the trial court. SO ORDERED. Velasco, Jr., (Chairperson), Leonardo-De Castro,*Peralta, and Reyes, JJ., concur. chanroblesvi rtua llawli bra ry Endnotes: * Per Raffle dated 22 February 2016. Penned by Associate Justice Leoncia Real-Dimagiba with Associate Justices Rosmari D. Carandang and Ricardo R. Rosario concurring; CA rollo, pp. 120-142. 1 2 Penned by Presiding Judge Lorifel Lacap Pahimna; records, pp. 204-215. Republic Act No. 8353, 30 September 1997, an act expanding the definition of the crime of rape, reclassifying the same as a crime against persons, amending for the purpose Act No. 3815, as amended, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code, and for other purposes otherwise known as "The Anti-Rape Law of 1997." 3 4 Records, p. 1. 5 TSN of AAA, 3 March 2008, pp. 8-12; Sinumpaang Salaysay; records, pp. 144-145. 6 Sinumpaang Salaysay of BBB; records, pp. 142-143. 7 Final Medico-Legal Report; id. at 154. 8 Sinumpaang Salaysay; id. at 145. 9 Id. 10 Id. 11 Id. at 142-143. 12 Id. at 150-151. 13 TSN of Raul Y. Tuando, 1 September 2009, pp. 5-9. 14 Id. at pp. 9-10. 15 Id. at 19-20 and TSN of Tuando, 1 September 2009, pp. 22-23. 16 Records, p. 215. 17 CA rollo, pp. 140-141. 18 410 Phil. 556, 569 (2001).

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