SECOND DIVISION
[G.R. Nos. 149014-16. February 5, 2004]
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ROSE DUJUA (at large); EDITHA S. SING (at large);
GUILLERMO WILLY SAMSON (at large); RAMON SAMSON DUJUA, accused,
RAMON SAMSON DUJUA, appellant.
DECISION
TINGA, J.:
Ramon Dujua appeals from the decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC of Manila, Branch 51),
finding him guilty of Illegal Recruitment in Large Scale and of two counts of estafa.
Ramon, his mother Rose Dujua, his aunt Editha Singh, and his uncle Guillermo Willy Samson were
charged in Criminal Case No. 92-108910, with Illegal Recruitment in Large Scale in an Information alleging
That in or about and during the period comprised between August, 1991 and March 14, 1992, inclusive, in
the City of Manila, Philippines, the said accused, conspiring and confederating together and helping one
another, being then private individuals and representing themselves to have the capacity to contract, enlist,
and transport Filipino workers for employment abroad, did then and there willfully and unlawfully, for a fee,
recruit and promise employment/job placement to the following applicants, namely: Jaime Cabus y Co,
Beldon S. Caluten, Fernando P. Cunanan, Paulino B. Correa, Martin D. Nacion, Romulo Partos y Tuangco,
Jesus B. Briagas, Arturo Torres, Roberto A. Perlas, Ronald Alvarez and Vivencio L. Batiquin without first
having secured the required license or authority from the Department of Labor as required by law.
CONTRARY TO LAW.[1]
The four were also charged in Criminal Case Nos. 92-108912 and 92-108920 with separate counts of
estafa committed against Roberto Perlas and Jaime Cabus. Except for the date of the commission, the
name of the victim, and the amount involved, the two Informations in the estafa cases make similar
allegations against the accused. TheInformation in Criminal Case No. 92-108912 states:
That on or about October 28, 1991, in the City of Manila, Philippines, the said accused conspiring and
confederating together and helping one another, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously
defraud Roberto A. Perlas in the following manner, to wit: the said accused, by means of false
manifestations and fraudulent representation which they made to said Roberto A. Perlas to the effect that
they had the power and capacity to recruit and employ him abroad and could facilitate the processing of the
pertinent papers if given the necessary amount to meet the requirements thereof, and by means of other
similar deceits, induced and succeeded in inducing said Roberto A. Perlas to give and deliver, as in fact
gave and delivered to said accused the amount of P17,000.00 on the strength of said manifestations and
representations, said accused well knowing that the same were false and fraudulent and were made solely