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People vs. Banaag

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VANESSA BANAAG Y BAYLON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 251872 | 2023-08-14

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, M., J.:
 
In this appeal,[1] Vanessa Banaag y Baylon (Vanessa) questions the Decision[2] dated August 9, 2019 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 09192 that affirmed her conviction for qualified trafficking in persons under Section 6(a)[3] in relation to Section 4(a)[4] of Republic Act (RA) No. 9208,[5] as amended by RA No. 10364,[6] and child prostitution under Section 5(a)(l)[7] of RA No. 7610.[8]
 
Antecedents

Vanessa was charged with qualified trafficking in persons and child prostitution in two separate Informations, as follows:
 
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