4/29/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly Rebecca met Azul, Tendenilla, and Rea at a training center in Roces Avenue, Quezon City where they had a briefing for applicants for employment to London sometime on 27 or 28 June 2005. She went to Azul’s house to pay P150,000.00 with her understanding that it would be given to Tendenilla. She was advised by Azul to wait for the plane ticket coming from Tendenilla.[7] Maricel went to Von Welt Travel Agency to apply for employment as mushroom picker in London. When the supposed employment did not push through, Azul accompanied her to Tendenilla’s travel agency in Intramuros. Tendenilla told her that she was an exconsul in Vienna and that she could deploy people to the United States, London and Thailand. Maricel returned the following day and handed P100,000.00 to Azul, who in turn, counted it and eventually handed it over to Tendenilla.[8] Maricel and Rebecca left for Thailand on 5 July 2005, accompanied by Tendenilla and Rea. Upon arriving in Thailand, they were instructed by Tendenilla to go to Malaysia to obtain a non-immigrant Thailand visa. They went to Penang, Malaysia to have her passport stamped. They returned to Bangkok the following day, and a week later, they were arrested by the immigration police and deported on 10 August 2005.[9] Nyann and Cyrus met Azul, who promised them employment as caregivers in London, through Cyrus’ mother on 15 July 2005 at the training center owned by Tendenilla. They were told by Azul that they have to go to Thailand while waiting for their working papers to be processed. Azul asked Nyan to prepare P200,000.00 as placement fee. [10] On 18 July 2005, Nyann and Cyrus left for Thailand. They met Tendenilla upon arriving at a hotel in Thailand. Nyann handed her US$1,800.00[11] while Cyrus gave her P100,000.00,[12] both amounts allegedly represent partial payments for the processing of their visas. Tendenilla and a certain Sir Rey then brought them to a bus station bound for Hadyai, Thailand and told them to meet Mr. Chom who would bring them to Penang, Malaysia. After a 12-hour bus ride, they arrived in Hadyai and met Mr. Chom and other Filipino applicants. They rode in Mr. Chom’s van going to Penang, Malaysia. Upon reaching Penang, they were asked to sign a fictitious employment contract to expedite the processing of their non-immigrant Thailand visas. After acquiring their visas, they went back to Bangkok, Thailand. They stayed in Patanakan, Thailand for seven (7) days together with other Filipino applicants, before they were arrested by Thailand immigration officers. They were detained for two (2) weeks and repatriated on 10 August 2005. Unaware of their plights, the father of Nyann even went to the training center in Quezon City and gave the remaining balance of the processing fee in the amount of P99,200.00 to Azul. Upon arriving in the Philippines, they went to the training center and met with Rea, who refused to divulge the whereabouts of Tendenilla.[13] Tendenilla denied having recruited private complainants for work abroad. She claimed that she was a tour guide in Bangkok, Thailand. She organized tour groups, issued plane tickets and prepared vouchers and transportation in Thailand. She met Azul through Buenas Diaz Travel Agency and Azul was inquiring about the tour itinerary in travelling to ASEAN countries. She remembered seeing the private complainants once while they were in Hadyai, Thailand. She was arrested by an agent from Task Force elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/55927 3/23