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to Nueva Ecija with his employer to buy vegetables to be resold at a public market in Bulacan. Padlan claimed that he returned to the Bulacan public market at about 2:00 a.m. the following morning. On September 27, 2005 at around 12:00 noon, Padlan claimed that he was resting inside the house of "AAA" after selling vegetables at the public market. After about an hour, he took a bath and went back to the market to collect payments from the buyer of his vegetables. He claimed that he collected payments until 12:00 midnight. On September 28, 2005, at around 11:00 a.m., Padlan rested at home after selling vegetables. He took a bath, ate, and watched television. He claimed that he did not have any encounter with "AAA" and that he was surprised to learn that he was being accused of rape. After being confronted by "BBB," Padlan insisted that he did not know anything about the accusations of rape against him. Ruling of the Regional Trial Court On November 10, 2011, the RTC of Malolos City, Bulacan, Branch 18 rendered judgment finding Padlan guilty as charged. The RTC was convinced that the prosecution, through the testimonies of "AAA" and her mother, was able to establish the guilt of Padlan beyond reasonable doubt. The dispositive part of the RTC's Joint Decision reads: WHEREFORE, accused Amante L. Padlan, as his guilt in these three cases has been proven beyond reasonable doubt, is hereby sentenced: a) In Criminal Case No. 2755-M-2005, to suffer reclusion perpetua and to pay private victim civil indemnity in the amount of P50,000.00 and moral damages in the amount of P50,000.00; b) In Criminal Case No. 2756-M-2005, to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay private victim civil indemnity in the amount of P50,000.00 and moral damages in the amount of P50,000.00; and c) In Criminal Case No. 2757-M-2005, to suffer the imprisonment five (5) months and eleven (11) days of arresto mayor and two (2) years, four (4) months and one (1) day of prision correccional. SO ORDERED.[7] Aggrieved by the RTC's Joint Decision, Padlan appealed to the CA.

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People v. Padlan

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Case number: G.R. No. 214880

Division: PH Supreme Court First Division

Date of decision: Sep 6, 2017

Year of decision: 2017

GBV Case Type

Acts of lasciviousness
Rape

Nature of the case: The accused, who is the adopted son of the victim’s neighbor and was left under the care of the victim's mother has sexually abused the victim against her will in three (3) different instances and during her tender age as she was only 9 years old when the sexual abuse occurred. The accused was then charged with the crime of rape and acts of lasciviousness. The accused had alibi but the Court was not persuaded. Accordingly, he was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of two counts of rape as defined under Article 266-A (l)(d) and penalized under Article 266-B of the Revised Penal Code and Acts of Lasciviousness as defined under Article 336 of the Revised Penal Code in relation to, and penalized under Section 5(b), Article III of Republic Act No. 7610.

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He is sentenced to suffer the following, viz:

For Criminal Case Nos. 2755-M-2005 and 2756-M-2005 (Two counts of rape): The offender is sentenced to suffer the penalty of imprisonment of reclusion perpetua and is ordered to pay the victim the increased amounts of P75,000.00 as civil indemnity; P75,000.00 as moral damages; and P75,000.00 as exemplary damages, all with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of finality of the Decision until fully paid and
For Criminal Case No. 2757-M-2005 (Acts of Lasciviousness): He is sentenced to suffer indeterminate penalty of imprisonment of twelve (12) years, ten (10) months and twenty-one (21) days of reclusion temporal, as minimum, to fifteen (15) years, six (6) months and twenty (20) days of reclusion temporal, as maximum. He is further ordered to pay the victim the amounts of P20,000.00 as civil indemnity; P15,000.00 as moral damages; P15,000.00 as exemplary damages; and a fine of P15,000.00, all with interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of finality of the Decision until fully paid.

Observatory: Gender-Based Violence

Ponente: DEL CASTILLO, J.:

Long title: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AMANTE PADLAN Y LEONES @ BUTOG, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

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