G.R. No. 259133 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. JHONA GALESEO VILLARIA AND LOURDES ARALAR MAGHIRANG, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the instant appeal is DENIED. The May 27, 2018 Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of xxxxxxxxxxx , Rizal, Branch xx in Criminal Case Nos. 16-209 to 16-216 is AFFIRMED with MODIFICATIONS, and that the accused-appellants Jhona Villaria y Galeseo and Lourdes Maghirang y Aralar are further ordered to pay each of the private complainants, the following amounts: PhP 100,000.00 each, as moral damages; Php 100,000.00 each, as exemplary damages; and All the said amounts shall earn interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum reckoned from finality of this Decision until fully paid. SO ORDERED.