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PEOPLE vs Salvador Macaya

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SALVADOR MACAYA Y FRANCISCO, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 137185-86 | 2001-02-15

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

SALVADOR MACAYA y Francisco was charged with rape on 8 August 1994 in separate Complaints before the Regional Trial Court of Las Piñas City committed against Mercelinda Palacio in 1990[1] and Angelica Palacio in June 1994.[2] Angelica is the younger sister of Mercelinda.

The trial court found the accused Salvador Macaya guilty as charged. In Crim. Case No. 94-5356 he was sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay his victim Mercelinda Palacio P100,000.00 as indemnity plus costs. In Crim. Case No. 94-5357 he was meted the supreme penalty of death and ordered to pay his victim...