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PEOPLE vs. Romeo Valmores, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROMEO VALMORES, CELERINO TORREMOCHA, VICENTE POLO, ROGELIO POLO and CRISTOBAL CASQUEJO, accused, ROMEO VALMORES, CELERINO TORREMOCHA and CRISTOBAL CASQUEJO, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-58635 | 1983-06-24

D E C I S I O N


RELOVA, J.:

On November 20, 1980, Sgt. Francisco R. Sevilleno, a bonafide member of the 7th RFO, Philippine Constabulary Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), Task Force Bagong Buhay; Cpl. Martin Cabatingan, a member of the Integrated National Police (INP) of Cebu City and Detached Service with the aforesaid CANU Task Force; and an informant, sailed from Cebu City to Tagbilaran City because of reports they had received that the selling of marijuana in Talibon and Tagbilaran City is rampant.

Upon arrival at Tagbilaran City on November 21, 1980, they checked in at the Executive Hotel. About ten o'clock that evening, Cpl. Cabatingan...