused, NOEL E. OLEDAN, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 229055 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ELIZABETH NYAMBURA RUNANA AND MA. GRACE LACSON Y NAVARRO, Accused, MA. GRACE LACSON Y NAVARRO, Accused-Appellant,G.R. No. 229514 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ESMERALDO "JAY" AMURAO Y TEJERO, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 244544 - AMALIA G. CARDONA, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.A.C. No. 8395 - LORNA C. BASAGAN, Complainant, v. ATTY. DOMINGO P. ESPINA, Respondent.G.R. No. 227411 - TERESITA DAYANDAYAN, YOLLY D. LAGUNA, CLARA "CARING" TALLE, MR. & MRS. RODRIGO RIOS, AND MR. & MRS. REDEN BIGNAY, Petitioners, v. SPOUSES EDUARDO P. ROJAS AND ENRIQUITA A. ROJAS, Respondents.G.R. No. 234157 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN PAUL LOPEZ Y MAYAO, Accused-Appellant.G.R. No. 223404 - BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Petitioner, v. MARCIANO S. BACALLA, JR., EDUARDO M. ABACAN, ERLINDA U. LIM, FELICITO A. MADAMBA, AND PEPITO M. DELGADO, Respondents.G.R. No. 206789 - TEAM PACIFIC CORPORATION, FEDERICO M. FERNANDEZ, AND AURORA Q. GARCIA, Petitioners, v. LAYLA M. PARENTE, Respondent.G.R. No. 252117 - IN THE MATTER OF THE URGENT PETITION FOR THE RELEASE OF PRISONERS ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS IN THE MIDST OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, DIONISIO S. ALMONTE, REPRESENTED BY HIS WIFE GLORIA P. ALMONTE, IRENEO O. ATADERO, JR., REPRESENTED BY HIS DAUGHTER APRILLE JOY A. ATADERO, ALEXANDER RAMONITA K. BIRONDO, REPRESENTED BY HIS SISTER JEANETTE B. GODDARD, WINONA MARIE O. BIRONDO, REPRESENTED BY HER SISTER-IN-LAW JEANETTE B. GODDARD, REY CLARO CASAMBRE, REPRESENTED BY HIS DAUGHTER XANDRA LIZA C. BISENIO, FERDINAND T. CASTILLO, REPRESENTED BY HIS WIFE NONA ANDAYA-CASTILLO, FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ, JR., REPRESENTED BY HIS SON FRANCIS IB LAGTAPON, RENANTE GAMARA, REPRESENTED BY HIS SON KRISANTO MIGUEL B. GAMARA, VICENTE P. LADLAD, REPRESENTED BY HIS WIFE FIDES M. LIM, EDIESEL R. LEGASPI, REPRESENTED BY HIS WIFE EVELYN C. LEGASPI, CLEOFE LAGTAPON, REPRESENTED BY HER SON FRANCIS IB LAGTAPON, GEANN PEREZ REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER ERLINDA C. PEREZ, ADELBERTO A. SILVA, REPRESENTED BY HIS SON FREDERICK CARLOS J. SILVA, ALBERTO L. VILLAMOR, REPRESENTED BY HIS SON ALBERTO B. VILLAMOR, JR., VIRGINIA B. VILLAMOR, REPRESENTED BY HER DAUGHTER JOCELYN V. PASCUAL, OSCAR BELLEZA, REPRESENTED BY HIS BROTHER LEONARDO P. BELLEZA, NORBERTO A. MURILLO, REPRESENTED BY HIS DAUGHTER NALLY MURILLO, REINA MAE NASINO, REPRESENTED BY HER AUNT VERONICA VIDAL, DARIO TOMADA, REPRESENTED BY HIS WIFE AMELITA Y. TOMADA, EMMANUEL BACARRA, REPRESENTED BY HIS WIFE ROSALIA BACARRA, OLIVER B. ROSALES, REPRESENTED BY HIS DAUGHTER KALAYAAN ROSALES, LILIA BUCATCAT, REPRESENTED BY HER GRANDCHILD LELIAN A. PECORO, Petitioners, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, EDUARDO A�O, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MENARDO GUEVARRA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, J-DIRECTOR ALLAN SULLANO IRAL IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY, USEC. GERALD Q. BANTAG, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS, JCINSP. MICHELLE NG - BONTO IN HER CAPACITY AS THE WARDEN OF THE METRO MANILA DISTRICT JAIL 4, JCINSP. ELLEN B. BARRIOS, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE WARDEN OF THE TAGUIG CITY JAIL FEMALE DORM, J-SUPT. RANDEL H. LATOZA IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE WARDEN OF THE MANILA CITY JAIL, J-SUPT. CATHERINE L. ABUEVA, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE WARDEN OF THE MANILA CITY JAIL-FEMALE DORM, J-CSUPT. JHAERON L. LACABEN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CORRECTION SUPERINTENDENT NEW BILIBID PRISON- WEST, CTSUPT. VIRGINIA S. MANGAWIT, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN, Respondents.
