of the fraud, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously defraud said
ADELINE TIANGGE y MARCOS, by then and there representing herself as a duly
authorized or licensed recruiter for overseas employment, when in truth and in fact she
was not, thereby inducing the said ADELINE TIANGGE y MARCOS to give and
deliver to her the total amount of EIGHTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED PESOS
(P18,500.00), Philippine Currency, for placement abroad and after having received it,
she appropriated and misappropriated the same for her own use and benefit and despite
repeated demands made upon (her) to return the same, she refused, failed, neglected,
and still refuses, fails and neglects to comply therewith, all to the damage and prejudice
of ADELINE TIANGGE y MARCOS in the total sum aforesaid.
"Contrary to law.iv[4]
For the violation of Article 38, in relation to Article 39, of the Labor Code, five separate
informations were also instituted against appellant on various dates. These cases (with the names
of the complainants) include: (1) Criminal Case No. 92-CR-1396 (Francisco T. Labadchan); (2)
Criminal Case No. 92-CR-1413 (Cherry Pi-ay); (3) Criminal Case No. 92- CR-1416 (Victoria
Asil); (4) Criminal Case No. 92-CR-1425 (Corazon del Rosario) and (5) Criminal Case No. 92CR-1427 (Arthur Juan). The typical information in these indictments read:
That sometime in the month of April, 1991 and subsequent thereto at Buyagan,
Municipality of La Trinidad, Province of Benguet, Philippines, and within the
jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, did then and there
willfully, unlawfully and knowingly recruit one ARTHUR JUAN for overseas
employment, by then and there ably misrepresenting herself as a duly authorized or
licensed recruiter when in truth and in fact she fully knew it to be false but by reason of
her said misrepresentations which were completely relied upon by Arthur Juan, she was
able to obtain from the latter the total amount of TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED PESOS (P24,200.00), Philippine Currency, all to the damage and prejudice
of Arthur Juan in the total sum aforesaid.
"Contrary to Law.v[5]
The information in Criminal Case No. 93-CR-1645 for illegal recruitment in large scale under
Article 38, paragraph 1, of Presidential Decree No. 442 (Labor Code), as amended, filed on 16
April 1993, read:
That in or about the months of August and September, 1992, in the Municipality of La
Trinidad, Province of Benguet, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable
Court, the above-named accused, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and knowingly
recruit the following: PETER ARCEGA, LORENZO BELINO, MARIANO
DAMOLOG, FIDEL OPDAS, BRANDO B. SALBINO, DEMBER LEON and
ALFREDO C. ARCEGA for overseas employment, by then and there misrepresenting
herself as a duly authorized or licensed recruiter when in truth and in fact she was not
and by reason of her said misrepresentation which was completely relied upon by the
said complainants whom she recruited, either individually or as a group amounting to
illegal recruitment in large scale causing economic sabotage, she was able to obtain and