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PEOPLE Vs. Carmelita Puertollano Comia

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CARMELITA PUERTOLLANO COMIA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 109761 | 1994-09-01

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

For falsely representing herself to have the capacity and power to contract, enlist, and recruit workers for employment abroad, Carmelita Puertollano Comia was charged with illegal recruitment in large scale under paragraphs (a) of Article 39, of the Labor Code. The information 1 was filed with the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Metro Manila, docketed therein as Criminal Case No. 91-6443, and assigned to Branch 141 of the said court. After trial on the merits, the court promulgated on 4 February 1993 its decision 2 finding the accused guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the offense charged and sentencing...