6/9/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly amounting to P100,000.00. Ocden issued receipts for these two payments.[11] Ocden then informed Golidan that the first batch of accepted applicants had already left, and that Jeffries would be included in the second batch for deployment, while Howard in the third batch. In anticipation of their deployment to Italy, Jeffries and Howard left for Manila on December 12, 1998 and December 18, 1998, respectively. Through a telephone call, Jeffries informed Golidan that his flight to Italy was scheduled on December 16, 1998. However, Golidan was surprised to again receive a telephone call from Jeffries saying that his flight to Italy was delayed due to insufficiency of funds, and that Ocden went back to Baguio City to look for additional funds. When Golidan went to see Ocden, Ocden was about to leave for Manila so she could be there in time for the scheduled flights of Jeffries and Howard. On December 19, 1998, Golidan received another telephone call from Jeffries who was in Zamboanga with the other applicants. Jeffries informed Golidan that he was stranded in Zamboanga because Ramos did not give him his passport. Ramos was the one who briefed the overseas job applicants in Baguio City sometime in November 1998. Jeffries instructed Golidan to ask Ocden's help in looking for Ramos. Golidan, however, could not find Ocden in Baguio City. On December 21, 1998, Golidan, with the other applicants, Mana-a and Dao-as, went to Manila to meet Ocden. When Golidan asked why Jeffries was in Zamboanga, Ocden replied that it would be easier for Jeffries and the other applicants to acquire their visas to Italy in Zamboanga. Ocden was also able to contact Ramos, who assured Golidan that Jeffries would be able to get his passport. When Golidan went back home to Baguio City, she learned through a telephone call from Jeffries that Howard was now likewise stranded in Zamboanga. By January 1999, Jeffries and Howard were still in Zamboanga. Jeffries refused to accede to Golidan's prodding for him and Howard to go home, saying that the recruiters were already working out the release of the funds for the applicants to get to Italy. Golidan went to Ocden, and the latter told her not to worry as her sons would already be flying to Italy because the same factory owner in Italy, looking for workers, undertook to shoulder the applicants' travel expenses. Yet, Jeffries called Golidan once more telling her that he and the other applicants were still in Zamboanga. Golidan went to Ocden's residence. This time, Ocden's husband gave Golidan P23,000.00 which the latter could use to fetch the applicants, including Jeffries and Howard, who were stranded in Zamboanga. Golidan traveled again to Manila with Mana-a and Dao-as. When they saw each other, Golidan informed Ocden regarding the P23,000.00 which the latter's husband gave to her. Ocden begged Golidan to give her the money because she needed it badly. Of the P23,000.00, Golidan retained P10,000.00, Dao-as received P3,000.00, and Ocden got the rest. Jeffries was able to return to Manila on January 16, 1999. Howard and five other applicants, accompanied by Ocden, also arrived in Manila five days later. Thereafter, Golidan and her sons went to Ocden's residence to ask for a refund of the elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/37842 4/19