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PEOPLE. Vs. Alfredo S. Taruc, etal.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALFREDO TARUC y SAPAN and ANTONIO EFE, JR. y LEYCE.

G.R. Nos. 69337-38 | 1989-03-08

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

For all its many distinctions good and bad, the district of Tondo in Manila is best known perhaps for its criminality. This is the home ground of the notorious gangs, the restless battleground of their countless confrontations, the scene of many murders that have exacted during these many years a terrifying toll in lives, and not only of the wicked but unfortunately also of the innocent. As a result, one might say that its inhabitants, especially in the depressed areas where lawlessness is most rampant, have become cynical and hardened and not easily unnerved by the many disturbing things going on around them....