6/9/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly weeks had passed and he was not able to leave for Taiwan, Cesar demanded that Ochoa return his money. Ochoa failed to comply with Cesar's demand, and Cesar instituted a complaint against Ochoa at Brgy. San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. At the hearing attended by Ochoa, Cesar, and the other private complainants before the Barangay Lupon, Ochoa signed a Kasunduan, agreeing to return the money to private complainants. Again, Ochoa failed to fulfill her promise to return the money paid by Cesar, thus, the latter, together with the other complainants, filed a complaint with the NBI.[12] 6. Christopher Bermejo met Ochoa at the house of his mother in Novaliches, Quezon City in January 1998. Also present at the house were Fernando Bermejo, Christopher's brother, and Richard Luciano. Ochoa promised that after a week, Christopher would already be deployed to Saudi Arabia as an accountant, earning 250-350 Saudi Riyals. As a result, Christopher immediately resigned from his job at the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP). Christopher's mother paid Ochoa P5,000.00 as processing fee for Christopher's application. A week passed and Ochoa failed to send Christopher to Saudi Arabia for work. When Rosemarie and Raymundo Bermejo (Raymundo), Christopher's sister and brother, respectively, also failed to leave for work abroad as promised by Ochoa, Christopher, Rosemarie, and their mother went to see Ochoa at an office at the Jalandoni Building, Ermita, Manila. Ochoa explained that Christopher and his siblings could not leave yet because there are other documents that still need to be accomplished. Ochoa said that she would just notify Christopher and his siblings of their scheduled departure. When they still did not receive any notification from Ochoa, Rosemarie, Raymundo, and their mother returned to the office at the Jalandoni Building and found out that their placement fees were not given to said office. Christopher joined the other private complainants in filing a complaint against Ochoa before the NBI.[13] 7. Joebert Decolongon is a resident of Sta. Maxima, Gulod, Novaliches, Quezon City, and works as a bus conductor. Decolongon was introduced to Ochoa by Rivera, Decolongon's friend, at Rivera's house on Villareal Street, Gulod, Novaliches. Ochoa informed Decolongon that there was a vacancy for the position of janitor in Saudi Arabia, with a monthly salary of 800 Saudi Riyals. Decolongon submitted his application, birth certificate, and passport to Ochoa. Ochoa also went to Decolongon's house and collected from Decolongon's wife the initial amount of P2,000.00 as placement fee. The rest of Decolongon's placement fees would be paid by one-month salary deduction. Trusting Ochoa, neither Decolongon nor his wife demanded a receipt. When Ochoa failed to deploy Decolongon for employment abroad, Decolongon too filed a complaint against Ochoa before Brgy. San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. Without a successful resolution at the barangay level, Decolongon joined the private complainants in filing a complaint against Ochoa before the NBI.[14] 8. Sometime in January 1998, Ochoa was accompanied by a certain Amy to Fernando Rivera's residence at 27 Villareal Street, Novaliches, Quezon City. Ochoa first talked to Rivera's mother who had previously worked abroad. Ochoa then also offered work to Rivera, either as tea boy or janitor in the army in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Rivera chose to work as a tea boy, with a salary of 800 to 1,000 Saudi Riyals. Ochoa said that Rivera would be deployed in the first week of February 1998. Ochoa required Rivera to submit elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/26427 5/23