(Photo courtesy of KMU) MANILA - Three former servicemen have been convicted by the Antipolo Regional Trial Court Branch 97 for the killing of labor leader Rolando Olalia and companion Leonor Alay-ay 35 years ago. In a 34-page judgment dated September 24 and made available Tuesday, Judge Marie Claire Victoria Mabutas-Sordan found Desiderio Perez, Dennis Jabatan, and Fernando Casanova guilty of murder and sentenced them to reclusion perpetua (maximum 40 years) without eligibility of parole. They were likewise ordered to pay PHP2.2 million in damages and indemnity for the November 1986 twin deaths. "All monetary awards shall earn interest at the legal rate of six percent per annum from the date of finality of this decision until fully paid," the court ordered. Olalia, 52, was an official of the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) at that time while Alay-ay was an employee at the National Federation of Labor Union and was the driver when they were abducted in Pasig City. "Today is a da
(Photo courtesy of KMU) MANILA - The Antipolo Regional Trial Court Branch 97 convicted three former servicemen for the killing of labor leader Rolando Olalia and companion Leonor Alay-ay 35 years ago. In a 34-page judgment dated September 24 and made available Tuesday, Judge Marie Claire Victoria Mabutas-Sordan found Desiderio Perez, Dennis Jabatan, and Fernando Casanova guilty of murder and sentenced them to reclusion perpetua (maximum 40 years) without eligibility of parole. They were likewise ordered to pay PHP2.2 million in damages and indemnity for the November 1986 twin deaths. "All monetary awards shall earn interest at the legal rate of six percent per annum from the date of finality of this decision until fully paid," the court ordered. Olalia, 52, was an official of the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) at that time while Alay-ay was an employee at the National Federation of Labor Union and was the driver when they were abducted in Pasig City. "Today is a day of celebrat