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The People of the Philippines Vs. Manuel Bagos

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MANUEL BAGOS, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 177152 | 2010-01-06

D E C I S I O N


LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

On appeal is the Decision[1] dated December 19, 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01669 which affirmed with modification an earlier decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Burgos, Pangasinan, Branch 70 in Criminal Case No. B-130, finding accused-appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

Consistent with our decision in People v. Cabalquinto,[3] the real name of the rape victim in this case is withheld and, instead, fictitious initials are used to represent her. Also, the personal...