5/3/2021 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly 418 Phil. 777 SECOND DIVISION [ G.R. No. 125081, October 03, 2001 ] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. REMEDIOS PASCUA, LETICIA AVIGUETERO, AND AURORA SOLIVEN, ACCUSED, AURORA SOLIVEN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION BUENA, J.: This is an appeal by accused-appellant Aurora Soliven from the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 76, convicting her of illegal recruitment in large scale and three counts of estafa. The dispositive portion of the decision reads, as follows: "WHEREFORE, finding the accused Aurora Soliven guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of illegal recruitment on large scale described and penalized under Sec. 13 (b) in relation to Sec. 39 of the Labor Code as amended by PD 1920 to 2018 for recruiting Marlon Sotero, Jaylord Balauro and Shirley Velasco, she is hereby sentenced to suffer life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P100,000.00. "Likewise, the court also finds the accused Aurora Soliven guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of estafa described and penalized under Sec. 2 of Art. 315 of the Revised Penal Code applying the indeterminate sentence law there being no modifying circumstance, sentences her to suffer imprisonment of 8 years and 1 day of prision mayor, to 12 years and 1 day of reclusion temporal each, in Crim. Cases No. 58865; 58867; and 58870 and to indemnify the offended parties as follows: Marlon Sotero - P21,600.00 Jaylord Balauro 8,700.00 Shirley Velasco - 27,000.00 "For failure to prosecute Criminal Cases Nos. 58866, 58868 and 58869 the said cases are hereby dismissed. Remedios Pascua is hereby acquitted of the crime charged against her. "Let the cases against Leticia Aviguetero who has not been arraigned be archived. Let warrant of arrest be issued against her. "SO ORDERED." https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/52764 1/14