6/9/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly [35] Id. at 72. [36] The dispositive portion of the Court of Appeals' Decision dated July 31, 2006 reads: WHEREFORE, in the light of the foregoing disquisitions, the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Malolos, Bulacan, Branch 12, in Criminal Case No. 693-M-2001, finding appellant Teresita "Tessie" Laogo guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime charged, is, hereby, AFFIRMED with MODIFICATION. As modified, the award of actual damages in the amount of Php 3,000.00, in favor of Rogelio Enriquez, is DELETED. SO ORDERED. (Rollo, p. 22.) [37] Rollo, pp. 12-17. [38] Id. at 18. [39] Article 38(b), Labor Code. ART. 38 Illegal recruitment. - x x x (b) Illegal recruitment when committed by a syndicate or in large scale shall be considered an offense involving economic sabotage and shall be penalized in accordance with Article 39 hereof. Illegal recruitment is deemed committed by a syndicate if carried out by a group of three (3) or more persons conspiring and/or confederating with one another in carrying out any unlawful or illegal transaction, enterprise or scheme defined under the first paragraph hereof. Illegal recruitment is deemed committed in large scale if committed against three (3) or more persons individually or as a group. xxxx [40] Section 7, in relation to the last paragraph of Section 6, of R.A. No. 8042. [41] Lapasaran v. People, G.R. No. 179907, February 12, 2009, 578 SCRA 658, 662. [42] People v. Angeles, G.R. No. 132376, April 11, 2002, 380 SCRA 519, 526-527. [43] TSN, Billy dela Cruz, Jr., September 13, 2001, pp. 9-10; TSN, Dante Lopez, October 2, 2001, pp. 3-4. [44] Exhs. "A," "C-3," "E," and "H". elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/33955 8/9