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PEOPLE vs Baltazar Bongalon

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BALTAZAR BONGALON y MATEOS, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 125025 | 2002-01-23

D E C I S I O N

PER CURIAM:

This case involves the unlawful sale of 250.70 grams of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride (shabu), a regulated drug, in violation of Section 15, Article III of Republic Act No. 6425, as amended, otherwise known as "The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972."

The crime was allegedly committed as follows:[1]

"That on or about the 8th day of December 1994, in the Municipality of Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, a place within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused (Baltazar Bongalon), not being lawfully authorized by law, and by means of motor vehicle, did then and there willfully,...