August 2025

85decisions
  1. 01G.R. 254972Ernesto Galicia y Villarasa v. People of the PhilippinesIn drug cases, a judge may approve a plea to a lesser offense even if the prosecutor objects, when the prosecutor's only objection is an internal Department of Justice rule that no longer applies.
  2. 02G.R. 257105People of the Philippines v. Rudy Peralta y Mabbonag, Cesar Liban y Peralta, Philip Soriano y Pasion, Adviento Soriano y Pasion, Roberto Soriano y Pasion, Ferdinand Soriano y Pasion Alias 'Mar,' and Napoleon Liban (at Large); Rudy Peralta y Mabbonag and Cesar Liban y PeraltaWhen a victim of frustrated murder later dies, the prosecution may amend the charge to murder before the accused pleads without the court's permission, and the accused need not be arraigned again.
  3. 03G.R. 254652Alice R. Ragodon v. People of the PhilippinesA government cashier who hands over public money because armed robbers hold a gun to her cannot be convicted of malversation for "allowing" the loss through negligence.
  4. 04G.R. 259968Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Robinsons Convenience Stores, IncThe Court of Tax Appeals may stop the tax collector from collecting a tax without requiring the taxpayer to post a bond when the assessment is clearly illegal, and the Supreme Court will not undo that.
  5. 05G.R. 255335Maria Victoria Natividad-Florentino v. Antonio G. Florentino, Jr. People of the Philippines Vs. Antonio G. Florentino, JrA pending case to declare a marriage void does not stop a bigamy prosecution, because the accused can raise the nullity of the first marriage as a defense in the criminal case itself.
  6. 06G.R. 264558Sol Z. Bargan v. Fact-Finding Investigation Bureau, Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for the Military and Other Law Enforcement OfficesA low-ranking police processor who signed off on incomplete firearm license papers under pressure from superiors is guilty only of simple misconduct and simple dishonesty, not the grave offenses that led to her dismissal.
  7. 07G.R. 215776Spouses Gabriel Duero and Luisa Duero v. Green Bank of Caraga, Inc., and the Hon. Registrar of Deeds for the Province of Surigao del SurA bank cannot use a catch-all "dragnet" clause in a mortgage to cover a later loan when the documents do not clearly connect the two loans, and doubts are read against the bank.
  8. 08G.R. 271635Adelfa Alcantara Asico and Annierose Alcantara Asico v. Heirs of Ernesto See Namely: Edna See-Pornel, Mary Anne See-Hilario, Mary Grace C. See, and Mary Jane See-Tan• and the Register of Deeds of Negros OccidentalA deed of sale that nobody identified or formally offered in court is not evidence, so a title built on it and on an unsigned Register of Deeds entry can be declared void.
  9. 09G.R. 259885Ionics Ems, Inc. v. Hon. Arturo v. Noblejas and Air Liquide Philippines, IncWhen a contract says arbitration is under the old Arbitration Law (R.A. 876), the court, not the IBP president, appoints the arbitrator if the parties cannot agree.
  10. 10G.R. 238095Angelito O. Hao v. Jennifer Lagahid, Also Khown as "Jennifer Lagahid-Hao,"A person harmed by someone's fraud can sue for damages in a separate civil case even without reserving the right in a related criminal case, and a claim against a petition he never knew about cannot be barred as a compulsory counterclaim.
  11. 11G.R. 257783Arnaldo Punzal y Daria v. People of the PhilippinesA man was acquitted of bigamy because the prosecution did not prove a valid first marriage, and it did not prove that he was the man named in the first marriage certificate.
  12. 12G.R. 276106Joel Pazo Suazo v. Tri Megaforce Security Services CorporationA security guard who moved out without telling his employer and ignored return-to-work notices was not constructively dismissed, and his lawyer faces a disbarment-type investigation for citing cases that were wrong or did not exist.
  13. 13G.R. 258264Securities and Exchange Commission v. Hdi Admix, Inc., Hdi Adventures, Inc., and Hdi Stopovers, IncCourts cannot rule on whether billboard-leasing companies are mass media when the only basis is a vague, unnamed foreign buyer, because that would be an advisory opinion on a problem that has not yet happened.
  14. 14G.R. 267896Mark Joel Morales y Bronola v. People of the PhilippinesBeing present at meetings and being listed as a nominee is not enough to convict someone of estafa (swindling) without proof that he agreed to the scheme or personally deceived the victim.
  15. 15G.R. 268839People of the Philippines v. Aldrin Palacios y Fejedero Alias "Anding" and Noel Gaitan, Jr. y BermundoThe Supreme Court upheld the drug convictions because the police followed the rules on handling the seized shabu, and a short delay in handing it to the investigator did not break the chain of custody.
  16. 16G.R. 246751Felipe T. Terania v. Virjen Shipping Corporation, Nissho Shipping Co., Ltd., and/or Leonardo JimenoA seafarer's disability claim goes to voluntary arbitration only if the union contract clearly says so, and when the contract's dispute procedure was never proven, the claim goes back to the NLRC.
  17. 17G.R. 232190Xxx,* v. People of the Philippines and AaaA husband who leaves his wife for another woman, has children with her and shows off the relationship online can be convicted of psychological violence under the Anti-VAWC law, even if the couple was already living apart.
  18. 18G.R. 252739Xxx v. People of the PhilippinesThe Supreme Court refused to reconsider its ruling that a husband's marital infidelity can be psychological violence against his wife under the Anti-VAWC law, with the intent to cause her anguish presumed from the act itself.
  19. 19G.R. 263615Petronilo Solomon Sarigumba v. Commission on Elections, Represented by Campaign Finance UnitThe government cannot take more than six years to decide whether to charge someone with a simple election offense, and an unjustified delay of that length ends the case.
  20. 20G.R. 274074People of the Philippines v. Anthony Velasquez y Madrigal and Demetrio Barrameda y Palma; Anthony Velasquez y MadrigalEyewitness identification must be checked carefully because memory can be wrong, but a stranger's identification can be trusted when the witnesses had a clear view, paid close attention, were sure from the start, and the suspect was caught within minutes.
  21. 21G.R. 273935Denise Ellison M. Viña v. Stephanie Oteyza TyA court cannot change a child's surname as a side-effect of an adoption petition it has denied, and a child whose father recognized him may keep using the father's surname.
  22. 22G.R. 260664Development Bank of the Philippines, Represented by Its General Santos City Branch Head, Mariela Luz T. Cortez v. Manuel TeOnce a judgment of contempt has become final, a trial court cannot cancel it just because the person later complied in part; that would change a final judgment.
  23. 23G.R. 257251Banco Maximo, Inc. v. Chris Angelo C. Pelayo, Mary Ann C. Pelayo-Calisura, and Catherine C. Pelayo-SocoFamily members who gave up their rights to a family home cannot later cancel a bank's mortgage and foreclosure by saying the property was a family home, and a family home can in any case be foreclosed for a debt secured by a mortgage on it.
  24. 24G.R. 263916Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Sonoma Services, IncA company claiming a refund of excess creditable withholding tax does not lose its claim just because it did not present the withholding tax lists (SAWT and MAP), as long as its withholding certificates prove the claim.
  25. 25G.R. 275924Pedro Pagarigan y Marave v. People of the PhilippinesDriving a truck loaded with lumber without the required permits is a crime under the Forestry Reform Code, even if the driver does not own the lumber.
  26. 26G.R. 277260People of the Philippines v. Nicola Jakobsen y Arne and Alona Turtosa y OuanoLuring children to an apartment to be sexually abused for money is qualified trafficking in persons, and a foreigner who raped a ten-year-old girl is guilty of statutory rape.
  27. 27G.R. 269743Teresita Calliza Barba v. Local Civil Registrars of Manila and of Cebu City, the National Statistics Office , and the Republic of the PhilippinesChildren born before their parents married, who had no legal barrier to marrying each other, become legitimated by that marriage and may use the father's surname and have it entered in their birth records.
  28. 28G.R. 258730People of the Philippines v. Reynaldo Suela y Illustre Alias "Ipot,"A murder conviction was overturned because the witnesses identified the accused only when police showed him to them at a police station, which was suggestive and left real doubt that he was the gunman.
  29. 29G.R. 272550Aurelio dela Cruz Nalica III,* v. Jebsen** Maritime, Inc., Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellshaft*** and/ or Vivian Catalina CristobalA seafarer is considered totally and permanently disabled when the company doctor's final assessment is vague or is never properly given and explained to him.
  30. 30G.R. 262644People of the Philippines v. James Williams y Francis and Joy Montecillo y Butaslac Joy Montecillo y ButaslacDrug agents who skip the required witnesses at the inventory of seized drugs, without a good reason, cannot secure a conviction.
  31. 31A.C. 13998(Formerly Cbd Case No. 22-6799) Marife C. Manongsong v. Atty. Ariel M. ReyesA lawyer who borrows money, pays with a check that bounces, keeps breaking promises to pay and then ignores the Integrated Bar of the Philippines is suspended and fined.
  32. 32G.R. 272888And 273014 Oliver Zamora and Corazon Carpio-Zamora v. Frolibar Bautista (Sg-25), Acting Municipal Mayor, Municipality of Malay, Aklan; Atty. Melanio Prado, Jr. (Sg-24), Municipal Legal Counsel, Municipality of Malay, Aklan; Mariane Salvacion (Sg-24), Menro Officer, Municipality of Malay, Aklan; Randy Magliquian (Sg-15), Environmental Specialist II (Ems II) – Monitoring, Municipality of Malay, Aklan; Christian Dave E. Luna (Sg-11), Administrative Aide v, Municipality of Malay, Aklan; Jose Ocson, Jr. (Sg-24), Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Municipality of Malay, Aklan; Ralph Magliquian, Tourist Receptionist/job Order Worker, Monitoring, Municipality of Malay, Aklan; Jick a. Claud (Sg-4), Administrative Aide IV, Municipality of Malay, Aklan; Nonoy Gil Caliso (Sg-6), Driver, Municipality of Malay, Aklan; Pltcol. Don Dicksie Lukban de Dios (Sg-25), Police Lieutenant Colonel, Chief of Police, Malay Municipal Police Station, Boracay Island, Aklan; and Reynold C. Galicha (Sg-18), Police Chief Master Sergeant, Municipal Executive Senior Police Officer, Malay Municipal Police Station, Boracay Island, Aklan, Office of the Ombudsman – Visayas Area Office CebuThe Supreme Court will not overturn the Ombudsman's decision to drop charges against town officials who took over a garbage landfill, because the officials were exercising rights under their contract with the operator.
  33. 33G.R. 270337Virgilio Macabuhay y Payas v. People of the PhilippinesCarrying a knife during an election period is not a crime under the election laws, because the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) had no power to add bladed instruments to the ban on deadly weapons.
  34. 34G.R. 264132People of the Philippines v. Yyy, Zzz (Acquitted), and Xxx,*; XxxA person who hires or receives a minor to work in a bar and lets customers take her out for sex, collecting the fee, commits qualified trafficking in persons, even if the girl was not physically forced to take the job.
  35. 35G.R. 249916National Bureau of Investigation, Region Vii v. Avelino J. Gungob, SrA public official who breaks the law is guilty of at least simple misconduct even if he acted in good faith, and the deadline to ask a court to reconsider counts from when the lawyer, not the client, receives the decision.
  36. 36G.R. 256964People of the Philippines v. Ariston Paterno, Jr. y SalesA person caught with 5 to under 10 grams of shabu can be given life imprisonment only if the possession happened at a party, social gathering or in the company of at least two other persons; otherwise the maximum sentence must be lower.
  37. 37G.R. 228564Milagrosa Villarey Kusk v. Torben Kusk and the Republic of the PhilippinesA marriage can be declared void for psychological incapacity based on all the evidence, and a psychologist's report is still useful even if the other spouse was never interviewed.
  38. 38G.R. 264456Spouses Servillano Sambrano and Delia Sambrano, Spouses Conrado Peralta, Sr. and Elma Peralta, Spouses Simeon Manopol and Luisa Manopol, Spouses Carlito Alicaycay and Remy Alicaycay, Spouses Rogelio Villaflor and Romelita Villaflor, Spouses Romeo Manapol and Olympia* Manapol, Spouses Eric Balanay and Aileen Balanay, Spouses Jeric Peralta and Victoria Peralta, Spouses Melchor Agustin and Angelita Agustin, Spouses Marvin Gervacio and Richelle Gervacio, Macario Manapol and Maribeth Manapol-Galo v. Spouses Josephine J. Bernabe and Francisco*** G. BernabeA landowner cannot evict occupants through a quick ejectment case by merely claiming he tolerated them. He must show when, how and by whom they were first allowed in.
  39. 39G.R. 271360Grace M. Trimillos v. Fcash Global Lending, Inc., Represented by Sioly M. AmparoA party who does not object in time to evidence in an agency case cannot first complain about it on appeal, so the Court of Appeals could not throw out the evidence on a technicality.
  40. 40G.R. 266371Randy dela Cruz y Deguero and Ricky Vidanes y Osela v. People of the PhilippinesTwo men convicted of homicide were acquitted because their criminal case dragged on for almost 17 years, mostly through the fault of the prosecutors and the court, violating their constitutional right to a speedy trial.
  41. 41G.R. 270476People of the Philippines v. Cornelio Mariano y HipolitoA murder conviction based only on circumstantial evidence, such as a shirt, borrowed clothes and a vague apology, was overturned because these clues raised suspicion but did not prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
  42. 42G.R. 273393Argie Avetria y Recto v. People of the PhilippinesPointing a gun at a child during a heated argument between adults is a crime, but it is grave threats under the Revised Penal Code, not child abuse, unless the child was targeted because he is a child.
  43. 43G.R. 268419People of the Philippines v. Abdul Aziz M. Pangandaman, Estelito a. Nierva, Ruben a. Besmonte, Neofito C. Perilla, Divina Gracia D. Dantes, Cesar L. Bocanog and Mario D. Arias a.k.a. "Marlo,"Government officers who bought a different kind of wood than the documents named were acquitted of graft, because a procurement mistake is not a crime unless the prosecution proves gross negligence and an unwarranted benefit beyond reasonable doubt.
  44. 44G.R. 257731Ephraim N. Nabuab v. Bsm Crew Service Centre Philippines, Inc., Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (Singapore) Pte. Limited and/or Capt. Ruel a. TableA seafarer must be given a written copy of the company doctor's final assessment, and if he is only told verbally, he is treated as totally and permanently disabled.
  45. 45G.R. 261212Spouses Renato and Ester Capistrano v. Laverne Realty and Development CorporationA tax delinquency sale is void if the notices were sent to the wrong address, so the buyer gets no title and no writ of possession.
  46. 46G.R. 258592(Formerly Udk No. 17170) Rodrigo Loza y Apolonio v. People of the PhilippinesA man convicted of bigamy who said he would give himself up when told by the NBI of his arrest warrant was credited with voluntary surrender, and his prison term was reduced.
  47. 47A.M. P-24-182Office of the Court Administrator v. Benjie v. Ore, Process Server, Office of the Clerk of Court, Metropolitan Trial Court, Pasay CityA court employee who never liquidated his travel cash advances, skipped his own criminal trial and hid from investigators was found guilty of gross neglect of duty, even though he had already resigned.
  48. 48A.M. P-25-227Former Presiding Judge Emily R. Aliño-Geluz, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 255, Las Piñas City, Now Associate Justice, Court of Appeals v. Philip O. Lagac, Clerk III, RTC, Branch 23, Trece Martires City, CaviteA court clerk who neglects his duties and ignores the Supreme Court's orders to answer a complaint can be dismissed from the service.
  49. 49G.R. 280515Matt Erwin v. Florido Vs. Jan Raphael O. Pasillao, Manolo de Leon Panganiban, Norita C. Victor, Jay-Ar C. Victor, Mark a. Pardiñas, and the Commission on ElectionsA candidate who gives cash, food, transport and shirts to non-volunteers at a campaign gathering to win their votes commits vote-buying and can be disqualified, and a late petition against the COMELEC ruling will be dismissed.
  50. 50G.R. 274351Alice L. Guo v. Senate of the Philippines – Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality, Represented by Hon. Risa Hontiveros, ChairpersonThe Senate may question a public official about her identity, family and finances in a legislative inquiry when these are tied to the subject being investigated, and such a hearing is not a criminal trial that violates her rights.
  51. 51G.R. 240301Angelo Ang Palaña v. Field Investigation Office, Office of the OmbudsmanThe Court allowed a rare second motion for reconsideration and cleared a former NLRC Commissioner of grave misconduct because a bank deposit alone did not prove he took a bribe.
  52. 52G.R. 260233And G.r. No. 266039 Jeffrey Gramatica y Laurista v. People of the Philippines People of the Philippines Vs. Xxx266039The child-abuse law (R.A. 7610) covers a minor who takes part in sexual acts because an adult pressured or paid her, but when the child was asleep or overpowered, the offender is charged under the Revised Penal Code instead.
  53. 53G.R. 220087Hacienda San Isidro / Silos Farms and Rey Silos Llamado v. Lucito Villaruel and Helen VillaruelA farm worker is not a regular employee of a farm owner unless she proves, with substantial evidence, that the owner had the right to control not just the result of her work but also how she did it.
  54. 54G.R. 276422People of the Philippines v. Xxx276422A mother who offered her young daughters to paying customers in live online sexual shows is guilty of child pornography and of qualified trafficking in persons, even if the planned show was stopped by the police.
  55. 55G.R. 264175Remie Lagaña Esponja v. People of the PhilippinesA man was acquitted of illegal possession of a hand grenade because the police's evidence on the grenade did not match their own story, which raised doubt that the grenade shown in court was the one taken from him.
  56. 56G.R. 270449F.f. Cruz & Company, Inc. v. Nmc Container Lines, IncA tenant's option to buy the land, written only in the first lease, did not carry over to a later lease that merely extended the rental, so the tenant could not force the sale.
  57. 57G.R. 268510And 274142 People of the Philippines v. Jeremias T. Pereda People of the Philippines Vs. Po3 Arnel Oares y Gastillo,* Po1 Jeremias Pereda y Tolete, and Po1 Jerwin Cruz y Roque Po3 Arnel Oares y Gastillo and Po1 Jerwin Cruz y RoqueThe Court affirmed the murder conviction of three Caloocan police officers for killing 17-year-old Kian Loyd Delos Santos, rejecting their claim of a lawful shootout, while lowering the money awards and removing the no-parole phrase.
  58. 58G.R. 275229And 275678 Sanyo Seiki Stainless Steel Corporation v. Leonil Amago, Elly Baylon, Noli Francisco Billones, Arwin Corton, Richard Crismundo, Jeff Cruz, Julius Patrick Gonzales, Marlon Ilarde, Edgar Marayan, Jacob Miguel, Jovito Molisimo, Jr., Jonathan Quinlog, Jeiel Ramirez, Jason Sanchez, Reynaldo Sonio, Jr., Alvin Suarez, Reynante Versales, and National Labor Relations Commission (Sixth Division) Cebu General Services, Inc. Vs. Leonil Amago, Elly Baylon, Noli Francisco Billones, Arwin Corton, Richard Crismundo, Jeff Cruz, Julius Patrick Gonzales, Marlon Ilarde, Edgar Marayan, Jacob Miguel, Jovito Molisimo, Jr., Jonathan Quinlog, Jeiel Ramirez, Jason Sanchez, Reynaldo Sonio, Jr., Alvin Suarez, Reynante Versales, and National Labor Relations Commission (Sixth Division)A company may farm out even its main work to a legitimate contractor, but workers it had already been using for years before the contractor qualified are the company's own employees, and a contractor and its client cannot dodge job security by rotating agencies.
  59. 59G.R. 276383People of the Philippines v. Xxx276383Having other people in the house does not make rape impossible, and a child's delay in reporting does not make the charge false.
  60. 60G.R. 268309People of the Philippines v. Teresita J. SolivaA mayor who fails to account for cash advances after repeated demands can be convicted of malversation and of failing to render accounts, and paying part of the money later does not erase the crime.
  61. 61G.R. 220914Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company v. Spouses Edmund Co* and Lily CoA bank cannot be forced to honor a big credit line that exists only in the borrower's assumptions, but if the bank sets interest rates by itself with no agreed formula, the rates are void, the demand and foreclosure fall with them, and the debt earns only legal interest.
  62. 62G.R. 259322Nellie y. Chan Tee Ten v. Willy Q. Tee Ten and the Republic of the PhilippinesA marriage can be declared void for psychological incapacity even if the court's psychologist never examined the spouse, as long as all the evidence together clearly shows the incapacity.
  63. 63G.R. 255113Heirs of Benita Yanzon Cipriano, Represented by Ma. Dorothy Arlene Cipriano v. National Transmission Corporation (Transco)When the government's power company builds transmission lines on private land without expropriation, the landowner is paid the land's value at the time of taking, adjusted by the present value formula, plus exemplary damages and attorney's fees.
  64. 64G.R. 275357& 275955 Eduardo v. Macalino, Danilo Tolentino, Crisanto Tabago, and Noel Tagaro Vs. Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc.,** Macslink Psv-Services Inc., and the Redsystems Company, IncWarehouse pickers supplied by a manpower agency to Coca-Cola are Coca-Cola's own regular employees, because the agency was a labor-only contractor and the work is necessary to Coca-Cola's business.
  65. 65G.R. 241587Silvino C. Evangelista v. People of the PhilippinesA mayor who signs checks that a treasurer later misuses is not guilty of malversation through negligence unless his carelessness was clearly and positively shown to be gross, close to malice or fraud.
  66. 66A.C. 13752(Formerly Cbd Case No. 18-5596) Carolina Bautista-Pangilinan, Represented by Miriam B. Bustamante v. Atty. Engracio M. IcasianoA lawyer who files two similar petitions in different courts against the same orders commits forum shopping and can be suspended for a year.
  67. 67G.R. 267815People of the Philippines v. ZzzA man who has sexual intercourse with a child under 12 is guilty of statutory rape, and the child's consistent testimony backed by medical findings can prove it even if the accused denies it.
  68. 68G.R. 267111Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. the Court of Tax Appeals and Hotel Specialist , IncThe Solicitor General's office may receive 5% of the amount collected in a tax case settled by a court-approved compromise, and a petition filed under the wrong rule cannot be used to challenge that.
  69. 69G.R. 222972Hermosa Savings and Loan Bank, Inc.,** Represented by Its Statutory Liquidator, Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (Pdic) v. Development Bank of the Philippines (Dbp)Once a bank is closed and placed in liquidation, all claims against it, even lawsuits filed years earlier, must go to the special liquidation court so that creditors are treated fairly.
  70. 70G.R. 262564Isabelle Francesca F. Paulino v. Sutherland Global Services, Inc. – ClarkA pregnant employee who resigned because of harsh, discriminatory treatment was constructively dismissed, and it is the employer who must prove that a resignation was truly voluntary.
  71. 71A.M. RTJ-25-099Corpus B. Alzate v. Hon. Raphiel F. Alzate, Presiding Judge, Branch 1, Regional Trial Court, Bangued, AbraA judge must step aside from a case in which his own wife acted as a party's lawyer, and failing to do so is gross ignorance of the law, even though the broader accusation of rigging annulment cases was not proven.
  72. 72G.R. 257075Innolab Industries, Inc. v. United Laboratories, IncA company that opposes a trademark must prove with real evidence that buyers are likely to be confused, and showing that the two names look or sound alike is not enough.
  73. 73G.R. 277784Atty. Jose Sonny G. Matula, as Senatorial Aspirant, and the Workers' and Peasants' Party (Wpp) v. Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and Pastor Apollo C. QuiboloyFacing criminal charges, even while detained, does not make someone a nuisance candidate; the COMELEC need only look for a real intention to run, and it is the voters who decide whether a candidate deserves to win.
  74. 74G.R. 260049Heirs of Juan Esquivel, Represented by Lydia Barce-Sarza, , Substituted by Ma. Carmelita Sarza-Sulit,* v. Charles Pielago Clemente IIIA buyer who was not part of a land case cannot simply be ordered to give up his titles, but a cancelled notice of a pending case that was cancelled irregularly means he must prove he checked beyond the title.
  75. 75G.R. 280165Commissioner of Internal Revenue and Lt Collection Enforcement Agency v. Second Division of the Hon. Court of Tax Appeals and American Wire & Cable Co., IncThe tax collector cannot go to the Supreme Court on its own against a Court of Tax Appeals ruling, and a tax court's order suspending collection of an assessment, with a bond required, was not a grave abuse of discretion.
  76. 76G.R. 243317Florante G. Aguila, Comglasco Aguila Glass Corporation and Valiente Select Venture, Inc. v. Perfect Dimension Corporation, Engr. Ronaldo S. Guevarra** and Engr. Mark LumbayThe Supreme Court refused to hear a construction dispute a second time because the other side's earlier petition on the same issues had already been decided with finality.
  77. 77A.C. 12516Emilio a. Rebarter v. Atty. Edwin R. VillaA lawyer who lets his staff bring in clients, and who dealt with court personnel in a way that showed corruption, can be fined and suspended from practice.
  78. 78G.R. 246028Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas and the Monetary Board v. Werquick, IncThe Supreme Court did not decide whether a Bangko Sentral circular on money remittance businesses was valid, because a later law gave the BSP that power and left nothing to decide.
  79. 79G.R. 268562Burgundy Realty Corp. v. Daniela** P. Bella, Geronimo Bella, Jr., and Rodrigo P. BellaA company is bound by promises its president made to its business partner if the company let him act that way, and a court must first order the promised units delivered before ordering payment of their value.
  80. 80Jib Fpi No. 21-006-P Atty. Carmen Carmela a. Araullo-Antiporta, Clerk of Court Vi, Regional Trial Court, Office of the Clerk of Court, Mandaue City, Cebu, Complainant, Vs. Atty. Denis L. Pacas, Clerk of Court v, Branch 54, Regional Trial Court, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu and Anthony Pacaldo, Sheriff IV, Branch 84, Regional Trial Court, Mandaue City, Cebu [formerly Clerk III, Branch 54, Regional Trial Court, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu], Respondents.Court staff who lose or fail to send case records can be suspended or fined, and a clerk of court is also responsible for supervising staff and keeping the court's records safe.
  81. 81G.R. 253896Arthur v. Pascua Vs. Republic of the Philippines and Shirley Bullos PascuaTo prove that a marriage had no license, a husband needs a certificate from the Local Civil Registrar, who keeps the marriage license records, and a certificate from the Municipal Treasurer is not enough.
  82. 82G.R. 265769City of Koronadal, Represented by Hon. Atty. Eliordo Ogena, in His Capacity as Mayor of the City of Koronadal, South Cotabato and Chair of City Transport Terminal Regulatory Board (Cttrb), and Marloun C. Gumbao, in His Capacity as the City Treasurer of the City of Koronadal, South Cotabato and Member of the Cttrb v. Yellow Bus Lines, Inc., Represented by Olimpio M. Par by Virtue of the of Its Board of DirectorsA city cannot force a bus company to use the city terminal and pay fees instead of its own private terminal when the city ordinance does not require it and no real need for the compulsion is shown.
  83. 83A.M. P-25-225(Formerly Oca Ipi No. 19-4969-P) Hon. Montano C. Medel, Jr. v. Aileen L. Guillen, Former Utility Worker I, Branch 2, Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Bacolod City, Negros OccidentalA court employee who resigns to escape an investigation can still be punished, and charging irregular fees and refusing to pay debts hurts the Judiciary's reputation.
  84. 84A.C. 9174Cristy Katsui v. Atty. Renato L. BondalA lawyer cleared of neglecting a client can still be fined for ignoring the Supreme Court's and the IBP's orders over many years.
  85. 85G.R. 272201& 272254 City Government of Tagaytay v. Urban Property Holdings, Inc. Rosalinda K. Reyes Vs. Urban Property Holdings, Inc. and the City Government of CalambaA city cannot collect real property tax on land whose title says it lies in another city, when no boundary dispute has actually been filed.