G.R. Nos. 122909-12 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. VICTOR REÑOLA Y CORPEN, ACCUSED-. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

accordingly be imposed. The Court must modify the death penalty for the three counts of rape in Criminal Cases No. 95-1114 ; No. 95-1115 and No. 95-1116 which should each be reduced to reclusion perpetua. In line with the prevailing jurisprudence, an additional award of civil indemnity ex delicto of P75,000.00 is made in favor of the offended party in Criminal Case No. 95-708 and P50,000.00 for each count of the three (3) other rape cases. WHEREFORE , the judgment of conviction, as well as the imposition of the death penalty , rendered by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 66, of Makati City, in Criminal Case No. 95-708 is hereby AFFIRMED with the MODIFICATION that accused-appellant, in addition to the P50,000.00 awarded by the trial court by way of moral damages, should indemnify the victim in the amount of P75,000.00 by way of indemnity ex delicto. The decision of the court a quo with respect to Criminal Case No. 95-1114, Criminal Case No. 95-1115 and Criminal Case No. 95-1116 is AFFIRMED with the MODIFICATION that Victor Reñola is sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua for each count of rape and to pay the additional amount of P50,000.00 as indemnity for each count of rape for a total amount of P150,000.00. In accordance with Section 25 of Republic Act No. 7659, amending Article 83 of the Revised Penal Code, upon finality of this decision, let the records of this case be forthwith forwarded to the Office of the President for possible exercise of the pardoning power. SO ORDERED.