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Bantang y Briones vs. People

VIANNA BANTANG Y BRIONES,* PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 241500 | 2022-12-07

 
D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
This Court resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Revised Rules of Court, seeking to reverse and set aside the Decision[2] and the Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-GR. CR No. 39575, which modified the Regional Trial Court's Decision[4] in convicting petitioner Vianna Bantang y Briones (Vianna) for violation of Section 10(a) of Republic Act No. 7610,[5] by imposing the legal interest of 6% per annum on all the monetary awards.
 
The Antecedents

In an Information dated October 6, 2009, Vianna was charged with...