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People of the Phil. Vs. Hilario Opong Y Tanesa

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus HILARIO OPONG y TA?ESA, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No.177822 | 2008-06-17

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00416 MIN dated 25 October 2006, affirming in toto the Decision[2] of the Davao City Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 17, in Criminal Cases No. 43,381-99 and No. 43,382-99, finding accused-appellant Hilario Tañesa Opong guilty of two counts of simple rape.

The factual antecedents are as follows:

On 23 June 1999, two separate informations were filed before the RTC charging appellant with rape,[3] thus:

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 43, 381-99

That on or about May 2, 1999 in the City of Davao, Philippines, and within the...