G.R. No. 181475 1 of 10 http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2009/april2009/181475.htm SECOND DIVISION PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, G.R. No. 181475 Appellee, Present: - versus - LARRY LAURO DOMINGO, Appellant. QUISUMBING, Chairperson, CARPIO MORALES, TINGA, VELASCO, JR., and BRION, JJ. Promulgated: April 7, 2009 x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x DECISION CARPIO MORALES, J.: [1] On appeal via Petition for Review on Certiorari is the Court of Appeals Decision [2] dated September 28, 2007 affirming the Joint Decision dated October 19, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Malolos, Bulacan, Branch 11 which convicted Larry Domingo (appellant) of Illegal Recruitment (Large Scale) in Criminal Case No. 1224-M-2001 and Estafa in Criminal Case Nos. 1243-M-2001 and 1246-M-2001, and acquitting him in Criminal Case Nos. 1225-M-2001 to 1242-M-2001 and 1244-M-2001, 1245-M-2001 and 1247-M-2001, also for Estafa. The Information [3] in Criminal Case No. 1224-M-2001 reads: The undersigned Asst. Provincial Prosecutor accuses Larry Lauro Domingo y Cruz of the crime of illegal recruitment, defined and penalized under the provisions of Article 38 in relation to Articles 34 and 39 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended by presidential Decree Nos. 1920 and 2018, committed as follows: 1/26/2016 3:54 PM