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PEOPLE vs Alfredo Catubig, Jr, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ALFREDO CATUBIG Jr., NI?O P. REPIA, JOHN DOE, PETER DOE and WILLIAM DOE, accused, / ALFREDO CATUBIG Jr., appellant.

G.R. Nos. 134143-47 | 2000-10-05

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Rape is not a respecter of time or place. The crime may be committed even inside a room in a crowded squatters' colony and even during a wake.

The Case

Alfredo Catubig Jr. y Quebedo[1] appeals the February 19, 1998 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasay City, Branch 109, in Criminal Case Nos. 96-8764-68, which convicted him of five counts of rape and sentenced him to five terms of reclusion perpetua.

Acting on the sworn Complaint of Cherry Genotiva, Assistant Pasay City Prosecutor Leopoldo C. Lluz filed five similarly worded Informations, all dated April 12, 1996, charging appellant and...