PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. CRISTINA MENDOZA Y DAVID, RAMMIL CALMA Y REYES, NESTOR JULIANO Y SARMIENTO, GALLARDO MARTIN Y LLEMOS, SESENANDO MARTIN Y AGUSTIN, LEONARDO ALINCASTRE Y ISIDRO AND RENATO OBEDOZA Y QUINTO, ACCUSED

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the Court renders judgment finding the accused [Sesenando], [Gallardo], [Leonardo], [Nestor], [Rammil], and [Cristina] GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of kidnapping for ransom defined and penalized under Republic Act No. 7659. Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9346, they are hereby sentenced to suffer the prison term of RECLUSION PERPETUA without eligibility for parole. All the accused are credited in full of the preventive imprisonment they have already served in confinement. Further, the above-named accused are sentenced to pay, jointly and severally, [Yasar] the amount of [PhP]11,000.00 and [Reymond] the amount of [PhP]7,250.00 as actual damages, and to each of the victims [Yasar] and [Reymond] civil indemnity of [PhP]100,000.00, moral damages of [PhP]100,000.00, and exemplary damages of [Php]100,000.00. The foregoing amounts shall earn interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the date of finality of judgment until fully paid. The case against [Renato] is DISMISSED by reason of his death. SO ORDERED.