2 men meted life for student's slay

Biñan, Laguna, Philippines – Two men were sentenced to life imprisonment while five others were acquitted in the 2004 killing of a 22-year-old coed of the Philippine Women’s University (PWU).

In a 39-page decision, Judge Marino Rubia of the Regional Trial Court-Fourth Judicial Region Branch 24, found Gilbert Ronquillo and Aldrin Bagos guilty in the killing of Jaimarie Reyes, a Hotel and Restaurant Management senior, on Oct. 10, 2004 in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

Ronquillo and Bagos were also ordered to indemnify Reyes’ family with P50,000 as well as pay P546,564.94 in actual damages, P200,000 in moral damages, and P100,000 in exemplary damages.

Acquitted were Bienvenido Nicdao Jr., Pedro Pablo Jr., Ruben Seyritan, Maria Cecilia Mercado, and Jansen Malitic. – Arnell Ozaeta