was still under the tree. Suddenly, ‘Teryo’ pulled Loida towards another guava tree, about 30 meters away and left her there. When ‘Teryo’ returned to Mirasol, he told her to get down for he had something to tell her, but she refused. chanrob1es virtua1 1aw 1 ibrary "Unable to convince Mirasol to go down, ‘Teryo’ pretended to leave. Finally, Mirasol went down the tree when she saw ‘Teryo’ was gone. But, as soon as she was on the ground, ‘Teryo’ suddenly re-appeared and immediately held her hands and hair. Then, he loosened his hold on her hair and boxed her twice in the stomach; she fell down as a consequence. "‘Teryo’ immediately undressed himself by removing his short pants and briefs. Soon, he also removed Mirasol’s short pants and panty. Afterwards, he laid on top of her, inserted his penis into her vagina, and made push and pull movements. Mirasol tried to resist the sexual assault by moving her body from side to side, but to no avail. "After ‘Teryo’ had satisfied his lust, he aimed his bolo at Mirasol and Loida warned them not to report the incident or he would kill them. Then he went home. Meanwhile, Mirasol put on her panty and short pants and, together with Loida, brought home Teryo’s plastic bag containing the corn. "Mirasol and Loida kept the incidents to themselves because of ‘Teryo’s’ threat to kill them. However, Mirasol complained of dizziness on June 4, 1998, or six months after the rape incidents. The same day, her mother and older sister, Susan Patacsil, brought her to a hospital in Binalonan, Pangasinan; she was found pregnant. "Since she was afraid to inform her father about her pregnancy, Mirasol did not go home to San Manuel, Pangasinan but went with Susan to Bauang, La Union. Only her mother went home. However, Antonio followed Mirasol to Bauang, La Union and inquired from Susan why she had to be brought to La Union. Susan then informed their father about Mirasol’s condition. When queried by Antonio as to who caused her pregnancy, Mirasol pointed to Asterio Cordero. "Even if he was mad at ‘Teryo’ for the latter’s savagery [to] his daughter, Antonio resolved to bring the matter to justice. So, the following day, Antonio sought the help of the barangay captain of Brgy. Arzadon, Eusebio Cerdeña, and the latter brought the matter to the attention of the police of San Manuel, Pangasinan. Mirasol was thereafter subjected to medical examination by Dr. Gloria Liberato, Medico-Legal Officer III of the Asingan Medical Hospital. Dr. Liberato made the following findings: chanrob1es virtual 1aw library NOI – Alleged Rape DOI — 1st Incident — January 17, 1998 at 12:00 noontime 2nd Incident — January 22, 1998 at 11:00 A.M. EXTERNAL FINDINGS: chanrob1es virtual 1aw library 1. No evident sign of extragenital physical injuries noted on the body of the subject at the time of