G.R. No. 213832 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. GILBERT MERCADO A.K.A. "BONG", ACCUSED-.RESOLUTION - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE , the Court finds accused GILBERT MERCADO y CABUCOS GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt, as principal, of the crimes of Murder charged in Criminal Case No. 18497 and Criminal Case No. 18498, with the aggravating circumstance in both cases of use of an unlicensed firearm, and SENTENCES said accused as follows: 1. In Criminal Case No. 18497 for Murder, in connection with the untimely death of VICTOR DULAP y VARGAS , to suffer the penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA and its accessory penalties, without eligibility for parole; to pay the heirs of Victor Dulap y Vargas Php 75,000.00 as indemnity for his death; Php 75,000.00 as moral damages; Php 50,000.00 as exemplary damages; Php 30,000.00 as temperate damages in lieu of actual damages and to pay the costs; and 2. In Criminal Case No. 18498 for Murder, in connection with the untimely death of CHARLIE DULAP y VARGAS , to suffer the penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA and its accessory penalties, without eligibility for parole; to pay the heirs of [Charlie] Dulap y Vargas Php 75,000.00 as indemnity for his death; Php 75,000.00 as moral damages; Php 50,000.00 as exemplary damages; Php 30,000.00 as temperate damages in lieu of actual damages and to pay the costs. SO ORDERED.