ROLANDO SANTOS Y RAMIREZ, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES.

Ruling

WHEREFORE, judgment is hereby rendered, finding accused Alfredo Fajardo, Jr. alias Boy Fajardo, Marcelo Desiderio y Silvestre, Jesus Estacio y Estrella and Rolando Santos y Ramirez alias Mickey Mouse, GUILTY as co-principals in the three (3) separate complex crimes of Estafa Thru Falsification of Public Documents and hereby sentences them as follows: "1. In Criminal Case No. 5949 , there being no modifying circumstance in attendance, each of said accused to suffer the indeterminate penalty ranging from FOUR (4) YEARS, TWO (2) MONTHS and ONE (1) DAY of prision correccional as the minimum, to TEN (10) YEARS and ONE (1) DAY of prision mayor as the maximum; to pay a fine of P5,000.00 each, to indemnify, jointly and severally, the Bank of the Philippine Islands and/or the Central Bank of the Philippines in the amount of P1 million representing the amount defrauded, and to pay their proportionate costs of said action; "2. In Criminal Case No. 5950 , there being no modifying circumstance in attendance, sentences each of said accused to suffer the indeterminate penalty ranging from FOUR (4) YEARS, TWO (2) MONTHS and ONE (1) DAY of prision correccional as the minimum, to TEN (10) YEARS and ONE (1) DAY of prision mayor as the maximum, to pay a fine of P5,000.00 each, to indemnify, jointly and severally, the Bank of the Philippine Islands and/or the Central Bank of the Philippines, in the amount of P3 million representing the amount defrauded, and to pay their proportionate share of the costs of said action; "3. In Criminal Case No. 5951 , there being no modifying circumstance in attendance, sentences each of them to suffer the indeterminate penalty ranging from FOUR (4) YEARS, TWO (2) MONTHS and ONE (1) DAY of prision correccional as the minimum, to TEN (10) YEARS and ONE (1) DAY of prision mayor as the maximum, to pay a fine of P5,000.00 each, to indemnify, jointly and severally, the Bank of the Philippine Islands in the amount of P5 million representing the amount defrauded, and to pay their proportionate share of the costs of said action. "Accused Estacio, Fajardo, Jr., Santos and Desiderio appear to have been detained at the NBI as of February 16, 1982 by virtue of a Presidential Commitment Order, although all of them were later bonded and released on different dates, except Santos who has remained in custody up to the present. Accordingly, they should be granted the benefits of such preventive imprisonment under Article 29 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, as follows: Santos from February 16, 1982 up to the date of the promulgation of this decision; Estacio up to April 29, 1985; Fajardo, Jr. up to April 26, 1982 and Desiderio up to April 19, 1982. "Let copies of this decision be furnished the Hon. Governor, Central Bank; the Citibank; the Bank of the Philippine Islands and the Bankers Association of the Philippines for their information and guidance. "SO ORDERED.