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People of the Philippines Vs. Sapia Andongan y Sandigang

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus SAPIA ANDONGAN y SANDIGANG, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 184595 | 2010-06-29

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO MORALES, J.:

Following her arrest during an alleged drug buy-bust operation conducted on June 25, 2004, Sapia Andongan y Sandigang (appellant) was charged for violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165[1] before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila in Criminal Case No. 04-227859.

The accusatory portion of the June 29, 2004 Information[2] filed against appellant reads:

That on or about June 25, 2004 in the City of Manila, Philippines, the said accused, not being authorized by law to sell, trade, deliver, or give away to another any dangerous drug, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and...