6/30/2021 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly and De Guzman.[13] He alleged that he met Randy, Rolando, and Efren when they purchased plane tickets for Korea. He claimed that it was his co-accused De Guzman who received the payments for the tickets, and that he was merely instructed to issue provisional receipts for the payments. He further denied conspiring with his co-accused to misrepresent and promise work in South Korea in exchange for money. He said that whenever he accepted money from the complainants, he merely did so in behalf of his co-accused De Guzman, and that in cases when he accepted money on his own behalf, he did so on the understanding that the money was for the payment of the tuition fee for the Korean language classes he conducted.[14] Ruling of the RTC After trial on the merits, the RTC convicted accused-appellant Bautista of the crimes charged in its Joint Decision dated September 26, 2012, the dispositive portion of which reads: WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered as follows: 1. In Criminal Case No. MC09-12510, the Court finds accused Sagisag Atlas "Paul" Bautista GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Estafa as defined in Article 315 par. 2 (a) of the Revised Penal Code and is hereby sentenced to suffer an Indeterminate Penalty of Six (6) months and One (1) day of prision correctional as minimum to Seven (7) years, Two (2) months and One (1) day of prision mayor as maximum. Furthermore, accused Sagisag Atlas "Paul" Bautista is order to indemnify private complainant Randy Pajarillo the amount of P50,000.00 with twelve percent (12%) interest per annum stalling from the filing of the Information until the finality of the judgment. 2. In Criminal Case No. MC09-12511, the Court finds accused Sagisag Atlas "Paul" Bautista GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Estafa as defined in Article 315 par. 2(a) of the Revised Penal Code and is hereby sentenced to suffer an Indeterminate Penalty of Six (6) months and One (1) day of prision correctional as minimum to Sixteen [(16)] years, Two (2) months and One (1) day of reclusion temporal as maximum. Furthermore, accused Sagisag Atlas "Paul" Bautista is ordered to indemnify private complainant Efren D. Dingle the amount of PI51,000.00 with twelve percent (12%) interest per annum starting from the filing of the Information until the finality of the judgment. 3. In Criminal Case No. MC09-12515, the Court finds accused Sagisag Atlas "Paul" Bautista GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Estafa as defined in Article 315 par. 2(a) of the Revised Penal Code and is hereby sentenced to suffer an Indeterminate Penalty of Six (6) months and One (1) day of prision correctional as minimum to Fourteen (14) years, Two (2) months and One (1) day of frjeclnsion temporal as maximum. https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/66754 9/20