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PEOPLE. Vs. Diomede Orongan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DIOMEDE ORONGAN and AQUILINO LOPEZ, accused-appellants. The Solicitor General for petitioner.

G.R. No. L-32751 | 1988-12-21

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, J.:

This is another sad spectacle of a family feud which ended tragically.

For the killing of Marcelino Arnado, 53 years old, farmer and a resident of Canlim-ao, Tabuelan, Cebu on August 22, 1969, accused-appellants Diomede (Diomedes) Orongan and Aquilino Lopez, with two other John Does, were charged with the crime of murder in an information filed with the Criminal Circuit Court, 14th Judicial District of Cebu (CCC-XIV No. 251). Said information alleged:

"That on or about the 22nd day of August 1969, in the municipality of Tabuelan, province of Cebu, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable...