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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. RHODELINE CASTILLON, accused-appellant.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. RHODELINE CASTILLON, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 130940 | 1999-04-21

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

In these difficult times, many Filipinos pin their hopes for an abundant future on overseas employment. In several cases, however, illegal recruiters have taken undue advantage of simple folk desperate to work abroad. This Court cannot let these vultures roam the countryside and prey on the gullibility of our people.

The Case

Rhodeline Castillon appeals the December 8, 1995 Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Davao City, Branch 17, which convicted her of large-scale illegal recruitment and imposed upon her the penalty of life imprisonment plus a fine of P100,000.

Prosecutor Emilio G. Dayanghirang...