G.R. No. 267833 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. ARGIE BOLAGOT Y PINEDA @ "ARCHIE" AND ROLLY BATILARAN Y TOLEDO @ "SAMANTHA", ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE , premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered as follows: In Criminal Case No. MC-14-4515-FC, the Court finds accused Argie Bolagot [ y ] Pineda and Rolly Batilaran [ y ] Toledo GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of Child Abuse as defined and penalized under the provision of [Article III, Section 5, paragraph (a)] of Republic Act No. 7610[,] otherwise known as the Special Protection of Children against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act. Accordingly, ARGIE BOLAGOT [ y ] PINEDA and ROLLY BATILARAN [ y ] TOLEDO are each sentenced to suffer the penalty of imprisonment of [10] YEARS or prision mayor , as minimum to [15] YEARS, [SIX] MONTHS and [20] days of reclusion temporal , as maximum. Furthermore, [the] accused are jointly ordered to pay each minor BBB, AAA, and CCC the amounts of [PHP] 20,000.00 as civil indemnity [ ex delicto ]; [PHP] 15,000.00 as moral damages; and [PHP] 15,000.00 as exemplary damages. In Criminal Case No. MC-14-4516-FC, the Court finds accused Argie Bolagot [ y ] Pineda and Rolly Batilaran [ y Toledo] GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Qualified Trafficking in Person[s] as defined and penalized under the provision of Section 6, paragraphs (a) and (c), in relation to Section 4, paragraph (a) of Republic Act No. 9208. Accordingly, ARGIE BOLAGOT [ y ] PINEDA and ROLLY BATILARAN [ y ] TOLEDO are each sentenced to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay the fine of [PHP] 2,000,000.00. Furthermore, [the] accused are jointly ordered to pay each minor BBB, AAA, and CCC, [PHP] 200,000.00 as moral damages, and [PHP] 100,000.00 as exemplary damages. All awards shall earn interest at the legal rate of 6% per annum from the date of finality of this judgment until fully paid. SO ORDERED.