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PEOPLE vs. Danilo Catubig

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DANILO CATUBIG y HORIO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 137842 | 2001-08-23

D E C I S I O N

VITUG, J.:

In an information, dated 29 January 1998, the accused, Danilo Catubig y Horio, was charged with the crime of rape before the Regional Trial Court, Branch 78, of Malolos, Bulacan; viz:

"The undersigned Asst. Provincial Prosecutor on complaint of the offended party Dannilyn Catubig y Lazaro accuses Danilo Catubig y Horio of the crime of rape, penalized under the provisions of Art. 335 of the Revised Penal Code, committed as follows:

"That on or about the 27th day of November, 1997, in the municipality of San Jose del Monte, province of Bulacan, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court,...