THIRD DIVISION
[G.R. No. 208036. February 24, 2016.]
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. EDWIN PEREÑA Y SURIYAO AND JENNY DAGOK Y LABADAN, respondents.
NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames :
Please take notice that the Court, Third Division, issued a Resolution dated February 24, 2016, which reads as follows:
"G.R. No. 208036 (People of the Philippines v. Edwin Pereña y Suriyao and Jenny Dagok y Labadan). — Taking into account all the allegations, issues and arguments presented in the appeal, this Court resolves to DISMISS the case for failure to sufficiently prove that the Court of Appeals committed any reversible error in its assailed Decision dated January 31, 2013 as to warrant the exercise of the Court's discretionary appellate jurisdiction.
PREMISES CONSIDERED, the Court ADOPTS the findings and conclusions of law in the Decision dated January 31, 2013 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-HC No. 04710 and AFFIRMS the Decision in Criminal Case No. 09-1997 finding appellants Edwin Pereña y Suriyao and Jenny Dagok y Labadan guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 5, Article II, Republic Act No. 9165, sentencing each of them to suffer the penalty of LIFE IMPRISONMENT, and ORDERED to PAY a FINE of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00).
Likewise, this Court AFFIRMS the Decisions in Criminal Case No. 09-1998 and Criminal Case No. 09-1999 finding appellants Edwin Pereña y Suriyao and Jenny Dagok y Labadan guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 11, Article II, Republic Act No. 9165, sentencing each of them to suffer the penalty of imprisonment of twelve (12) years and one (1) day, as minimum, to fourteen (14) years and eight (8) days, as maximum, and to pay a fine of Three Hundred Thousand Pesos (P300,000.00). (Jardeleza, J., no part; Carpio, J., Additional Member per Raffle dated October 1, 2014)
SO ORDERED."
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) WILFREDO V. LAPITANDivision Clerk of Court