G.R. No. 118942 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. BERNARDO DAROY @ DATDO, GUILLERMO VILLAFANIA, JR. @ JR., GREGORIO VILLAFANIA @ GREG, BERNARDO CALACSAN @ MIKE AND ROGER JAVILLONAR, ACCUSED-. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, the Court finds accused Bernardo Daroy alias Datdo, Guillermo Villafania, Jr. alias Jr., Gregorio Villafania alias Greg, Bernardo Calacsan alias Mike and Roger Javillonar guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder attended by the aggravating circumstances of superior strength and nighttime and not offset by any mitigating circumstance, and pursuant to law, each of the accused is sentenced to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua. The said accused are ordered to pay an indemnity to the heirs of the deceased Philip Angelito, Sr. in the amount of P50,000.00 Further the accused are ordered to pay the widow Virginia Angelito P21,000.00 representing the actual expenses. Accused Felipe Villafania is acquitted of the crime charged for failure of the prosecution to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. He is absolved from paying any damages considering that the facts from which his civil liability might arise does not exist. SO ORDERED.