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PEOPLE vs Ador

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. GODOFREDO B. ADOR and DIOSDADO B. ADOR III, appellants.

G.R. Nos. 140538-39 | 2004-07-14

D E C I S I O N


PUNO, J.:

The quiescence of the fading day was shattered by bursts of gunfire, startling the otherwise tranquil but sanguine folks of Pacol, Naga City. As the fusillade of shots ceased and the wisp of smoke cleared, frolicking promenaders stumbled upon Ompong Chavez who was gasping his last, clutching his intestines which had spewed out from his bloodied stomach. He did not in fact reach the hospital alive. A breath away, Abe Cuya lay lifeless on the pavement. He died on the spot. For the twinned deaths, the Adors, six (6) of them, were haled to court.

In two (2) separate informations,[1] Diosdado Sr.,[2] Diosdado Jr.,...