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    The Supreme Court of the Philippines reviewed a case where Ronnie Caluag and Jesus Sentillas were found guilty of slight physical injuries by lower courts. Specifically, they were accused of attacking and assaulting Nestor Purcel Denido on March 19, 2000, inflicting physical injuries requiring less than 9 days of medical attendance. Caluag was also found guilty of grave threats for threatening Julia Lavial Denido with a gun on the same date, saying "Saan ka pupunta gusto mo ito?". The Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions. The Supreme Court reviewed the case on certiorari to examine the lower court decisions.

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    The Supreme Court of the Philippines reviewed a case where Ronnie Caluag and Jesus Sentillas were found guilty of slight physical injuries by lower courts. Specifically, they were accused of attacking and assaulting Nestor Purcel Denido on March 19, 2000, inflicting physical injuries requiring less than 9 days of medical attendance. Caluag was also found guilty of grave threats for threatening Julia Lavial Denido with a gun on the same date, saying "Saan ka pupunta gusto mo ito?". The Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions. The Supreme Court reviewed the case on certiorari to examine the lower court decisions.

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    Republic of the Philippines

    SUPREME COURT
    Manila
    SECOND DIVISION
    G.R. No. 171511               March 4, 2009
    RONNIE CALUAG, Petitioner,
    vs.
    PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.
    DECISION
    QUISUMBING, J.:
    For review on certiorari are the Decision1 dated December 9, 2005 of the Court of
    Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 28707 and its Resolution2 dated February 15, 2006,
    denying reconsideration. The appellate court had affirmed the Decision3 dated August
    3, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Las Piñas City, Branch 198, in Criminal
    Case No. 04-0183-84, which affirmed the Joint Decision4 dated January 28, 2004 of
    the Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) of Las Piñas City, Branch 79, in Criminal Cases
    Nos. 47358 and 47381 finding petitioner Ronnie Caluag and Jesus Sentillas guilty of
    slight physical injuries and Ronnie Caluag guilty of grave threats.
    The factual antecedents of this case are as follows:
    On May 18 and 23, 2000, two separate Informations5 docketed as Criminal Cases Nos.
    47381 and 47358, respectively, were filed against Caluag and Sentillas. The
    Information in Criminal Case No. 47381 charged Caluag and Sentillas with slight
    physical injuries committed as follows:
    That on or about the 19th day of March, 2000, in the City of Las Piñas, Philippines
    and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused,
    conspiring and confederating together, and both of them mutually helping and aiding
    one another did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously attack, assault,
    and employ personal violence upon the person of NESTOR PURCEL DENIDO, by
    then and there mauling him, thereby inflicting upon him physical injuries which
    required medical attendance for less than nine (9) days and incapacitated him from
    performing his customary labor for the same period of time.
    CONTRARY TO LAW.6
    The Information in Criminal Case No. 47358 charged Caluag with grave threats
    committed as follows:
    That on or about the 19th day of March 2000, in the City of Las Piñas, Philippines and
    within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, moved by
    personal resentment which he entertained against one JULIA LAVIAL DENIDO, did
    then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously threaten said JULIA LAVIAL
    DENIDO with the infliction on her person of a harm amounting to a crime, by then
    and there poking his gun at her forehead and uttering the following words in tagalog,
    to wit:
    "Saan ka pupunta gusto mo ito?"
    thereby causing said complainant to be threatened.
    CONTRARY TO LAW.7
    Upon arraignment, Caluag and Sentillas pleaded not guilty. Thereafter, joint trial
    ensued.

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