"FISCAL
May I request that the said certification be marked as Exh. A Rosita Jugo.
"COURT
Mark it.
"FISCAL
"Q
Now, was the accused able to employ you for overseas employment?
"A
No, sir.
"Q
And was she able to return the money which she obtained from you?
"A
No, sir.
"Q
Now, when did you ask for the return of the money which she got from you?
"A
She promised that she will return to me.
"Q
Is there any evidence to show that she is going to pay back the money?
"A
She signed a document to the effect that she will return all the money that she
got from us.
"Q
You are referring to this undertaking which was previously marked as Exh. B?
"A
Yes, sir.
"Q
When you talked about your employment, where did you talk about this matter?
"A
At first when she used to talk to us over the phone and after in her office.
"Q
Where is this office?
"A
At Tayabas, Tondo, Manila."xii[12]
The prosecution has adequately established that appellant did offer to the complainants,
namely, Reynaldo Jugo, Jose Jugo and Rosita Jugo, overseas employment for a fee
without first being duly licensed to so engage in such activity, an act embraced within
the term "recruitment and placement" prohibited by Article 38, in relation to Article 13
and Article 39, of the Labor Code. The crime, if perpetrated against at least three
persons, whether individually or as a group, is deemed committed "in large scale" that
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