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Gilfredo Bacolod a.k.a. Gilardo Bacolod Vs. People of the Philippines

GILFREDO BACOLOD, a.k.a. GILARDO BACOLOD, Accused-Petitioner, -versus- PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Respondent.

G.R. No. 206236 | 2013-07-15

FIRST DIVISION

R E S O L U T I O N

BERSAMIN, J.: 

It is imperative that the courts prescribe the proper penalties when convicting the accused, and determine the civil liability to be imposed on the accused, unless there has been a reservation of the action to recover civil liability or a waiver of its recovery.

Antecedents 

On March 31, 2008, the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 9, in Cebu City convicted the petitioner of arson, 1 viz:
 
WHEREFORE, in finding [the] accused GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Arson, this Court hereby sentences him to suffer imprisonment for a period of Ten (1 0) Years of Prision...