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PEOPLE vs Abdul Macalaba

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ABDUL MACALABA y DIGAYON, appellant.

G.R. Nos. 146284-86 | 2003-01-20

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:

Appellant Abdul Macalaba y Digayon (hereafter ABDUL) was charged before the Regional Trial Court of San Pedro, Laguna, with violations of the Presidential Decree No. 1866[1]; Article 168 of the Revised Penal Code[2]; and Section 16 of Article III of the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 (Republic Act No. 6425), as amended, in Criminal Cases Nos. 1236, 1237 and 1238, respectively. The accusatory portions of the informations in these cases read as follows:

Criminal Case No. 1236

That on or about April 12, 1999, in the Municipality of San Pedro, Province of Laguna, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of...