recruit workers for overseas job placements, which she likewise admitted in her testimony. All these point to the inescapable conclusion that she was engaged in illegal recruitment in large scale. Thus, the trial court correctly found the appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of illegal recruitment in large scale. The penalty imposed upon her is in accordance with Article 39 of the Labor Code. WHEREFORE, the instant appeal is DISMISSED and the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Malolos, Bulacan, Branch 76, in Criminal Case No. 3363-M-93 is hereby AFFIRMED in toto. SO ORDERED. Bellosillo, Vitug, Panganiban and Quisumbing, JJ., concur. i[1] Original Record (OR) ii[2] Rollo, 92-103. iii[3] Id., 95-97. iv[4] Exh. D, also Exh. 2; OR, 96. v[5] Exh. C, also Exh. 1; OR, 61. vi[6] Per Judge Roland B. Jurado. OR, 105-111; Rollo, 33-39. vii[7] Rollo, 48-55. viii[8] TSN, 25 October 1995, 9. ix[9] Castillo v. Calanog, 199 SCRA 75, 81 [1991]; People v. Ballabare, 264 SCRA 350, 363 [1996]. x[10] People v. Mangulabnan, 200 SCRA 611, 623 [1991]; People v. Romero, 224 SCRA 749, 757 [1993]; People v. Agbayani, G.R. No. 122770, 16 January 1998. xi[11] People v. Romero, supra note 10 at 757-758 citing Article 2034 of the Civil Code. xii[12] TSN, 25 October 1995, 10. xiii[13] People v. Comia, 236 SCRA 185, 193 [1994]; People v. Benemerito, 264 SCRA 677, 691-692 [1996]; People v. Buemio, 265 SCRA 582, 597 [1996].