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PEOPLE vs. BONIFACIO MANAGBANAG

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BONIFACIO MANAGBANAG y OROT, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 140101 | 2001-12-07

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

Before us is an appeal from the Decision dated August 17, 1999 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 76, finding herein accused-appellant Bonifacio Managbanag y Orot guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentencing him to the penalty of reclusion perpetua and ordering him to pay moral damages in the amount of P50,000.00 plus costs.

Complainant Abegail dela Cruz Olivar, assisted by her father Bonifacio Olivar, charged herein accused-appellant Bonifacio Managbanag y Orot with rape in a Complaint filed on August 20, 1998, which reads:

That on or about the 16th day of August,...