G. R. No. 178337 13 of 21 http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2009/june2009/178337.htm (P20,000.00) RECEIVED from Felix Biacora the amount of PESOS twenty thousand (P20,000.00) in full payment of amount described above. By: (Sgd.) Carmen Ritualo [46] And the third receipt reads: RECEIPT No. _____________ Date: 6-1-2000 RECEIVED from Felix Biacora the sum of Pesos Twenty thousand (P20,000.00) as payment for for Visa. Partial _______ Cash _____√_____ Balance ______ Check No. _______ (Sgd.) Carmen Ritualo [47] Authorized Signature Petitioner Ritualo next tried to impress upon this Court that she received nary a centavo from the subject illegal transaction; therefore, she should not be held liable. We reject this outright. In the first place, it has been abundantly shown that she really received the monies from Biacora. Secondly, even without consideration for her services, she still engaged in recruitment activities, since it was satisfactorily shown that she promised overseas employment to Biacora. And, more importantly, Sec. 6 of Republic Act No. 8042 does not require that the illegal recruitment be done for profit. Petitioner Ritualo boldly but vainly tried to inject reasonable doubt by complaining that the RTC and the Court of Appeals affirmed her conviction despite failure of the prosecution to present other vital witness, i.e., Biacoras wife, who accompanied her husband to the house of petitioner Ritualo and, hence, witnessed what happened on the first meeting between the latter and Biacora. Non-presentation of said witness, according to petitioner Ritualo, raises the presumption that her testimony, if presented, would be adverse to the prosecution. 1/28/2016 11:03 AM