G.R. No. 116487 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. GUILLERMO ARINGUE Y AMOGUIS ALIAS “ALONG,” MICHAEL CABAL Y DUMADAG, ALIAS “GONGGONG”, AND PERCIVERANDO PITAO Y GUMAPAC, ALIAS “BEBOT,” ACCUSED. MICHAEL CABAL Y DUMADAG AND PERCIVERANDO PITAO Y GUMAPAC, ACCUSED-.

Ruling

WHEREFORE, in view of all the foregoing, this Court finds accused Michael Cabal and Perciverando Pitao guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder and hereby sentences them to suffer imprisonment of reclusion perpetua; to indemnify, jointly and severally, the heirs of the victim Nicomedes A. Salas in the sum of P536,113.00 as actual damages, P2,000,000.00 as moral damages, and to pay the costs. "Accused Guillermo Aringue is hereby acquitted on reasonable doubt. The immediate release of Guillermo Aringue is hereby ordered only as it affects this case and for as long as there is no order requiring his continued detention. "SO ORDERED.