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THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALVIN ESUGON Y AVILA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALVIN ESUGON Y AVILA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 195244 | 2015-06-22

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

BERSAMIN, J.:

Every child is presumed qualified to be a witness. The party challenging the child's competency as a witness has the burden of substantiating his challenge.
 
Under review is the decision promulgated on July 23, 2010,[1] whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed with modification the conviction of the appellant for the composite crime of robbery with homicide handed down by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 211, in Mandaluyong City through its judgment rendered on January 27, 2006.[2]

Antecedents
 
The information charged the appellant with robbery with homicide, alleging as...