- Petitioner
- People
- Respondent
- Matias "Mathew" Domequil
- Citation
- G.R. No. 215346
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Division
- Second Division
- Ponente
- Carpio, J.
- Decided
- July 6, 2015
Summary
This criminal case involves the Supreme Court's affirmation of Matias "Mathew" Domequil's conviction for three counts of Illegal Recruitment in Large Scale under the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act. The Court of Appeals initially convicted the accused on April 14, 2014, which was appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal on July 6, 2015, finding no reversible error in the lower court's decision. However, the Court modified the judgment to impose 6% annual interest on all monetary awards from the date of finality until full payment, exercising its discretion under Article 2211 of the Civil Code. The case demonstrates the Supreme Court's role in reviewing criminal convictions and its authority to modify judgments regarding damages and interest computations even when affirming the underlying conviction.