G. R. No. 178337 18 of 21 http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2009/june2009/178337.htm Due that (sic) her promise did not materialized (sic), I personally request the Hon. Court to REVIVE this case. Respectfully yours, (Sgd.) MR. FELIX BIACORA With the foregoing submission of Biacora, out of the amount of Eighty Thousand Pesos (P80,000.00), only Twenty-One Thousand Pesos (P21,000.00) remains unpaid. Accordingly, the civil liability of petitioner Ritualo is now merely Twenty-One Thousand Pesos (P21,000.00). WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing, the Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 29393 promulgated on 23 April 2007 is AFFIRMED with the following MODIFICATIONS: (1) In Criminal Case No. 01-0076, petitioner Carmen Ritualo is found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Simple Illegal Recruitment, and is sentenced to suffer an indeterminate prison term of eight (8) years and one (1) day as minimum, to twelve (12) years, as maximum, and to pay a fine of P500,000.00; and (2) In Criminal Case No. 01-0077, petitioner Carmen Ritualo is also found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Estafa and sentenced to suffer an indeterminate prison term of four (4) years and two (2) months of prision correccional, as minimum, to eleven (11) years and eight (8) months and twenty-one (21) days of prision mayor, as maximum. Petitioner Carmen R. Ritualo is similarly ORDERED to indemnify Felix E. Biacora the amount of P21,000.00. Costs de oficio. SO ORDERED. MINITA V. CHICO-NAZARIO Associate Justice 1/28/2016 11:03 AM