G. R. No. 178337 11 of 21 http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2009/june2009/178337.htm the two Certifications issued by the POEA Licensing Branch, that per available records of [its] Office, CARMEN RITUALO, in her personal capacity is not licensed by this Administration to recruit workers for overseas employment. [40] As to the second element, it must be shown that the accused gave the private complainant the distinct impression that he/she had the power or ability to send the private complainant abroad for work, such that the latter was convinced to part with his/her money [41] in order to be employed. Thus, to be engaged in illegal recruitment, it is plain that there must at least be a promise or an offer of employment from the person posing as a recruiter [42] whether locally or abroad. In the case at bar, the second element is similarly present. As testified to by Biacora, petitioner Ritualo professed to have the ability to send him overseas to be employed as a farm worker in Australia with a monthly salary of [43] US$700.00. To further wet Biacoras appetite, petitioner Ritualo even showed him purported travel documents of other people about to depart, whose overseas employment she supposedly facilitated. That petitioner Ritualo personally assisted Biacora in the completion of the alleged requirements, i.e., securing a Letter of Request and Guarantee from the Representative of his Congressional District in Batangas to ensure the approval of Biacoras application for an Australian Visa, even accompanying Biacora to the Australian Embassy, all clearly point to her efforts to convince Biacora that she (petitioner Ritualo) had, indeed, the ability and influence to make Biacoras dream of overseas employment come true. The claim of petitioner Ritualo that it was Anita Seraspe who was really the recruiter and the one who profited from the subject illegal transaction holds no water. Petitioner Ritualos act of receiving payment from Biacora and issuing personal receipts therefor; of personally assisting Biacora to complete the necessary documents; of failing to present evidence to corroborate her testimony despite several opportunities given her by the trial court; of petitioner Ritualo having been positively identified as the person who transacted with Biacora and promised the latter an overseas employment and who personally received money from Biacora, all unhesitatingly point to petitioner Ritualo as the culprit. The following oral and documentary evidence are worth reproducing: COURT: 1/28/2016 11:03 AM