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793 Phil. 738
FIRST DIVISION
[ G.R. No. 199497, August 24, 2016 ]
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DELIA
CAMANNONG, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.
DECISION
BERSAMIN, J.:
On appeal is the judgment promulgated on April 14, 2011 in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No.
03529,[1] whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the conviction of the accusedappellant for the crime of illegal recruitment in large scale penalized under Article
38(b), in relation to Article 39(a), of the Labor Code but increased the fine from
P100,000.00 to P500,000.00. She had been found guilty under the decision rendered
on August 19, 2008 in Criminal Case No. V-1013 by the Regional Trial Court, (RTC),
Branch 50, in Villasis, Pangasinan.[2]
Antecedents
The information for illegal recruitment in large scale, to which the accused-appellant
pleaded not guilty, alleged:
That sometime on the 3rd week of July, 2000 at Mangampang, Pogo,
Bautista, Pangasinan, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this
Honorable Court, the above-named accused, did then and there wilfully,
unlawfully and feloniously recruit JOEL G. SALVA, MARVIN ALBANO,
REYNALDO SALVA, JR., ROLLY CALIXTRO and ROGER CABAEL for
employment abroad, without first securing the requisite license or authority
from the Department of Labor and Employment.
Contrary to Art. 38, par. (a) in relation to Art. 39, par. (B), Labor Code of the
Philippines (P.D. No. 442), as amended by PD No. 2018.[3]
At the trial, the Prosecution presented the complainants as witnesses, namely: Joel
Salva, Marvin Albano, Rolly Calixtro, and Reynaldo Salva, Jr. Also presented as a
witness for the Prosecution was Remedios Mercado, Labor and Employment Officer III
of the District Office in Dagupan City of the Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE).[4] On the other hand, the accused-appellant testified for the Defense along
with Rogelio Maniquez.[5]
The CA summarized the versions of the parties as follows:
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