G.R. No. 145803 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. BENJIE PABIONA, ROSELO BASALATAN, ANTONIO SILARCA, ROBERTO METANO, AND CHRISTOPHER DELOS REYES (AT LARGE), ACCUSED,BENJIE PABIONA, ROSELO BASALATAN, ROBERTO METANO AND ANTONIO SILARCA.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered and in the light of the facts obtaining and the jurisprudence aforecited, judgment is hereby rendered finding the accused Benjie Pabiona, Roselo Basalatan, Antonio Silarca and Roberto Metano GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of MURDER hereby sentencing the aforenamed accused to a penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA and further condemning all of the said accused to indemnify the heirs of the victim actual damages in the amount of P232,100.00 and death compensation in the sum of P50,000.00 The bail bond posted by the accused are ordered cancelled and their subsequent arrest and confinement is ordered. The Jail Warden, Iloilo Rehabilitation Center, is ordered to remit (sic) National Penitentiary, New Bilibid Prison, Muntinlupa City at the earliest opportunity. Let there be issued an alias order of arrest to the accused Christopher de los Reyes who remained (sic) at-large up to the present time. SO ORDERED.