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PEOPLE vs Rogelio Galam

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROGELIO GALAM,1 [The Information and Decision do not indicate the middle name of appellant.] accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 114740 | 2000-02-15

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the decision dated November 26, 1993, of the Regional Trial Court2 [Judge Eustaquio Z. Gacott, Jr., presiding.] of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Branch 47, in Criminal Case No. 8194, convicting accused-appellant of the crime of murder, imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua, and ordering him to pay the heirs of the victim, Roberto Balasanos, the amount of P50,000.00 as compensatory damages, P30,000.00 as moral damages, and P20,000.00 as exemplary damages, and to pay the costs.

The facts of the case on record are as follows:

On June 10, 1989, at around 11:00 o'clock in the...