6/7/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly 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: elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/63739 1/10

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