which she was transferred to the Prime Hotel even while maintaining her position as an
overall supervisor in Leisure Lodge that required her to periodically check on the front
desk clerk and the supervisor.
Assessing the evidence, the trial court found appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt
of illegal recruitment in large scale and of three counts of estafa. It adjudged:
Wherefore, judgment is rendered as follows:
"1.
In Crim. Case No. 12357-R, the Court Finds the accused Elvis Sanchez guilty
beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Illegal Recruitment in a large scale as defined
and penalized under Article 38 (b) in relation to Article 39 of PD 442 as amended by PD
2018 and sentences him to Life Imprisonment and to pay a Fine of P100,000 and to pay
the costs.
"2.
In Crim. Case Nos. 12359-R, 12360-R and 12362-R (3 counts) the Court Finds
accused Elvis Sanchez guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Estafa as
charged in each of the Informations in the aforesaid 3 cases as defined and penalized
under Article 315 first paragraph in relation to No. 2 (a) of the same article and
sentences him, applying the Indeterminate Sentence Law, to an imprisonment ranging
from six (6) months and one (1) day of prision correccional as Minimum to six (6) years,
eight (8) months and twenty (20) days of Prision Mayor as Maximum in each of the
aforesaid 3 cases; to indemnify the offended parties, Jerry Akia the sum of P15,000 in
Crim. Case 12359-R; Alice Kimay the sum of P16,000 in Crim. Case No. 12360-R and
Aaron John Acena the sum of P18,170.00 in Crim. Case No. 12362-R as actual
damages without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency and to pay the costs.
"The accused Elvis Sanchez being a detention prisoner is entitled to be credited 4/5 of
his preventive imprisonment in the service of his sentence in accordance with Article 29
of the Revised Penal Code.
"3.
In Crim. Case No. 12358-R (Nancy Fesset, complainant) and Crim. Case No.
12361-R (Veronica Filog, complainant), the prosecution having failed to prove his guilt
beyond reasonable doubt, the Court hereby acquits Elvis Sanchez of the offense of
estafa charged in said Informations. Cost de oficio.
"The City Jail Warden is directed to release accused in so far as Crim. Case No. 12358R and 12361-R only unless held for other cases.
"SO ORDERED.xi[11]
The Court finds no merit in the instant appeal.
Appellant argues that the trial court did not acquire territorial jurisdiction over the
criminal cases since he has been able to convincingly prove his having been in Manila,
not in Baguio City, at the time of the alleged commission of the offenses charged