Private complainant Jaime Cabus was introduced to Ramon on the first week of October 1991 by Jaimes neighbor who worked in front of the accuseds office. [15] Ramon said they were deploying workers to Taiwan and that if Jaime could afford the placement fee of P45,000.00, plus the passport and processing fee, he could leave for Taiwan in a few weeks.[16] The following day, Jaime gave Ramon P2,000.00 at the latters office, the World Pack Travel and Tours at Suite 28, Manila Midtown Arcade, Adriatico St., Ermita, Manila, for the processing of his passport.[17] Jaime was not issued a receipt for his payment but was assured that the passports processing would take just two days.[18] Indeed, Jaime was able to see his passport.[19] In the latter part of October 1991, Jaime paid P10,000.00 as down payment for the placement Jaime gave Ramon the sum inside the accuseds office.[21] On March 16, 1994, when they were about to leave for the airport Jaime handed Rose P47,000.00 representing the balance of the placement fee.[22] fee.[20] At the airport, Ramon told Jaime that the tickets were still being processed. [23] Feeling that his and the other thirty applicants flight would not push through, Jaime asked for a refund. Ramon and his mother refused to pay him back[24] because the money was supposedly going to be used in the processing of their tickets.[25] Rose assured him, though, that they would be able to leave the following day.[26] The flight and the job never materialized, however, so after a week Jaime decided to file a complaint with the NBI.[27] Another complainant, Roberto Perlas, was introduced to Ramon Dujua by his compadre, complainant Jaime Cabus, in the first week of October 1991.[28] Roberto went to the accuseds office at Midtown Plaza in Ermita to apply for a job abroad.[29] Ramon told him that they were deploying factory workers to Taiwan.[30] Convinced, Roberto accomplished the bio-data form given by Ramon.[31] Roberto also paid a total of P30,000.00 as placement fee.[32] On separate occasions, Roberto gave Ramon P7,000.00 and P10,000.00, for which he was issued the corresponding receipts by Rose Dujua. [33] The balance of the P30,000.00 he later gave to Rose, who did not issue a receipt therefor because at the time a lot of people were milling about.[34] Notwithstanding payment, Roberto was not able to leave for Taiwan. [35] Rose and Ramon kept on telling him that he would leave the following day but Roberto waited in vain. [36] The money he gave was never refunded.[37] Finally, he decided to file a complaint against the accused. [38] In August 1991, private complainant Romulo Partos was introduced to Ramon Dujua at the latters office at the World Pack Travel and Tours in the Manila Midtown Arcade, Adriatico St., Manila, by one Baby Ramos.[39] Baby, like Romulo, was an applicant for deployment to Taiwan. [40] Ramon told Romulo about the work in Taiwan and in Japan. Ramon said that Romulo would get the job he was applying for and leave within a week if he paid P45,000.00. Romulo and his wife Melodea Villanueva then decided that Romulo would withdraw his application and that Melodea would be the one to leave for abroad. [41] The amount of P45,000.00 that Romulo was supposed to pay was changed to P25,000.00, payable upon application.[42] Romulo also had to pay P50,000.00 upon the release of the visa and another P75,000.00 upon departure.[43] Romulo paid Ramon P18,000.00 for his wifes application, and Rose Dujua issued the corresponding receipt.[44] Subsequently, Romulo gave another P7,000.00 to complete the required P25,000.00.[45] No receipt was issued for the latter payment.[46]