People vs Trinidad

Gr no. 181244 august 9, 2010

Facts:

Appellant Anita Trinidad, together with Aquino, Marasigan, Garen and Trinidad willfully,
unlawfully and feloniously contract, enlist and promise employment to the following Aires V. Pascual,
Elma J. Hernandez, Gemma Noche dela Cruz and Elizabeth de Villad (sic), as domestic helpers in Italy,
without first securing the required licensed (sic) or authority from the Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration

Issue: WON Anita Trinidad is guilty of illegal recruitment in large scale

Ruling: Yes, Anita Trinidad is guilty of illegal recruitment in large scale

In the instant case, appellant is guilty of illegal recruitment in large scale because it was
committed against three private complainants. This is in accordance with the penultimate paragraph of
Section 6 Republic Act No. 8042 which provides, thus:

Illegal recruitment is deemed committed by a syndicate if carried out by a group of three (3) or
more persons conspiring or confederating with one another. It is deemed committed in large scale if
committed against three (3) or more persons individually or as a group