People vs Reyes : 104739-44 : November 18, 1997 : J. Panganiban : Th... 8 of 11 http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/1997/nov1997/104739_44.htm Where were you suppose[d] to work as factory worker? WITNESS: I was told in Taipei, sir. FISCAL PERALTA: You said that you applied for a work on July 27, 1989 with this Accused Rodolfo Caures in Sta. Ana, Manila. My question is, who was the person to whom who talked to you when you applied for work abroad on July 27, 1989? (sic) WITNESS: Rodolfo Caures, sir, his sister and his wife, sir. FISCAL PERALTA: What is the name of the sister of Rodolfo Caures, if you know? WITNESS: Rose Reyes, sir. FISCAL PERALTA: What about the wife of Rodolfo Caures? WITNESS: Zenaida Caures, sir. Monzons testimony, reiterated by the other private complainants, was sustained by the trial court which held: In the case at bar, the evidence of the prosecution inscrutably shows that the three (3) Accused, assured and promised employment to the Private Complainants Alvaro Monzon, Pedro Regalado, Gloria Salvador, Amalia Salinas and Teresita Carillo as factory workers in a pure foods factory in Taipei, for a monthly salary of US$400.00. The Accused required the Private Complainants to remit to the Accused the amount of P13,000.00 each for the placement fees for their employment in Taipei and for the processing of their applications for the issuance of the visas in favor of the Private Complainants. Relying on the assurances and promises of the Accused, the Private Complainants on July 27 and 31, 1989, paid to the Accused the aforesaid amount of P64,000.00, less the discount of P1,000.00 after which the Accused Rose Reyes prepared, in her handwriting, and signed a Receipt acknowledging receipt of the said amount of P64,000.00 in payment of said placement fee and for the issuance of the visas in favor of the Private Complainants (Exhibits A and A-1). Lily Monzon handed the money to the Accused Rodolfo Caures who even counted the money and, after counting the same, turned over the money to his sister, the Accused Rose Reyes. The Accused Rose Reyes promised and assured the Private Complainants that, although they were leaving the Philippines as tourists, they will be met at the Taipei airport by their employer who will take care of them at the airport. However, after the Accused received the money of the Private Complainants, the Accused Rose Reyes deceived and hoodwinked the Private Complainants and left for Taipei under the pretext of working for the issuance, in Taipei, of the visas of the Private Complainants, and to dispel any apprehension or doubts on the part of the Private Complainants, assured them that the Accused Rodolfo Caures and Zenaida Caures, who were present at the time, will work for the processing of the papers of the Private Complainant for their employment abroad during her absence. However, once the Accused Rose Reyes was out of the country, she never returned to the country or even communicated to the Private Complainants. The Accused Rodolfo Caures and Zenaida Caures, on the other hand, abandoned their residence at No. 2257 Callejon 9, Del Pan Street, Sta. Ana, Manila and, without any inkling on the part of the Private Complainants, transferred their residence to No. 1114 Sampaguita Street, Pasay City. The Private Complainants were never able to leave the Philippines for their promised employment in Taipei during the first week of September, 1989 or thereafter, nor were they refunded the 1/25/2016 12:35 AM