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PEOPLE vs Carmelita Alvarez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. CARMELITA ALVAREZ, appellant.

G.R. No. 142981 | 2002-08-20

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

In illegal recruitment, mere failure of the complainant to present written receipts for money paid for acts constituting recruitment activities is not fatal to the prosecution, provided the payment can be proved by clear and convincing testimonies of credible witnesses.

The Case

Before us is an appeal from the January 28, 2000 Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City, Branch 93, in Criminal Case No. Q-94-58179. The assailed Decision disposed as follows:

WHEREFORE, the foregoing premises, the court finds the accused CARMELITA ALVAREZ guilty of Illegal Recruitment committed in large...