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(b) In Crim. Case No. 74-SD(96), accused-appellant Angeles is found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Homicide defined and penalized under Article 249 of the Revised Penal Code. Accordingly, he is sentenced to each suffer the penalty of imprisonment for an indeterminate period of six (6) years and one (1) day of prision mayor, as minimum, to fourteen (14) years, eight (8) months, and one (1) day of reclusion temporal, as maximum, and ordered to pay the heirs of BBB the amounts of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity, P50,000.00 as moral damages, and P50,000.00 as temperate damages, with legal interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum on all monetary awards from the date of finality of judgment until fully paid. SO ORDERED. Sereno, C. J., (Chairperson), Leonardo-De Castro, Del Castillo, and Caguioa, JJ., concur. [1] See Notice of Appeal dated June 29, 2015; rollo, pp. 20-21. Id. at 2-19. Penned by Associate Justice Florito S. Macalino with Associate Justices Mariflor P. Punzalan Castillo and Zenaida T. Galapate-Laguilles concurring. [2] [3] CA Rollo, pp. 46-66. Penned by Presiding Judge Anarica J. Castillo-Reyes. The rape was committed prior to the enactment of Republic Act No. 8353, otherwise known as "The Anti-Rape Law of 1997." [4] [5] See rollo, pp. 3-4. See also CA rollo, pp. 46-47. The identity of the victim or any information which could establish or compromise her identity, as well as those of her immediate family or household members, shall be withheld pursuant to Republic Act No. (RA) 7610, entitled "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STRONGER DETERRENCE AND SPECIAL PROTECTION AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," approved on June 17, 1992; RA 9262, entitled "AN ACT DEFINING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN, PROVIDING FOR PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR VICTIMS, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," approved on March 8, 2004; and Section 40 of A.M. No. 04-10-11-SC, otherwise known as the "Rule on Violence Against Women and Their Children" (November 15, 2004). (See footnote 4 in People v. Cadano, Jr., 729 Phil. 576, 578 [2014], citing People v. Lomaque, 710 Phil. 338, 342 [2013].) [6] [7] Rollo, pp. 4-5.

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People v. Alejandro

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Case number: G.R. No. 225608

Date of decision: Mar 13, 2017

Year of decision: 2017

GBV Case Type

Homicide
Rape

Nature of the case: A female worker of legal age joined her co-worker for a vacation in Talavera, Nueva Ecija and they stayed in the house of the latter's 62 years old mother. One fateful night, the female worker-victim was awakened by the sound of the old woman-victim's pleas for mercy and eventually the former saw the latter being mauled and stabbed to death by the two accused. Thereafter, the two accused had carnal knowledge with the female worker-victim. Consequently, 3 separate informations were filed before the RTC, each charging the accused of one (1) count of simple rape and one (1) count of homicide. Accused A was convicted of 1 count of simple rape in Crim. Case No. 72-SD(96), 1 count of simple rape in Crim. Case No. 73-SD(96) and both were convicted for homicide in Crim. Case No. 74-SD(96). Since accused A filed a Motion to Withdraw Appeal and the Supreme Court granted the same, the case at bar is closed and terminated as to him. Meanwhile, accused B's appeal was denied by the Supreme Court and thereby the same ruled that the former is guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Qualified Rape and Homicide.

Summary of outcome

Accused-appellant's appeal was denied by the Supreme Court and thereby the same ruled that the former is guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Qualified Rape and Homicide. He is sentenced to suffer the following, viz:

Imprisonment of Reclusion Perpetua and to pay the rape victim P 75,000.00 as civil indemnity, P75,000.00 as moral damages, and P75,000.00 as exemplary damages, with legal interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum on all monetary awards from the date of finality of judgment until fully paid; and
Imprisonment for an indeterminate period of six (6) years and one (1) day of prision mayor, as minimum, to fourteen (14) years, eight (8) months, and one (1) day of reclusion temporal, as maximum, and ordered to pay the heirs of the deceased old woman the amounts of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity, P50,000.00 as moral damages, and P50,000.00 as temperate damages, with legal interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum on all monetary awards from the date of finality of judgment until fully paid.

Observatory: Gender-Based Violence

Affected Sector

Women

Ponente: PERLAS-BERNABE, J.

Long title: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALBERTO ALEJANDRO Y RIGOR AND JOEL ANGELES Y DE JESUS, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

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