hurt feelings.xix[19] Moreover, we have no reason to discount the trial courts appreciation of the complainants truthfulness, honesty and candor. For such appreciation deserves the highest respect, since the trial court is best-equipped to make the assessment of the witnesses credibility, and its factual findings are generally not disturbed on appeal.xx[20] Thus, after a careful review of the records, we see no cogent reason to disturb the findings of the trial court. As to the amounts to be refunded to complainants, we find the trial courts computations in accord with the evidence, except with respect to complainant Fely M. Casanova. Upon recomputation, the amount to be refunded for the failed promise of employment of her daughter and sister-in-law should be P150,781.00 instead of P151,581.00.xxi[21] Lastly, it would not be amiss to stress that in these difficult times, many of our countrymen venture abroad and work even in hazardous places to ensure for themselves and their families a life worthy of human dignity. They labor overseas to provide proper education for their children and secure a decent future for them. Illegal recruiters prey on hapless workers, charge exorbitant fees that siphon their meager savings, then cruelly dash their dreams with false promises of lucrative jobs overseas. For this reason, illegal recruiters have no place in society. Illegal recruitment activities must be stamped out by the full force of the law. WHEREFORE, WE AFFIRM the Decision of the Regional Trial Court finding appellant Fernando Cortez y Vega guilty of Illegal Recruitment in Large Scale beyond reasonable doubt and sentencing him to life imprisonment, as well as to pay a fine of P100,000.00 and to indemnify complainants in the amounts stated therein, EXCEPT that only P150,781.00 instead of P151,581.00 should be paid to complainant Fely M. Casanova, with interest at the legal rate from the time of filing the information until fully paid. Costs against appellant. SO ORDERED. Mendoza, and Buena, JJ., concur. Bellosillo, (Chairman), J., on official leave. i[1] The Information and records did not indicate her middle name.1 (At-large), FERNANDO CORTEZ y VEG ii[2] Rollo, pp. 158-165. iii[3] Records, pp. 1-2. iv[4] Id. at 66-67.