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Chiok vs. People

WILFRED N.CHIOK, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND RUFINA CHUA, RESPONDENTS. RUFINA CHUA, PETITIONER, VS. WILFRED N. CHIOK, AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES (AS AN UNWILLING CO-PARTY PETITIONER), RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 179814 and G.R. No. 180021 | 2015-12-07

D E C I S I O N
 
JARDELEZA, J.:
 
These are consolidated petitions[1] seeking to nullify the Court of Appeals (CA) July 19, 2007 Decision[2] and October 3, 2007 Resolution[3] in CA-G.R. CR No. 23309. The CA reversed and set aside the December 3, 1998 Decision[4] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig-Branch 165, and acquitted petitioner Wilfred Chiok (Chiok) of the crime of estafa in Criminal Case No. 109927, but ordered him to pay civil liability to Rufina Chua in the total amount of P9,500,000.00, plus interests:

WHEREFORE, the DECISION DATED DECEMBER 3, 1998 is REVERSED AND SET ASIDE and accused WILFRED N. CHIOK is ACQUITTED...