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Leonen Cases Nov 2012 2020
Leonen Cases Nov 2012 2020
28. ARCO PULP AND PAPER CO., INC. and CANDIDA A. SANTOS vs. DAN T.
LIM, doing business under the name and style of QUALITY PAPERS &
PLASTIC PRODUCTS ENTERPRISES, G.R. No. 206806, June 25, 2014 – CIVIL
LAW; alternative obligations; novation; damages; interest rate
41. GEORGE A. ARRIOLA vs. PILIPINO STAR .NGAYON, INC. and/or MIGUEL
G. BELMONTE, G.R. No. 175689, August 13, 2014 – LABOR LAW; The four-
year prescriptive period applies to claims for backwages, not the three-year
prescriptive period under Article 291 of the Labor Code.; Art. 1146, NCC
55. SPOUSES BENEDICT and SANDRA MANUEL vs.RAMON ONG, G.R. No.
205249, October 15, 2014 – REMEDIAL LAW; tender of summons; default
56. CARLOS A. LORIA vs. LUDOLFO P. MUÑOZ, JR. G.R. No. 187240, October
15, 2014 – REMEDIAL LAW; Rule 45, ROC; CIVIL LAW; unjust enrichment
57. REMIGIO D. ESPIRITU AND NOEL AGUSTIN vs. LUTGARDA TORRES DEL
ROSARIO represented by SYLVIA R. ASPERILLA, G.R. No. 204964, October
15, 2014 - LABOR LAW; SOCIAL LEGISLATION; exemption from CARP
coverage
61. LA SUERTE CIGAR & CIGARETTE FACTORY vs. COURT OF APPEALS and
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, G.R. No. 125346, November 11,
2014, EN BANC D E C I S I O N – TAXATION LAW; excise tax; exemption; double
taxation; POLITICAL LAW; delegation of legislative power;
66. JUAN P. CABRERA vs. HENRY YSAAC, G.R. No. 166790, November 19,
2014 – CIVIL LAW; SALES;PROPERTY; CO-OWNERSHIP sale of specific portion of a
co-owner prior to partition; Unless all the co-owners have agreed to partition their
property, none of them may sell a definite portion of the land. The co-owner may
only sell his or her proportionate interest in the co-ownership. A contract of sale
which purports to sell a specific or definite portion of unpartitioned land is null and
void ab initio. “If the alienation precedes the partition, the co-owner cannot sell a
definite portion of the land without consent from his or her co-owners. He or she
could only sell the undivided interest of the co-owned property. As summarized in
Lopez v. Ilustre, "[i]f he is the owner of an undivided half of a tract of land, he has
a right to sell and convey an undivided half, but he has no right to divide the lot
into two parts, and convey the whole of one part by metes and bounds.”;
CONTRACT TO SELL
74. FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, INC, vs. ARLENE S. ESPIRITU, G.R. No.
204944-45, December 3, 2014 – REMEDIAL LAW; verification v. certification
against forum shopping; burden of proof in determining employment status;
Distinctions among fixed-term employees, independent contractors, and regular
employees; four fold test; employee can be a regular employee with a fixed-term
contract; The existence of a fixed-term contract should not mean that there can be
no illegal dismissal; Disease as a ground for termination; reinstatement, damages
and attorney’s fees.
2015
80. THE LAW FIRM OF LAGUESMA MAGSALIN CONSULTA AND GASTARDO
vs. THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT and/or REYNALDO A. VILLAR and
JUANITO G. ESPINO, JR. in their capacities as Chairman and Commissioner,
respectively, G.R. No. 185544, January 13, 2015, EN BANC D E C I S I O N –
REMEDIAL LAW; Rule 64; Rule 64 vs. Rule 65; POLITICAL LAW; When a
government entity engages the legal services of private counsel, it must do so with
the necessary authorization required by law; otherwise, its officials bind themselves
to be personally liable for compensating private counsel’s services. LEGAL ETHICS;
quantum meruit
82. CLUB FILIPINO, INC. and ATTY. ROBERTO F. DE LEON vs. BENJAMIN
BAUTISTA, RONIE SUALOG, JOEL CALIDA, JOHNNY ARINTO, CARLITO
PRESENTACION, and ROBERTO DE GUZMAN, G.R. No. 168406, January 14,
2015 – REMEDIAL LAW; 2nd motion for reconsideration; res judicata
83. THE WELLEX GROUP, INC., vs. U-LAND AIRLINES, CO., LTD., G.R. No.
167519, January 14, 2015 – CIVIL LAW; interpreting a contract; novation; Art.
1185, NCC; rescission under Arts. 1191, 1380, 1381; Fraud; Art. 1159, NCC;
90. HENRY ONG LAY HIN vs. COURT OF APPEALS (2nd Division), HON.
GABRIEL T. INGLES, as Presiding Judge of RTC Branch 58, Cebu City, and
the PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, . G.R. No. 191972, January 26, 2015 –
REMEDIAL LAW; The negligence of petitioner’s former counsel bound him
91. G.J.T. REBUILDERS MACHINE SHOP, GODO FREDO TRILLANA, and
JULIANA TRILLANA vs. RICARDO AMBOS, BENJAMIN PUTIAN, and RUSSELL
AMBOS, G.R. No. 174184, January 28, 2015 – LABOR LAW; TERMINATION DUE
TO SERIOUS BUSINESS LOSSES; SEPARATION PAY, failure to prove SERIOUS
BUSINESS LOSSES; nominal damages; attorney’s fees;
96. CHUA KENG SIN vs. JUDGE JOB M. MANGENTE, METROPOLITAN TRIAL
COURT, BRANCH 54, NAVOTAS CITY, A.M. No. MTJ-15-1851, February 11,
2015 – LEGAL ETHICS; gross ignorance of the law
107. TERESITA B. ENRIQUEZ vs. ATTY. TRINA DE VERA, A.C. No. 8330
March 16, 2015 – LEGAL ETHICS; CANON 1; CANON 7
108. ANGEL ABAD vs. HERMINIO DELA CRUZ, G.R. No. 207422 March 18,
2015 – POLITICAL LAW; civil service;
119. JUN B. LUNA vs. ATTY. DWIGHT M. GALARRITA, A.C. No. 10662
[Formerly CBD Case No. 10-2654], July 7, 2015 – LEGAL ETHICS; Canon 16;
SPA, authority to bind client
121. SPOUSES SALVADOR ABELLA AND ALMA ABELLA vs. SPOUSES ROMEO
ABELLA AND ANNIE ABELLA, G.R. No. 195166, July 8, 2015 – CIVIL LAW;
mutuum; conventional interest; legal interest; solution indebiti
122. FAR EAST BANK AND TRUST COMPANY vs. LILIA S. CHUA, G.R. No.
187491 July 8, 2015 – REMEDIAL LAW; laches; laches is also applicable to
administrative agencies; LABOR LAW; appeal to the NLRC
128. DAVID YU KIMTENG, MARY L. YU, WINNIE L. YU, VIVIAN L. YU, ROSA
GAN, LILIAN CHUA WOO YUKIMTENG, SANTOS YU, MARCELO YU, AND SIN
CHIAO YU LIM vs. ATTY. WALTER T. YOUNG, ANASTACIO E. REVILLA, JR.,
ATTY. JOVITO GAMBOL, AND ATTY. DAN REYNALD R. MAGAT, practicing
law under the Firm name, Young Revilla Gambol & Magat, and JUDGE
OFELIA L. CALO, Presiding Judge of Branch 211 of the Regional Trial Court,
Mandaluyong City, G.R. No. 210554 August 5, 2015 – REMEDIAL LAW; indirect
contempt; forum-shopping; LEGAL ETHICS; CANON 3; CANON 9; A disbarred
lawyer's name cannot be part of a firm's name. A lawyer who appears under a firm
name that contains a disbarred lawyer's name commits indirect contempt of court.
130. MONICO LIGTAS vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, G.R. No. 200751
August 17, 2015 – REMEDIAL LAW; Rule 45; Res judicata vis-à-vis DARAB
decision; CRIMINAL LAW; theft
151. SPOUSES ALEXANDER AND JULIE LAM, Doing Business Under the
Name and Style "COLORKWIK LABORATORIES" AND "COLORKWIK PHOTO
SUPPLY" vs. KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD., G.R. No. 167615 , January 11,
2016 – CIVIL LAW; indivisible obligation; rescission; damages
160. VIVA SHIPPING LINES, INC vs. KEPPEL PHILIPPINES MINING, INC.,
METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY, PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION, CITY OF BATANGAS, CITY OF LUCENA, PROVINCE OF
QUEZON, ALEJANDRO OLIT, NIDA MONTILLA, PIO HERNANDEZ, EUGENIO
BACULO, and HARLAN BACALTOS, G.R. No. 177382, February 17, 2016 –
MERCANTILE LAW; corporate rehabilitation; liquidation; REMEDIAL LAW; Rule 43;
“liberality”; indispensable party; economically feasible rehabilitation plan;
165. HELEN CHANG vs. ATTY. JOSE R. HIDALGO, A.C. No. 6934 April 6,
2016 – LEGAL ETHICS; A lawyer cannot simply withdraw from a case without
notice to the client and complying with the requirements in Rule 138, Section 26 of
the Rules of Court; Canons 17 and 18
166. DIONNIE RICAFORT vs. ATTY. RENE O. MEDINA, A.C. No. 5179 May
31, 2016 – LEGAL ETHICS; Canon 7
167. INGRID SALA SANTAMARIA and ASTRID SALA BOZA vs. THOMAS
CLEARY, G.R. No. 197122, June 15, 2016 – REMEDIAL LAW; whether a
foreigner plaintiff residing abroad who chose to file a civil suit in the Philippines is
allowed to take deposition abroad for his direct testimony on the ground that he is
"out of the Philippines" pursuant to Rule 23, Section 4(c)(2) of the Rules of Court.;
Rule 23, Sec. 16, ROC
168. CITY OF TAGUIG v. CITY OF MAKATI, G.R. No. 208393, June 15, 2016
– REMEDIAL LAW; Simultaneously pursuing an appeal (or motion for
reconsideration) and a petition for annulment of judgment is an act of forum
shopping.; Forum shopping; certification against forum shopping; litis pendentia;
res judicata; Rule 47; Rule 37;
174. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. GLORIA CAIZ y TALVO, G.R. No.
215340 July 13, 2016 – CRIMINAL LAW; Sections 5 and 11 of Republic Act
No. 9165; chain of custody; non-coordination of PDEA;
176. People of the Philippines vs. Danilo Feliciano, Jr., et al., G.R. No.
196735 August 3, 2016 – REMEDIAL LAW; sufficiency of the information;
conspiracy; REMEDIAL LAW; withdrawn appeal;
198. ANITA SANTOS MURRAY vs. ATTY. FELICITO J. CERVANTES, A.C. No.
5408 February 7, 2017 – LEGAL ETHICS; Canon 18
209. LIANG FUJI vs ATTY. GEMMA ARMI M. DELA CRUZ, A.C. No. 11043,
March 8, 2017 – LEGAL ETHICS; RUle 18.03, CPR; Simple neglect of duty
211. CAPISTRANO DAAYATA, DEXTER SALISI, and BREGIDO MALA CAT, JR.
vs PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, G.R. No. 205745 March 8, 2017 –
REMEDIAL LAW; Rule 133; proof beyond reasonable doubt; exceptions to Rule 45
224. MAKILITO B. MAHINAY vs. DURA TIRE & RUBBER INDUSTRIES, INC.,
G.R. No. 194152 June 5, 2017 – MERCANTILE LAW; right of redemption; The
period to redeem a property sold in an extrajudicial foreclosure sale is not
extendible. A pending action to annul the foreclosure sale does not toll the running
of the one (1 )-year period of redemption under Act No. 3135.
225. EDWIN GRANADA REYES vs. THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, THE
SANDIGANBAYAN, and PAUL JOCSON ARCHES, G.R. No. 208243 June 5,
2017 – CRIMINAL LAW; Section 3(e), RA 3019; REMEDIAL LAW; Sec. 112, ROC
226. SPS. ROBERTO ABOITIZ AND MARIA CRISTINA CABARRUS vs. SPS.
PETER L. PO AND VICTORIA L. PO, G.R. No. 208450 June 5, 2017 –
REMEDIAL LAW; jurisdiction; annulment of judgment v annulment of title;
prescription; estoppel and laches; res judicata; indispensable parties; innocent
purchasers in good faith.
227. CHIQUITA BRANDS, INC. and CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL,
INC., vs. HON. GEORGE E. OMELIO, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, DAVAO CITY,
BRANCH 14, SHERIFF ROBERTO C. ESGUERRA, CECILIO G. ABENION, and
1,842 OTHER PLAINTIFFS IN CIVIL CASE NO. 95-45, G.R. No. 189102 June
7, 2017 – REMEDIAL LAW; hierarchy of courts; judgment on a compromise; CIVIL
CODE; compromise; Courts can neither amend nor modify the terms and conditions
of a compromise validly entered into by the parties. A writ of execution that varies
the respective obligations of the parties under a judicially approved compromise
agreement is void
229. MARIO VERIDIANO y SAPI vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, G.R. No.
200370, June 7, 2017 – POLITICAL LAW; REMEDIAL LAW; warrantless arrest;
warrantless search;
231. MARIO C. MADRIDEJOS vs. NYK-FIL SHIP MANAGEMENT INC., G.R. No.
204262 June 7, 2017 – LABOR LAW; POEA-SEC; Illnesses not listed as an
occupational disease under Section 32 of the 2000 Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration Amended Standard Terms and Conditions Governing the
Employment of Filipino Seafarers on Board Ocean-Going Vessels are disputably
presumed to be work-related.1 However, seafarers must prove through substantial
evidence the correlation between their illness and the nature of their work for their
claim for disability benefits to prosper. Compensability;
232. ANTHONY DE SILVA CRUZ vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, G.R. No.
210266, June 7, 2017 - MERCANTILE LAW; Republic Act No. 8484 (Access
Devices Regulation Act of 1998) CRIMINAL LAW; The possession and use of a
counterfeit credit card is considered access device fraud and is punishable by law.
To successfully sustain a conviction for possession and use of a counterfeit access
device, the prosecution must present not only the access device but also any
evidence that proves that the access device is counterfeit.
233. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. PABLO LUAD ARMODIA, G.R. No.
210654 June 7, 2017 – CRIMINAL LAW; simple rape; qualified rape
236. MARVIN CRUZ and FRANCISCO CRUZ, in his capacity as Bondsman vs.
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, G.R. No. 224974, July 3, 2017 – REMEDIAL
LAW; certiorari; The trial court's failure to comply with procedural rules constitutes
grave abuse of discretion and may be the subject of a petition for certiorari before
the Court of Appeals.; This manifest disregard of the basic rules and procedures
constitutes a grave abuse of discretion.
238. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. JOSEPH SAN JOSE Y GREGORIO and
JONATHAN SAN JOSE Y GREGORIO, G.R. No. 206916July 3, 2017 –
REMEDIAL LAW; CRIMINAL LAW; The prosecution has the burden to prove the
accused's guilt beyond reasonable doubt. If it fails to discharge this burden, courts
have the duty to render a judgment of acquittal.
254. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. CRISENTE PEPAÑO NUÑEZ, G.R. No.
209342 OCTOBER 4, 2017 – REMEDIAL LAW; Evidence; eyewitness
identification
255. VELIA J. CRUZ vs. SPOUSES MAXIMO and SUSAN CHRISTENSEN, G.R.
No. 205539October 4, 2017 – REMEDIAL LAW; Rule 40, Rule 70; The prior
service and receipt of a demand letter is unnecessary in a case for unlawful
detainer if the demand to vacate is premised on the expiration of the lease, not on
the non-payment of rentals or non-compliance of the terms and conditions of the
lease.
256. BICOL MEDICAL CENTER, represented by Dr. Efren SJ. Nerva, and the
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, represented by HEALTH SECRETARY ENRIQUE T.
ONA vs. NOE B. BOTOR, CELJUN F. YAP, ISMAEL A. ALBAO, AUGUSTO S.
QUILON, EDGAR F. ESPLANA II, and JOSEFINA F. ESPLANA, G.R. No.
214073 October 4, 2017 – REMEDIAL LAW; writ of preliminary injunction;
prima facie evidence;
257. ANGELITO L. CRISTOBAL vs. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., AND LUCIO
TAN,, G.R. No. 201622 OCTOBER 4, 2017 – REMEDIAL LAW; LABOR LAW; NLRC
Rules of Procedure; Where a tribunal renders a decision substantially reversing
itself on a matter, a motion for reconsideration seeking reconsideration of this
reversal, for the first time, is not a prohibited second motion for reconsideration.
273. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. EMMA BOFILL PANGAN, G.R. No.
206965 November 29, 2017 – REMEDIAL LAW; Sec. 11, 21 of RA 9165
2018
274. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. BIENVINIDO UDANG, SR. y SEVILLA,
G.R. No. 210161 January 10, 2018 – CRIMINAL LAW; charging an accused with
rape, under the Revised Penal Code, and with sexual abuse, under Republic Act No.
7610, in case the offended party is a child 12 years old and above, will not violate
the right of the accused against double jeopardy. POLITICAL LAW; double jeopardy
283. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. JOSHUA QUE Y UTUANIS, G.R. No.
212994, January 31, 2018 – REMEDIAL LAW; chain of custody; RA 9165 v.
RA 10640
297. PEDRO PEREZ v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, G.R. No. 201414, April
18, 2018 – CRIMINAL LAW; acts of lasciviousness; child abuse under Republic Act
No. 7610
300. KIM LIONG vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, G.R. No. 200630 June
4, 2018 – REMEDIAL LAW; POLITICAL LAW; rights of an accused; right to
confrontation;
314. MARIA C. OSORIO vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, G.R. No. 207711,
JULY 2, 2018 – CRIMINAL LAW; Persons who receive money for investment in a
particular company but divert the same to another without the investor's consent
may be held criminally liable for other deceits under Article 318 of the Revised
Penal Code. Article 318 of the Revised Penal Code is broad in scope intended to
cover all other kinds of deceit not falling under Articles 315, 316, and 317 of the
Revised Penal Code.;
315. RE: MEMORANDUM DATED JULY 10, 2017 FROM ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
TERESITA J. LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, A.M. No. 17-07-05-sc, JULY 3, 2018,
EN BANC R E S O L U T I O N – POLITICAL LAW; delegation of appointive power
of SC;
317. Mario A. Abuda, et al. vs. L. Natividad Poultry Farms, et al., G.R. No.
200712, July 4, 2018 – LABOR LAW; regular employee; Art 106, LC- labor-only
contracting; “pakyaw”;
319. Office of the Ombudsman vs. Loving F. Fetalvero, Jr. , G.R. No. 211450
July 23, 2018 – POLITICAL LAW; administrative proceedings; substantial
evidence
320. Magsaysay Mol Marine, Inc. and/or Mol Ship Management
(Singapore) Pte. Ltd. vs. Michael Paderes Atraje, G.R. No. 229192 July 23,
2018 – LABOR LAW; POEA-SEC; compensability; The third doctor rule does not
apply when there is no final and definite assessment by the company-designated
physicians.
325. Republic of the Philippines vs. Heirs Ignacio Daquer and the Register
of Deeds, Province of Palawan, G.R. No. 193657 September 4, 2018 –
CIVIL LAW; homestead; reversion;
326. Geraldine C. Ornales, et al. vs. Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for
Luzon, et al., G.R. No. 214312 September 5, 2018 – REMEDIAL LAW; Orders
and decisions of the Office of the Ombudsman in criminal cases may be elevated to
this Court via a Rule 65 petition, while its orders and decisions in administrative
disciplinary cases may be appealed to the Court of Appeals via a Rule 43 petition.
327. Ernestina A. Pagdanganan, et al. vs. The Court of Appeals, et al, G.R.
No. 202678 September 5, 2018 - REMEDIAL LAW; mandamus; moot and
academic; POLITICAL LAW; speedy disposition of cases
328. Kawayan Hills Corporation vs. The Honorable Court of Appeals, et al.,
G.R. No. 203090 September 5, 2018 - CIVIL LAW; Land Registration; real
property tax declaration; Sec. 14(1), PD 1529
329. Mayor "Jong" Amado Corpus, Jr. and Carlito Samonte vs. Hon. Judge
Ramon D. Pamular of Branch 33, Guimba, Nueva Ecija, Mrs. Pricilla
Espinosa, and Nueva Ecija Provincial Public Prosecutor Floro Florendo, G.R.
No. 186403 September 5, 2018 - REMEDIAL LAW; formal amendment;
arraignment;
337. Sindophil, Inc. vs. Republic of the Philippines, G.R. No. 204594
November 7, 2018 - CIVIL LAW; innocent purchaser for value;
338. Jerson E. Tortal vs. Chizuru Taniguchi, G.R. No. 212683 November 12,
2018 – REMEDIAL LAW; annulment of judgment under Rule 47;
343. SPOUSES RAINIER JOSE M. YULO AND JULIET L. YULO vs. BANK OF
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, G.R. No. 217044 January 16, 2019 – CIVIL
LAW; Agency
352. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and Philippine National Bank vs. Spouses
Juanito and Victoria Ledesma, G.R. No. 211176/G.R. No. 211583, February
6, 2019 – REMEDIAL LAW; cause of action
353. Celiana B. Buntag, et al. vs. Atty. Wilfredo S. Toledo, A.C. No. 12125,
February 11, 2019 - LEGAL ETHICS; allegations in disbarment
complaint must be proven with substantial evidence;
354. People of the Philippines vs. Edgardo Royol y Asico, G.R. No. 224297
February 13, 2019 - CRIMINAL LAW; Sec. 5, RA 9165; chain of custody
355. SIMEON LAPI y MAHIPUS vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, G.R. No.
210731 February 13, 2019 – POLITICAL LAW; REMEDIAL LAW; The right to
question the validity of an arrest may be waived if the accused, assisted by
counsel, fails to object to its validity before arraignment
361. MARIA SHIELA HUBAHIB TUPAZ vs. THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY
OMBUDSMAN FOR THE VISAYAS; ATTY. FERNANDO ABELLA, REGISTER OF
DEEDS; and MACRINA ESPIÑA, G.R. No. 212491-92 March 6, 2019 –
REMEDIAL LAW; probable cause; CRIMINAL LAW; RA 3019
362. People of the Philippines vs. Lina Achieng Noah, G.R. No. 228880
March 6, 2019 – CRIMINAL LAW; chain of custody; illegal transportation of
dangerous drugs
364. LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. LUCY GRACE AND ELMA GLORIA
FRANCO, REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY-IN-FACT VICENTE GUSTILLO, JR.,
G.R. No. 203242 March 12, 2019 – LABOR LAW; CARP; just compensation; The
final determination of just compensation is vested in courts. In the recent case
of Alfonso v. Land Bank,1 this Court, through Associate Justice Francis H. Jardeleza,
ruled that courts may deviate from the basic formula provided by administrative
agencies if it finds, in its discretion, that other factors must be taken into account in
the determination of just compensation. Deviation, however, must be grounded on
a reasoned explanation based on the evidence on record. Absent this, the deviation
will be considered as grave abuse of discretion
367. Augusto Regalado y Laylay vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No.
216632 March 13, 2019 – CRIMINAL LAW; absence of the 3 people required
under Sec. 21, RA 9165; chain of custody; Sec. 11, RA 9165
368. LARRY SABUCO MANIBOG vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, G.R. No.
211214, March 20, 2019 – POLITICAL LAW; search and seizure; stop and frisk
369. Annie Tan vs. Great Enterprises, Inc. G.R. No. 220400 March 20, 2019-
MERCANTILE LAW; common carrier; extraordinary diligence; llability
379. Ricardo Veriño y Pingol vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 225710
June 19, 2019 - CRIMINAL LAW; RA 9165; chain of custody
380. Julita M. Aldovino, et al. vs. Gold and Green Manpower Management
and Development Services, G.R. No. 200811 June 19, 2019 – LABOR LAW;
“or for three (3) months for every year of the unexpired term, whichever is less”;
Sameer doctrine; illegal dismissal; CIVIL LAW; lex loci contractus; moral damages,
exemplary damages;
381. People of the Philippines vs. ZZZ, G.R. No. 229862 June 19, 2019
- CRIMINAL LAW; simple rape; affidavit of desistance;
388. BDO UNIBANK, INC., vs. ANTONIO CHOA, G.R. No. 237553 July 10,
2019 - REMEDIAL LAW; Rule 119; When a demurrer is granted in a criminal case,
the private complainant can file a Rule 65 petition on the civil aspect of the case, as
long as he or she can show that the trial court committed grave abuse of discretion
in granting the demurrer.
390. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ZZZ, G.R. No. 228828 July 24,
2019 – CRIMINAL LAW; RA 9344; special complex crime of rape with homicide
P.S.
TOTAL number of cases = 416 cases because there are 2 #108 and 2 #234.