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PEOPLE vs Restituto C. Pabalan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RESTITUTO PABALAN y CALILONG, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 115350 | 1996-09-30

D E C I S I O N

REGALADO, J.:

Accused-Appellant Restituto C. Pabalan was charged with illegal recruitment in large scale and three counts of estafa in separate informations filed before the Regional Trial Court of Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Branch 171.[1]

The information in each case reads as follows:

Criminal Case No. 3089-V-93:

That during the period from April up to June 1993 in Valenzuela, Metro Manila and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, representing himself to have the capacity to contract, enlist and recruit workers for employment abroad, did then and there wilfully and unlawfully, for a...