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G.R. No. 204663, September 27, 2017 - MUNICIPAL RURAL BANK OF LIBMANAN, CAMARINES SUR,
Petitioner, v. VIRGINIA ORDOÑEZ, Respondent.
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SECOND DIVISION

G.R. No. 204663, September 27, 2017

MUNICIPAL RURAL BANK OF LIBMANAN, CAMARINES SUR, Petitioner, v. VIRGINIA ORDOÑEZ,

Respondent.

D E C I S I O N

PERALTA,**J .:

Assailed in the instant petition for review on certiorari are the Decision1 and Resolution2 of the Court of
Appeals (CA), dated March 30, 2012 and October 17, 2012, respectively, in CA-G.R. CV No. 94947.

The pertinent factual and procedural antecedents of the case are as follows:

On June 20, 2000, herein respondent filed with the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Libmanan, Camarines
Sur a Complaint3 for Quieting of Title against herein petitioner bank. Subsequently, on September 2,
2002, the Complaint was amended4 where respondent alleged that: she is the owner of a 2,174 square
meter parcel of land in Fundado, Libmanan, Camarines Sur; she acquired the property through
inheritance; she and her predecessors-in-interest had been in open, peaceful, adverse, uninterrupted
possession of the subject land in the concbpt of an owner since time immemorial; and petitioner's claim
DebtKollect Company, Inc. of ownership is unfounded, unmeritorious invalid and based upon an instrument which is null and void or,
otherwise, unenforceable. Respondent prayed that she be declared the absolute owner and, thus, entitled
to the lawful possession of the subject property. She also asked the trial court to order petitioner to pay
attorney's fees and monthly rentals.

In its Answer with. Counterclaim,5 herein petitioner denied the material allegations of respondent's
Amended Complaint contending that it is, in fact, the true and absolute owner of the subject land; and
the property was previously owned by one Roberto Hermita (Roberto) who mortgaged the said land to
petitioner but subsequently failed to satisfy his obligation causing petitioner to foreclose the mortgage
and subsequently acquire the property and transfer title over it in its name. In its Counterclaim,
petitioner prayed for the payment of moral damages and attorney's fees.

After the issues were joined, trial on the merits ensued.

On January 19, 2010, the RTC rendered its Decision6 dismissing respondent's Amended Complaint as
well as petitioner's Counterclaim.

The RTC ruled that, before entering into the contract of mortgage with Roberto Hermita, petitioner,
through its manager, did its best to ascertain Roberto's claim of ownership and possession by conducting
the requisite investigation. The RTC concluded that the weight of evidence preponderates in favor of
herein petitioner.
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On March 30, 2012, the CA promulgated its assailed Decision by ruling in respondent's favor and
disposing as follows:
WHEREFORE, premises considered, the appealed decision is hereby REVERSED and SET
ASIDE. The real estate mortgage contract dated March 23, 1995, covering the disputed
property is hereby declared NULL and VOID and the plaintiff-appellant is declared owner
thereof.
SO ORDERED.7
The CA held that: (1) respondent was able to prove that her predecessors-in-interest had possession of
the subject land prior to that of petitioner's predecessor-in-interest; (2) they declared the property for
tax purposes as early as 1949, as compared to petitioner's predecessor-in-interest who paid taxes
thereon beginning only in 1970; and (3) contrary to the findings of the RTC, the evidence preponderates
in favor of herein respondent. Thus, the CA declared respondent as owner of the subject lot and nullified
the real estate mortgage executed between petitioner and Roberto.
Petitioner filed a Motion for Reconsideration, but the CA denied it in its Resolution dated October 17,
2012.
Hence, the present petition for review on certiorari with the following Assignment of Errors:
a) The Honorable Court of Appeals gravely erred when it held that respondent has prior
possession over the property through her caretaker Roman Zamudio.
b) The Honorable Court of Appeals gravely erred when it ruled that acquisitive prescription
cannot be made to apply to the possession of Roberto Hermita.
c) The Honorable Court of Appeals seriously erred when it pronounced that petitioner
Municipal Rural Bank of Libmanan, Camarines Sur was utterly remiss in its duty to
establish who the true owners and possessors of the subject property were.8
The petition is unmeritorious.
Before delving into the merits of the instant petition, the Court finds it apropos to restate the nature of
an action for quieting of title. Citing the case of Baricuatro, Jr. v. Court of Appeals,9 this Court, in
Herminio M. De Guzman, for himself and as Attorney-in-fact of: Nilo M. De Guzman, et at. v. Tabangao
Regarding the nature of the action filed before the trial court, quieting of title is a common
law remedy for the removal of any cloud upon or doubt or uncertainty with respect to title
to real property. Originating in equity jurisprudence, its purpose is to secure "xxx an
adjudication that a claim of title to or an interest in property, adverse to that of the
complainant, is invalid, so that the complainant and those claiming under him may be
forever afterward free from any danger of hostile claim." In an action for quieting of title,
the competent court is tasked to determine the respective rights of the complainant and
other claimants, "xxx not only to place things in their proper place, to make the one who
has no rights to said immovable respect and not disturb the other, but also for the benefit
of both, so that he who has the right would see every cloud of doubt over the property
dissipated, and he could afterwards without fear introduce the improvements he may
desire, to use, and even to abuse the property as he deems best xxx." (Citation
omitted.)"11
The Court, then, went on to discuss that:
Under the Civil Code, the remedy may be availed of under the following circumstances:
Art. 476. Whenever there is a cloud on title to real property or any interest
therein, by reason of any instrument, record, claim, encumbrance or
proceeding which is apparently valid or effective but is in truth and in fact
invalid, ineffective, voidable, or unenforceable, and may be prejudicial to
said title, an action may be brought to remove such cloud or to quiet the
title.
An action may also be brought to prevent a cloud from being cast upon title
to real property or any interest therein.
Art. 478. There may also be an action to quiet title or remove a cloud
therefrom when the contract, instrument or other obligation has been
extinguished or has terminated, or has been barred by extinctive
prescription.
Article 477 of the Civil Code further provides that the plaintiff in an action to quiet title
must have legal or equitable title to or interest in the real property, which is the subject
matter of the action, but need not be in possession of said property.
For an action to quiet title to prosper, two indispensable requisites must concur: (1) the
plaintiff or complainant has a legal or equitable title or interest in the real property subject
of the action; and (2) the deed, claim, encumbrance, or proceeding claimed to be casting a
cloud on his title must be shown to be in fact invalid or inoperative despite its prima facie
appearance of validity or legal efficacy.12
In Spouses Ragasa v. Spouses Roa,13 this Court has, likewise, ruled that:
[I]t is an established rule of American jurisprudence (made applicable in this jurisdiction by
Art. 480 of the New Civil Code) that actions to quiet title to property in the possession of
the plaintiff are imprescriptible.
The prevailing rule is that the right of a plaintiff to have his title to land quieted, as against
one who is asserting some adverse claim or lien thereon, is not barred while the plaintiff or
his grantors remain in actual possession of the land, claiming to be owners thereof, the
reason for this rule being that while the owner in fee continues liable to an action,
proceeding, or suit upon the adverse claim, he has a continuing right to the aid of a court
of equity to ascertain and determine the nature of such claim and its effect on his title, or
to assert any superior equity in his favor. He may wait until his possession is disturbed or
his title is attacked before taking steps to vindicate his right. But the rule that the statute
of limitations is not available as a defense to an action to remove a cloud from title can
only be invoked by a complain[ant] when he is in possession. One who claims property
which is in the possession of another must, it seems, invoke his remedy within the
statutory period.14
In the instant case, for reasons to be discussed hereunder, the Court agrees with the CA that herein
respondent was able to prove by preponderance of evidence that she has a legal or equitable title or
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interest in the real property subject of the action and that the deed, claim, encumbrance, or proceeding
claimed to be casting a cloud on her title is, in fact, invalid or inoperative, despite its prima facie
appearance of validity or legal efficacy.
In its first assigned error, petitioner argues that the CA erred in holding that: (1) respondent's
predecessors-in-interest designated a certain Roman Zamudio (Zamudio) as caretaker of the subject lot;
and (2) respondent has prior possession over the said property through Zamudio.
The Court does not agree.
First, the Court finds no cogent reason to depart from the conclusion of the CA that the testimony of
respondent's witness Perpetuo Parafina (Parafina), who is the owner of the land adjacent to the disputed
property, is clear that Zamudio was indeed the person assigned by respondent's mother as caretaker of
the questioned land.15 In fact, the RTC, in its Decision dated January 19, 2010, likewise made a positive
finding that Zamudio was, in fact, respondent's caretaker. Moreover, Parafina testified that, since 1960,
he knows the property as owned by respondent's mother.16
The question that follows is whether Zamudio's occupation of the subject property as caretaker may be
considered as proof of respondent's and her predecessors-in-interest's prior possession of the said land.
The Court rules in the affirmative.
For one to be considered in possession, one need not have actual or physical occupation of every square
inch of the property at all times.17 Possession can be acquired not only by material occupation, but also
by the fact that a thing is subject to the action of one's will or by the proper acts and legal formalities
established for acquiring such right.18 Possession can be acquired by juridical acts.19 These are acts to
which the law gives the force of acts of possession.20 In one case,21 this Court has considered a
claimant's act of assigning a caretaker over the disputed land, who cultivated the same and built a hut
thereon, as evidence of the claimant's possession of the said land.
In the present case, it has been established that respondent and her predecessors-in-interest authorized
Zamudio as caretaker of the subject land. Thus, Zamudio's occupation of the disputed land, as
respondent's caretaker, as early as 1975, is considered as evidence of the latter's occupation of the said
property. Petitioner's argument that respondent's possession must not be a mere fiction but must, in
fact, be actual is unavailing as this requirement is applicable only in proceedings for land registration
under Presidential Decree 1529, otherwise known as the Land Registration Decree, which is not the case
here. On the other hand, it was only in 1986 that petitioner's predecessor-in-interest started occupying
the same property.
Moreover, respondent and her predecessors-in-interest declared the disputed property for tax purposes
and paid the realty taxes thereon, as early as 1949. Settled is the rule that although tax declarations or
realty tax payment of property are not conclusive evidence of ownership, nevertheless, they are good
indicia of possession in the concept of owner for no one in his right mind would be paying taxes for a
property that is not in his actual or at least constructive possession.22 On the other hand, it was only in
1970 that Roberto's father declared the subject property for taxation purposes.
As to petitioner's contention, in its second assignment of error, that Roberto acquired ownership of the
subject property through prescription, the Court finds no cogent reason to depart from the ruling of the
CA on this matter and, thus, quotes the same with approval, to wit:
xxx Besides, Article 1134 of the Civil Code xxx states that "xxx (o)rdinary acquisitive
prescription of things requires possession in good faith and with just title for the time
fixed by law." In this case, however, it cannot be said that the possession of Roberto
Hermita was in good faith. This is clear from the testimony of Roberto Hermita that, prior
to mortgaging the subject property to the defendant-appellee bank, the mother of the
plaintiff-appellant approached him and claimed ownership over the subject land as well.
xxx
xxxx
Neither can the Court agree with the trial court that extraordinary acquisitive prescription
under Article 1137 of the Civil Code can be appreciated in favor of Sofronio Hermita,
predecessor-in-interest of Roberto Hermita. As previously discussed, no evidence,
testimonial or documentary, was ever presented by the defendant-appellee that Sofronio
Hermita was ever in possession of the subject land. The trial court's conclusion that the
uninterrupted possession of Sofronio Hermita since 1970 already ripened into a title by
prescription, is therefore without any evidentiary basis. Hence, since it has not been shown
that Sofronio Hermita acquired ownership over the subject property, it follows that he did
not have the power to transfer the ownership of the subject property to his son Roberto
Hermita when the latter allegedly bought the same.
In fine, it cannot be said that Roberto Hermita had already acquired ownership over the
subject land when he mortgaged the same to the defendant-appellee bank.23
Indeed, aside from tax declarations, petitioner failed to present evidence to prove that, prior to selling
the subject lot to Roberto, his father exercised acts of ownership over the said property.
As to the third assigned error, it is settled that a banking institution is expected to exercise due diligence
before entering into a mortgage contract.24 The ascertainment of the status or condition of a property
offered to it as security for a loan must be a standard and indispensable part of its operations.25
This Court has never failed to stress the remarkable significance of a banking institution to commercial
transactions, in particular, and to the country's economy in general.26 The banking system is an
indispensable institution in the modern world and plays a vital role in the economic life of every civilized
nation.27 Whether as mere passive entities for the safekeeping and saving of money or as active
instruments of business and commerce, banks have become an ubiquitous presence among the people,
who have come to regard them with respect and even gratitude and, most of all, confidence.28
Consequently, the highest degree of diligence is expected, and high standards of integrity and
performance are even required of it.29
In the instant case, contrary to the findings of the RTC that petitioner's manager did his best to ascertain
Roberto's claim of ownership over the disputed land, the Court agrees with the findings of the CA that
petitioner was, in fact, remiss in exercising the required degree of diligence, prudence, and care before it
entered into a mortgage contract with Roberto. With more reason should petitioner have practiced
caution and mindfulness, considering that the questioned lot is not titled. Thus, the Court agrees with the
CA that a simple check with the proper authorities would have shown that the same property has been
previously declared as owned by respondent's predecessors-in-interest and that realty taxes had been
paid thereon as early as 1949. Petitioner alleges in its present petition that its bank manager consulted
the local assessor's office as to the existence of any other tax declaration covering the subject lot but a
careful reading of the testimony of petitioner's manager shows that nothing therein would prove such
allegation. Moreover, if petitioner's manager had indeed made an ocular inspection of the said property
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THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SIEGFRED
CABELLON CABAÑERO, Accused-Appellant.
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SERVICE COMMISSION, AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF
MASIU, LANAO DEL SUR, REPRESENTED BY MAYOR
NASSER P. PANGANDAMAN, JR., Petitioners, v.
SAMAD M. UNDA, Respondent.; G.R. No. 213331 - THE
MUNICIPALITY OF MASIU, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL
SUR, REPRESENTED BY NASSER P. PANGANDAMAN,
JR., MUNICIPAL MAYOR, Petitioner, v. SAMAD M.
UNDA, Respondent.
G.R. No. 208426, September 20, 2017 - SAMUEL M.
ALVARADO,, Petitioner, v. AYALA LAND, INC., AYALA
HILLSIDE ESTATES HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION,
INC., ALEXANDER P. AGUIRRE, HORACIO PAREDES,
RICARDO F. DE LEON, REYNATO Y. SAWIT, AGUSTIN
N. PEREZ, GERONIMO M. COLLADO, EMMANUEL C.
CHING, MACABANGKIT LANTO, MANUEL DIZON,
TARCISIO CALILUNG, IRINEO AGUIRRE, ERNESTO
ORTIZ LUIS, BERNARDO JAMBALOS III, FRANCISCO
ARCILLANA, LUIS S. TANJANGCO, AND PABLITO
VILLEGAS, Respondents.
to determine its actual condition and verify the identity of the true owner and possessor thereof, he
should have easily discovered that respondent's caretaker was also in possession of the said property and
is actually occupying a portion of the same.
As to whether or not petitioner was in good faith, the issue of good faith or bad faith of a buyer is
relevant only where the subject of the sale is a registered land but not where the property is an
unregistered land.30 One who purchases an unregistered land does so at his peril.31 His claim of having
bought the land in good faith, i.e., without notice that some other person has a right to, or interest in,
the property, would not protect him if it turns out that the seller does not actually own the property.32 In
the instant case, there is no dispute that at the time that petitioner entered into a contract of mortgage
with Roberto and in subsequently buying the subject lot during the auction sale, the same was still an
unregistered land. Thus, petitioner may not claim good faith and due diligence in dealing with Roberto.
As a consequence, the CA did not commit error in nullifying the real estate mortgage contract between
petitioner and Roberto and in declaring respondent as the owner of the disputed lot.
WHEREFORE, the Court AFFIRMS the Decision of the Court of Appeals, promulgated on March 30,
2012, and its Resolution dated October 17, 2012, in CA-G.R. CV No. 94947.
SO ORDERED.
Perlas-Bernabe, Caguioa, and Reyes, Jr., JJ., concur.
Carpio, (Chairperson), J., on official leave.

G.R. No. 191652, September 13, 2017 - TEAM Endnotes:

IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., AND FELIX S. CO.,
Petitioners, v. SOLAR TEAM ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
Respondent.; G.R. No. 191658, September 13, 2017 - ** Acting Chairperson, per Special Order No. 2487 dated September 19, 2017.
SOLAR TEAM ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,, Petitioner, v.
TEAM IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., AND FELIX S.
1 Penned by Associate Justice Romeo F. Barza, with the concurrence of Associate Justices
CO, Respondents.
Noel G. Tijam and Edwin D. Sorongon, Annex "A" to Petition; rollo pp. 31-57.
G.R. No. 187869, September 13, 2017 - TEODULFO
E. LAO, JR., ROGER A. ABADAY, ZALDY O. OCON, AND 2 Annex "B" to Petition, rollo, pp. 58-60.
ENRICO D. SALCEDO, Petitioners, v. LGU OF CAGAYAN
DE ORO CITY, MAYOR CONSTANTINO JARAULA, VICE 3 Records, pp. 1-3.
MAYOR VICENTE T. EMANO, CITY COUNCILOR RAMON
TABOR, CITY COUNCILOR REYNALDO ADVINCULA,
4 See Amended Complaint, id. at 54-56.
CITY COUNCILOR IAN MARK NACAYA, CITY
COUNCILOR PRESIDENT ELIPE, CITY COUNCILOR
EMMANUEL ABEJUELA, CITY COUNCILOR ALFONSO 5 Records, pp. 8-9.
GOKING, CITY COUNCILOR ALDEN DACAL, CITY
COUNCILOR ALEXANDER DACER, CITY COUNCILOR 6Id. at 240-256.
MARYCOR CALIZO, CITY COUNCILOR AARON NERI,
CITY COUNCILOR ADRIAN BARBA, CITY COUNCILOR
7Rollo, p. 56.
IAN CAESAR ACENAS, CITY COUNCILOR SIMEON
LICAYAN, CITY COUNCILOR KAREN VI POQUITA, CITY
COUNCILOR DANTE PAJO, IN THEIR PRIVATE 8Id. at 17-18.
AND/OR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AND MEGA
INTEGRATED AGRO-LIVESTOCK FARM CORPORATION 9 382 Phil. 15, 25 (2000).
PRESIDENT ERWIN BRYAN SEE*, Respondents.
10 753 Phil. 456 (2015).
A.M. No. RTJ-17-2492 [Formerly OCA IPI No. 13-
4103-RTJ], September 26, 2017 - PROSECUTOR IVY
A. TEJANO, Complainant, v. PRESIDING JUDGE 11Herminio M. De Guzman, for himself and as Attorney-in-fact of: Nilo M. De Guzman, et
ANTONIO D. MARIGOMEN AND UTILITY WORKER al. v. Tabangao Realty Inc., supra, at 468.
EMELIANO C. CAMAY, JR.,1 BOTH OF REGIONAL
TRIAL COURT (RTC), BRANCH 61, BOGO CITY, CEBU, 12Id. at 468-469.
Respondents.
13 526 Phil. 587 (2006).
G.R. No. 227863, September 20, 2017 - PEOPLE OF
THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PEDRITO
ORDONA Y RENDON, Accused-Appellant. 14Spouses Ragasa v. Spouses Roa, supra, at 592-593.

G.R. No. 204663, September 27, 2017 - 15 See TSN, December 11, 2003, pp. 2-3.
MUNICIPAL RURAL BANK OF LIBMANAN, CAMARINES
SUR, Petitioner, v. VIRGINIA ORDOÑEZ, Respondent.
16 See TSN, June 21, 2004, p. 2.
G.R. No. 205652, September 06, 2017 - PROCTER &
GAMBLE ASIA PTE LTD., Petitioner, v. 17Bunyi, et al. v. Factor, 609 Phil. 134, 141 (2009).
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
Respondent. 18Id.

G.R. No. 180969, September 11, 2017 - NOEL

19Id.
NAVAJA, Petitioner, v. HON. MANUEL A. DE CASTRO
OR HIS SUCCESSOR, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING
JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT OF 20Id.
JAGNA & GARCIA-HERNANDEZ, JAGNA, BOHOL, AND
ATTY. EDGAR BORJE, Respondents. 21Heirs of Bienvenido & Araceli Tanyag v. Gabriel, et al., 685 Phil. 517 (2012).

G.R. No. 185938, September 06, 2017 - ALICIA

22Villasi v. Garcia, et al., 724 Phil. 519, 530 (2014).
M.L. COSETENG AND DILIMAN PREPARATORY
SCHOOL, Petitioners, v. LETICIA P. PEREZ,
Respondent. 23Rollo, pp. 50-53. (Emphasis in the original)

A.C. No. 9832, September 04, 2017 - LOLITA R. 24Philippine National Bank v. Jumamoy, et al., 670 Phil. 472, 481 (2011).
MARTIN, Complainant, v. ATTY. JESUS M. DELA CRUZ,
Respondent.
25Id.
G.R. No. 213200, September 19, 2017 - NAYONG
PILIPINO FOUNDATION, INC., Petitioner, v. 26Philippine National Bank v. Juan F. Villa, G.R. No. 213241, August 1, 2016.
CHAIRPERSON MA. GRACIA M. PULIDO TAN,
COMMISSIONER HEIDI L. MENDOZA, COMMISSIONER 27Id.
ROWENA V. GUANZON, THE COMMISSIONERS,
COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA), Respondents.
28Id.
G.R. No. 214762, September 20, 2017 - PEOPLE OF
THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROMMEL 29Id.
RONQUILLO, Accused-Appellant.
30Rural Bank of Siaton (Negros Oriental), Inc. v. Macajilos, 527 Phil. 456, 471 (2006);
G.R. No. 213953, September 26, 2017 - ENGR.
OSCAR A. MARMETO, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON David v. Bandin, 233 Phil. 139, 150 (1987).
ELECTIONS (COMELEC), Respondent.
31Id.
G.R. No. 230324, September 19, 2017 - LORIE
MARIE TOMAS CALLO, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER 32Id.
JAIME H. MORENTE, BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, OIC
ASSOCIATES COMMISSIONERS, BUREAU OF

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DEVELOPMENT BANK, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES
VICTORIANO AND MELANIE RAMOS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 228112, September 13, 2017 - SPOUSES 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908
ROSALINO R. REYES, JR. AND SYLVIA S. REYES, 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916
Petitioners, v. SPOUSES HERBERT BUN HONG G.
CHUNG AND WIENNA T. CHUNG, Respondents. 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
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G.R. No. 225808, September 11, 2017 - SPOUSES
EDGARDO M. AGUINALDO AND NELIA T. TORRES- 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
AGUINALDO, Petitioners, v. ARTEMIO T. TORRES, JR., 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
Respondent.
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G.R. No. 223679, September 27, 2017 - PEOPLE OF 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILFREDO
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Accused-Appellants.
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FABRICATOR PHILIPPINES, INC., Petitioner, v.
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G.R. No. 207946, September 27, 2017 - PEOPLE OF
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REYES ALIAS "BOY REYES," Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 211111, September 25, 2017 - C.F. SHARP

CREW MANAGEMENT, INC., ITS PRESIDENT, AND
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SHIPPING (PHILS.), INC., AND MST MARINE
SERVICES PHILS., INC., Petitioners, v. SHIRLEY G. DE
CHAVEZ,1 Respondent.

G.R. No. 202578, September 27, 2017 - HEIRS OF

GILBERTO ROLDAN, NAMELY: ADELINA ROLDAN,
ROLANDO ROLDAN, GILBERTO ROLDAN, JR., MARIO
ROLDAN, DANNY ROLDAN, LEONARDO ROLDAN, ELSA
ROLDAN, ERLINDA ROLDAN-CARAOS, THELMA
ROLDAN-MASINSIN, GILDA ROLDAN-DAWAL AND
RHODORA ROLDAN-ICAMINA, Petitioners, v. HEIRS
OF SILVELA ROLDAN, NAMELY: ANTONIO R. DE
GUZMAN, AUGUSTO R. DE GUZMAN, ALICIA R.
VALDORIA-PINEDA, AND SALLY R. VALDORIA, AND
HEIRS OF LEOPOLDO MAGTULIS, NAMELY: CYNTHIA
YORAC-MAGTULIS, LEA JOYCE MAGTULIS-
MALABORBOR, DHANCY MAGTULIS, FRANCES DIANE
MAGTULIS, AND JULIERTO MAGTULIS-PLACER,
Respondents.

G.R. No. 207943, September 11, 2017 - PEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT
BALANZA, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 198952, September 06, 2017 - PEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DANILO
SULAYAO Y LABASBAS, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 197718, September 06, 2017 - PRIMITIVO

MACALANDA, JR., Petitioner, v. ATTY. ROQUE A.
ACOSTA, Respondent.

A.M. No. P-17-3754 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 14-

4285-P), September 26, 2017 - MARIA MAGDALENA
R. JOVEN, JOSE RAUL C. JOVEN, AND NONA
CATHARINA NATIVIDAD JOVEN CARNACETE,
Complainants, v. LOURDES G. CAOILI, CLERK OF
COURT, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES,
BRANCH 1, BAGUIO CITY, BENGUET, Respondent.

G.R. No. 224507, September 20, 2017 -

PRIVATIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE,
Petitioner, v. EDGARDO V. QUESADA, MA. GRACIA
QUESADA-MANALO, ELIZABETH QUESADA-JOSE,
EUGENIO V. QUESADA, REPRESENTED BY THEIR
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, EUGENIO V. QUESADA,
Respondents.

G.R. No. 196945, September 27, 2017 - DANILO

REMEGIO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 224973, September 27, 2017 - GINA

LEFEBRE, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND, DONALD
LEFEBRE, Petitioners, v. A BROWN COMPANY, INC.,
Respondent.

G.R. No. 230744, September 26, 2017 - MARIO O.

SALVADOR, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON
ELECTIONS AND ALEXANDER S. BELENA,
Respondents.

G.R. No. 199018, September 27, 2017 - ROLANDO

DACANAY Y LACASTE, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 192128 & 192135-36, September 13, 2017

- GMA NETWORK, INC., Petitioner, v. NATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Respondent.

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G.R. No. 214249, September 25, 2017 - HENRY E.
YU, MARIANITO M. MARBAS, EDWIN R. BAYBAY,
VICTOR RUALES, CEPRIANO J. DOSDOS, JR.,
REYNALDO C. GATO, PABLITO GRAME OLAYON,
FELICITO G. DAAN, SR., EDGAR R. REBAGOS, SR.,
RONALDO T. LANSANG, MARIJUL O. ONDAP, ROGELIO
M. UBOS, SR., ELANE M. AGAPAY, GERSON S. AGAPAY,
SR., GENES S. CAPON, MARK DECYRL B. OSORIO,
FREDDIE M. BELTRAN, ROBERT F. COLMINAS,
WILLIAM M. ESTORQUE, SR., ERIC G. MARAON,
LEONARD S. VILLAREN, JUNIFER QUITA, JEBRYAN
QUITA, JOVANIE BANTILAN, GERRY A. QUITA, REY S.
AGAPAY, ADOLITO S. BULTRON, JANIFER C. DAAN,
ARNEL L. LUNASIN, JOSE CEPEDA SABIO, ROEL E.
VALLESPIN, PETER JOHN D. CORDOVA, RONILO D.
CORDOVA, CRISANTO D. DIAPOLET, ALDO D.
DIAPOLET, VINSON M. ALEJANDRO JERYLYNN Q.
GALANG, JOVILITO MAESTRADO, JR., CONSTANCIO B.
MADRONA, JR., JOHNNA D. LLEMIT, VIRGILIA A.
EMPERON, JIMMY G. ALBER, JERRY L. LOPEZ, RONITO
A. RAMA, EVELYN G. MANSAL, RUBEN MARAON,
SELVERIO P. OMBICO, JR., AND DIEGO GONZAGA,
Petitioners, v. SR METALS, INC. (SRMI), ELOISA E.
SEGARRA, FRANCIS ERIC GUTIERREZ, JIMWELL
ORPILLA AND GODOFREDO NARDO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 172193, September 13, 2017 - CELERINO

CHUA ALIAS SUNTAY, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 170316, September 18, 2017 - REPUBLIC

OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES JOEL
AND ANDREA NOVAL, ELLEN N. DELOS REYES, DALE
Y. NOVAL, WINNIE T. REFI, ZENAIDA LAO, AND
DAISY N. MORALES, Respondents

G.R. No. 213581, September 19, 2017 - BANGKO

SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION
ON AUDIT, Respondent.

G.R. No. 179732, September 13, 2017 -

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS,
Petitioner, v. CMC/MONARK/PACIFIC/HI-TRI JOINT
VENTURE, Respondent.

G.R. No. 218425, September 27, 2017 - PEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILSON
CACHO Y SONGCO, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 198119, September 27, 2017 - PEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. SANDIGANBAYAN
AND JUAN1 ROBERTO L. ABLING, Respondents.

G.R. No. 194189, September 14, 2017 - RAFAEL

ALMEDA, EMERLINA ALMEDA-LIRIO, ALODIA
ALMEDA-TAN, LETICIA ALMEDA-MAGNO, NORMA
ALMEDA-MATIAS AND PUBLIO TIBI,, Petitioners, v.
HEIRS OF PONCIANO ALMEDA IN SUBSTITUTION OF
ORIGINAL DEFENDANT PONCIANO ALMEDA,
INTESTATE ESTATE OF SPOUSES PONCIANO AND
EUFEMIA PEREZ-ALMEDA AND THE REGISTER OF
DEEDS OF TAGAYTAY CITY, Respondent.

G.R. No. 205695, September 27, 2017 - JESUS

APARENTE, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 209306, September 27, 2017 -

COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner,
v. HEDCOR SIBULAN, INC., Respondent.

G.R. No. 204663, September 27, 2017 -

MUNICIPAL RURAL BANK OF LIBMANAN, CAMARINES
SUR, Petitioner, v. VIRGINIA ORDOÑEZ, Respondent.

G.R. No. 205652, September 06, 2017 - PROCTER &

GAMBLE ASIA PTE LTD., Petitioner, v.
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
Respondent.

G.R. No. 180969, September 11, 2017 - NOEL

NAVAJA, Petitioner, v. HON. MANUEL A. DE CASTRO
OR HIS SUCCESSOR, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING
JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT OF
JAGNA & GARCIA-HERNANDEZ, JAGNA, BOHOL, AND
ATTY. EDGAR BORJE, Respondents.

G.R. No. 185938, September 06, 2017 - ALICIA

M.L. COSETENG AND DILIMAN PREPARATORY
SCHOOL, Petitioners, v. LETICIA P. PEREZ,
Respondent.

A.C. No. 9832, September 04, 2017 - LOLITA R.

MARTIN, Complainant, v. ATTY. JESUS M. DELA CRUZ,
Respondent.

G.R. No. 213200, September 19, 2017 - NAYONG

PILIPINO FOUNDATION, INC., Petitioner, v.
CHAIRPERSON MA. GRACIA M. PULIDO TAN,
COMMISSIONER HEIDI L. MENDOZA, COMMISSIONER
ROWENA V. GUANZON, THE COMMISSIONERS,
COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA), Respondents.

G.R. No. 213953, September 26, 2017 - ENGR.

OSCAR A. MARMETO, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON
ELECTIONS (COMELEC), Respondent.

G.R. No. 214762, September 20, 2017 - PEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROMMEL
RONQUILLO, Accused-Appellant.

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G.R. No. 230324, September 19, 2017 - LORIE
MARIE TOMAS CALLO, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER
JAIME H. MORENTE, BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, OIC
ASSOCIATES COMMISSIONERS, BUREAU OF
IMMIGRATION, AND BRIAN ALAS, BUREAU OF
IMMIGRATION, Respondents.

G.R. No. 227185, September 27, 2017 - PEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EEE,
Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 228617, September 20, 2017 - PLANTERS

DEVELOPMENT BANK, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES
VICTORIANO AND MELANIE RAMOS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 228112, September 13, 2017 - SPOUSES

ROSALINO R. REYES, JR. AND SYLVIA S. REYES,
Petitioners, v. SPOUSES HERBERT BUN HONG G.
CHUNG AND WIENNA T. CHUNG, Respondents.

G.R. No. 225808, September 11, 2017 - SPOUSES

EDGARDO M. AGUINALDO AND NELIA T. TORRES-
AGUINALDO, Petitioners, v. ARTEMIO T. TORRES, JR.,
Respondent.

G.R. Nos. 224308-09, September 27, 2017 -

FABRICATOR PHILIPPINES, INC., Petitioner, v.
JEANIE ROSE Q. ESTOLAS, Respondent.

G.R. No. 207946, September 27, 2017 - PEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALFREDO
REYES ALIAS "BOY REYES," Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 211111, September 25, 2017 - C.F. SHARP

CREW MANAGEMENT, INC., ITS PRESIDENT, AND
GULF ENERGY MARITIME, Petitioners, v. NOEL N.
ORBETA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 198225, September 27, 2017 - TSM

SHIPPING (PHILS.), INC., AND MST MARINE
SERVICES PHILS., INC., Petitioners, v. SHIRLEY G. DE
CHAVEZ,1 Respondent.

G.R. No. 202578, September 27, 2017 - HEIRS OF

GILBERTO ROLDAN, NAMELY: ADELINA ROLDAN,
ROLANDO ROLDAN, GILBERTO ROLDAN, JR., MARIO
ROLDAN, DANNY ROLDAN, LEONARDO ROLDAN, ELSA
ROLDAN, ERLINDA ROLDAN-CARAOS, THELMA
ROLDAN-MASINSIN, GILDA ROLDAN-DAWAL AND
RHODORA ROLDAN-ICAMINA, Petitioners, v. HEIRS
OF SILVELA ROLDAN, NAMELY: ANTONIO R. DE
GUZMAN, AUGUSTO R. DE GUZMAN, ALICIA R.
VALDORIA-PINEDA, AND SALLY R. VALDORIA, AND
HEIRS OF LEOPOLDO MAGTULIS, NAMELY: CYNTHIA
YORAC-MAGTULIS, LEA JOYCE MAGTULIS-
MALABORBOR, DHANCY MAGTULIS, FRANCES DIANE
MAGTULIS, AND JULIERTO MAGTULIS-PLACER,
Respondents.

G.R. No. 207943, September 11, 2017 - PEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT
BALANZA, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 197718, September 06, 2017 - PRIMITIVO

MACALANDA, JR., Petitioner, v. ATTY. ROQUE A.
ACOSTA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 198952, September 06, 2017 - PEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DANILO
SULAYAO Y LABASBAS, Accused-Appellant.

A.M. No. P-17-3754 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 14-

4285-P), September 26, 2017 - MARIA MAGDALENA
R. JOVEN, JOSE RAUL C. JOVEN, AND NONA
CATHARINA NATIVIDAD JOVEN CARNACETE,
Complainants, v. LOURDES G. CAOILI, CLERK OF
COURT, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES,
BRANCH 1, BAGUIO CITY, BENGUET, Respondent.

G.R. No. 196945, September 27, 2017 - DANILO

REMEGIO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 224507, September 20, 2017 -

PRIVATIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE,
Petitioner, v. EDGARDO V. QUESADA, MA. GRACIA
QUESADA-MANALO, ELIZABETH QUESADA-JOSE,
EUGENIO V. QUESADA, REPRESENTED BY THEIR
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, EUGENIO V. QUESADA,
Respondents.

G.R. No. 224973, September 27, 2017 - GINA

LEFEBRE, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND, DONALD
LEFEBRE, Petitioners, v. A BROWN COMPANY, INC.,
Respondent.

G.R. No. 226213, September 27, 2017 - G.

HOLDINGS, INC., Petitioner, v. CAGAYAN ELECTRIC
POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, INC. (CEPALCO) AND
FERROCHROME PHILIPPINES, INC., Respondents.

A.M. No. P-16-3511 (Formerly OCA IPI No. 14-

4346-P), September 06, 2017 - ROLANDO SOLIVA,
Complainant, v. REYNALDO TALEON, SHERIFF IV,
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 10, DIPOLOG
CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, Respondent.

G.R. No. 209969, September 27, 2017 - JOSE

SANICO AND VICENTE CASTRO, Petitioners, v.
WERHERLINA P. COLIPANO, Respondent.

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G.R. No. 210571, September 19, 2017 - ORESTES S.
MIRALLES, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON AUDIT,
Respondent.

G.R. No. 199018, September 27, 2017 - ROLANDO

DACANAY Y LACASTE, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 230744, September 26, 2017 - MARIO O.

SALVADOR, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON
ELECTIONS AND ALEXANDER S. BELENA,
Respondents.

G.R. No. 192128 & 192135-36, September 13, 2017

- GMA NETWORK, INC., Petitioner, v. NATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 214249, September 25, 2017 - HENRY E.

YU, MARIANITO M. MARBAS, EDWIN R. BAYBAY,
VICTOR RUALES, CEPRIANO J. DOSDOS, JR.,
REYNALDO C. GATO, PABLITO GRAME OLAYON,
FELICITO G. DAAN, SR., EDGAR R. REBAGOS, SR.,
RONALDO T. LANSANG, MARIJUL O. ONDAP, ROGELIO
M. UBOS, SR., ELANE M. AGAPAY, GERSON S. AGAPAY,
SR., GENES S. CAPON, MARK DECYRL B. OSORIO,
FREDDIE M. BELTRAN, ROBERT F. COLMINAS,
WILLIAM M. ESTORQUE, SR., ERIC G. MARAON,
LEONARD S. VILLAREN, JUNIFER QUITA, JEBRYAN
QUITA, JOVANIE BANTILAN, GERRY A. QUITA, REY S.
AGAPAY, ADOLITO S. BULTRON, JANIFER C. DAAN,
ARNEL L. LUNASIN, JOSE CEPEDA SABIO, ROEL E.
VALLESPIN, PETER JOHN D. CORDOVA, RONILO D.
CORDOVA, CRISANTO D. DIAPOLET, ALDO D.
DIAPOLET, VINSON M. ALEJANDRO JERYLYNN Q.
GALANG, JOVILITO MAESTRADO, JR., CONSTANCIO B.
MADRONA, JR., JOHNNA D. LLEMIT, VIRGILIA A.
EMPERON, JIMMY G. ALBER, JERRY L. LOPEZ, RONITO
A. RAMA, EVELYN G. MANSAL, RUBEN MARAON,
SELVERIO P. OMBICO, JR., AND DIEGO GONZAGA,
Petitioners, v. SR METALS, INC. (SRMI), ELOISA E.
SEGARRA, FRANCIS ERIC GUTIERREZ, JIMWELL
ORPILLA AND GODOFREDO NARDO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 204412, September 20, 2017 - VICENTE L.

LUNTAO AND NANETTE L. LUNTAO, Petitioners, v. BAP
CREDIT GUARANTY CORPORATION AND EFREN M.
PINEDA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 172193, September 13, 2017 - CELERINO

CHUA ALIAS SUNTAY, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 170316, September 18, 2017 - REPUBLIC

OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES JOEL
AND ANDREA NOVAL, ELLEN N. DELOS REYES, DALE
Y. NOVAL, WINNIE T. REFI, ZENAIDA LAO, AND
DAISY N. MORALES, Respondents

G.R. No. 213581, September 19, 2017 - BANGKO

SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION
ON AUDIT, Respondent.

G.R. No. 208185, September 06, 2017 - PRISCILLA

ZAFRA ORBE, Petitioner, v. FILINVEST LAND, INC.,
Respondent.

G.R. No. 179732, September 13, 2017 -

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS,
Petitioner, v. CMC/MONARK/PACIFIC/HI-TRI JOINT
VENTURE, Respondent.

GR. No. 196072, September 20, 2017 - STEAMSHIP

MUTUAL UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION (BERMUDA)
LIMITED, Petitioner, v. SULPICIO LINES, INC.,
Respondent.; G.R. NO. 208603 - SULPICIO LINES,
INC., Petitioner, v. STEAMSHIP MUTUAL
UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION (BERMUDA) LIMITED,
Respondent.

G.R. No. 218425, September 27, 2017 - PEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILSON
CACHO Y SONGCO, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 198119, September 27, 2017 - PEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. SANDIGANBAYAN
AND JUAN1 ROBERTO L. ABLING, Respondents.

G.R. No. 194189, September 14, 2017 - RAFAEL

ALMEDA, EMERLINA ALMEDA-LIRIO, ALODIA
ALMEDA-TAN, LETICIA ALMEDA-MAGNO, NORMA
ALMEDA-MATIAS AND PUBLIO TIBI,, Petitioners, v.
HEIRS OF PONCIANO ALMEDA IN SUBSTITUTION OF
ORIGINAL DEFENDANT PONCIANO ALMEDA,
INTESTATE ESTATE OF SPOUSES PONCIANO AND
EUFEMIA PEREZ-ALMEDA AND THE REGISTER OF
DEEDS OF TAGAYTAY CITY, Respondent.

G.R. No. 205695, September 27, 2017 - JESUS

APARENTE, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 209306, September 27, 2017 -

COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner,
v. HEDCOR SIBULAN, INC., Respondent.

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