G.R. No. 139823 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. ROWEN SAMPAGA Y LIMENOQUEN ALIAS ‘WENG,” RICO TRINIDAD Y RAFAEL ALIAS “PARDS,” AND LINO CORONA Y DELA CRUZ ALIAS “JHUN,” ACCUSED. RICO TRINIDAD Y RAFAEL ALIAS “PARDS”.

Ruling

WHEREFORE, all premises considered, this Court hereby resolves that the prosecution has successfully undertaken its burden to establish the guilt of all the three accused under Section 2, Rule 177 of the 1987 Constitution. Accordingly, Rowen Sampaga alias Weng, Lino Corona alias Jun and Rico Trinidad alias Pards are all and equally found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt, of the crime of Murder defined and penalized under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 7659. Pursuant thereto and in the absence of circumstances that could aggravate the penalty, all three accused are hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua together with its accessory penalties. On their civil liability, the said accused are ordered jointly and severally to indemnify the Heirs of Jaime Bautista, the sum of P50,000.00 for his death, to pay the sum of P100,000.00 in moral damages; the amount of P500,000.00 in loss of earning capacity, and further sum of P75,000.00 in actual/compensatory damages. With costs against the accused. SO ORDERED.