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PEOPLE vs. LINO VILLARUEL

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LINO VILLARUEL, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 133741-42 | 2001-10-26

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On appeal is the joint decision[1] dated December 19, 1997, of the Regional Trial Court of Puerto Princesa City, Branch 50, finding appellant Lino Villaruel guilty of two counts of rape and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua for each count, and to pay the victim, Jennylinda Pagayona, moral damages in the amount of P50,000 for each of the offenses charged, and to pay the costs.

The facts of this case are as follows:

On April 18, 1994, appellant was charged and arraigned under two informations which read:

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