6/7/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly that she would pay them back but failed to do so. Aguilar-Uy identified the appellant in open court.[10] Testimony of second private complainant Sheryl Reformado: For her part, private complainant, Sheryl Reformado (Reformado) essentially corroborated the testimonies of her aunt, Aguilar-Uy. She testified that she came to know appellant through their neighbor Gemma Dimatera and her sister Maggie Dela Cruz, who were also applying for work with appellant.[11] Reformado narrated that on September 20, 2004, Gemma Dimatera and Maggie Dela Cruz went to her place at Blk. 22, Lot 13, Makiling St., Mountainview Subdivision, Muzon, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan and informed her that appellant needed two more applicants to go to South Korea as overseas workers.[12] As agreed upon per phone conversation with appellant, they met in front of the Korean Embassy located in Makati. Appellant immediately asked for P40,000.00 from them since the working visa she had with her will expire.[13] She corroborated the claim of Aguilar-Uy that on different dates, they gave appellant the total amount of P200,000.00.[14] They waited for the processing of their passport and visa from November 2004 up to February 2005 but none were given to them as promised. Appellant gave them many alibis. They later on asked for police assistance and went to the Korean Embassy so they could get their passports, but the Consul scolded her since the papers they submitted were all fake. [15] Reformado also identified appellant in open court.[16] Testimony of third private complainant Adona Lavaro: Third private complainant, Adona Lavaro, testified that she was introduced to appellant by a certain Mary Anne Legaspi. She narrated that it was appellant who called her up and told her that her employer, Mr. Simeon Right, was looking for a domestic helper. Lavaro testified that appellant told her that she will be the one to facilitate the processing of her documents and assured her that she would be able to work in South Korea.[17] On different occasions, Lavaro testified that appellant asked her for money to be able to work in South Korea. She claimed to have given appellant the amounts of (1) P40,000.00 as terminal fee, (2) P40,000.00 as processing fee; (3) $72 for the visa, (4) traveler's checks in the amount of US$200, and (5) P2,050.00 as terminal fee. Lavaro testified that she gave said amounts of money to appellant because she trusted her and she really wanted to leave for abroad but nothing happened. Lavaro waited for appellant's instruction or call but when appellant finally called her, it was only to ask her anew for money. At this time, she already started to doubt appellant. She later learned that appellant has also been asking money from other people who also wants to work abroad. Lavaro also identified appellant in open court.[18] In the course of the trial, the prosecution formally offered the following evidence to prove the payments made by private complainants to appellant,[19] to wit: elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/63140 4/18