Category: Supreme Court Decisions

EN BANC [ G.R. No. 222810. July 11, 2023 ] FORMER MUNICIPAL MAYOR CLARITO A. POBLETE, MUNICIPAL BUDGET OFFICER MA. DOLORES JEANETH BAWALAN, AND MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTANT NEPHTALI V. SALAZAR, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N SINGH, J.: This is a Petition for Certiorari[1] (Petition) under…

EN BANC [ A.M. No. 23-05-05-SC. July 11, 2023 ] REQUEST OF THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TO DELETE SECTION 22, CANON III OF THE PROPOSED CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY R E S O L U T I O N SINGH, J.: This refers to the April 20, 2023 Letter[1] of the Chief of…

EN BANC [ A.C. No. 13675. July 11, 2023 ] MARY ROSE E. DIZON, RANDOLPH STEPHEN G. PLEYTO, AND JONASH BELGRADE C. TABANDA, COMPLAINANTS, VS. MAILA LEILANI TRINIDAD-RADOC, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N PER CURIAM: This resolves the Complaint[1] filed on April 15, 2019 by Mary Rose E. Dizon…

EN BANC [ G.R. No. 229471. July 11, 2023 ] PACIFIC CEMENT COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. OIL AND NATURAL GAS COMMISSION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N GESMUNDO, C.J.: This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeking to reverse and set aside the August…

EN BANC [ G.R. No. 233930. July 11, 2023 ] ANNA MAY V. BAQUIRIN, MARY JANE N. REAL, MARIA LULU G. REYES, JOAN DYMPHNA G. SANIEL, AND EVALYN G. URSUA, PETITIONERS, VS. RONALD M. DELA ROSA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR- GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, JOSE LUIS MARTIN C. GASCON, IN HIS CAPACITY…

THIRD DIVISION [ G.R. No. 253531. July 10, 2023 ] ELIZABETH VIDAL-PLUCENA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. FLAVIANO BALGOS, JR., HARVEY GLENN VALENCIA, AND MRS. FRANSON VALENCIA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N SINGH, J.: This Petition for Review on Certiorari filed under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court by petitioner Elizabeth Vidal-Plucena…

THIRD DIVISION [ G.R. No. 244202. July 10, 2023 ] MANNASOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N DIMAAMPAO, J.: Challenged in this Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] are the Decision[2] and the Resolution[3] of the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) sitting en banc, which…

THIRD DIVISION [ G.R. No. 261065. July 10, 2023 ] COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. MAXICARE HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N SINGH, J.: This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 (the Petition) filed by petitioner Commissioner of Internal Revenue (CIR) assailing the Decision,[2] dated…

THIRD DIVISION [ G.R. No. 253716. July 10, 2023 ] PLATINUM GROUP METALS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO., INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N INTING, J.: Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assailing the Decision[2] dated December 4, 2019, and the Resolution[3] dated September 25,…

THIRD DIVISION [ G.R. No. 251732. July 10, 2023 ] JULIUS ENRICO TIJAM Y NOCHE AND KENNETH BACSID Y RUIZ, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N GAERLAN, J.: An accused shall not be deprived of life and liberty on sheer conjectures, presumptions, or suspicions, but only…