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MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT OF PAGBIL
PROVJNCEOF QU~ZON

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THE PEQPLE OF THE

PHILIPP:ENES,

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 10034 -05

Plaintiff:

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- versus -

.THEFT

GERRY'ALIBONG "Alyas Kuyas'

Accused.
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JUD,GMENT
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Accused Gerry Alibong was charged in a complaint which reads a

foll ws:
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"That on the 3()lh day of September 2004, infront of Coal unloading Jetty of
Mirant Philippines, Brgy. lbabang Polo. Municipality of Pagbilao. Province of Quezon, .
Philippine' .and within the lawful jurisdicti n of this Honorable Court,the above- ruuned
accused, with intent of gain did then and there willfully. unlawfully and feloniously
take. steal and carted away one (I) pc of Motolite Battery (Endoro) with serial,number
Ol29382Q (#SM) owned by Mirant Philippines amounting more of les three thousand
(p3,OOO.OO) peso .without the knowledge of the latter. t the amage and prej udice of
the said owner in the aforementioned amount"
. CONTRAR.Y TO L W. .
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Pagbila , Quezon. Jan iary 2 ,20~S . . .
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. (SOD.) ROLAND GECOLEA SILVA MPA

ROLANDO GECOLEA SILVA MPA
. Police Superin endent
'Officer In-Charge"

Upon:arraignment on June 4) 2007) the accused pleaded not uilty.

n October 1.5,.2007, the pre-trialconference \ as terminated and trial on
the merits ensued. On November 29, 2012, this case as submitted for
Decision.
The ' evidence of the prosecution consists of the testimonies of
Erwin Regino, Arvin M edrano and Ruben De Leon, as well as documentary
evidences mar red as Exhibits "A" "B","C", iththeir respective submarkings; Exhibits " G", " H", " I", "J" and '"K". On the other hand, the
defense pre ented the accused G~rry .Alibong as its 1 ne witness.
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EVIDENCE FOR T H E PROSECUTION .

Er win Regino, a security . guard assigned at Mirant Pagbilao

Corporation (now Team Energy Corporation), testified that he handledsmall
patrol boats, conducted dail inspection and took care ofthe properties 'of
the Corporation, He was on duty from 5:30 in the afternoon of September
30, 2004 until 7:00 o'clock in the morning of October 1, 2004. On

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station . ~en'.~filedthiscase.' Gerry approaoh~~i,"and sought his .

help, OertjA1i~()ng "vanted to be forgiven and tbattbis Case against him
b~reo()n~ed.Herepli~ thllt howasuotin a PO~jtiQllto decide 00 the
matter, tie . a,d\1i$ed theaOOl.lsedto write._ .tetter t()tbe~tnpanyinstead.

,Two'w~lt$ tater:,Gerryhandedltint'alettee ofap>lpgydated Apri12~ 200'7 ,

andaddteS~ . 'lo theirpJantinatu\gml~tt.. Het()ld.theaec~ to 'follow tt,P ,
the tuatterwitli'lhe mWa8~ent.Meantime~Jie'gaVeO&,$'1e1tertothe '
managem,<mt.~l'he serial ' nunl~ of tbebatteryWtu~t'nedistingt1ishing
mark that wt.ltt1d indicate that itbetQng.~d totlte ~Qration. ,However, he
cQulduoJ01tger.recall the ba~fsserialnum"'andth~~ouldnotnnger .
16eatetbe,batteits record., fIed1dnm see.~Alibon"takethebatt.1', '
,fromtllebuoy. When be saw th~batt~~ a. wirollaeditltbemarkerbut:)y
'wasstt11attaehed to it,Thiswite Wtl.~C()llnected~'tl\e~tkerbttoyso
that it ",quid blink, He' poillted to:thewireattachedt0thebattt't)'; The
. ,battetY'Q~ndiutbepremises f;JfRuben . Del.eotl. wa$~~~tneba~ .tb~t
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itcb~k.ed.At,tbat titne~ they w.-e able~()cheQk it~tL~eth,ey~'tnl ttad
the r~rds. At~()~ the wire counectedtotbebuoywasstillthere. ,'
'llllben~ Leon identified ~Ati.Qon8 in~QllrtjHetest;jfied, that
onOotobe~l'f004, Gerr.v Alibongcametohis, bDtlSetoborrowmoney
~,:usehi8Qbi1dwas siok. He gave Gerry AUoongtlte amount of Six
H.uoo~~(p600.00).

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In No",mber3,206<tErwinoat1teback witb Arvin~~mt).Q.Mr.Medrano
took ptio:ros. They' then turned OVet the battery to the P}jWt.)~liJ1e N'~onaJ
. Poliee(pNlJ)StatiQu.He identified . ' his . Jallunry20Q5Aftidavit and
QOl~.f).Uthe allegati()tl$ oQntaint tner~tn, .'OncrQS.~.>~~minati()n~he
retteratlthaton .(lctober 1~2004~ at .rol:ind8:00 o'(Jloekitl themomill&
Gony iAJibollgcllme to his nauseanti borrowed money frOlUbim.Wllell his
cousm J!.l'W,inRegino went to ltis h(,~tb~ lattertnld himahQut a missing
" battdry., a~s1t()wed Erwintheb~rypawn~tQhinlbY OerryAlibol1g.
Erwla Regin().~nfinned tImf what wastuttis po$sessiol1wasthemissing
battery. that 'be)Qnged to . Mir~t. .When Erwin, came .'. tiackwitbM1n
Medrano~ heagainsbowed them. the battery. J1}ey deposit.edtbebattcry to
,thePQlice statton. On re.-direot eDtulnatiQIl" 'het~itifiedthatOe(t'y
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that WC'S pawned to him by tile 00/9"sad. It was an E, ,4roro M@ton^, e hat^y

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derived' atoptoveri and <. 1 choco, ,, bill^fibn otani!16.0iro""I^!, I,,!cos is snell

as to prodt!CG a coll^jigti6i, .liey@!, 4 I^^. I^..'^Ionbt, .While it is, mm

that 110. @110 saw the aceti$6d ^^^I t*e 'lid@&110 I!^lite bat, sty. fom. @16

gram mutter b^oy. 11^fobsr. halo* ' there is. a, ift^icht' '^^,, inst^, ^^^

to ^;arrant his conviction* via: (1) tilt. Emu^I Reai!^0, was ^,^t ,I^@,,
pigtmm. of SIRid gt^I' Ingket bun^ with ^, in^ng' ^ was pb^gmyh^ .
o11 Septumb^r 30, 2004 <, 914, ,g. , 9.10, I, ,,, $0,2008) , ^^14' .ill, the. 60.1rse' of his

investi^ion , on , ^,; I, 2004, bel .(^,^!, q) found the into^a!. bat^y

within tile premises of the PR, ^I^: of ^, r, 'De .^;eon. @) Mf, -^;^g;,^o aim

mend!y 00:31^0d the mm wires of , tile . ^nyy with- .tm$1t. of . tl, ^ ' batti^y
that 1.6 '- ^lad. The wires vie tile ^^"e ( am; ,,$6; a. ,, Is, . am, @) not"

114r, ^46drano and 114r. Resino coti^ad ill^ Iwire 'at^^ IP^ .11/6 hamsi mm

that said wire was . 1.8ed- - in 111^ my, ,ken 1,110y <, 814. jg, 3. ,6, FCb. 28, ' 2011 cod -,!s. c.

s, ^,. Is. ^ 2008j. . ^ IME. . Del Latin -positively identified -**, e 000,386d. jig. ^Quit at, ^

tag^fled tile battery neg rewind to him by tli^ acei, ^d Gay Ajib^g at

arti:11.3d 8:00-0', ii(ick in the muting of <)^tobar' ' I, '2004 ore^* I^,. 30-!!, Mar. 2^

ami^ -(^ jin tileir reapcotive aff'1481its (E, a, ,. ,181' at, , I^'^, boaj I'Mr. I^6^0 . ,as, d
Mr. 11)^ I^o111 identified 1116. serial number of. the mmissing hatsry as
012938.26 <3 sM), @ '11/6 PI, oto (Bath. ,^^,) token by 'Mr. At^in Me^reinq. on

NG^jumbletj3, 2004, showed that ti, o I^^y vials , t, . ' M, ?to&lag ^^y* ;

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Sri^t, of - the am^use^ hayond. reaamat!^' doubt,

. .- . . 1110rcover, Mr. Madtai!o testified' that q^, it Nibo!*g ^@^1,134 him

in^ 861.8!, t his help. G^y Aji^"^g ^^,!^d . t. bel 36^^,, ^ind that this '

Gag^ ^get^SI In'in be roomsidg, ^d-, Cony Nib<>, jg. admittsd to .Mt. '^ano

to ^ing ' 1/9/36weWs (, my Tom I^am^!) battery . sill^oct ,cotfy^ of 'this GII^,
As 119 w^s'.,, at in a. position to d^ide on web. neatly^, Mr. Medtano ad'^

the 0000^ to unite a letter to -tfo^ company instead. Mr. Medtam to^^a~
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Two weeks later, the accused handed to I, &r. 'Mad, ano a ' letter. .of - a^clay

addressed to tint 100.1aga^at. <1'8N, rea. Sledi"ly'I^2010). 'nIQ apeugi^d pleaded

for forgiveness for what^*, or ;I^IIS b^ countr, its^d aggiant l^ops^lien coot. ,

Team ^ray), At . '", at ting this ease was already pending a^t ai^
amused jitter its mitts ill Icona, y 2005. His ' April 2,2007 Idly ' is
loprod, ,Gad h^,'61/11der--.*as follows:

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811^joeted. to interrogation by prt, ,rte geol, ,i^, 0^cor . Mont^Iio; It was a^61

verbal and written 4601a, a^'ons, .There was 00 showiii -' that chie. ^ed'

a^o, 186d-- 1/1^ $1.00tai, coilsl. y ajii, loachad Mir. Madta, !b to I' ;it^t
^:^, giveness an4' reconsideration of this ease padditi ' ' st hi . U ' '

volumta!ij. . .' ~ ' l, ,, d. h, ' , . ' ' . ^ aP$6 Q by@. vv^!^!CSj, the 0001;ged
116437, $4^di ^ 1997) , 11/6 SumG, ^G ^rut bald that grip^^Wants conte ', 11 to.
private inchvidtial^ mm not cot, etbd by S^etion 12' (1) add:(^)':qf Article in'
of tl*e Coastitittiori -and was therefore con^otly adtmtt6d by than'iai co it'^ X X ;^IPell^its confession to 6.0 myor was not rulede in to '

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I .,!,) ' ^^ 8000/1t the myyet for a PC*, ate useti"g. The main^^' 6:4 hat b, ;w by

"I o1b, , caml!hmm^In^. Z^"^ info, 600, '"clanb",,^e o0^<", 41 'bus

I I"^"^""@,, fo rot CF^,!,, to e 49^@,,, gag^" 00, bit^a fro, !96

,"^',"@"4'^' -by ^^e 00, ^@,,*00, by $100" ti, @, adj^",., manor relye6. ,, a ~ 'fogt amil

' ai^ of by^113 foots or coat^mm, '11/6 rig*by 13^ See^ ' 12

codraitaed to lit'altoe ale .Ij^test 11.3 of o06r. Gion ^y the ' 1st, ^, as we, ,d Ie^: a. a
coq, Bed to mmt Born^ fob^ mat to promnt him from ^Gay at4 lye^^ toriixi

by 'Q I!:at @01^; , , , 'lipG, Ian , 00/11^a, ion tofu mayor yas correctly amiltGd
o0, @,^by. 800tiia" 12 (1) art, @) 91 ,datefo fr, ;I't", C"", t, 41.1"I^ The'Bill Qing^
foal, , on q e individual gala ale 1state, 7%,. pro*law@!"

'111e rule t, that "ally person, Otherwise Corn^t as a ^,^leg^*^O head th '

is @001padit to testify as to ale ^Ib, ,anco of What to head if - he heard ale

understood andf it ." ^bale in. poolpiq. 183 SCRAi96. GEL, 10,6408;6111, ,rai. !s*
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' While tb^ letter was unsigned, ,, the ^conned did cot dell hayin inlaide
such letter, Even assuming orig"@8th that his lead a^kid f ^
from Hopew611 could 11st be consi^dyed as coal!^, 88ion, the deciarati

. , ' 11:1no y amused Geny Nibdi^g seeking forgiveness

(now T6^a, Eat^r^,) are ad, ,jigsible' in evidence against him.

Sillyon ill wid, , . on ,? amyly as to a I;;loyalt ^, ct my be
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"in Grim^^I mm, .a^t tire^ i, nutyin, g q, "ai<, ff^^ (or^ n^) or

arose
allowed by law to be co^n^d, an offer of con^^^ by ^, e muged
may be tee^ ill or^^ 88 Gal byIi^4 am^ion of ^ilt. " (^^ '"^
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From the evidences pre^atoll. by tile .pro^tion, , it is clear that on

September 30, 2004, an .Emuo Moronte I^^y .that belonged to Minat

Corporation (,,^w Team E, ^r^y) was take, , willmm. - 11.6 81thqnly or conse, !t
of the company Is representstive. Econ. 11/9 photos' ' (B, dB. "G", "I^" and "1'3^,
taken there was 00. evidence hat the taking was, accomplished with force

upon. tint, 88. The neat da. y, tile ami, ^ed. . ^Grit to the bongo of Rill>sri De
Loon to harrow .money. In ex^hange, , tl, e amused paw, ed the. stole^ Badt, to

Moronte Battery willI serial numb^r 0,129382!6 (38M). The , tottery mm

identified by Mr. Do LIBon and a PI!o. 0 thereo-f .was takeci I' by Mr.
Madamo, The doc^ was positively idea, titj. co by Reg^. 0, M^^, 10 and

Do Loon. Clearly, tile ^mudor, established all the Gloom, ts of the

o^, Ise charged. libris, the harden of proof has shiabd to the 809,186d,
111 ' his defense, the acer, sad admitted tint tin 00tobet ' I, 2004, he
borrow^a motley from Ruts, , Do Leon and - that he pawned a hattsr, y, to 11/6
ItI.tter. However, Ile denied' the!t . he stole the - cocoontionls - bemmy. The

bafuy be pawned was Neutron b^y a^d not the . Eii^1110 MD^its
battery 11/18t to!s stolen from Mir", t Corpotatio^* I'me . accused ' did cot
present. any evidence to dispute his lottet.
Denial is titre 1,168kest fom, of do^rise; It cannot prevail over the
positive _ test^iGS Of the pro^inI Wi^. in tile ^. bamGG' lot any

showing -tile.t they' were prompted by ill motive, tlwir te^68 am given
hill or^vice.
Mr. Madamo ' giltr^Ii^ hat tile battery costs Six Th<, us and Peso^

bat there is 110 o000/1/3ive I or definite proof relative to tile value of the
1100d- - to^, y, Thus, for myPOS^ of fixing. tile impo^^e panelty under
Article 309 of the Revised- Penal 'Code, the ruling of the Supreme Court in

People vs. Allabe ( OR No. 179033. Sept 6,2010, citing Me, ^ us, People) is instructive:
" x x x to prove the onom, t of^, e I. ^ tabi for ^ *10 ^^by ^r

POS^IC ^^etche arc^d I"^. Article3090filteR^^Pad'^

the plum^on must prosa^ mole ^,^, a mere I^^am "eat^".

in tile ab^^ of i, ^Idai* and renale . am^ of ^I ^to^*
@16 mmts may titl^r apply lite mm^nun ^^Iy u^ Atic!e 309 or
fix the value of the ^^by' to hat toad on the at^ dram^ of
11.6 case. "

Moreover-

"The hasis of tile per, a^y. in liteft is (I ) tl, e tofu of tile 11^ng stoleni, and 1.1

some cases . (2) 11.6 value a, a 81^0 tile ,,@",, e of lite p, ^ tobi, or (3) the

Gird"^byes or con^ Inst ^;!^^Id the culprit to commit the Grim. *,

'11/6 amused was 11.10mployed, He need^d ' money hangusia his child
was sick. So 1.6 stole 11/6 hattery acid, pawn^d it for Six Hundred Pesos.
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Thus the. 'mmt. foes 11/6 vaine of the goalai by^y at Six Hundred
Pesos (P 600.00), Article 309 <111?C) provides:
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3. The patdy of p, mm 00.00^ in it, xi^ am my mm ^ it the

tile of I^a propdy ,talon. iB more than 200^pe^ hat bog ^LOG^a ^, 000 Fom. "

WHEREFOR. E, '11/6 Conrt finds the 000,186d CGtty Ami^ "ayes

K, ,yes" glinty 166yo"d reamble donbt of tile crime - clieng^d and apply^!g

tit^ ladetemmmte Sentence Law, Ile is am^^ to $1^ impricomumt of

Six (6) months as minimum to Two (2) yams, 1301/2;(4),. mud, a and 0.16
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( I) day of prision coneeeional co 1.1^"in.

110 proti^unmanent areat the civil liability for in, SII^piousy of boom
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mm legal basis;
. so ORDERED.

P^gbi!ab. Q, ^con, Fomumy 21,2013.

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