Decisions in Nov 2019
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Decisions
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G.R. No. 226908 PASAY CITY ALLIANCE CHURCH/CAMACOP/REV. WILLIAM CARGO, PETITIONERS, VS. FE BENITO, RESPONDENT. November 28, 2019
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A.M. No. P-14-3259 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 14-4302-P] COMPLAINT AGAINST EMILIANA A. LUMILANG, COURT INTERPRETER III, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 10, MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON. November 28, 2019
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G.R. No. 223046 ENGRACIO U. ANG, JR., PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES BENJAMIN M. BITANGA AND MARILYN ANDAL BITANGA, MANILA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, INC., BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS-STOCK TRANSFER OFFICE AND WILFRED T. SIY, RESPONDENTS. November 28, 2019
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A.M. No. P-11-2968 [Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 10-3535-P] SOLOMON SON, COMPLAINANT, VS. ROLANDO C. LEYVA, SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 74, ANTIPOLO CITY, RIZAL, RESPONDENT. November 28, 2019
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A.M. No. P-19-4020 [Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 03-1824-P] ELIZABETH D. GADONG, PETITIONER, VS. JOSEPHINE BUTLIG, COURT STENOGRAPHER I, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT-MARGOSATUBIG, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, RESPONDENT. November 28, 2019
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G.R. No. 246165 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOEFFREY MACASPAC Y LLANETE AND BRYAN MARCELO Y PANDINO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. November 28, 2019
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G.R. No. 225756 VICTORINO G. RANOA, PETITIONER, VS. ANGLO-EASTERN CREW MANAGEMENT PHILS., INC., ANGLO-EASTERN CREW MGT. (ASIA) LTD., AND/OR CAPT. GREGORIO B. SIALSA, AND COURT OF APPEALS (TENTH DIVISION), RESPONDENTS. November 28, 2019
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G.R. No. 240230 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROGELIO DIVINAGRACIA, JR. Y DORNILA,*** A.K.A. "ENSOL" AND ROSWORTH SY Y BERSABAL, A.K.A. "RORO", ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. November 28, 2019
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G.R. No. 211149 OSCAR LL. ARCINUE, PETITIONER, VS. ALICE ILALO S. BAUN, RESPONDENT. November 28, 2019
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A.C. No. 9252 EXECUTIVE JUDGE ELOIDA R. DE LEON-DIAZ, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 58, LUCENA CITY, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RONALDO ANTONIO V. CALAYAN, RESPONDENT. November 28, 2019
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A.C. No. 10540 [Formerly CBD Case No. 07-2105] SPOUSES ELMER AND MILA SORIANO, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. GERVACIO B. ORTIZ, JR. AND ATTY. ROBERTO B. ARCA, RESPONDENTS. November 28, 2019
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G.R. No. 234296 ERNESTO P. GUTIERREZ, PETITIONER, VS. NAWRAS MANPOWER SERVICES, INC., AL-ADHAMAIN CO. LTD., AND ELIZABETH BAWA, RESPONDENTS. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 243793 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOESON AGUILAR Y CIMAFRANCA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 243635 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PRISCILA RUIZ Y TICA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 229515 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NIDA GUILLERMO Y DE LUNA AND DESIREE GUILLERMO Y SOLIS, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 245486 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RONALD JAIME DE MOTOR Y DANTES AND LYNIEL TORINO Y RAMOS, ACCUSED; RONALD JAIME DE MOTOR Y DANTES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 215280 FRANCISCO C. EIZMENDI, JR., JOSE S. TAYAG, JR., JOAQUIN L. SAN AGUSTIN, EDUARDO V. FRANCISCO, EDMIDIO V. RAMOS, JR., ALBERT G. BLANCAFLOR, REY NATHANIEL C. IFURUNG, MANUEL H. ACOSTA, JR., AND VALLE VERDE COUNTRY CLUB, INC., PETITIONERS, V. TEODORICO P. FERNANDEZ, RESPONDENT. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 236322 COKIA INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT, INC. AND/OR GEORGE LEE CO, PRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, PETITIONERS, V. BEATRIZ C. BUG-OS, RESPONDENT November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 237803 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. ALLAN ALON-ALON Y LIZARDA , ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 240231 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CRESENCIANO ENOJO A.K.A. "OLPOK," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 243627 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. XANDRA SANTOS Y LITTAUA[*] A.K.A. "XANDRA SANTOS LITTAUA," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 212895 FLUOR DANIEL, INC. PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. FIL-ESTATE PROPERTIES, INC., RESPONDENT. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 211301 PARK DEVELOPERS INCORPORATED, REYNALDO JESUS B. PASCO, SR., ROLANDO GOLLA, NENITA B. PASCO, JULITO CAPARAS, TERESA CAPARAS AND CONSTANCIO BERNARDO, PETITIONERS, VS. ELIZABETH D. DACLAN, RESPONDENT. November 27, 2019
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*G.R. No. 224212 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROMEO DE CASTRO DE GUZMAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 229669 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ESRAFEL DAYON Y MALI @ "BONG," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 248035 SPOUSES JOON HYUNG PARK AND KYUNG AH LEE, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. RICO SEBASTIAN D. LIWANAG, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MAKATI CITY, BRANCH 136, RESPONDENT. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 234051 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARNEL AMBROSIO Y NIDUA A.K.A. "ARNEL," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 237277 ALASKA MILK CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. RUBEN P. PAEZ, FLORENTINO M. COMBITE, JR., SONNY O. BATE, RYAN R. MEDRANO, AND JOHN BRYAN S. OLIVER, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 237317] ASIAPRO MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE, PETITIONER, VS. RUBEN P. PAEZ, FLORENTINO M. COMBITE, JR., SONNY O. BATE, RYAN R. MEDRANO, AND JOHN BRYAN S. OLIVER, RESPONDENTS. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 243313 ROSANA HEDREYDA Y LIZARDA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 238517 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LUNG WAI TANG, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 27, 2019
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G.R. No. 232083 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. COCOY CATUBAY, ACCUSED, JONEPER JAIME Y DURAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 27, 2019
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A.M. No. P-08-2555 [Formerly A.M. OCA IPI No. 08-2780-P] MARIA ROSANNA J. SANTOS, COMPLAINANT, VS. EMMA J. RAYMUNDO, CLERK III, BRANCH 69; GEORGE F. LUCERO, PROCESS SERVER, BRANCH 71; AND RONALD P. FAJARDO,* PROCESS SERVER, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, ALL IN THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, PASIG CITY, RESPONDENTS. November 26, 2019
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G.R. No. 221884 MANUEL AGULTO AND JOSELITO JAMIR, PETITIONERS, VS. 168 SECURITY, INC. (168 SECURITY AND ALLIED SERVICES, INC.), REPRESENTED BY JAIME ANG, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2019
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G.R. No. 244256 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSEPH STA. CRUZ Y ILUSORIO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 25, 2019
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G.R. No. 234812 MASAKAZU UEMATSU,* PETITIONER, VS. ALMA N. BALINON, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2019
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G.R. No. 166726 EQUITABLE PCI BANK[1] (FORMERLY INSULAR BANK OF ASIA & AMERICA/PHIL. COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BANK[2]), PETITIONER, VS. MANILA ADJUSTERS & SURVEYORS, INC.,[3] ILOCOS SUR FEDERATION OF FARMERS COOPERATIVE, INC., ESTATE OF NG YEK KIONG AND ERNESTO COKAI, RESPONDENTS. November 25, 2019
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G.R. No. 202111 TEDDY GRANA AND TEOFILO GRANA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2019
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G.R. No. 220447 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALBERT PARAN Y GEMERGA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 25, 2019
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G.R. No. 200984 NONA S. RICAFORT, IN HER CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EULOGIO "AMANG" RODRIGUEZ INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (EARIST), HORACE R. CRUDA, ATTY. ARMI-MINDA DAYOT CORPUZ, MARCELINA E. BACANI, EDUARDO G. ONG, AND RONNIE C. TUNGUL, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EARIST, AND DR. ENRIQUE R. HILARIO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE DESIGNATED OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF EARIST, PETITIONERS, VS. MAURA V. BAUTISTA, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2019
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A.C. No. 7428 VICTORIA C. SOUSA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. J. ALBERT R. TINAMPAY, RESPONDENT. November 25, 2019
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G.R. No. 222348 JHEROME G. ABUNDO, PETITIONER VS. MAGSAYSAY MARITIME CORPORATION, GRAND CELEBRATION LDA AND/OR MARLON ROÑO,* RESPONDENTS. November 20, 2019
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G.R. No. 232339 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JEFFERSON MARON Y EMPLONA, JONATHAN ALMARIO Y CAYGO AND NESTOR BULAHAN Y GUTIERREZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. November 20, 2019
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G.R. No. 224223 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NORMAN ANGELES Y MIRANDA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 20, 2019
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G.R. No. 242025 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NORIN SENDAD Y KUNDO A.K.A. "NHORAIN SENDAD Y KUSAIN,"[*] ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 20, 2019
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G.R. No. 240776 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION), JULIUS CAESAR FALAR HERRERA, CESAR TOMAS MOZO LOPEZ, AMALIA REYES TIROL, ESTER CORAZON JAMISOLA GALBREATH, ALFONSO RAFOLS DAMALERIO II, MA. FE CAMACHO-LEJOS, JOSIL ESTUR TRABAJO,[*] ASTER APALISOK[**]-PIOLLO, BRIGIDO ZAPANTA IMBOY, AND JANE CENSORIA DEL ROSARIO CAJES-YAP, RESPONDENTS. November 20, 2019
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G.R. No. 229661 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NASSER LUMINDA Y EDTO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 20, 2019
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G.R. No. 233802 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANNABELLE BACULIO Y OYAO AND FLOYD JIM ORIAS Y CARVAJAL, ACCUSED, ANNABELLE BACULIO Y OYAO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 20, 2019
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G.R. No. 241602 ROMEO ASIS Y BRIONES, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 20, 2019
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G.R. No. 238676 ELAINE E. NAVARRO AND RAUL L. OROZCO, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT CENTRAL OFFICE, COMMISSION ON AUDIT REGIONAL OFFICE NO. XIII, RESPONDENTS. November 19, 2019
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G.R. No. 205389 SOCRATES C. FERNANDEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TALISAY, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. November 19, 2019
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G.R. No. 241329 MARYLOU B. TOLENTINO, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK, INC.,RESPONDENT. November 13, 2019
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G.R. No. 219170 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ABC,[1] ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 13, 2019
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G.R. No. 217360 BDO STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY EBC STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.) AND BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC. (FORMERLY EQUITABLE PCI BANK, INC.), PETITIONERS, VS. ASIA AMALGAMATED HOLDINGS CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. November 13, 2019
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G.R. No. 212740 SPOUSES CELIA FRANCISCO AND DANILO FRANCISCO, PETITIONERS, VS. ALBINA D. BATTUNG, RESPONDENT. November 13, 2019
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G.R. No. 204739 SALVACION ZALDIVAR-PEREZ, PETITIONER, VS. HON. FIRST DIVISION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY ASSISTANT SPECIAL PROSECUTOR III MA. HAZELINA TUJAN-MILITANTE, OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS. November 13, 2019
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A.M. No. SCC-10-14-P (Formerly OCA IPI No. 09-31-SCC-P) JUDGE BENSAUDI A. ARABANI, JR., PETITIONER, VS. RAHIM A. ARABANI, JUNIOR PROCESS SERVER, AND ABDURAJI G. BAKIL, UTILITY WORKER I, BOTH FROM SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURT, MAIMBUNG, SULU, RESPONDENTS. [A.M. No. SCC-10-15-P (Formerly A.M. No. 06-3-03-SCC)] JUDGE BENSAUDI A. ARABANI, JR., 4TH SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURT, MAIMBUNG, SULU, PETITIONER, VS. RODRIGO C. RAMOS, JR., CLERK OF COURT, 4TH SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURT, MAIMBUNG, SULU, RESPONDENT. [A.M. No. SCC-11-17 (Formerly A.M. No. 10-34-SCC)] CLERK OF COURT RODRIGO C. RAMOS, JR., PROCESS SERVER RAHIM A. ARABANI, AND UTILITY WORKER I ABDURAJI G. BAKIL, ALL OF 4TH SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURT, MAIMBUNG, SULU, AND UTILITY CLERK SHELDALYN[*] I. MAHARAN, 5TH SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURT, PATIKUL, SULU, PETITIONERS, VS. JUDGE BENSAUDI A. ARABANI, JR., 4TH SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURT, MAIMBUNG, SULU, RESPONDENT. November 12, 2019
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G.R. No. 245400 JANICE DAY E. ALEJANDRINO AND MIRIAM M. PASETES PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, LEILA S. PARAS, IN HER CAPACITY AS COA DIRECTOR CGS-4; CECILIA N. CHAN, IN HER CAPACITY AS COA AUDIT TEAM LEADER; AND MANUELA E. DELA PAZ, IN HER CAPACITY AS COA SUPERVISING AUDITOR, RESPONDENTS. November 12, 2019
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G.R. No. 217997 CRISTINA CATU-LOPEZ, IN HER CAPACITY AS DEPARTMENT MANAGER III, ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT, NATIONAL TOBACCO ADMINISTRATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. November 12, 2019
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G.R. No. 243615 EDWIN GEMENTIZA MATABILAS, PETITIONER, V. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 11, 2019
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G.R. No. 246362 MELANIE GREFALDO Y DE LEON, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. November 11, 2019
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G.R. No. 180740 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 180910] SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. November 11, 2019
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G.R. No. 227880 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RUTH DELA ROSA Y LIKINON A.K.A. "SALLY," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 06, 2019
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G.R. No. 233661 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. XXX,* ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 06, 2019
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G.R. Nos. 220632 and 220634 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REVENUE INTEGRITY PROTECTION SERVICE (DOF-RIPS), PETITIONER, VS. EDITA CRUZ YAMBAO AND OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS. November 06, 2019
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G.R. No. 230227 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NOEL ZAPANTA Y LUCAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. November 06, 2019
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