TL;DR — Ruling
WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing, this [C]ourt finds [appellant] GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape defined in paragraph 1(d), Article 266-A and penalized under Article 266- B of the [RPC], as amended by [R.A.] 8353, and hereby sentenced [appellant] to suffer the penalty of imprisonment of reclusion perpetua [without eligibility for parole], in lieu of the death penalty , pursuant to [RA] 9346.
accordingly reads: WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing, this [C]ourt finds [appellant] GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape defined in paragraph 1(d), Article 266-A and penalized under Article 266- B of the [RPC], as amended by [R.A.] 8353, and hereby sentenced [appellant] to suffer the penalty of imprisonment of reclusion perpetua [without eligibility for parole], in lieu of the death penalty , pursuant to [RA] 9346. The [appellant] is, likewise, ordered to pay [AAA] the amount of One Hundred Thousand ([P]100,000.00) Pesos as moral damages, One Hundred Thousand ([P]100,000.00) Pesos as exemplary damages and One Hundred Thousand ([P]100,000.00) Pesos as civil indemnity with an interest of six percent (6%) per annum from the finality of this Decision until satisfaction of the award. SO ORDERED.