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People vs. Hirang

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JEFFREY HIRANG y RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. Present: VELASCO, JR., J., Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO,* BERSAMIN, REYES, and CAGUIOA,** JJ.

G.R. No. 223528 | 2017-01-11

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
 
DECISION
 
REYES, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated March 9, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 05129, which affirmed the conviction of defendant-appellant Jeffrey Hirang y Rodriguez (Hirang) for violation of Section 6 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9208, otherwise known as the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003.
 
The Facts

Hirang, also known as Jojit and Jojie, was charged before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City with the crime of qualified trafficking in persons, as defined and penalized under...