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             Article 267:  Kidnapping and Serious Illegal Detention  |  Criminal Law Facts: PO3 Julieto Borja was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of kidnapping for ransom. At about 10:00 a.m. on May 26, 2004, Ronalyn Manatad and her friend, Vicky Lusterio, were walking along Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City. Suddenly, a man who was later identified as PO3 Borja, grabbed Ronalyn by her right forearm and forcibly took her inside a gray van where three (3) other men were waiting. Both Ronalyn and Lusterio shouted for help but no one came to their rescue. Lusterio managed to escape. She immediately reported the incident to Ronalyn's mother, Adelina Manatad. Meanwhile, PO3 Borja and his companions drove the van around Quezon City. One (1) of Ronalyn's abductors, a certain Major Clarito, asked for her relatives' contact numbers. Ronalyn gave the number of her brother, Edwin G. Silvio . Adelina received a phone call from one (1) of ...

             Article 267:  Kidnapping and Serious Illegal Detention  |  Criminal Law Facts: Armando Dionaldo, Renato Dionaldo, Mariano Gariguez, Jr., and Rodolfo Larido were found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Kidnapping and Serious Illegal Detention. At around 8 o'clock in the morning of May 16, 2003, Roderick Navarro  dropped his brother Edwin Navarro  off at the Health Is Wealth Gym in Caloocan City. Thirty minutes later, he received a text message from another brother who told him that Edwin had been kidnapped. Records show that three (3) men, later identified as Armando, Renato, and Mariano, forcibly dragged a bloodied Edwin down the stairway of the gym and pushed him inside a dark green Toyota car with plate number UKF 194. Upon receiving the message, Roderick immediately reported the incident to the police. At around 10 o’clock in the morning of the same day, he received a phone call from Edwin's kidnap...

            Article 267:  Kidnapping and Serious Illegal Detention  |  Criminal Law Facts: Millano Muit , Sergio Pancho, Jr ., Rolando Dequillo , Romeo Pancho , Eduardo "Eddie" Hermano , and Joseph Ferraer were charged with  kidnapping for ransom with homicide and carnapping in two separate informations. Only Muit, Pancho Jr., Dequillo, Romeo, and Ferraer were arrested and stood trial. However, Ferraer was discharged from the criminal cases by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) and was utilized as a state witness. All appellants pleaded not guilty during their arraignments. In the afternoon of 11 November 1997, Orestes Julaton , a relative of Ferraer, arrived at the latter’s house in Kaylaway, Nasugbu, Batangas with Sergio Pancho, Sr,   Pancho, Jr., Dequillo and four other men on board a gray Mitsubishi car with plate number PSV-818. Julaton introduced them to Ferraer and told the latter that Pancho, Sr. is also their relativ...

           Article 267:  Kidnapping and Serious Illegal Detention  |  Criminal Law Facts: At about 3:00 p.m. on December 13, 1999, Teresa went with Christopher and her elder sister Zenaida to a McDonald’s outlet in the KP Tower in Juan Luna St., Binondo, Manila. Teresa and Christopher looked for a vacant table while Zenaida proceeded to order their food. Shortly after Teresa took her seat, Christopher followed Zenaida to the counter. Barely had Christopher gone from his mother’s sight when she realized that he had disappeared.  She and her sister frantically looked for him inside and outside the premises of the fastfood outlet, to no avail. As their continued search for the child was futile, they reported him missing to the nearest police detachment. The following day, Teresa went to several TV and radio stations to inform the public of the loss of Christopher and to appeal for help and information. Despite the publicity, however, Teresa...