TL;DR — Ruling
WHEREFORE, the Court finds accused Mark Joel Bronola Morales and Armando Almo Co GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Estafa under Article 315 paragraph 2(a) of the Revised Penal Code. Each is hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of two (2) years of prision correccional as minimum to fourteen (14) years of reclusion temporal as maximum.
WHEREFORE, the Court finds accused Mark Joel Bronola Morales and Armando Almo Co GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Estafa under Article 315 paragraph 2(a) of the Revised Penal Code. Each is hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of two (2) years of prision correccional as minimum to fourteen (14) years of reclusion temporal as maximum. Further, accused Mark Joel Bronola Morales and Armando Almo Co are hereby ordered to indemnify private complainant jointly and severally the amount of Seventeen (Php17,000,000.00) Million Pesos. Accused Edwin Herrera Aninon, on the other hand, is hereby ACQUITTED for failure of the Prosecution to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Considering that accused Armando Almo Co jumped bail, let the judgment be entered into the criminal docket of this Court. SO ORDERED.