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PEOPLE vs Ricky Banela

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RICKY BANELA y ARCEGA, accused-appellant

G.R. No. 124973 | 1999-01-18

D E C I S I O N


MELO, J.:

When a woman, more so if she is a minor, says that she has been raped, she says in effect all that is necessary to show that rape was committed. And so long as her testimony meets the test of credibility and unless the same is controverted by competent physical and testimonial evidence, the accused may be convicted on the basis thereof.

This principle guides the Court in resolving this appeal from the amended decision rendered on December 21, 1995 by the Honorable Augusto T. Parcero, Presiding Judge of Branch 39 of the Regional Trial Court of the Fifth Judicial Region stationed in Daet, Camarines Norte,...