G.R. No. 131922 -

Ruling

WHEREFORE, this Court finds the accused Fely Ladera, also known as Filomena Ladera: A. In Criminal Case No. Q-94-58849, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Estafa under Article 315, paragraph 2(a) of the Revised Penal Code as amended, without any mitigating or aggravating circumstances, and this Court hereby sentences the accused to suufer the indeterminate penalty of imprisonment of four (4) months of prision correccional as minimum to three (3) years, eleven (11) months and eleven (11) days of prision correccional as maximum, and to indemnify or to pay the complainant Rodalino Cariño the amount of P25,000.00, with interest thereon at 12% per annum reckoned from the date of the filing of this case until fully paid with costs against the said accused. B. In Criminal Case No. Q-94-58850, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Estafa under Article 315, paragraph 2(a) of the Revised Penal Code as amended, without any mitigating or aggravating circumstances, and this Court hereby sentences the accused to suffer the indeterminate penalty of imprisonment of four (4) months of prision correccional as minimum to three (3) years, eleven (11) months and eleven (11) days of prision correccional as maximum, and to indemnify or to pay the complainant Violeto Ramos the amount of P20,500.00, with interest thereon at 12% per annum reckoned from the date of the filing of this case until fully paid, with costs against the accused. C. In Criminal Case No. Q-94-58851, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Estafa under Article 315, paragraph 2(a) of the Revised Penal Code as amended, without any mitigating or aggravating circumstances, and this Court hereby sentences the accused to suffer the indeterminate penalty of imprisonment of four (4) months of prision correccional as minimum to three (3) years, eleven (11) months and eleven (11) days of prision correccional as maximum, and to indemnify or to pay the complainant Genaro Libuit the amount of P17,500.00, with interest thereon at 12% per annum reckoned from the date of filing of this case until fully paid, with costs against the said accused. D. In Criminal Case No. Q-94-58852, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Illegal Recruitment in Large Scale as defined and punished under Article 38 (b) in relation to Article 39 (a) of the Labor Code of the Philippines as amended, and this Court hereby sentences the accused Fely Ladera, also known as Filomena Ladera, to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of One Hundered Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00). Being a detention prisoner, the accused Fely Ladera, also known as Filomena Ladera, shall be entitled to the benefits of Aticle 29 of the Revised Penal Code as amended. SO ORDERED.