Decisions in Apr 2026
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Decisions
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G.R. No. 279436 JOHNSON & JOHNSON PHILS., INC. & LA CONCHA LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. EDUARDO ERNESTO A. EVANGELISTA, EDILBERTO ANTONIO A. EVANGELISTA, AND RAFAELITA A. EVANGELISTA, RESPONDENTS. April 06, 2026
Takeaway
Johnson & Johnson's foreclosure of the Evangelista family's land was invalid because the original distributorship agreement that secured the mortgage had expired in 2000, and the company failed to prove it was properly renewed before taking the land in 2005.
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G.R. No. 275424 ERNESTO D. ARRIESGADO, PETITIONER, VS. MULTINATIONAL MARITIME, INC., MMS. CO. LTD. AND/OR CAPT. BANNY B. BRIONES,* RESPONDENTS. April 29, 2026
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G.R. No. 249759 JUANITO B. SOTO, PETITIONER, VS. CASSANDRA REYES-SOTO AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. April 22, 2026
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G.R. No. 236333 BELINDA E. SORIANO, CHRISTINE EVANGELISTA,* MICHELLE NICOLE SORIANO, JOSE ENRIQUE ROXAS III, AND BERNARDINA FELICIANO, PETITIONERS, VS. ANTONIO V. ESTRELLA, RESPONDENT. April 20, 2026
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G.R. No. 272396 POH TOH BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., REPRESENTED BY DORIAN L. CHUA, PETITIONER, VS. CRISTINA SY* A.K.A HENG TE OR HENG TI AND MARGIE LIM MACALALAD, RESPONDENTS. April 15, 2026
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G.R. No. 264409 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANTONIO SARIO Y SERRANO AND MACARIO PEREZ, JR. Y MERCADO, ACCUSED; ANTONIO SARIO Y SERRANO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. April 13, 2026
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G.R. No. 274498 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONER, VS. ERLINDA C. TORRES, CAROLYN C. TORRES, AND CHRISTIAN C. TORRES, RESPONDENTS. April 08, 2026
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G.R. No. 278819 VICTOR R. DEL ROSARIO RICE MILL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. REY LEONARDO B. GUERRERO, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF [THE BUREAU OF] CUSTOMS, ATTY. ERASTUS SANDINO AUSTRIA, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS MANILA INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER PORT AND THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENTS. April 08, 2026
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G.R. No. 258524 BERTENI CATALUÑA CAUSING, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 93, OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR OF QUEZON CITY, AND REPRESENTATIVE FERDINAND LEDESMA HERNANDEZ OF THE SECOND DISTRICT OF SOUTH COTABATO, RESPONDENTS. April 08, 2026
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