People vs Reyes : 104739-44 : November 18, 1997 : J. Panganiban : Th... 4 of 11 http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/1997/nov1997/104739_44.htm Accused Rose Reyes, and the mother of Lily Monzon informed her other daughter, Teresita Carillo of the vacancies for employment in Taipei and the prospects of employment in that country through the Accused Rose Reyes. When they learned about the news, Pedro Regalado, the brother-in-law of Lily Monzon, Amalia Salinas, the niece of Lily Monzon, and Gloria Salvador, the cousin of Lily Monzon decided also to apply with the Accused Rose Reyes for employment in Taipei as factory workers. Lily Monzon, with the Private Complainants, Alvaro Monzon, Pedro Regalado, Amalia Salinas, Gloria Salvador and Teresita Carillo went to the house of the Accused Rose Reyes to apply for employment in Taipei with the Accused Rose Reyes. However, aside from the Accused Rose Reyes, the Accused Rodolfo Caures and Zenaida Caures, the brother and sister-in-law of the Accused Rose Reyes, respectively, and who were residing with the latter Accused, were present. The Accused Rodolfo Caures and Rose Reyes informed and assured the Private Complainants that the Accused Rodolfo Caures could facilitate the processing of their papers for employment in Taipei and for the issuance of their visas. The Private Complainants submitted their Bio-data, pictures and Identification cards to the Accused Rose Reyes, her brother, Rodolfo Caures and the latters wife Zenaida Caures. The Private Complainants accomplished application forms for employment in Taipei. The Accused Rose Reyes interviewed the Private Complainants and told them that they will be employed as factory workers in a purefoods factory in Taipei. The Accused Zenaida Caures served refreshments to the applicants and Lily Monzon and told the Private Complainants to submit to her their applications already accomplished and their Bio-data and Identification cards and pictures. The Accused Rose Reyes told the Private Complainants to pay the amount of P15,000.00 each as placement fee and for the processing of their papers and the issuance of their visas for Taipei. However, the Accused Rose Reyes told the applicants that if they wanted to secure, themselves, their respective passports, they can do so in which case, the amount for their placement fees and the processing of their visas for Taipei will only be P13,000.00 each. The Accused told the Private Complainants that one-half of the amount will have to be paid upon the submission of the requisite application form, Bio-data, pictures and passports for the processing of the papers and the other half before their departure for Taipei. The Private Complainants will leave for Taipei as tourists because it was easier for them to leave as tourists. Anyway, the employers of Private Complainants in Taipei will take care of them the moment that they arrived in Taipei. The Private Complainants decided to personally secure their respective passports because it was cheaper and submitted the same to the Accused Rose Reyes, Rodolfo Caures and Zenaida Caures on July 27, 1989, in the house of the Accused. The Private Complainants decided to give one-half of the P13,000.00 demanded from each of them by the Accused through Lily Monzon because Lily Monzon was the oldest. The total amount entrusted to Lily Monzon by the Private Complainants amounted to P30,000.00. Lily Monzon, in the presence of the Private Complainants handed the P30,000.00 to the Accused Rodolfo Caures who, in turn, handed the money to the Accused Rose Reyes in the presence of the Accused Zenaida Caures. However, the Accused did not issue any receipt for the amount of P30,000.00. The Accused Rose Reyes told the Private Complainants that she will issue a Receipt after the Private Complainants shall have paid the balance of P35,000.00 to the Accused. The Private Complainants, on July 31, 1989, returned to the house of the Accused and paid the balance of their placement fee in the amount of P34,000.00. The Accused agreed to receive only P34,000.00 instead of P35,000.00, the difference of P1,000.00 being the discount given by the Accused to the Private Complainants. Lily Monzon gave the amount to the Accused Rodolfo Caures who first counted the money and then handed the amount to the Accused Rose Reyes. The latter then prepared and signed a Receipt for the amount of P64,000.00 (Exhibits A and A-1). The latter promised the Private Complainants that she will take care of everything and assured them that they will be able to leave for Taipei during the first week of September, 1989. Later, the Accused Rose Reyes called up Lily Monzon and told the latter that the Private Complainants will have to see her for further instructions. The Private Complainants went to the house of the Accused and the Accused Rose Reyes told the Private Complainants that she will accompany them to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport when they leave for Taipei and that each of them will have to bring with them their show money in the amount of US$50.00 each consisting of some genuine US$1.00 on top of a bundle, and Philippine currency notes underneath to prove to the authorities at the airport that the Private 1/25/2016 12:35 AM