THIRD DIVISION
[G.R. No. 240698. February 5, 2020.]
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee,vs. ROMMEL HAMADON y BANISA, accused-appellant.
NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames :
Please take notice that the Court, Third Division, issued a Resolution datedFebruary 5, 2020, which reads as follows:
"G.R. No. 240698 (PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee v. ROMMEL HAMADON y BANISA, accused-appellant). — The Court of Appeals elevated 1 the records of this case to this Court pursuant to its February 1, 2018 Resolution, 2 in which it gave due course to the Notice of Appeal 3 filed by accused-appellant Rommel Hamadon y Banisa. HTcADC
In its September 5, 2018 Resolution, 4 this Court noted the records forwarded by the Court of Appeals and informed accused-appellant and plaintiff-appellee People of the Philippines, through the Office of the Solicitor General, that they may file their supplemental briefs.
In its January 21, 2019 Resolution, 5 this Court noted the Manifestations filed by accused-appellant 6 and plaintiff-appellee, 7 stating that they would no longer file supplemental briefs.
After an evaluation of the case records, this Court resolves to dismiss the appeal of accused-appellant for his failure to sufficiently show any reversible error in the challenged November 10, 2017 Decision 8 of the Court of Appeals, warranting the exercise of this Court's appellate jurisdiction.
WHEREFORE, this Court ADOPTS the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the Regional Trial Court and the Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals' November 10, 2017 Decision in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 07679 is AFFIRMED with MODIFICATION. This Court finds accused-appellant Rommel Hamadon y Banisa GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape. He is sentenced to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua without eligibility for parole in accordance with Republic Act No. 9346. Moreover, he is ORDERED to pay the victim AAA civil indemnity and moral damages worth P75,000.00 each. 9
All damages awarded shall be subject to interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the finality of this Resolution until fully paid. 10
SO ORDERED."
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) MISAEL DOMINGO C. BATTUNG IIIDivision Clerk of Court
Footnotes
1.Rollo, p. 1.
2.Id. at 28.
3.Id. at 23-25.
4.Id. at 29.
5.Id. at 44-45.
6.Id. at 34-38.
7.Id. at 39-43.
8.Id. at 2-22. The Decision was penned by Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting (now a member of this Court) and was concurred in by Associate Justices Apolinario D. Bruselas, Jr. and Leoncia R. Dimagiba of the Twelfth Division, Court of Appeals, Manila.
9.People v. Jugueta, 783 Phil. 806 (2016) [Per J. Peralta, En Banc].
10.Nacar v. Gallery Frames, 716 Phil. 267 (2013) [Per J. Peralta, En Banc].