Art III Sec 3-4 Digest

People vs. Damaso [GR 93516, 12 August 1992] Facts: On 18 June 1988, Lt. Candido Quij ardo, a Phi lip pine Constabul ary officer connected with the 152 nd PC Company at Lin gaye n, Pang asi nan, and some companions were sent to veri fy the presence of CP P/NPA membe rs in Barangay Ca tacda ng, Ar el lano-Bani, Dagupan Ci ty . In sa id place, the gro up apprehended Gregorio Flameniano, Berlina Aritumba, Revelina Gamboa and Deogracias Mayaoa. When interrogated, the persons apprehended revealed that there was an und erg rou nd safehou se at Gracia Vi ll age in Urdaneta, Pangasinan. Af ter coordinating with the Station Commander of Urdaneta, the group pr oceeded to the house in Gracia Village. They found subversive documents, a radio, a 1 x 7 caliber .45 firearm and other items. After the raid, the gro up proceeded to Bonuan, Dagupan Cit y, and put under surveillance the rented apartment of Rosemarie Aritumba, sister of Ber lina Ari tumba wh om th ey earl ie r arrested. They inter vi ewed Luzviminda Morados, a visitor of Rosemarie Aritumba. She stated that she worked with Bernie Mendoza/Basilio Damaso. She guided the group to the house rented by Damaso(@Mendoza). When they reached the house, the group found that it had already vacated by the occupants. Since Morados was hesitant to give the new address of Damaso (@Mendoza), the group looked for the Bar angay Captain of the place and requested him to point out the new house rented by Damaso (@Mendoza). The group again require d Morados to go with them. When they reached the house, the gr oup saw Luz Tancia ngco outside. They told her that they already knew that she was a member of the NPA in the area. At first, she denied it, but when she saw Morados she requested the group to go inside the house. Upon ent eri ng the house, the group, as wel l as the Barangay Captain, saw radio sets, pamphlets entitled “Ang Bayan,” xerox copiers and a computer machine. They also found persons who were companions of Luz Tanci angco (namely, Teresita Calosa, Ricar do Calos a, Marit es Calosa , Eric Tanciangco and Luzviminda Morados). The group requested the persons in the house to allow them to look around. When Luz Tanciangco opened one of the rooms, they saw books used for subversive or ientat io n, one M-14 ri fl e, bull ets and ammu ni ti ons, Kenwoo d radio, artificial beard, maps of the Philippines, Zambales, Mindoro and Laguna and other items. The y confiscated the articles and brought them to their headquarters for final inventory. They likewise brought the persons found in the house to the headquarters for invest igati on. Sai d persons reveale d that Damaso (@Mendo za) was the

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Art III Sec 3-4 Digest