G.R. No. 179030 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. MARCELINO RAMOS.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the court, after having overwhelmingly found the accused, MARCELINO RAMOS y BERNABE, GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of having committed the offenses of two (2) counts of rape under Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code and two (2) other counts of rape under the circumstances prescribed in Article 335 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by R.A. 7659 upon the person of his minor child, AAA, hereby sentences the above-named accused as follows: 1) In Criminal Cases Nos. MC98-311-H to MC98-312-H, he is hereby ordered to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua in each case; 2) In Criminal Cases Nos. MC98-313-H to MC98-314-H, he is hereby ordered to suffer the mandatory/extreme penalty of death in each case; 3) To pay the offended party, AAA, in Criminal Cases Nos. MC-98-311-H to MC-98-314-H the amount of Php75,000.00 as civil indemnity for each count of rape or a total of Php300,000.00; Php50,000.00 for each count of rape as moral damages or a total of Php200,000.00; and Php25,000.00 for each count of rape as exemplary damages or a total of Php100,000.00 in the grand total amount of Php600,000.00 and to pay the costs. SO ORDERED.