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PEOPLE Vs. Efren Cabebe

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. EFREN CABEBE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 125910 | 1998-05-21

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J:

An assessment by a trial court of the credibility of witnesses and their testimonies deserves the highest respect, absent any showing that it has overlooked, misunderstood or misapplied some fact or circumstance of substance, or that it has committed some error in weighing and assigning values to the evidence presented. Moreover, the credible testimony of a rape victim may suffice to establish the guilt of an accused.

The Case

The Court reiterates these well-settled rules in resolving this appeal from the Decision 1 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Puerto Princesa City, Branch 52, finding Efren Cabebe...