equivalent to Romulo Padlan and the amount of $3,600.00 or its equivalent to Arturo Siapno. SO ORDERED. Velasco, Jr., (Chairperson), Abad, Perez,* and Mendoza, JJ., concur. * Designated as an additional member in lieu of Associate Justice Estela M. Perlas-Bernabe, per Special Order No. 1152, dated November 11, 2011. [1] Rollo, pp. 12-104. [2] Penned by Associate Justice Mariflor P. Punzalan Castillo, with Associate Justices Jose L. Sabio, Jr. and Edgardo P. Cruz, concurring; id., at 83-94. [3] Id. at 96-98. [4] Penned by Judge Crispin C. Laron, id. at 34-41. [5] People v. Naparan, Jr., G.R. No. 98443, August 30, 1993, 225 SCRA 714, 723. [6] Abaca v. Court of Appeals and People, G.R. No. 127162, June 5, 1998, 290 SCRA 657, 663, citing Sec. 1 (d) of the Rules Implementing P.D. 1920 promulgated on July 12, 1984. [7] Art. 35. Suspension and/or Cancellation of License or Authority. - The Secretary of Labor shall have the power to suspend or cancel any license or authority to recruit employees for overseas employment for violation of rules and regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor, the Overseas Employment Development Board, and the National Seamen Board, or for violation of the provisions of this and other applicable laws, General Orders and Letters of Instruction. [8] G.R. No. 109583, September 5, 1997, 278 SCRA 584. [9] Id. at 589-560. [10] Rollo, pp. 142-144. [11] Id. at 142. [12] People v. Nogra, G.R. No. 170834, August 29, 2008, 563 SCRA 723, 735, citing People v. Aguila, G.R. No. 171017, December 6, 2006, 510 SCRA 642. [13] Id., citing Abarquez v. People, G.R. No. 150762, January 20, 2006, 479 SCRA 225, 233. [14] TSN, September 21, 2001, pp. 3-6. [15] TSN, January 10, 2002, pp. 4-5. [16] G.R. No. 142981, August 20, 2002, 387 SCRA 448, 464-465, citing People v. Ong, G.R. No. 119594, January 18, 2000, 322 SCRA 38, 54; People v. Saley, G.R. No. 121179, July 2, 1998, 291 SCRA 715; People v. Señoron, G.R. No. 119160, January 30, 1997, 267 SCRA 278, 284; People v. Pabalan, G.R. Nos. 115350 and 117819-21, September 30, 1996, 262 SCRA 574, 587. [17] Id. at 449-465. [18] Act No. 4103, as amended. [19] G.R. No. 118806, July 10, 1998, 292 SCRA 313.

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