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PEOPLE. Vs. Marcos T. Manalang

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARCOS MANALANG Y TAGUINOD, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 67662 | 1989-02-09

D E C I S I O N


SARMIENTO, J.:

This case is a classic story of a romance that ended in tragedy.

It all began with the fatal attraction of Marcos Manalang (the herein appellant) to a certain Maggie Chavez, which attraction degenerated into a diabolic obsession, climaxing in the brutal slaying of an elderly woman, her two young grandchildren, and a domestic helper.

The facts established by the evidence on record are as follows:

The spouses Engineer Maximino Lorenzo, and Edith Bolivar-Lorenzo, 41 and 37 years of age, respectively, resided with their two sons, Carlomax and Lawrence, nine and seven years old, respectively, in their house...