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People of the Philippines Vs. Ignacio Isang Y Lagay

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus IGNACIO ISANG y LAGAY,Respondents.

G.R. No. 183087 | 2008-12-04

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

This is a review of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 01528 dated 30 May 2007 affirming with modification the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of La Trinidad, Benguet, convicting accused-appellant Ignacio Isang y Lagay (Isang) of rape.

On 19 November 1999, Isang was charged with two counts of rape committed against his daughter, AAA,[2] in two separate Informations, as follows:

Criminal Case No. 99-CR-3628

That sometime in the month of June, 1996, at Barangay Gumatdang, Municipality of Itogon, Province of Benguet, Philippines, and within the Jurisdiction of...