Decisions in May 2024
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Decisions
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G.R. No. 258194 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. XXX,[1] ACCUSED-APPELLANT. May 29, 2024
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G.R. No. 261857 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CYNTHIA GO MORENO, PEPITO A. MAGUILIMOTAN, NONELA N. VILLEGAS, MARILYN P. FLORDELIZA, AND GERTRUDES D. ABABON, ACCUSED. AUGUSTUS CAESAR L. MORENO AND EVANGELINE D. MANIGOS, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. May 29, 2024
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G.R. No. 239829 NATIONAL GRID CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY, RESPONDENT. May 29, 2024
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G.R. No. 258893 RAUL DOMEN Y AURELLANO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. May 29, 2024
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G.R. No. 234681 JUANITO ANRO SALVADOR, KEN RUSSEL SALVADOR AND MICHAEL SALVADOR, PETITIONERS, VS. MARIA MINDA A. SALVADOR, FOR HERSELF AND IN REPRESENTATION OF THE MINORS ALEXIS SALVADOR, JEFFREY SALVADOR, ANTHONY SALVADOR, AND HYACINTH SALVADOR YEE, RESPONDENTS. May 29, 2024
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G.R. No. 255368 LEO A. ABAD, ROMEO ABELLA, MARNIE AGAPAY, FELECIANO S. BAHAN, RUEL R. BAHAN, ANGELITO CABAÑAS, JOVILITO G. MAESTRADO, JR., REPRESENTED BY HIS MOTHER, NENITA MAESTRADO, TONY L. MONTANTE, ALVIN D. PAL, VENJIE PLASQUITA, FRANKIE L. SABIO, AND MARIJUL O. UNDAP, PETITIONERS, VS. SAN ROQUE METALS, INC., RESPONDENT. May 29, 2024
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G.R. No. 261571 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PAUL JOVEN Y SENENCHE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.* May 29, 2024
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G.R. No. 267093 MARK ANTHONY ROMERO Y FLORES, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. May 29, 2024
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A.M. No. 24-02-09-SC RE: DRAFT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE-NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE'S [DOJNPS] RULES ON PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUEST PROCEEDINGS May 28, 2024
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G.R. No. 258510 JESS CHRISTOPHER S. BIONG, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. May 28, 2024
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G.R. No. 264196 ROBINSONS APPLIANCES CORPORATION (ROBINSONS FORUM), PETITIONER, VS. HON. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, HON. UNDERSECRETARY ROWEL S. BARBA AND DTI-FAIR TRADE ENFORCEMENT BUREAU-ENFORCEMENT DIVISION RESPONDENTS. May 28, 2024
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A.C. No. 13628 HELEN A. PAEZ, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. ALFONSO D. DEBUQUE, RESPONDENT. May 28, 2024
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G.R. No. 223845 JOSELLER M. GUIAO, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION, PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE, AND THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, RESPONDENTS. May 28, 2024
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A.M. No. P-23-105 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 18-4848-P) ATTY. BONIFACIO A. ALENTAJAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. REYNER S. DE JESUS, SHERIFF IV, BRANCH 109, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, PASAY CITY, RESPONDENT. May 28, 2024
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G.R. No. 267946 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NELL JACKEL TUAZON Y PANLAQUI, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. May 27, 2024
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G.R. No. 215035 JULIETA F. ENRIQUEZ, ROMEO F. ENRIQUEZ, AND TITA E. VELASCO, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF FLORENCIO F. ENRIQUEZ, REPRESENTED BY ARMANDO ENRIQUEZ, RESPONDENTS. May 27, 2024
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G.R. No. 264039 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CEFERINA MENDEZ A.K.A. "SOPING/SOFIA", ACCUSED-APPELLANT. May 27, 2024
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G.R. No. 267609 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. WILFREDA LAPUT CAMPOS A.K.A. "FREDA," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. May 27, 2024
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G.R. No. 263560 PEOPLE OF PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FERDINAND CADORNA Y DECEMBRIANO ALIAS "MACO,"ACCUSED-APPELLANT. May 27, 2024
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G.R. No. 262034 MERCURIA B. MAGSI, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF IGNACIO A. LOPEZ, JR., NAMELY: DELIA DE GUZMAN LOPEZ AND LORRAINE DE GUZMAN LOPEZ, AND RODOLFO BARNACHEA, SR., RESPONDENTS. May 22, 2024
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G.R. No. 240320 THE PHILIPPINE AMERICAN LIFE AND GENERAL INSURANCE [PHILAM LIFE] COMPANY* AND PABLITO BAIS, PETITIONERS, VS. ROMEO D. SORIANO AND MARIA LUISA R. SORIANO,** RESPONDENTS. May 22, 2024
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G.R. No. 252347 RUDY T. AMPOLITOD, PETITIONER, VS. TOP EVER MARINE MANAGEMENT PHILS. INC., TEMM MARITIME CO., LTD., AND CAPT. OSCAR D. ORBETA, RESPONDENTS. May 22, 2024
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G.R. No. 241649 RON DE GUZMAN DIMAAPI, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. May 22, 2024
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G.R. No. 254838 JESSICA LUCILA G. REYES, PETITIONER, VS. DIRECTOR OR WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF CAMP BAGONG DIWA, TAGUIG, METRO MANILA, AND JCINSP. WENA FE DALAGAN, WARDEN, TAGUIG CITY JAIL FEMALE DORMITORY, RESPONDENTS. May 22, 2024
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G.R. No. 242473 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ADRIAN ADRALES Y JURADO A.K.A. "ALICIA BAKLA," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. May 22, 2024
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G.R. No. 262975 MAGKAKASAMA SA SAKAHAN, KAUNLARAN (MAGSASAKA) PARTY-LIST, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY GENERAL, ATTY. GENERAL D. DU PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND SOLIMAN VILLAMIN, JR., RESPONDENTS. May 21, 2024
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G.R. No. 261472 NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ATTY. MA. THERESA S. VILLAFUERTE, CPA, IN HER CAPACITY AS DEPARTMENT MANAGER OF NFA LEGAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, PETITIONER, VS. CITY GOVERNMENT OF TAGUM, CITY ASSESSOR AND CITY TREASURER OF TAGUM, PROVINCE OF DAVAO DEL NORTE, RESPONDENTS. May 21, 2024
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A.C. No. 13368 [Formerly CBD Case No. 13-3851] WILLIAM S. UY, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ELERIZZA A. LIBIRAN-METEORO, RESPONDENT. May 21, 2024
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G.R. No. 258527 ARTHUR N. AGUILAR, MA. THERESA T. DEFENSOR, JEREMY Z. PARULAN, FERMIN S. LUSUNG, ANTONIO T. VILAR, ENRIQUE C. CUEJILO, JR., GUILLERMO N. HERNANDEZ, ROLANDO L. MACASAET, AND WILFREDO P. CU, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. May 21, 2024
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A.C. No. 13842 (Formerly CBD Case No. 18-5810) ATTY. WILFREDO GARRIDO, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. LORENZO G. GADON, RESPONDENT. May 21, 2024
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G.R. No. 249061 PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, MICHAEL G. AGUINALDO, CHAIRPERSON, RESPONDENT. May 21, 2024
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G.R. No. 259862 SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. May 21, 2024
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G.R. No. 261459 XXX,* PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND AAA, RESPONDENTS. May 20, 2024
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G.R. No. 262749 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JJJ,* ACCUSED-APPELLANT. May 20, 2024
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G.R. No. 237638 BGS REALTY, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT MIGUEL ANGELO SARTE SILVERIO, PETITIONER, VS. DEMETRIO AYDALLA AND HEIRS OF JOSE AYDALLA, RESPONDENTS. May 20, 2024
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G.R. Nos. 264919-21 GLORIA MARIS SHARK'S FIN RESTAURANT, INC., PETITIONER, VS. PACIFICO Q. LIM, RESPONDENT. May 20, 2024
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A.C. No. 11020 INOCENTES DOMIE BALANSAG, JOEL MOLEJON, AND BONIFACIO CATARATA, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. DAVE DUALLO AND ATTY. RODOLFO DACALOS, JR., RESPONDENTS. May 15, 2024
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G.R. No. 266880 NATIONAL TRANSMISSION CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. CLEMENTE P. UNTIVEROS, SPOUSES JOSE V. PAGCALIWAGAN AND TEODORA M. PAGCALIWAGAN, LUCILA M. PLATA, HEIRS OF JUAN TORRES AND GERONIMA A. TORRES, SPOUSES LEONISA M. LOPEZ AND NATALIO B. LOPEZ, AND SPOUSES BERNARDO B. PAGCALIWAGAN & ANITA C. PAGCALIWAGAN, ALL REPRESENTED BY FREDDIE M. ARGUELLES, RESPONDENTS. May 15, 2024
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G.R. No. 244071 SHIELA MARIE B. CAFRANCA AND MA. JOSEPHINE B. CAFRANCA, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 244208] RAYMARK VELASCO @ "MAMARK" AND CARLITO ORBISO Y ABIQUE @ "CARLA", PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. May 15, 2024
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G.R. No. 268342 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. THEODORE B. MARRERO, NENITA D. LIZARDO, HELEN K. MACLI-ING, PAULO P. PAGTEILAN, LILY ROSE T. KOLLIN, FLORENCE R. GUT-OMEN, EDWARD B. LIKIGAN, SOLEDAD THERESA F. WANAWAN, JEROME M. FALINGAO, ABDON A. IMINGAN AND RONALD C. KIMAKIM, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. May 15, 2024
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G.R. No. 267360 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VERGEL CAÑAS Y GANALON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. May 15, 2024
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A.M. No. P-19-4002 [Formerly A.M. No. 19-08-194-RTC] OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. UTILITY WORKER I GERSON O. GALAN, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 30, ILOILO CITY, ILOILO, RESPONDENT. May 14, 2024
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G.R. No. 255074 NILDA LAGUNA SALAZAR, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA), AND MA. MILEGUAS M. LEYNO, IN HER CAPACITY AS REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF COMMISSION ON AUDIT REGION III, RESPONDENTS. May 14, 2024
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A.M. No. RTJ-24-066 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 20-5031-RTJ) RICO JOHN COLORINES GARCIA, REPRESENTED BY CAMTUGAN AND PARTNERS, COMPLAINANT, VS. HON. VIRGINIA D. TEHANO-ANG, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 1, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, TAGUM CITY, DAVAO DEL NORTE, RESPONDENT. May 14, 2024
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G.R. No. 263014 ENGR. NUMERIANO M. CASTAÑEDA, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF SAN RAFAEL WATER DISTRICT (SRWD), ON HIS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF OTHER SRWD OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. May 14, 2024
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A.M. No. RTJ-24-064 [Formerly JIB FPI No. 21-021-RTJ] HONORABLE LEO L. INTIA, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 27, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, NAGA CITY, CAMARINES SUR, COMPLAINANT, VS. HONORABLE ERWIN VIRGILIO P. FERRER, EXECUTIVE JUDGE AND PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 20, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, NAGA CITY, CAMARINES SUR, RESPONDENT. May 13, 2024
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G.R. No. 257516 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE-REVENUE INTEGRITY PROTECTION SERVICE (DOF-RIPS), PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, FREDERICKS. LEAÑO, AND JEREMIAS C. LEAÑO,• RESPONDENTS. May 13, 2024
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G.R. No. 206517 STABLEWOOD PHILIPPINES, INC. [FORMERLY ROLLSROYCE PHILIPPINES, INC., (FORMERLY ORCA ENERGY, INC.)], PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. May 13, 2024
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G.R. No. 260801 MANCO SYNTHETIC INC.-EMPLOYEE LABOR UNION-ORGANIZED LABOR UNION IN LINE INDUSTRIES AND AGRICULTURE (MSI-ELU-OLALIA) AND MANILA CORDAGE COMPANY- EMPLOYEES LABOR UNION-ORGANIZED LABOR UNION IN LINE INDUSTRIES AND AGRICULTURE (MCC-ELU-OLALIA), PETITIONERS, VS. MANILA CORDAGE COMPANY (MCC) AND MANCO SYNTHETICS, INC. (MSI) RESPONDENTS. May 13, 2024
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