AURO, IAN DEO A.
LABOR LAW 1 – BLOCK A
THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES , appellee, vs. MARCOS GANIGAN , appellant. G.R. No. 178204 August 20, 2008 [For!r"# G.R. No. 1$%4&7'
FACTS(
Ruth, Monchto, E!!e, Aveln "ula#an, an! Ma$cos %appellant&, all su$na#e! 'an(an alle(e!l) $ep$esente! the#selves as $ec$ut#ent a(ents an! p$o#se! Ma$o Euse*o, +alentno C$s C$sos osto to#o #o an! an! Leon Leono$ o$aa Do# Do#n(o n(o e#pl e#plo) o)#e #ent nt a*$o a*$oa! a! the the pla plant nt s s pa! pa! #one #oneta ta$) $) cons!e$atons to the accuse!. -he latte$ even ssue! acno/le!(e#ent $cepts o$ the sa! pa)#ents. In $elaton to the utu$e ove$seas e#plo)#ent e#plo )#ent the accuse! also $e0u$e! the plants to atten! atten! **le **le stu!) stu!) sesso sessons ns #s$ep #s$ep$es $esent entn( n( that the$ the$ e#plo) e#plo)e$ e$ /as a !evout !evout Ch$st Ch$stan an Catholc. When the !ate o p$o#se! !epa$tu$e ca#e, the plants /e$e not !eplo)e! *ut /as tol! that the e#plo)e$ /ll co#e to the hlppnes on a ce$tan !ate *ut /hen that !a) ca#e, the) /e$e tol! that the e#plo)e$ ell o the sta$/a) o the a$plane. A(an on the sche!ule! !ate o nte$ve/ /th the e#plo)e$, the latte$ ale! to co#e, /hch p$o#pte! the plants to chec /th thee OEA an! oun! out that the 'an(an2s ha! no lcense to $ec$ut o$ ove$seas e#plo)#ent. A case /as nsttute! a(anst the 'an(ans *ut onl) Ma$cos /as a$$este! so the case ensue! onl) o$ Ma$cos. Base! on the !ocu#enta$) an! test#onal ev!ences p$esente! *) the plants, the R-C oun! Ma$cos (ult) o the c$#e lle(al $ec$ut#ent n la$(e scale. -he case o$/a$!e! o$ auto#atc $eve/ to the "up$e#e Cou$t *ut the latte$ $esolve! to t$anse$ the case to the Cou$t o Appeals o$ nte$#e!ate $eve/. -he CA a$#e! the !ecson o R-C. 3ence, ths appeal. ISS)E(
Whethe$ o$ not the ave$#ent o one o the accuse! that he !! not pa$tcpate n the $ec$ut#ent an! that he /as also a vct# o the $ec$ut#ent havn( also pa! ce$tan su#s n cons!e$aton o$ e#plo)#ent ove$seas o$ h#sel an! hs !au(hte$, e4e#pt h# $o# an lle(al $ec$ut#ent case. R)LING(
-he #e$e ave$#ent o the accuse! that he /as also a vct# o the $ec$ut#ent o$ havn( also pa! ce$tan a#ounts n cons!e$aton o$ a p$o#se o ove$seas e#plo)#ent cannot ac0ut h# h# $o# $o# the the c$# c$#e. e. 3s 3s cla cla# # that that hs hs #e$e #e$e pa$t pa$tc cp pat ato on n /as /as to nt$ nt$o!u o!uce ce the the p$v p$vat atee co#planants to Ruth, cannot p$eval a(anst the clea$, postve, st$a(hto$/a$! an! co$$o*o$ate! state# state#ents ents o the co#pla co#planant nantss that that appell appellant ant un!e$to un!e$too o to $ec$u $ec$utt the# the# o$ a pu$po$ pu$po$te! te! e#plo) e#plo)#en #entt n Ne/ 5ealan 5ealan! ! an! n the p$ocess p$ocess collec collecte! te! va$ous va$ous a#ount a#ountss $o# $o# the# the# as assu$ance ees $elate! the$eto. Mo$eove$, the appellant ale! to counte$ the ev!ence p$esente! *) the p$osecuton consstn( o a $ecept o pa)#ent s(ne! *) h#. 3s l#s) !enal that the s(natu$e on the $ecept /as not hs o/n !oes not #e$t cons!e$aton n l(ht o the cou$t2s cont$a$) cont$a$) n!n(. -he Cou$t n!s the test#on test#ones es o the co#planants co#planants c$e!*le c$e!*le an! convncn(, convncn(, enou(h to suppo$t the alle(atons that the appellant !$ectl) pa$tcpate! n the lle(al $ec$ut#ent an! convct h# o the c$#e. 3ence the !ecson o the Cou$t o Appeals s a$#e!. a$#e!.