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People vs. Gabisay and Doninia

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOEL GABISAY, JR. Y ELPA AND RONNIE DONINIA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS

G.R. No. 256301 | 2023-03-01

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
This Court resolves an appeal[1] from the Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA), finding Joel Gabisay, Jr. (Gabisay) and Ronnie Doninia (Doninia) guilty of forcible abduction with rape.
 
The Antecedents

The instant case stemmed from an Information charging Gabisay and Doninia with the crime of forcible abduction with rape, the accusatory portion of which states:
 
That on or about the 3rd day of May, 2007, in the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,[3] Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, armed with a gun while on board a...