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PEOPLE v. FLORO MANIGO Y MACALUA

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	GR No. 203313 2015-09-02	PEOPLE v. ROBERTO HIDALGO PEREZ, J.
As to Roberto, we affirm the imposition of reclusion perpetua for each of the crimes committed. Under Article 266-B[18] of R.A. No. 8353, the penalty of reclusion perpetua to death shall be imposed whenever the crime of rape is committed through the use of a deadly weapon or by two or more persons. (Emphasis ours) In this case, it was sufficiently alleged in the Information and proven during trial that the crime was committed by Roberto together with Don Juan and Bombasi. Since neither applicable aggravating nor mitigating circumstance attended the commission of the crime, the lesser of the two indivisible penalties which is reclusion perpetua shall be imposed to Roberto pursuant to Article 63[19] of the penal code.[20]
	GR No. 201110 2015-07-06	PEOPLE v. JEFFREY VICTORIA Y CRISTOBAL VILLARAMA, JR., J.
Time and time again, we have said that a rape victim — especially one of tender age — would not normally concoct a story of defloration, allow an examination of her private parts and thereafter permit herself to be subjected to a public trial, if she is not motivated solely by the desire to have the culprit apprehended and punished. Thus, when a woman — more so if she is a minor — says that she has been raped, she says in effect all that is necessary to show that rape was committed. And as long as the testimony meets the test of credibility, the accused may be convicted on that basis alone. As regards the civil liability, however, the Court finds the need to correct the awards made by the RTC and the CA. In line with prevailing jurisprudence,[16] AAA is entitled to P50,000 as civil indemnity, P50,000 as moral damages and P3 0,000 as exemplary damages. Additionally, the Court imposes interest at the rate of 6% per annum on all damages awarded, in accordance with current policy.
	GR No. 208716 2014-09-24	PEOPLE v. ELADIO B. LUMAHO PEREZ, J.
In People v. Manigo,[20] where a victim's testimony is corroborated by the physical findings of penetration, there is sufficient basis for concluding that sexual intercourse did take place. A rape victim's account is sufficient to support a conviction for rape if it is straightforward, candid and corroborated by the medical findings of the examining physician, as in the present case.[21]
	GR No. 208716 2014-09-24	PEOPLE v. ELADIO B. LUMAHO PEREZ, J.
The liberality of the trial court is not equated to diminished credibility. In straightforward, positive narration, she was able to convey, despite her tender age, the essential details to convict the accused. Jurisprudentially settled is the principle that if a victim's testimony is straightforward, convincing and consistent with human nature and the normal course of things, unflawed by any material or significant inconsistency, it passes the test of credibility and the accused may be convicted solely on the basis thereof.[22] Putting more emphasis, the factual findings of the trial court, especially on the credibility of the rape victim, are accorded great weight and respect and will not be disturbed on appeal.[23]
	GR No. 206368 2014-08-06	PEOPLE v. LEONARDO BATTAD REYES, J.
The CA correctly affirmed the imposition of reclusion perpetua as penalty against the accused-appellant. "It must be emphasized, however, that the [appellant] shall not be eligible for parole pursuant to Section 3 of Republic Act No. 9346 which states that 'persons convicted of offenses punished with reclusion perpetua, or whose sentence will be reduced by reclusion perpetua by reason of this Act, shall not be eligible for parole under Act No. 4180, otherwise known as the Indeterminate Sentence Law, as amended'."[36]
	GR No. 192912 2014-06-04	PEOPLE v. DEMOCRITO PARAS LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.
As to the award of damages, the Court of Appeals properly imposed the amounts of P50,000.00 as civil indemnity and P50,000.00 as moral damages. On the award of exemplary damages, the same is increased from P25,000.00 to P30,000.00 in line with recent jurisprudence.[24]
	GR No. 200793 2014-06-04	PEOPLE v. MILAN ROXAS Y AGUILUZ LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.
For consistency with prevailing jurisprudence, we reduce the awards of civil indemnity and moral damages to P50,000.00 each, for each count of rape. The award of exemplary damages in the amount of P30,000.00 for each count, on the other hand, is in line with recent jurisprudence.[26]