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People of the Philippines vs. Alejandro Calongui y Lopez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, vs. ALEJANDRO CALONGUI y LOPEZ, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 170566 | 2006-03-03




D E C I S I O N 

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: 

This is an appeal from the October 26, 2005 Decision[1] of the Court Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00125, affirming with modification the December 23, 2002 Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Pili, Camarines Sur, Branch 33 in Criminal Case Nos. P-2813 and P-2814, convicting appellant Alejandro Calongui y Lopez for two counts of rape; sentencing him to reclusion perpetua, and ordering him to indemnify the victim P50,000.00 as civil liability, P50,000.00 as moral damages and P30,000.00 as exemplary damages, for each count of rape. 

On July 6, 1999, two separate informations were...