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People vs. Cagalingan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. OWEN MARCELO CAGALINGAN and BEATRIZ B. CAGALINGAN, Accused-Appellants. Present: SERENO, C.J., LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BERSAMIN, *PERLAS-BERNABE, and CAGUIOA, JJ.

G.R. No. 198664 | 2016-11-23

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
Illegal recruitment is a crime committed by a person who, not having the valid license or authority required by law to enable him to lawfully engage in recruitment and placement of workers, undertakes any of the activities within the meaning of "recruitment and placement" mentioned in Article 13(b) of the Labor Code, or any of the prohibited practices enumerated in Section 6 of Republic Act No. 8042 (Migrant Workers' Act), against three or more persons, individually or as a group.
 
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