G.R. No. 127485 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. FERNANDO RAMILLA Y RENTINO, ACCUSED-. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

accordingly punished with reclusion perpetua . Finally, we reduce the indemnity awarded to Crisanda by the trial court to P50,000.00; in addition, Fernando is ordered to pay the victim another P50,000.00 for moral damages in line with our ruling in People v. Prades [26] without need for pleading or proof of the basis thereof. WHEREFORE , the judgment of the court a quo finding accused FERNANDO RAMILLA Y RENTINO guilty of qualified rape, imposing upon him the supreme penalty of Death and ordering him to indemnify the offended party Crisanda Cabugza Calderon P100,000.00 and to pay the costs, is MODIFIED. Accused FERNANDO RAMILLA Y RENTINO is convicted of statutory rape only under Art. 335 of the Revised Penal Code and his DEATH sentence is reduced to RECLUSION PERPETUA . He is further ordered to pay the offended party P50,000.00 as indemnity for the rape and another P50,000.00 for moral damages, plus costs. SO ORDERED.