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PEOPLE vs Dennis Dungca Manalo, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DENNIS DUNGCA MANALO, FREDDIE DUNGCA, MICHAEL DUNGCA, and BENJAMIN CRUZ, JR., accused. / FREDDIE DUNGCA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 144734 | 2002-03-07

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:

For the horrible demise of Rodrigo Malonzo, four individuals, namely, Dennis Dungca Manalo, Freddie Dungca, Michael Dungca, and Benjamin Cruz, Jr., were charged with murder in an information which reads as follows:

That on or about the 10th day of August 1997, in the City of Angeles, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, conspiring and confederating together and mutually aiding and abetting one another, armed with a bladed weapon, with intent to kill, with evident premeditation, treachery and taking advantage of their superior strength, did then and...