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PEOPLE Vs. Romeo Enriquez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROMEO ENRIQUEZ y NICDAO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 124833 | 1998-07-20

D E C I S I O N

ROMERO, J:

Even as a man's eyes have been said to be the windows of his soul, his conscience serves as his moral compass. Every man has an innate sense of morality but only a few actually follow the strait and narrow. A terrified teenager listened to this still small voice deep within him and, with utter disregard for his personal safety, opted to break his silence so that the truth may be unveiled. In doing so, he chose the right path.

At around 4:30 in the vanishing daylight of June 17, 1991, after a hard day's work at the construction site of Centerville at Tandang Sora, Quezon City, laborers Romeo Enriquez, Manuel...