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PEOPLE vs Pablo Tablon Y Ceniza

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PABLO TABLON y CENIZA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 137280 | 2002-03-13

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

Only the putrid smell of decaying flesh gave away what lay hidden beneath the tall "tigbao" grass that abound the vacant lot at the back of the Ormoc District Hospital ("ODH"). On 16 August 1996, curious residents of Ormoc parted the foliage to reveal a corpse in an advanced state of decomposition. It was lying down, its panties and maong pants were at the ankle joints, its thighs drawn lateralward, the legs flexed halfway towards the body, exposing the external genitalia.[1] Dr. Rogelio Marson, who conducted the autopsy, approximated that death had occurred about two weeks earlier. A single one-centimeter...