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People vs. Bienvenido Bonito, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BIENVENIDO BONITO y BEDANA @ "BINDOY" EDILBERTO (ROBERTO) CANDELARIA @"BENTONG"and DOMINGO BUIZA, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 128002 | 2000-10-10

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

Accused Bienvenido Bonito, Edilberto (Roberto) Candelaria and Domingo Buiza were convicted of the crime of Murder by the Regional Trial Court[1] of Tabaco, Albay, for the violent death of FLORA BANAWON. They were sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and ordered to pay the heirs of the victim the amount of P50,000 as civil indemnity, P10,000.00 as actual damages, P20,000.00 for lost earnings of the victim, P30,000.00 for moral damages, and to pay the costs.

Appellants were charged with the crime of murder that was allegedly committed as follows:[2]

"That on or about the 24th day of June 1994 at...