THIRD DIVISION
[G.R. No. 232342. August 5, 2019.]
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs.JIMMY BALOLOY y DATILIS, appellant.
NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames :
Please take notice that the Court, Third Division, issued a Resolution datedAugust 5, 2019, which reads as follows:
"G.R. No. 232342 (People of the Philippines v. Jimmy Baloloy y Datilis). — Considering the allegations, issues and arguments presented in the Appellant's and the Appellee's Briefs which the parties adopted instead of filing their respective Supplemental Appeal Briefs, the Court resolves to DISMISS the appeal for failure to sufficiently show that the Court of Appeals committed any reversible error in its assailed Decision dated October 5, 2016, as to warrant the exercise of the Court's discretionary appellate jurisdiction.
IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING, the Court ADOPTS the findings of fact and conclusions of law in the Decision dated October 5, 2016 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR H.C. No. 07671, and AFFIRMS the said Decision, finding appellant Jimmy Baloloy y Datilis guilty beyond reasonable doubt of five (5) counts of Qualified Rape in Criminal Case Nos. 2012-14458-MK to 2012-14462-MK under Article 266-A, in relation to Article 266-B, of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 8353, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua without eligibility for parole for each count, with MODIFICATION reducing the award of moral and exemplary damages from P150,000.00 to P100,000.00, in line with People v. Jugueta. 1 All damages awarded shall earn six percent (6%) per annum legal interest from the date of finality of this Resolution until fully paid.
SO ORDERED."
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) WILFREDO V. LAPITANDivision Clerk of Court
Footnotes
1. 783 Phil. 708 (2016).