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PEOPLE vs Abraham Agsalog and Jovito Siblas

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ABRAHAM AGSALOG @ PANTO and JOVITO SIBLAS y OBAÑA @ BITONG, appellants.

G.R. No. 141087 | 2004-03-31

D E C I S I O N 

CARPIO MORALES, J.:

On automatic review is the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Urdaneta City, Branch 46, finding appellants Abraham Agsalog and Jovito Siblas guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder for killing Eduardo Marzan y Teñoso (the victim) and sentencing them to death. 

The following facts are not disputed.

At about 2:00 p.m. of October 4, 1997, while the victim and his uncle Tony Opiña (Tony) were drinking at the Jessica Mae Videoke located at the San Quintin public market, San Quintin, Pangasinan, a misunderstanding arose between the victim and appellant Siblas who was occupying a table outside the...