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People vs. Begino

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. REGINA WENDELINA BEGINO Y ROGERO A.K.A "WENG FABULAR" A.K.A "REGINA BEGINO" AND DARWIN AREVALO Y TOMAS (AT LARGE), ACCUSED, REGINA WENDELINA BEGINO Y ROGERO A.K.A "WENG FABULAR" A.K.A "REGINA BEGINO" ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 251150 | 2022-03-16

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, M., J.:
 
The criminal liability of the accused for large scale illegal recruitment is the subject of review in this appeal assailing the Court of Appeals' Decision[1] dated March 27, 2019 in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 10477.
 
ANTECEDENTS

In September 2011, Milagros Osila (Milagros) received a phone call that Regina Begino (Regina) and Darwin Arevalo (Darwin) were conducting interviews for applicants interested to work abroad. Milagros immediately traveled to Tabaco City, Albay, where she met Regina and Darwin, who informed her that they were looking for apple-pickers to be deployed in Canada. Darwin...