The memorandum of agreement provided that Aviso would be deployed within sixty (60) days from September 11, 1992. However, he failed to leave within such period as there were already several complaints against the company for Illegal Recruitment and Estafa. Aviso was one of the complainants against accused-appellant for Illegal Recruitment (Ibid, p. 12). Vicente Reas testified that he went to the office of Japs International Trading to look for a job. He inquired from accused-appellant who informed him that they were recruiting workers for Japan. He was told of the requirements including the placement fee of P45,000. He applied for the position of a factory worker (TSN, February 4, 1993, pp. 2-3). Reas paid an initial amount of P15,000 for the placement fee. His agreement with Floro Cosa and accused-appellant was that the balance would be paid before he left. He was issued a receipt by Celia Flor Cosa bearing her signature (Ibid, p. 3). Reas believed that accused-appellant was the treasurer because she received the money from him and issued the receipt. Accused-appellant also claimed that they owned the company and that she was the treasurer of the company (Ibid, p. 7). Jose Naval testified that he met accused-appellant on September 4, 1992 when he went to Japs International Trading with a friend to apply for a job in Japan. They were informed by accusedappellant that upon payment of the placement fee of P30,000, they could leave for Japan within a week. He applied for the position of a factory worker and paid P20,000. He was issued a receipt by accused-appellant bearing her signature as treasurer of the company (TSN, February 4, 1993, pp. 11-12). The agreement was that he would leave for Japan within sixty (60) days from September 4, 1992. He failed to leave for Japan and later learned that accused-appellant had been arrested. He was not able to recover the P20,000 he paid (Ibid, pp. 12-13). Caruso Astibe testified that sometime in June or July, 1992, he went to the office of Japs International. In said office, he talked to a certain Edna and informed her that he wanted to apply for a job abroad. Edna informed him of the requirements and he applied for the position of a factory worker. He was able to pay P37,000 of the placement fee of P40,000 on three (3) separate occasions. The payments were made to accused-appellant who issued receipts for the same. Astibe was not able to leave for Japan as promised and did not recover his money (TSN, February 11, 1993, pp. 3-6). Francisco Sarmiento testified that he met accused-appellant sometime in August, 1992 when he went to their office at Japs International Trading. He was applying for the position of a factory worker. He applied directly to Floro Cosa who was the president of the company and was promised a salary of P2,000 daily (Ibid, pp. 10-11). Sarmiento was required to pay P35,000 as placement fee. He was only able to pay P15,000 plus two mens rings worth P20,000. He was issued a receipt for the P15,000 bearing the signature of accused-appellant as treasurer of the company. He was not able to leave for Japan as promised nor was he able to recover his money and rings (Ibid, pp. 11-13).