4/13/2021 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly committed against the complainant Agcaoili. Thus, Rios cannot likewise be held liable for any alleged offense committed against him. As to Rios' conviction in connection with the complainants Tiglao, Dacillo, Milanes, Papio and Custodio, the Court affirms the CA Decision. Rios herself admitted that said complainants applied for deployment with Green Pastures agency but they were not deployed. She testified as follows: [Atty. Florante A. Miano (To the Witness)] Q Are you aware that you are charged before this Honorable Court for the crime of Illegal Recruitment and Estafa? A Yes, sir. Q And the complainants in the Illegal Recruitment cases are Liwayway Tiglao, Rico Dacillo, Eduardo Milanes, Marlone S. Papio and Michael Custodio. Do you remember these names? A Yes, sir. Q And they were the complainants in both cases of Illegal Recruitment and Estafa? xxxx Q And you were supposed to deploy these people especially that your office had already received payments, correct? A Yes, sir. Q I would like you to explain to this Court why your office was not able to deploy them? A During that time they applied in our office sir, that was way back 2007, we secured a job order for them from Taiwan, but then, the economic (sic) of Taiwan suffered a problem. So supposed to be the employer who will hire them, sir, stopped hiring people because they have already sent OFW's during that time. Q What else happened? A And then we advised our staff to tell the applicants to wait for https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/66232 19/29