Legal Problem 1:

In the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban, Oby Juan, a 28-year old father was
charged with theft of 1 sack of rice, 3 gallons of purified water, 1 box of biscuits, which items
he found in a warehouse left ruined by the typhoon. The theft allegedly happened five days
after Yolanda.

The owner of the warehouse, Mr. Pal Patin, claimed that the crime of theft was aggravated
by the fact that it was committed on the occasion of a calamity. Mr. Pal Patin also argued
that Oby Juan, being an employee—a sales assistant in the grocery store owned by Mr. Pal
Patin, committed qualified theft and not just simple theft because of the employer-
employee relationship between them.