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PEOPLE vs Virgilio Villaluna

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. VIRGILIO M. VILLALUNA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 117666 | 1999-02-23

D E C I S I O N


PARDO, J.:

The case before the Court is an appeal from a decision1 [Penned by Judge Mauricio M. Rivera.] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 73, Antipolo, Rizal, convicting accused Virgilio M. Villaluna of rape and sentencing him to the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and to indemnify the complainant Beverly Villaluna in the amount of P50,000.00, as damages, and costs.

On September 13, 1991, Beverly A. Villaluna, fifteen years old, assisted by her mother, and the Assistant City Prosecutor, Pasig, on detail with Antipolo, Rizal, filed a complaint with the Regional Trial Court, Branch 73, Antipolo, Rizal, charging Virgilio...