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PEOPLE vs. Julito Dava, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff, vs. JULITO DAVA alias LILIT DAVA, ET AL., accused, JULITO DAVA alias LILIT DAVA, MANSUETO VILLAHERMOSA alias MANSUETO CASINO, CALIXTO VILLAHERMOSA alias CALIXTO CASINO, NONITO GALEDO (GALIDO) and HERMOSISIMO GALEDO (GALIDO), appellants.

G.R. No. L-41642-45 | 1987-05-15

D E C I S I O N

GANCAYCO, J p:

At about 6:00 o'clock in the evening of October 4, 1968 the peace and quiet of barrio Bambang, municipality of Matalam, North Cotabato, was broken when eight (8) armed men with guns and knives suddenly barged into the residence of Antonio Ganaan, indiscriminately tying, hacking and killing him, his wife, Martina Ganaan, son Rogelio and their houseguests Felizardo alias Dodo, a truck helper, Juanito Afsay, a driver, Dado alias Dacu, another truck helper and Orbeto Nobliza, also a truck helper, Danilo Peñon, another guest was seriously injured but he survived the carnage. In the process the intruders...