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PEOPLE Vs. Mario S. Libungan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARIO LIBUNGAN y SABADO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 102351 | 1993-03-22

D E C I S I O N


CAMPOS, JR., J.:

This is an appeal from the decision ** of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 70, Binangonan, Rizal, convicting the accused of Parricide for killing his own wife; and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, to pay P30,000.00 as damages, and to pay the costs.

The facts, as found by the trial court, are as follows:

". . . That on or about midnight of September 26, 1987, the accused Mario Libungan returned to his house from his work at the Concrete Aggregates. He had a quarrel with his wife Juanita dela Cruz Libungan about money to be used for buying "ulam". Juanita then went to the...