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PEOPLE vs Rommel Deang, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROMMEL DEANG, MELVIN ESPIRITU, and NICSON (or NIXON) CATLI, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 128045 | 2000-08-24

D E C I S I O N
PER CURIAM:
"Everything that happens in this world happens at the time God chooses. He sets the time for birth and the time for death, . . ." (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8).
Though God has certainly set the time of Arthur Tanhueco's birth, the three men accused in this case unblinkingly usurped God's power to set the time of his death. In one virtual motion, they deprived him of his liberty; and demanded a considerable sum from his loved ones for his freedom, and yet, took his life despite achieving their purpose. For their acts, they shall have to answer to God and to society.
On 31 January 1997, the Regional Trial Court of Angeles...