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PEOPLE vs Rey San Pascual, Boates, et al

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. REY SAN PASCUAL, SANTOS SAN PASCUAL, JR., ARNULFO BOATES, RICO BODINO, and EMILIANO BODINO (at large), accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 137746 | 2002-10-15

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

In his frontyard, barangay captain Roberto Canuel laid, fallen cold and dead. Long after the last drop of his blood had dried on the ground, the circumstances of his death continue to puzzle the mind of his constituents. Was he a loyal footsoldier caught in the crossfire of a hotly-contested struggle for political power? Or was he the marked target of alleged subversive elements who liquidated him?

Before us on appeal is the decision dated July 16, 1998, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 12, of Ligao, Albay, finding accused-appellants Rey San Pascual, Santos San Pascual, Jr., Arnulfo Boates, Rico Bodino, and...