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The People of the Phil. Vs. Rosalinda Trapago Tan, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus ROSALINDA TRAPAGO TAN a.k.a. KAYE SUAREZ PALINO, MARIA EL FELASOL FLORES, a.k.a. MAE FELASOL FLORES, ARMANDO PANAGUITON DE LUNA, BENITO FEOLOG FELAZOL, EDUARDO FRONDOZO FELAZOL, ANGELITO ANG DIEGO and ROBERTO TOLENTINO, Appeellants.

G.R. No. 177566 [Formerly G.R. No. 164433] | 2008-03-26

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

On appeal by way of automatic review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 01988, affirming with modification the Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), convicting appellants Rosalinda Trapago Tan (Rosalinda), Mae Felasol Flores (Mae), Armando Panaguiton De Luna (Armando), Benito Feolog Felazol (Benito), Eduardo Frondozo Felazol (Eduardo), Angelito Ang Diego (Angelito), and Roberto Tolentino (Roberto) for the crime of Kidnapping for Ransom.

The facts as narrated by prosecution witnesses follow.

At about 8:30 p.m. of 8 September 1997, Ruiz Saez Co (Ruiz) was taking his meal...