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People vs. De Guiang

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MA. LOURDES BAUTISTA DE GUIANG y VILLANUEVA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 116382 | 1998-01-29

D E C I S I O N


VITUG, J:

Accused-appellant Lourdes Bautista de Guiang was indicted before the Regional Trial Court ("RTC") of Manila in three separate informations, one for Illegal Recruitment proscribed under Article 38 and Article 39, in relation to Article 13(b) and (c), of the Labor Code, as amended, and the other two for estafa under Article 315 of the Revised Penal Code. The averments made by the City State Prosecutor in each of the three respective Informations read:

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