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People vs. Ernesto C. Luvendino 211 SCRA 36

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff/appellee, vs. ERNESTO LUVENDINO y COTAS, accused/appellant.

G.R. No. 69971 | 1992-07-03

D E C I S I O N


FELICIANO, J.:

On the morning of 17 January 1983, 18-year old Rowena Capcap left her home at Deva Village, Tambak, Taguig, Metro Manila to attend classes at the University of Manila where she was a sophomore commerce student. She would usually be home by 7:30 to 8:00 on school evenings, 1 but on that tragic day, she would not reach home alive. On that particular evening, her father Panfilo Capcap arriving home from work at around 7:30 p.m., noted her absence and was told by his wife and other children that Rowena was not yet home from school. Later, a younger brother of Rowena, sent on an errand, arrived home carrying...