Decisions in Apr 2023

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Decisions

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G.R. No. 203867 PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER NAPOLEON MORALES, AS COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, JUAN N. TAN, AS COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS OF THE PORT OF BATANGAS, AND SIMPLICIO DOMINGO, RESPONDENTS. April 26, 2023

02

G.R. No. 219637 ANSELMO P. BULANON, PETITIONER, VS. MENDCO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION / PINACLE CASTING AND/OR MASTERCRAFT PHILIPPINES, INC., AND/OR JACQUER INTERNATIONAL AND/OR ERIC NG MENDOZA, RESPONDENTS. April 26, 2023

03

G.R. No. 254787 LUCILLE B. ODILAO, REPRESENTED BY ARIEL B. ODILAO, PETITIONER, VS. UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. April 26, 2023

04

G.R. No. 230299 JANNECE C. PEÑALOSA, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE A. OCAMPO, JR., RESPONDENT. April 26, 2023

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G.R. Nos. 204568-83 HERMAN G. LIMBO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. Nos. 207028-30] CECILIA LI, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. April 26, 2023

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G.R. No. 201914 JOSECHITO B. GONZAGA, RUEL A. MAGSINO, AND ALFREDO B. SANTOS, PETITIONERS, VS. GOVERNOR ENRIQUE T. GARCIA, JR., AURELIO C. ANGELES, JR., EMERLINDA S. TALENTO, RODOLFO H. DE MESA, THE OFFICE OF THE HON. OMBUDSMAN, THE OFFICE OF THE HON. OVERALL DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN, AND THE OFFICE OF THE HON. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 202156] OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. GOVERNOR ENRIQUE T. GARCIA, JR., AURELIO C. ANGELES, JR., EMERLINDA S. TALENTO, AND RODOLFO H. DE MESA, RESPONDENTS. April 26, 2023

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G.R. No. 223808 HEIRS OF AIDA PINEDA, REPRESENTED BY ELLA PINEDA TORCEDO, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ANY/ALL THEIR SUBORDINATE, AGENTS, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS ACTING ON ITS BEHALF, AND HEIRS OF TEOFILO PILANDO, SR., RESPONDENTS. April 26, 2023

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G.R. No. 235737 SPS. MELCHOR AND YOLANDA DORAO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPS. BBB AND CCC, BY THEMSELVES AND AS NATURAL GUARDIANS OF THEIR MINOR DAUGHTER, AAA*, RESPONDENTS. April 26, 2023

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G.R. Nos. 216608 & 216625 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, PHILIPPINE BRANCH, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE INVESTMENT TWO (SPV-AMC), INC., PHILIPPINE INVESTMENT ONE (SPV-AMC), INC., AND MRM ASSET HOLDINGS 2, INC., RESPONDENTS, G.R. No. 216702-03 PHILIPPINE INVESTMENT TWO (SPV-AMC), INC., PETITIONER, VS. STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, REPRESENTED BY DUNCAN VAN DER FELTZ, AND ATTY. PATRICIA-ANN T. PRODIGALIDAD, RESPONDENTS. April 26, 2023

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G.R. No. 240316 UNICORP FINANCE LIMITED, PETITIONER, VS. HERMA CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. G.R. No. 241752 UNICORP FINANCE LIMITED, PETITIONER, VS. HERMA CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. April 26, 2023

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G.R. No. 230649 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. NOEL M. CARIÑO, FERDINAND T. SANTOS, ROBERT JOHN L. SOBREPEÑA, EXEQUIEL E. ROBLES, ROBERTO J. CHAN, SUSANA S. CHAN, RUBEN C. SY, SOFIA C. SY, VICENTE SANTOS, AND IGMIDIO ROBLES, RESPONDENTS. April 26, 2023

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G.R. No. 249283 PO2 IRENEO M. SOSAS, JR., PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 249400] SPO3 ARIEL D. SALVADOR, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. April 26, 2023

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G.R. No. 237558 MARGARITO B. TEVES, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND FIELD INVESTIGATION OFFICE, REPRESENTED BY DAYID A. LUCERO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 238133] CYRIL C. DEL CALLAR, ALBERT C. BALINGIT, GEORGE J. REGALADO, AND ROBERTO S. VERGARA, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND FIELD INVESTIGATION OFFICE, REPRESENTED BY DAYID A. LUCERO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 238138] GILDA E. PICO AND CAREL D. HALOG, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND FIELD INVESTIGATION OFFICE, REPRESENTED BY DAYID A. LUCERO, RESPONDENTS. April 26, 2023

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G.R. Nos. 198609-10 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., RESPONDENT. G.R. No. 229812 THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., RESPONDENT. April 26, 2023

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G.R. No. 240883 LUZVIMINDA PASCUA Y BULAN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. April 26, 2023

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G.R. No. 225722 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, REGION II, PETITIONER, VS. GRELINDA D. ESPEJO, MA. CAROLINA D. ESPEJO, GREGORIO V. ESPEJO, ROGER V. UMIPIG, ALMA V. UMIPIG, HELEN V. UMIPIG, CONSTANCE S. SALES, FAUSTINO LLANES, AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR THE PROVINCE OF ISABELA, RESPONDENTS. April 26, 2023

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G.R. No. 244054 GLORIA F. QUIROZ, PETITIONER, VS. RAMON R. NALUS, RESPONDENT. April 26, 2023

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G.R. No. 228234 JOVENCIO H. EVANGELISTA, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION (PAGCOR); ANDREA D. DOMINGO; ALFREDO C. LIM; CARMEN N. PEDROSA; REYNALDO E. CONCORDIA; AND GABRIEL S. CLAUDIO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 228315] MIGUEL DANIEL C. CRUZ, IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY AND AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF UNION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GOOD GOVERNANCE-PHILIPPINES (UNLAD-PHILIPPINES), PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION (PAGCOR) AND ANDREA D. DOMINGO, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PAGCOR, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 230080] ANTI-TRAPO MOVEMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS FOUNDING CHAIRPERSON, LEON ESTRELLA PERALTA, AND LEON ESTRELLA PERALTA, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ANDREA D. DOMINGO, CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PAGCOR, AND JOHN AND JANE DOES OF PAGCOR (UNNAMED PUBLIC OFFICERS OF THE PAGCOR), RESPONDENTS. April 25, 2023

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A.C. No. 10808 DANIEL SCOTT MCKINNEY, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTYS. JERRY BAÑARES AND RACHEL S. MIÑON-BAÑARES, RESPONDENTS. April 25, 2023

20

A.C. No. 7526 LAZARO G. JAVIER, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. CARLOS P. RIVERA, RESPONDENT. April 25, 2023

21

G.R. No. 256700 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. JOMERITO S. SOLIMAN, RESPONDENT. April 25, 2023

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A.M. No. P-23-084 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 11-3696-P] JUDGE GENIE G. GAPAS-AGBADA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. LOUIE T. GUERRERO, CLERK OF COURT, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, VIRAC, CATANDUANES, RESPONDENT. [OCA IPI No. 12-4000-RTJ] ATTY. LOUIE T. GUERRERO, CLERK OF COURT, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, VIRAC, CATANDUANES, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE GENIE G. GAPAS-AGBADA, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 42, VIRAC, CATANDUANES [ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 154, PASIG CITY AND ASSISTING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 221, QUEZON CITY], RESPONDENT. A.M. No. P-23-086 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 12-2548-MTJ] ATTY. LOUIE T. GUERRERO, CLERK OF COURT, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, VIRAC, CATANDUANES, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE LORNA SANTIAGO-UBALDE, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, VIRAC, CATANDUANES, DESIGNATED AS ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, GENERAL SANTOS CITY, SOUTH COTABATO; ARISTOTLE RAMOS, LEGAL RESEARCHER, ORLANDO V. ARCILLA, JR., PROCESS SERVER; AND ISIDRO GUERRERO, UTILITY WORKER, ALL OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 42, VIRAC, CATANDUANES, RESPONDENTS. [A.M. No. P-23-085 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 12-3996-P] ATTY. LOUIE T. GUERRERO, CLERK OF COURT, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, VIRAC, CATANDUANES, COMPLAINANT, VS. KARINA TABUZO, FORMER CLERK III, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 42, VIRAC, CATANDUANES, NOW CLERK OF COURT, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 69, PASIG CITY, RESPONDENT. [OCA IPI No. 11-3764-RTJ] LIBERTY SO-GUERRERO, COMPLAINANT, VS. PRESIDING JUDGE GENIE G. GAPAS-AGBADA, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 42, VIRAC, CATANDUANES [ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 54, PASIG CITY AND ASSISTING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 221, QUEZON CITY] AND JUDGE LORNA SANTIAGO-UBALDE, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, VIRAC, CATANDUANES, DESIGNATED AS ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, GENERAL SANTOS CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, RESPONDENTS. April 25, 2023

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G.R. No. 253480 TEODORO B. BUNAYOG, PETITIONER, VS. FOSCON SHIPMANAGEMENT, INC., /GREEN MARITIME CO., LTD., /EVELYN M. DEFENSOR, RESPONDENTS. April 25, 2023

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G.R. No. 227004 ABS-CBN CORPORATION AND JORGE CARIÑO, PETITIONERS, VS. DATU ANDAL AMPATUAN, JR. RESPONDENT. April 25, 2023

25

A.C. No. 11227 (Formerly CBD Case No. 16-5210) MERCEDITA V. CUENCA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ALBERT VILLASECA, RESPONDENT. April 25, 2023

26

A.M. No. P-15-3299 (Formerly A.M. No. P-14-12-404-RTC) OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ROBERT RYAN H. ESMENDA, CLERK OF COURT VI, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, LIPA CITY, BATANGAS, RESPONDENT. April 25, 2023

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G.R. No. 257342 MARY ELIZABETH ORTIGA TY, PETITIONER, VS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL (HRET) AND PROSPERO ARREZA PICHAY, JR., RESPONDENTS. April 25, 2023

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G.R. No. 223767* COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. SOUTH ENTERTAINMENT GALLERY, INC., RESPONDENT. April 24, 2023

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G.R. No. 204687 UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, SUBSTITUTED BY LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. April 24, 2023

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G.R. No. 200466 ESTEBAN YAU, SUBSTITUTED BY HEIRS GLORICITA S. YAU, LULLETE S. YAU, CLIFFSON S. YAU, AND STEVESON S. YAU, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ESTER M. VELOSO, PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH VI, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, CEBU CITY, RICARDO C. SILVERIO, SR., AND RICARDO S. SILVERIO, JR., RESPONDENTS. April 19, 2023

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G.R. No. 248529 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARK ALVIN LACSON Y MARQUESSES A.K.A "MAC-MAC", NOEL AGPALO Y SACAY AND MOISES DAGDAG Y CORPUZ, ACCUSED, MARK ALVIN LACSON Y MARQUESSES A.K.A "MAC-MAC" AND NOEL AGPALO Y SACAY, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. April 19, 2023

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G.R. No. 201944 BONIFACIO COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, INNOVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., AND FORT BONIFACIO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. April 19, 2023

33

G.R. No. 220824 MUNICIPALITY OF PATEROS, PETITIONER, VS. CITY OF TAGUIG AND CITY OF MAKATI, RESPONDENTS. April 19, 2023

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G.R. No. 258126 JONATHAN GABRIEL BIRON, ARJAY MENDEZ, AND ERIC EBUENGA PALOMER, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. April 19, 2023

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G.R. No. 236140 JOSEFINA C. BILLOTE,• PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES VICTOR AND REMEDIOS T. BADAR, ADELAIDA C. DALOPE AND IMELDA C. SOLIS, RESPONDENTS. April 19, 2023

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A.M. No. P-22-072 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 18-4870-P] EXECUTIVE JUDGE JACKIE B. CRISOLOGO-SAGUISAG, COMPLAINANT, VS. EDITH P. HABOC, CLERK III, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT OF MAKATI CITY, BRANCH 62, RESPONDENT. April 18, 2023

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G.R. No. 225774 JESSIE JAVIER CARLOS, PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - REVENUE INTEGRITY PROTECTION SERVICE (DOF­-RIPS) AND OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS. April 18, 2023

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A.M. No. 19-01-15-RTC IN RE: CONDUCTED REPORT ON THE JUDICIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED IN BRANCH 24, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, CABUGAO, ILOCOS SUR, UNDER HON. RAPHIEL F. ALZATE, AS ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE April 18, 2023

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G.R. No. 211772 INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, PHILIPPINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, INC., AND PHILIPPINE DENTAL ASSOCIATION, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION; VS. SECRETARY CESAR V. PURISIMA OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND COMMISSIONER KIM S. JACINTO-HENARES OF THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 212178] ASSOCIATION OF SMALL ACCOUNTING PRACTITIONERS IN THE PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. SECRETARY OF FINANCE CESAR V. PURISIMA AND HON. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE KIM S. JACINTO-HENARES, RESPONDENTS. April 18, 2023

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A.C. No. 9683 COURT OF APPEALS ASSOCIATE JUSTICE APOLINARIO D. BRUSELAS, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ELIGIO P. MALLARI, RESPONDENT. April 18, 2023

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G.R. No. 193521 POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION AND PHILIPPINE ELECTRICITY MARKET CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. April 17, 2023

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G.R. No. 248256 KAMERA WORLD INC., PETITIONER, VS. REDDOT IMAGING PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENT. April 17, 2023

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G.R. No. 221781 ABS-CBN CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. WILLIE B. REVILLAME, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 225095] ABS-CBN CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. WILLIE B. REVILLAME AND ABC DEVELOPMENT CORP., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 236167] WILLIE B. REVILLAME, PETITIONER, VS. ABS-CBN CORPORATION AND ABC DEVELOPMENT CORP., RESPONDENTS. April 17, 2023

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A.C. No. 13601 [Formerly CBD Case No. 20-6315] MARY ANN B. CASTRO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ZELDANIA D.T. SORIANO, RESPONDENT. April 17, 2023

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G.R. No. 260214 ERWIN ALVERO TRESVALLES, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. April 17, 2023

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G.R. No. 258130 REGIE DAVID TSUTSUMI, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. April 17, 2023

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G.R. No. 262473 MARILOU PALACIO Y VALMORES, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. April 12, 2023

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G.R. No. 265153 ILOILO GRAIN COMPLEX CORPORATION, PETITIONER VS. HON. MA. THERESA N. ENRIQUEZ-GASPAR, IN HER CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF RTC-ILOILO CITY, BRANCH 33, AND NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. April 12, 2023

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G.R. Nos. 255324 & 255353 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. TOLEDO POWER COMPANY, RESPONDENT. April 12, 2023

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G.R. No. 213640 LUCIA MANUEL Y CADIZ, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. April 12, 2023

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G.R. No. 247002 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JUN VILLEGAS @ "PEDRITO" BASIGNA, UDEBS GONZALES, AND KENNETH MATIAS Y ANGLO, ACCUSED, KENNETH MATIAS Y ANGLO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. April 12, 2023

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G.R. No. 257697 SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 259446] COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. April 12, 2023

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G.R. No. 248004 ROSA A. CASTAÑETO, PETITIONER, VS. SPS. ERNESTO ADAME AND MERCEDES GANSANGAN,* RESPONDENTS. April 12, 2023

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G.R. No. 257805 LEE SAKING Y ANNIBAN @ LEE SAKING SANNIBAN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. April 12, 2023

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G.R. No. 206005 SURVIVORS OF AGRICHEMICALS IN GENSAN (SAGING), INC. WITH ITS CHAIRPERSON ARTURO G. LUARDO AND ITS MEMBERS, PETITIONERS, VS. STANDARD FRUIT COMPANY, STANDARD FRUIT AND STEAMSHIP, CO., DOLE FOOD COMPANY INC., DOLE FRESH FRUIT COMPANY, INC., DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE N.A. INC., AND DEL MONTE TROPICAL FRUIT CO.*, RESPONDENTS. April 12, 2023

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G.R. No. 240126 JAMEL M. ADOMA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. April 12, 2023

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G.R. No. 249715 M.Y. INTERCONTINENTAL TRADING CORPORATION, TEDWIN T. UY, AND ALLIANZ MARKETING AND PUBLISHING CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. ST. MARY'S PUBLISHING CORPORATION AND JERRY VICENTE S. CATABIJAN, RESPONDENTS. April 12, 2023

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G.R. No. 256091 ICEBERGS FOOD CONCEPTS, INC. AND ALLAN JOHN T. YOUNG, PETITIONERS, VS. FILIPINO SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS, AND PUBLISHERS, INC., RESPONDENT April 12, 2023

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G.R. No. 260109 ROCHARD BALSAMO Y DOMINGUEZ, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. April 12, 2023

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G.R. No. 252790 MALAYAN BANK SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE BANK, PETITIONER, VS. HOLCIM PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENT. April 12, 2023

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OCA IPI No. 13-4069-P JOCELYN B. SORENSEN, COMPLAINANT, VS. ORVILLE G. SANTOS, SHERIFF IV, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, RESPONDENT. April 12, 2023

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G.R. No. 210984 JAMES CUA KO, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. April 12, 2023

63

G.R. Nos. 240892-94 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. MANUEL O. GALLEGO, JR., RESPONDENT. April 12, 2023

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A.C. No. 13426 [Formerly CBD Case No. 19-6161] AAA,[1] COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JON MICHAEL P. ALAMIS, RESPONDENT. April 12, 2023

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A.M. No. 21-06-20-SC RE: DISTURBING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS OF LAWYERS/LAW PROFESSORS, April 11, 2023

66

G.R. No. 244027 JOVIT BUELLA Y ABALAIN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. April 11, 2023

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G.R. No. 236173 HEIRS OF NICANOR GARCIA, AS REPRESENTED BY SPOUSES JOSEFINA GARCIA-DOBLADA AND JOSE V. DOBLADA, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES DOMINADOR J. BURGOS AND PRIMITIVA I. BURGOS, SPOUSES FILIP GERARD V. BURGOS AND MARITES A. BURGOS, AND ESTER GABRIEL DOMINGUEZ, RESPONDENTS. April 11, 2023

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G.R. No. 211146 SECRETARY PROCESO J. ALCALA, AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY COUNCIL, AND THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, REPRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER JOHN PHILLIP P. SEVILLA, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE JUDGE EMMANUEL C. CARPIO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 16, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN DAVAO CITY, AND JOSEPH MANGUPAG NGO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 211375] SECRETARY PROCESO J. ALCALA, AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY COUNCIL, AND THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, REPRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER JOHN PHILLIP P. SEVILLA, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE JUDGE CICERO D. JURADO, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 11, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN MANILA, DANILO G. GALANG, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE ST. HILDEGARD GRAINS ENTERPRISES, AND IVY M. SOUZA, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE BOLD BIDDER MARKETING AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE, RESPONDENT. April 11, 2023