Eight New Bilibid Prison (NBP) inmates pleaded guilty to a lesser degree of sentence in line with their involvement in the killing of inmate Jun Villamor, the alleged middleman in the killing of broadcaster Percy Lapid last year.
Presiding Judge Gener Gito of Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) convicted inmates named Christian Ramac, Mario Alvarez, Ricky Salgado, Ronnie Dela Cruz, and Joel Reyes, who pleaded “guilty as accomplices,” which means they participated in the commission of the crime of murder. Meanwhile, Aldrin Galicia, Joseph Georfo and Alvin Labra, pleaded “guilty as accessories” to murder.
“Considering the plea of guilty of the present accused, the prosecution was able to prove the guilt of all the accused present beyond reasonable doubt as accomplices to the accused, Alvarez, Ramac, Salgado, Dela Cruz and Reyes, and as accessory for accused Labra, Galicia and Georfo to the crime murder pursuant to Art. 248 in relation to Art. 18 and 19 of the Revised Penal Code,” the court noted.
The court sentenced six years and one day, to 14 years and eight months and one day of imprisonment to Ramac, Alvarez, Salgado, Dela Cruz, and Reyes and compensation for a total of P225,000 for civil indemnity, moral damages and exemplary damages.
Labra, Galicia and Georfo, meanwhile, were sentenced to two years, four months and one day to eight years and one day in prison. The court also ordered them to pay P150,000.
Recently, Galicia and Labra, along with Alfie Peñaredonda, were convicted by the Las Piñas court, for their role as accessories to the murder of Lapid.
