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PEOPLE vs Roberto Balacanao Y Quines, Roberto Salvador Y Agcaoili, Martin Soriano, Y Narag, Eriberto Batuelo Y Balacanao, Elpidio Gangan, Y Balisi, Abraham Camayang Y Pagulayan, Tacio Acorda Y Bisalde, Ruben Acorda Y Layugan, Lorenzo Caronan Y Canapi, Elvis Bangayan, Gil Tambiao, Villamor Agana, Jessie Acorda, Herminio Acorda Y Mabuti And Damaso Cabana, Accused. / Roberto Salvador Y Agcaoili, Martin Soriano Y Narag, Eriberto Batuelo Y Balacanao, Elpidio Gangan Y Ballsi, Abraham Camayang Y Pagulayan, Tacio Acorda Y Bisalde, And Ruben Acorda Y Layugan, Accused-Appeellants.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROBERTO BALACANAO y QUINES, ROBERTO SALVADOR y AGCAOILI, MARTIN SORIANO, y NARAG, ERIBERTO BATUELO y BALACANAO, ELPIDIO GANGAN, y BALISI, ABRAHAM CAMAYANG y PAGULAYAN, TACIO ACORDA y BISALDE, RUBEN ACORDA y LAYUGAN, LORENZO CARONAN y CANAPI, ELVIS BANGAYAN, GIL TAMBIAO, VILLAMOR AGANA, JESSIE ACORDA, HERMINIO ACORDA y MABUTI and DAMASO CABANA, accused. / ROBERTO SALVADOR y AGCAOILI, MARTIN SORIANO y NARAG, ERIBERTO BATUELO y BALACANAO, ELPIDIO GANGAN y BALlSI, ABRAHAM CAMAYANG y PAGULAYAN, TACIO ACORDA y BISALDE, and RUBEN ACORDA y LAYUGAN, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 118133 | 2003-02-28

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO-MORALES, J.:

On June 24, 1990, fifteen (15) armed men stormed the house of the spouses Manuel and Estelita Calata in barrio Casingsingan Norte, Amulung, Cagayan.

Two days after the incident or on June 26, 1990, Estelita executed a sworn statement charging Eriberto Batuelo, Elpidio Gangan, Roberto Salvador, Martin Soriano and Roberto Balacanao of robbery with rape, along with five other persons.

The following day, June 27, 1990, Manuel also executed a sworn statement particularly identifying Soriano as one of the reprobates.

Thereafter or on July 2, 1990, a criminal complaint for robbery with multiple rapes[1] was filed...