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People vs. Oliva

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EMMANUEL OLIVA Y JORJIL, BERNARDO BARANGOT Y PILAIS AND MARK ANGELO MANALASTAS Y GAPASIN, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 234156 | 2019-01-07

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[1] dated May 31, 2017 dismissing Emmanuel Oliva y Jorjil, Bernardo Barangot y Pilais and Mark Angelo Manalastas y Gapasin's appeal, and affirming the Decision[2]dated October 28, 2015 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 65, Makati City, convicting appellants of Violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165.

The facts follow.

The Chief of Station Anti-Illegal Drugs - Special Operations Task Group (SAID-SOTG), on January 23, 2015, received a report regarding the sale of dangerous drugs by a certain...