Decision summaries
What each Supreme Court decision decided, in a sentence or two. Open one and use its Summary tab for the facts, issue and ruling in plain language or lawyer mode. These are study aids, not legal advice. Check the decision itself before you rely on it.
- G.R. 256137Oct 2024Maersk-Filipinas Crewing, Inc. and a.p. Moller a/s v. Eugenio T. Lumagas Eugenio T. Lumagas Vs. Maersk-Filipinas Crewing, Inc. and/or Rey Auther CruzA seafarer whose heart and blood-clot illness was work-related gets disability pay based on the company doctor's final Grade 7 rating, because he did not go to a third doctor to dispute it.
- G.R. 273190Oct 2024People of the Philippines v. XxxA man who received, moved and offered a 15-year-old girl to paying clients for sex was found guilty of qualified trafficking in persons and sentenced to life imprisonment.
- G.R. 272689Oct 2024Fei Hua Finance and Leasing Service, Represented by Elizabeth O. Lim v. Edilberto CastañedaA buyer who paid in full for a condominium parking slot and actually occupies it cannot be thrown out through a foreclosure buyer's writ of possession issued without hearing him.
- G.R. 253527Oct 2024Rosary Kristine I. Anido v. Republic of the PhilippinesTo have a foreign divorce recognized in the Philippines, a Filipino must prove the divorce law of the place that issued the decree, properly authenticated, but here the Court sent the case back so she could still prove it.
- G.R. 257683Oct 2024Jimmy B. Puguon, Jr. v. People of the PhilippinesA search warrant may cover only one specific offense, but if it also lists items tied to a second offense, only that part is void and the rest of the warrant stays valid.
- G.R. 245461Oct 2024Dakak Beach Resort Corporation* and Romeo G. Jalosjos v. Spouses Jose Ma. M. Mendezona and Pilar L. MendezonaA tenant who agreed in the lease that its buildings would belong to the landowner when the lease ended cannot demand payment for them, and a tenant who stays on after the lease and ignores the owners must pay rent plus damages.
- G.R. 254639Oct 2024People of the Philippines v. Amelia R. de Pano, Angelito a. Rodriguez, Noel G. Jimenez, and Jose Joel B. Baldeo,* Angelito a. Rodriguez, Noel G. JimenezTwo provincial engineers who signed papers saying a school fence was finished, when it was never built, were acquitted of graft because the prosecution did not prove bad faith or partiality, though they must still help repay the money.
- G.R. 273001Oct 2024Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Apolonia L. Ilio and Arlan T. JuradoOrdinary bank officers cannot be blamed for a bank's failure to sue a debtor, because only the board of directors can exercise a bank's corporate powers.
- G.R. 261716Oct 2024Lorenzo D. Cambila, Jr. and Albajar S. Samad v. Seabren Security Agency and Elizabeth S. DurezaSecurity guards who in practice stayed at their post for 12 straight hours are owed overtime pay, and a client's manager can sign their time records as proof.
- G.R. 259861Oct 2024Resty Laconsay v. People of the PhilippinesA man who touched a sleeping 14-year-old girl from her foot up to her groin was convicted of lascivious conduct under the child protection law, because the girl and her sister clearly identified him.
- G.R. 254878Oct 2024People of the Philippines v. Bbb254878Charging that the victim is the accused's "own niece" is enough to make the rape a qualified rape, even if the Information does not say the relationship is within the third civil degree.
- A.C. 13757Oct 2024Abigail Sumeg-Ang Changat* Darwin del Rosario, and Pauline Sumeg-Ang v. Atty. Vera Joy Ban-EgA lawyer who issued bounced checks, lured people into a fake investment house by trading on her law license, and ignored the Bar's records rules was disbarred.
- G.R. 263828Oct 2024Avelino C. Amangyen v. the Commission on Elections and Franklin W. TalawecA candidate who has a final conviction carrying perpetual disqualification from public office cannot truthfully say he is eligible to run, and his certificate of candidacy can be cancelled for that false statement.
- G.R. 264125Oct 2024Noel E. Rosal v. Commission on Elections and Joseph San Juan Armogila Oscar Robert H. Cristobal Vs. Commission on Elections, Alfredo a. Garbin, Jr., Joseph San Juan Armogila, and Carmen Geraldine Rosal,• Carmen Geraldine Rosal Vs. Commission on Elections, Joseph San Juan Armogila, Alfredo a. Garbin, Jr., and Oscar Robert H. Cristobal Jose Alfonso v. Barizo,•• Vs. Commission on Elections and Joseph San Juan ArmogilaLocal officials who gave out government cash assistance during the 45-day election ban, or took part in handing it out, can be disqualified even if they were not proven to be buying votes.
- G.R. 268891Oct 2024Gerardo "Jerry" a. Noveras v. Commission on Elections and Narciso dela Cruz AmansecA local chief executive can be disqualified as a candidate if a government employee under his authority prints his campaign materials using government property, since that is a fraudulent scheme and an indirect form of coercion under the election law.
- G.R. 270317Oct 2024People of the Philippines v. Xxx270317A father who sexually abused his two young daughters over several years was convicted on the strength of the girls' credible testimony, and his sentence and damages were raised to fit the law.
- G.R. 230865Oct 2024Psupt. Job F. Marasigan v. Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for the Military and Other Law Enforcement Offices and Hon. Conchita Carpio-Morales, in Her Capacity as Ombudsman, and Hon. Mel Senen S. Sarmiento, in His Capacity as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Office of the Ombudsman Vs. Pssupt. Cornelio R. Salinas, Psupt. Nepomuceno M. Corpus, Jr., and Pssupt. Michael Amos S. FilartGovernment buyers who skipped bidding because of a real calamity did nothing wrong, but an officer who signed off on goods he had no authority to inspect, without any actual inspection, committed grave misconduct.
- G.R. 255703Oct 2024People of the Philippines v. Sim O. Mata, JrA government lawyer who gives wrong legal advice to an official is not guilty of the crime of graft just for giving that advice, although he may still face contempt or disciplinary action.
- G.R. 261768Oct 2024People of the Philippines v. Andre Gayanilo y Eleveran, Stephen Lumanog y Eleveran, and Aldrin Gayanilo y EleveranWhen several men take turns raping one woman as part of a shared plan, each of them is guilty of every rape, and doing it in front of one another and laughing makes the crime more shameful and the penalty heavier.
- G.R. 270149Oct 2024People of the Philippines. v. Xxx270149A father who rapes his six-year-old daughter is guilty of qualified rape of a minor, and the child's clear testimony, together with the father's own admissions of her age and parentage, is enough to convict him.