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PEOPLE vs Agueda Alba, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. AGUEDA T. ALBA, ADRIANO GORTAYO, MARIBEL GORTAYO, SATURNINO REMBULAT JR., DAVID KINGKING, ALICIA KINGKING, FRANCISCO ALOVERA, DANILO TOLIS, RONNIE GONZAGA, CLAUDIO ASPERA, AND JOHN DOES, accused. / AGUEDA T. ALBA, ADRIANO GORTAYO, SATURNINO REMBULAT, JR., FRANCISCO ALOVERA AND RONNIE GONZAGA, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 130627 and Nos. 139477-78 | 2001-05-31

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

For their feet run to evil, they hasten to shed blood. It is in vain that a net is spread before the eyes of any bird -- These men lie in wait for their own blood, they set a trap for their own lives. This is the fate of everyone greedy of loot; unlawful gain takes away the life of him who acquires it.

Proverbs 1:16 - 19

A bitter and long drawn out dispute over the ownership and possession of a fishpond, covering an area of forty-one (41) hectares, located at Dongon West, Numancia, Aklan[1] violently culminated in the bloody death of Roberto Acevedo. Accused stand charged with the gruesome murder--a reminder...