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People vs. Pangilinan y Crisostomo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, vs. BERNABE PANGILINAN y CRISOSTOMO, Respondent.

G.R. No. 183090 | 2011-11-14

 
THIRD DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
 
Before us is an appeal filed by appellant Bernabe Pangilinan which seeks to reverse and set aside the Decision1 dated January 25, 2008 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00197. The CA decision affirmed the judgment2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tarlac City, Branch 63, convicting appellant of the crimes of rape under Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, and sexual abuse under Section 5 (b) of Republic Act (RA) No. 76103 with modification as to the amount of damages awarded to the offended party.
 
 
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