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PEOPLE vs Alfredo Basadre

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALFREDO BASADRE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 131851 | 2001-02-22

D E C I S I O N

GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

At around 4:30 in the afternoon of 2 September 1995, Dionesa Naguio went to the store of Ramon Maria in order to look for her common-law husband, Tirso Naguio, who had gone to buy their food. Upon arriving at the store, Dionesa found her husband drinking "fighter" wine with accused-appellant Alfredo Basadre[1] and Sonny Bernabe. Ramon was also there. Accused and Tirso were joking around, pretending to be gay. Using the dull side of a bolo, accused pretended to slash the penis of Tirso, compelling Dionesa to exclaim, "Don't do that, that is not good. It is an indecent act." Accused explained that they...