6/7/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly Meanwhile, prosecution witness, Rosalina Rosales testified that as per Certification[32] issued by Noriel Devanadera, Director IV, Licensing and Regulation Office, POEA, appellant Dela Cruz is not authorized to recruit workers for overseas employment during the year 2005 up to the present. Rosales was the one who prepared the Certification signed by Director Devanadera. For the defense, appellant testified that prior to her arrest, she has worked in South Korea as an OFW for five years and three months. She alleged that private complainants, namely, Armely Aguilar, Adona Lavaro and Sheryl Aguilar were introduced to her by a certain Alma Palomares, the sister of her compadre Aldrin who was also an OFW in South Korea.[33] Thereafter, private complainants asked her the necessary requirements for them to be able to work in South Korea. Appellant denied that she promised private complainants an;y deployment abroad, specifically in South Korea. She claimed that she just told them to secure the needed documents. Appellant averred that she introduced the complainants to her agent named "Rosa," who assisted her in going to Korea. She also admitted that she assisted the complainants in securing the original copies of ITR, employment certificate and bank certificate to get a tourist visa. However, after introducing the complainants to "Rosa", appellant claimed to be unaware anymore as to what happened next because she went to the province as she was pregnant that time.[34] When confronted with an acknowledgement receipt marked as Exh. "A", appellant declared that said document represents the payment in securing the ITR and the bank certification. She averred that the amount of P40,000.00 was personally delivered to her and thereafter she gave the amount to Alma Palomares.[35] She said she did not know what Alma did with the money. She further added that private complainants filed a case against her just because she was the one who talked to them and they could not contact Aldrin, who was still in South Korea at that time. On cross-examination, appellant testified that she facilitated for a fee the procurement of private complainants' papers like ITR, bank certificate and certificate of employment. She confirmed having received the amount of P40,000.00 for the facilitation of said documents. She claimed that Madam Rosa, Alma Palomares and private complainants were the ones communicating with each other.[36] Appellant likewise admitted that the documents which she produced for private complainants were all fake. She recalled that her first entry to South Korea was illegal because she also used fake ITR, bank certificate and certificate of employment. Appellant, however, averred that she merely referred private complainants to the person who faked all her papers but she has no hand in the preparation of the fake documents.[37] On October 21, 2010, the RTC found the accused-appellant guilty of the cime of illegal recruitment in large scale and estafa. The dispositive portion of said decision reads in this wise: elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/63140 6/18