5/3/2021 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly The Amended Information in Criminal Case No. Q-94-58864 charged appellant Aurora Soliven and one Leticia Aviguetero, with the crime of illegal recruitment in large scale committed as follows: "That on or about the months of November 1993 to May 1994 in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, conspiring, confederating and mutually helping one another did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously recruit herein complainants, namely: Jaylord Balauro; Shirley A. Velasco; Roel F. Ilustre; Marlon B. Sotero; Edwin R. Pernia and Rafael Cales for employment as factory workers or engineer in Malaysia, for and in consideration of the sum, ranging from P25,000.00 to P32,000.00 as placement fee which the complainants delivered and paid to herein accused in the total amount of P164,000.00 without said accused having secured the necessary license or authority from the Department of Labor and Employment. "CONTRARY TO LAW." The amended information in Criminal Case No. Q-94-58865 charged them with Estafa allegedly committed, thus: "That on or about the months of February and March 1994 in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, conspiring, confederating and mutually helping one another, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously recruit and promise employment as factory worker to Shirley A. Velasco in Malaysia for a total consideration of P28,600.00 as placement fee, knowing that they had no power, capacity or lawful authority whatsoever, and with no intention to fulfill their promise, but merely as pretext, scheme or excuse to get or exact money from the said complainant as they did in fact collect and receive the amount of P28,600.00 from the said Shirley Velasco to the latter's damage, loss and prejudice in the aforesaid amount. "CONTRARY TO LAW."[2] The informations in Criminal Cases Nos. Q-94-58866, Q-94-58867, Q-94-58868, Q-9458869 and Q-94-58870, charging accused-appellant and Leticia Aviguetero with Estafa in each case, contain substantially the same allegations as that in Criminal Case No. Q94-58865, except as to the names of the complainants and the amounts involved viz., (a) Roel Ilustre and P27,000.00 in Criminal Case No. Q-94-58866;[3] (b) Marlon B. Sotero and P25,000.00 in Criminal Case No. Q-94-58867;[4] (c) Rafael Cales and P32,000.00 in Criminal Case No. Q-94-58868;[5] (d) Edwin Pernia and P27,000.00 in Criminal Case No. Q-94-58869;[6] and (e) Jaylord Balauro and P27,000.00 in Criminal https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/52764 2/14