G.R. Nos. 118950-54 - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. LUCRECIA GABRES, ALSO KNOWN AS MONA GABRES, ACCUSED-.

Ruling

WHEREFORE, all premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered as follows: "1. In Criminal Case No. 93-CR-1800, this Court finds accused Lucrecia `Mona' Gabres GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt to suffer an indeterminate sentence of imprisonment of five (5) years, two (2) months and one (1) day of prision correccional as MINIMUM to nine (9) years and ten (10) months of prision mayor as MAXIMUM; "3. In Criminal Case No. 93-CR-1802, this Court finds accused Lucrecia `Mona' Gabres GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the offense charged and hereby sentences her to suffer an indeterminate sentence of imprisonment of two (2) years, eight (8) months and one (1) day of prision correccional as MINIMUM to seven (7) years of prision mayor as MAXIMUM; "4. In Criminal Case No. 93-CR-1803, this Court finds accused Lucrecia `Mona' Gabres GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the offense charged and hereby sentences her to suffer an indeterminate sentence of imprisonment of two (2) years, eight (8) months and one (1) day of Prision correccional as MINIMUM to seven (7) years of prision mayor as MAXIMUM; "5. In Criminal Case No. 93-CR-1804, this Court finds accused Lucrecia `Mona' Gabres NOT GUILTY of the offense charged due to insufficiency of evidence and hereby acquits her with proportionate costs de oficio; "6. In Criminal Case No. 93-CR-1805, this Court finds accused Lucrecia `Mona' Gabres GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the crime charged and hereby sentences her to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P100,000.00). "On the civil liability in the estafa cases, accused Lucrecia `Mona' Gabres is hereby ordered to pay to Joel Panida, Oreta Nisperos, Julius Aoay and Tarciso Dacsig, Jr. the amounts of P45,000.00, P55,000.00, P40,000.00 and P40,000.00, respectively, as actual damages. "Proportionate costs against the accused Lucrecia `Mona' Gabres. "In the service of her sentence, the accused shall be credited to the full term of her preventive imprisonment as provided for by Article 29 of the Revised Penal Code, provided the conditions set forth therein for the enjoyment of the same have been met. "With respect to accused Perlito `Lito' Gabres, let these cases be sent to the files without prejudice to their revival as soon as he shall have been arrested and brought to the jurisdiction of this Court. "In order that he may not escape the clutches of the law, let Warrants of Arrest issue addressed to the PNP Station Commander, Bauang, La Union and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Manila. Further, the Commission of Immigration and Deportation (CID), Manila is ordered to include the name of accused Perlito `Lito' Gabres in its Hold Departure List. "SO ORDERED.