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PEOPLE vs Pio Biso alias Bisoy, Eduardo Yalong alias Buloy

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. PIO BISO alias BISOY, EDUARDO YALONG alias BULOY, appellants.

G.R. No. 111098-99 | 2003-04-03

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

Before us, on appeal, is the decision,[1] dated June 9, 1987, of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 31, in Criminal Cases Nos. 84-24430 and 84-25774, finding Pio Biso and Eduardo Yalong guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder and sentencing them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and ordering them to pay in solidum the heirs of the victim Dario Pacaldo the amount of P50,000 as civil indemnity.

The Antecedents

At a little past 12:00 midnight on February 16, 1984, Dario Pacaldo, a black belt in karate, entered an eatery located in Masinop, Tondo, Manila, owned by Augustina Yalong. He...