PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. EUFROCINO

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, this Court finds the accused Eufrocino Agudez y Asiong, Ronilo Agudez y Cocoy and Ricardo Agudez y Cocoy, GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of two (2) counts of MURDER under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by R.A. 7659, and hereby imposes upon each of them the penalty of DEATH for each count, and further ORDERS them to jointly and severally pay 1) To the legal heirs of the victim Dominador Castro: a) The amount of P50,000.00 for the victims death; and b) The amount of P159,960 for the victims loss of earning capacity. 2) To the legal heirs of the victim Mamerto C. Nalangan: a) The sum of P50,000.00 only for the victims death. And lastly, for the time being, let these cases before this Court against the accused Fernando C. Agudez and Paquito I. Katimpo who, as of this moment, are still at large, be sent to the Archives, to be reopened only upon their apprehension by the authorities. With costs. SO ORDERED.