Category: LATEST SUPREME COURT CASES


CASE 2020-29: ABOITIZ POWER RENEWABLES, INC./TIWI CONSOLIDATED UNION (APRI-TCU) ON BEHALF OF FE R. RUBIO, MA. VICTORIA A. BELMES, ELEANORE D. DALDE, RICARDO B. COMPETENTE, AND VICENTE A. MIRNDILLA; APRI-TIWI EMPLOYEES LABOR UNION (APRI-TIELU) ON BEHALF OF VIRGILIO G. MACINAS, ROY D. DACULLO, ARNEL C. REPOTENTE, AND JAIME B. SARILLA; AND APRI-TIWI GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES UNION-DIALOGWU (APRI-TGPPPTEU-D) ON BEHALF OF VENER I. DELA ROSA, ARVID G. MUNI, ALVIN Y. SALONGA, ALVIN M. ENGUERO, MA. BLANCA M. ENGUERO, MA. BLANCA I. FALCON, AND SALVE V. LIZARDO, VS. ABOITIZ POWER RENEWABLES, INC., MICHAEL B. PIERCE, ATTY. MARTIN JOHN YASAY, JUAN FELIPE ALFONSO, ARNEL SUMAGUI, WILFREDO G. SARMAGO, AND ROBERTO L. URBANO, (G.R. NO. 237036, JULY 8, 2020, DELOS-SANTOS, J.)

DISPOSITIVE:

“WHEREFORE, premises considered, the petition is DENIED.  The Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-GR Sp No. 141100 dated February 21, 2017 and the Resolution dated January 11, 2018 are hereby AFFIRMED.

So Ordered.

SUBJECTS/DOCTRINES/DIGEST:

WHAT IS THE RULE WHEN EVIDENCE IS CLEAR IN SUPPORT OF THE DECISION OF THE LABOR ARBITER, NLRC AND COURT OF APPEALS?

UNANIMOUS FINDINGS OF THE THREE TRIBUNALS (LABOR ARBITER, NLRC AND CA) ARE BINDING UPON THE SUPREME COURT.

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CASE 2020-28: EDDA V. HENSON VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT (G.R. NO. 230185, JULY 7, 2020, HERNANDO, J.) (SUBJECT/S: NOTICE OF DISALLOWANCE)

DISPOSITIVE:

So Ordered.

SUBJECTS/DOCTRINES/DIGEST:

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CASE 2020-27: FREDIEROSE TAMBOA y LADAY VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES (G.R. NO. 248264, JULY 27, 2020, PERLAS-BERNABE, J.) (SUBJECT/S: APPEAL SET ASIDE DUE TO NEGLIGENCE OF COUNSEL AND MERIF OF APPEAL)

DISPOSITIVE:

So Ordered.

SUBJECTS/DOCTRINES/DIGEST:

WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE?

THIS IS AN INTERESTING CASE. COURT OF APPEALS RULED THAT ACCUSED WAS GUILTY. ITS DECISION BECAME FINAL. BUT SUPREME COURT SET ASIDE SUCH FINAL JUDGMENT BECAUSE OF THE NEGLIGENCE OF COUNSEL BY NOT FILING APPELLANT’S BRIEF AND ALSO DUE TO THE MERIT OF THE APPEAL. ARRESTING OFFICER DID NOT FOLLOW THE CHAIN OF CUSTODY RULE.

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