G.R. No. 276117 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. HYO SOON KIM, XXX276117, AND YYY276117, ACCUSED

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Honorable Court finds accused Hyo Soon Kim @ "Rocks" and [XXX276117] guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Qualified Trafficking in Persons defined and penalized under Section 4 (a) in relation to Section 3(b) (c) (h), Section 6 (a) and Section 10 (e) of [Republic Act No.] 9208 (the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003) as amended by [Republic Act No.] 10364 (the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012) as principal by direct participation and each accused are hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay fine in the amount of Two Million Pesos ([PHP] 2,000,000.00); while [YYY276117] is hereby found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Qualified Trafficking in Persons defined and penalized under Section 4 (a) in relation to Section 3(b) (c) (h), Section 6 (a), Section 4-B and Section 10 (c) of [Republic Act No.] 9208 (the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003) as amended by [Republic Act No.] 10364 (the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012) as accomplice and is hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of imprisonment of fifteen (15) years and a fine of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos ([PHP] 500,000.00). They are further ordered to pay [AAA276117] moral damages in the total amount of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos ([PHP] 500,000.00) and exemplary damages in the total amount of One Hundred Thousand Pesos ([PHP] 100,000.00) and the cost of suit, all with the corresponding interest of 6% per annum from the date of the finality of this decision until fully paid, to be shared by the accused as follows: a) Kim and [XXX276117] shall pay [AAA276117] solidarily the amount of [PHP] 400,000.00 of the moral damages and the amount of [PHP] 80,000.00 of the exemplary damages, and subsidiarily for the liability of [AAA276117] in the amount of moral and exemplary damages. b) [YYY276117] shall pay [AAA276117] the amount of [PHP] 100,000.00 of the moral damages and [PHP] 20,000,00 of the exemplary damages and subsidiarily for the liability of Kim and [XXX276117] in the moral and exemplary damages. The Jail Warden of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), xxxxxxxxxxx or his duly authorized representative is hereby ordered to transfer immediately accused Kim and [XXX276117] to the New Bilibid Prison (National Penitentiary), Muntinlupa City, while accused [YYY276117] to the Correctional Institute for Women, Mandaluyong City. Let a commitment order be issued for their immediate transfer. After the service of his sentence, accused Hyo Soon Kim a.k.a. "Rocks" is hereby ordered deported to his country of origin being a resident of Vancouver, Canada, unless he can show that he is a Filipino citizen. SO ORDERED.