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People of the Philippines Vs. Severiano Ogan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus SEVERIANO OGAN, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 186461 | 2010-07-05

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

This is an appeal from the January 30, 2008 Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02199 entitled People of the Philippines v. Severiano T. Ogan, which affirmed with modification the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 35 in Bontoc, Mountain Province in Criminal Case Nos. 1256 and 1257, both for rape. Accused-appellant Severiano T. Ogan (Ogan) was sentenced to reclusion perpetua for each rape.

Following People v. Cabalquinto,[1] the Court withholds the real names of the offended parties and their immediate family members as well as such other personal circumstances or...