G.R. No. 178204 (Formerly G.R. No. 156497) - THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. MARCOS GANIGAN.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

Wherefore, all premises considered, this Court finds and so holds that the prosecution was able to establish by proof beyond reasonable doubt the criminal culpability of the accused Marcos Ganigan on the offense charged against him. Accordingly, this Court finds him guilty of the crime of illegal recruitment in large scale resulting in economic sabotage as defined under Section 6 and penalized under Section 7(b) of Republic Act No. 8042, otherwise known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995. Accordingly, he is sentenced to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P500,000.00. Accused Marcos Ganigan is also directed to pay complainants Leonora Domingo, Mauro Reyes and Valentino Crisostomo the amounts of P2,400.00 each plus the sum of P500.00 for Leonora Domingo for actual damages and P25,000.00 as and for moral damages. With regard to accused Ruth Ganigan, Monchito Ganigan, Eddie Ganigan and Avelin Sulaiman Ganigan, who remain at large until this time, the case against them is ordered archived. Let an alias Warrant of arrest be issued for their apprehension. SO ORDERED.