G.R. No. 187043 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. LORENZO OLIVA Y ROSELA.R E S O L U T I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the prosecution having proved the guilt of accused beyond reasonable doubt, this court hereby finds LORENZO OLIVA y ROSELA, GUILTY in Criminal Case No. L-3821 and L-3822 of the crime of Rape defined and penalized under Article 266 A(1)(a) and Article 266 B(1) and Article 266 A(1)(d) and [Article] 266 B(1) respectively, and is hereby sentenced to suffer the supreme penalty of Death in each case, and in line with recent jurisprudence, to indemnify the victim [M] the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (P150,000.00) as civil indemnity in these two cases and the further sum of Seventy [F]ive Thousand Pesos (P75,000.00) as moral damages, and to serve as a deterrent to fathers in sexually abusing their own flesh, this court also awards the amount of Twenty Five Thousand Pesos (P25,000.00) as exemplary damages and to pay the costs of the suit. SO ORDERED.