Republic of the Philippines Department of Justice NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERICE CIT! PROSECUTION SERICE O" #ANILA Cit$ of #anila
%EAREAN LO&ISTICS SERICES Complainant;
-versus-
I.S.________________ For: Qualifed Thet
DANDIN TRINIDAD SECRETARIO Respondent.
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CO#PLAINT' A""IDAIT Compla Complaina inant nt %EAREAN %EAREAN LO LO&ISTICS &ISTICS SERICES SERICES an entit! dul! esta"lished and re#istered re#istered in a$$ordan$e %ith the la%s o the Repu" epu"li li$ $ o the the &hil &hilip ippi pine nes s an and d main mainta tain ins s an o'$i o'$ial al pla$ pla$e e o "usiness at Room ()) *adri#al +uildin# ,s$olta Street +inondo *anila Cit! throu#h the undersi#ned $ounsel respe$tull! avers that; ). The $omplain $omplainant antis is en#a#e en#a#ed d in the "usines "usiness s o provi providin din# # lo#i lo#ist sti$ i$s s tru$ tru$i in# n# an and d othe otherr an an$i $ill llar ar! ! serv servi$ i$es es to the the pu"li u"li$ $ an and d is dul ul! ! re#ist istere ered under der pert pertiine nent nt la%s a%s. tta$ tta$hed hed and made made an inte# inte#ral ral part part o this this $ompla $omplaint int-a'davit is a $op! o re#istration %ith the /epartment o Trade Trade and Industr! Industr! mared mared as nnex nnex 0 01. 2. In the re#ular re#ular $ourse $ourse o "usiness "usiness o the $omplainan $omplainant t the latter hired the servi$es o *r. /andin Trinidad Se$retario reerred hereto as 0Respondent1 as its 3iaison 4tilit! and +ill +illiin# 5'$er '$er %hose ose prim rimar! ar! un$ un$ti tion on in invo volv lve es the ollo%in#:su"mission o do$uments %ith "illin# details to $lie $lient nts s an and d $oll $olle$ e$ti tion on o the the same same to ma mae ne ne$e $ess ssar ar! ! %ith %ithdr dra% a%al als s an and d depo deposi sits ts as in inst stru ru$t $ted ed pa!m pa!men entt o $omp $ompan an! ! "ill "ills s an and d the the pro$ pro$es essi sin# n# o impo import rt relat elated ed transa$tions. tta$hed and made an inte#ral part o this $omplaint-a'davit is a $op! o the ,mplo!ment Contra$t o the respondent mared as nnex 0+1. 6. s mentioned a"ove part o the un$tions o the respondent is to %ithdra% rom the $omplainant7s "an a$$ount upon order o his superiors. In the perorman$e o
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the said un$tion on )8 9ul! 28) the respondent %as instru$ted "! his superior to mae a %ithdra%al in the amount o TR,, 4 in its +an$o /e 5ro $$ount "earin# the num"er 88?88?@A6 and under the name o ,liBa"eth . +am"a. +e it noted that the $omplainant is usin# the a$$ount o ,liBa"eth . +am"a in the re#ular $ourse o its operations or Dui$ transa$tions and eas! verif$ations. tta$hed and made an inte#ral part o this $omplainta'davit is a $op! o the +/5 Eithdra%al Slip mared as nnex 0C1. . ter the su$$essul %ithdra%al o the a"ove-mentioned amount the respondent ailed to report "a$ to %or. 5n the same da! inDuiries %ere made as to the latter7s %herea"outs "ut the! all proved to "e utile. Fortunatel! one o respondent7s si"lin#s is also emplo!ed %ith the $omplainant the latter to#ether %ith the $omplainant7s representative %ent to the residen$e o the respondent at +A 3) +enetton St. *olino omes ) Su"division *olino +a$oor Cavite Cit! on the same date. o%ever the deendant $annot "e ound in the said address "ut earlier in the da! respondent let an amount o TE5 4 to his parents. The $omplainant %as a"le to re$over the said amount rom the respondent7s parents. (. Su"seDuentl! a report %as made to the +aran#a! $on$ernin# the in$ident. tta$hed and made an inte#ral part o this $omplaint-a'davit is a $op! o the entr! in the +aran#a! 3o# +oo dated )8 9ul! 28) mared as nnex 0/1. A. 5n )) 9ul! 28) $omplainant reported the in$ident and loss to +/5 /asmariGas St. +inondo+ran$h the latter issued an 'davit o 3oss $onfrmin# the said in$ident. tta$hed and made an inte#ral part o this $omplainta'davit is a $op! o the 'davit o 3oss issued "! the said "an mared as nnex 0/1. . InDuiries %ere made as to the %herea"outs o the respondent "ut the! all proved to "e utile. The deendant ailed and reused and $ontinues to ail and reuse to sho% himsel. ?. The Revised &enal Code o the &hilippines under rti$le 68? laid do%n the elements o the $rime o Simple Thet the! are as ollo%s ). That there be taking of personal property ; 2. That the said propert! "elon#s to another; 6. That the tain# "e done %ith intent to #ain; . That the tain# "e done %ithout the $onsent o the o%ner; and (. That the tain# "e done %ithout the use o violen$e
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a#ainst or intimidation o persons or or$e upon thin#s. =,mphasis supplied> @. Thet is Dualifed under rti$le 6)8 o the same Code %hen the ollo%in# elements are present: ). Thet is $ommitted "! a domesti$ servant; 2. Theft is committed with grave abuse of condence; 6. The propert! taen is either a motor vehi$le mail matter or lar#e $attle; . The propert! $onsists o $o$onut taen rom the plantation; (. The propert! stolen is fsh rom the pond or fsher!; and A. The propert! %as taen on the o$$asion o fre earthDuae t!phoon vol$ani$ eruption amon# others. =,mphasis supplied> )8. iven the ore#oin# the mere tain# o the propert! o another %ith intent to #ain $onstitutes the $rime o thet and %hen $oupled %ith a"use o trust and $onfden$e the $rime is Dualifed thet. )). ere the a$t that the deendant is in a position that enHo!s the $onfden$e o the $omplainant his a$t o tain# the su"He$t amount o mone! %ith intent to #ain Dualifed his a$t. )2. *oreoverthe re$over! o a part o the su"He$t amount in no %a! removes the a$t o the deendant rom the am"it o Dualifed thet. Ehat is material is the tain# o the propert! o another %ith intent to #ain and a"use o $onfden$e. The Supreme Court has held in the $ase o Anita Miranda versus the People of the Philippines1 to %it: Here, the prosecution was able to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the amount of P!,1"#"$ taken does not belong to petitioner but to %&&' and that petitioner took it without %&&'(s consent and with grave abuse of condence by taking advantage of her position as accountant and bookkeeper# The prosecution(s evidence proved that petitioner was entrusted with checks payable to %&&' or %iva by virtue of her position as accountant and bookkeeper#
)6. In addition in the $ase o People of the Philippines versus )uben *ison + the Supreme Court elu$idated on the pe$uliarities o the $rime o Qualifed Thet to %it:
)&,R, No, )-.+/01 +2 Januar$ +3)+ 2&,R, No, )+4)041 )/ Januar$ +333
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The crime perpetuated by appellant against his employer, the Philippine &ommercial and 'ndustrial ank -P&'., is /ualied theft# Appellant could not have committed the crime had he not been holding the position of 0uneta ranch peration 2cer which gave him not only sole access to the bank vault but also control of the access of all bank employees in that branch, e3cept the ranch Manager, to condential and highly delicate computeri4ed security systems designed to safeguard, among others, the integrity of telegraphic fund transfers and account names of bank clients# The management of the P&' reposed its trust and condence in the appellant as its 0uneta ranch peration 2cer, and it was this trust and condence which he e3ploited to enrich himself to the damage and pre5udice of P&' in the amount of P6,777,777#77# 18# $$ordin#l! the $omplainant throu#h the undersi#ned $ounsel exe$uted this $omplaint-a'davit or the purpose o attestin# the truth o the ore#oin# statements and to $har#e the respondent /andin Trinidad Se$retario %ith the $rime o Thet Dualifed "! a"use o trust and $onfden$e under rti$le 68? and 6)8 o the Revised &enal Code o the &hilippines respe$tivel!.
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