G.R. No. 247563 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. FRANCISCO C. REYES, ET. AL., ACCUSED; DANTE VILLORIA, ACCUSED-.

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered in Criminal Case No. 26352 finding accused Francisco Reyes y Calixto, Robert Nacianceno y Cabrera, Alfredo Macapugay y Natividad, Ramon Mateo y Benavides, Dante Villoria y Mendoza, Octavio Cababa y Pascual, Margarito Chan y Chu, and Dickson Lim, acting in conspiracy with one another, GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the offense of Violation of Sec. 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019 and sentencing each of them to suffer the indeterminate penalty of imprisonment ranging from six years (6) and one (1) month, as minimum, to eight (8) years, as maximum, with perpetual disqualification from public office . Accused are liable to indemnify jointly and severally the Government of the Republic of the Philippines in the amount of Three Million, Two Hundred Ninety-One Thousand, Eight Hundred Forty Pesos ([PHP] 3,291,840.00). As against accused Benjamin Malinao, Teodoro Lim[,] and Florence Co Lim, over whom the Court has not yet acquired jurisdiction as they remain at large, let the case against them be ARCHIVED, until such time that they are apprehended and the Court acquires jurisdiction over their persons. Meanwhile, let alias warrant of arrest be issued for the arrest of accused Benjamin Malinao, Teodoro Lim[,] and Florence Co Lim. SO ORDERED.