G.R. No. 198015 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. AVELINA MANALANG A.K.A. TESS ROBLES, A.K.A. ALVINA MANALANG, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, this Court finds the accused AVELINA MANALANG a.k.a. Tess Robles, GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the offense of Illegal Recruitment in large scale and hereby imposes upon her a penalty of life imprisonment and a fine of PhP500,000.00. This Court likewise finds her GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt for three (3) counts of Estafa under Art.315 paragraph 2(a) and hereby imposes upon her the penalty of imprisonment of: a.) In Crim. Case No. 01-192712 4 years, 2 months of prision correccional to 7 years, 8 months and 21 days of prision mayor as maximum and to pay Lolita Tura the amount of PhP32,000.00 plus 12% interest per annum from the finality of this judgment until fully paid; b.) In Crim. Case No. 01-192707 4 years, 2 months of prision correccional to 11 years, 8 months and 21 days of prision mayor as maximum and to pay Ma. Theresa Marañon the amount of PhP80,000.00 plus 12% interest per annum from the finality of this judgment until fully paid; c.) In Crim Case No. 01-192714 - 4 years, 2 months of prision correccional to 10 years, 8 months and 21 days of prision mayor as maximum and to pay Edgardo Cawas the amount of PhP65,000.00 plus 12% interest per annum from the finality of this judgment until fully paid; Criminal Case Nos. 01-192709, 01-192711 and 01-192713 are DISMISSED for lack of evidence, while the provisional dismissal of Criminal Case Nos. 01-192708 and 01-192710 are hereby made PERMANENT for failure of the complainants to revive the same. SO ORDERED.