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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. KENNETH MONCEDA Y SY ALIAS “WILLIAM SY” AND YU YUK LAI ALIAS “SZE YUK LAI,” APPELLANTS.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. KENNETH MONCEDA Y SY ALIAS “WILLIAM SY” AND YU YUK LAI ALIAS “SZE YUK LAI,” APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 176269 | 2013-11-13

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

BRION, J.:

We resolve the recourse to this Court by appellants Kenneth Monceda y Sy and Yu Yuk Lai in this dangerous drugs case.  They assail their conviction before the Court of Appeals (CA)[1] and the Regional Trial Court (RTC)[2] of the charges of violating Section 15, Article III of Republic Act 6425,[3] as amended by Republic Act No. 7659.[4]

The Antecedent Facts
 
The Information brought against the appellants and under which they were indicted, and subsequently convicted, reads:

That on or about November 7, 1998, in the City of Manila, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this...