July 2026

13decisions
  1. 01G.R. E-00648Xxx v. People of the PhilippinesA man who suddenly and publicly withdrew a marriage license application after getting his pregnant partner to expect marriage can be convicted of psychological violence under the law protecting women, because of the mental anguish he caused her.
  2. 02B.M. 4734In Re: Social Media Posts of Edgar S. DizonSpreading a false social media post that the Bar exams would be checked by AI, and coaching bar takers without being a lawyer, is indirect contempt of the Supreme Court.
  3. 03G.R. 252621Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority v. Lapu-Lapu CityA donation of land for school use is not cancelled just because the school building was torn down, so long as the city still intends to use the land for schools and has not abandoned it.
  4. 04G.R. 279896Spouses Gregorio B. Abreau and Cornelia M. Abreu, Antonio B. Abreu a.k.a. Antonio Roberto Abreu, Enrique J. Abreu, Represented by Spouses Gregorio B. Abreu and Cornelia M. Abreu v. Land Bank of the Philippines, J.v. Williams Realty & Development Corporation, William a. Siy, and Goram Development CorporationCondominium buyers whose project was never finished can get their money back from the developer, but the bank that foreclosed the land and the company that later bought it are not liable unless they clearly took over the developer's obligations.
  5. 05G.R. E-01554Chairman of the Board, Board of Directors, and Officers of Golden City Taytay Homeowners' Association, Inc. (Gchai) v. Samahan Ng Tunay Na Pagbabago Ng Golden City Subdivision, Rizalito Velasquez, Romeo Billones, Primitiva Balinton, Venusto Mendoza, and Reuben MercadoHomeowners can sue over their own association rights even if the group they named is unregistered, but a government body cannot order two stores closed when the stores were never made parties to the case.
  6. 06G.R. 281138People of the Philippines v. Xxx and YyyA child's clear and consistent testimony can convict, and the Court corrected the labels and penalties of three sexual offences against a 12-year-old, stressing that rape must never be called "simple" rape.
  7. 07G.R. 276965People of the Philippines v. Danny Rose y Daza @ "John Rey Rose" and Arnesto Cornillo @ "Panoy" (at Large); Danny Rose y Daza @ "John Rey Rose,"A person can be convicted of two separate special crimes, robbery with homicide and carnapping with homicide, for one killing when he took both the victim's money and his tricycle, and this is not double jeopardy.
  8. 08G.R. 268163People of the Philippines v. XxxA man who sexually abused his live-in partner's daughter was convicted of rape and acts of lasciviousness, but not of the more serious qualified rape or child-abuse charge, because the stepfather relationship was not proven and the girl did not take part willingly.
  9. 09G.R. 266701People of the Philippines v. Neil Albis y BarramedaIn a drug case, the prosecution must prove who the required witnesses to the inventory of seized items were, and because it did not, the Court acquitted the accused even though the police followed the witness rules at the time.
  10. 10G.R. 274405People of the Philippines v. XxxA man who raped his young niece twice was convicted, and the Court corrected how one of the rapes is named and raised the damages for it, because the victim's age was proven even though one charge stated it wrongly.
  11. 11G.R. 275788Mcgill Esquillo Omandam v. People of the PhilippinesA person cannot be convicted of drinking during the election liquor ban on police impressions alone when simple objective tests were available but never used.
  12. 12G.R. 275194Minda Durano Gabrillo v. People of the Philippines
  13. 13G.R. E-02776Union Bank of the Philippines v. Bernardina Arroyo Tantoco and Alicia Rita M. Arroyo