G.R. No. 183202 - ALBERTO ALMOJUELA Y VILLANUEVA, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE , premises considered, we hereby DENY the petition and AFFIRM the March 17, 2008 decision and June 2, 2008 resolution of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR. No. 29268 with the following MODIFICATIONS : (a) the awarded funeral and litigation expenses are deleted; (b) the petitioner is ordered to pay the victim's heirs P25,000.00 as temperate damages in lieu of actual damages; and (c) he is further ordered to pay the victim's heirs interest on all damages awarded at the legal rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the date of finality of this judgment until fully paid. [36] SO ORDERED.