4/13/2021 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly respectively, were given to Michael by Ellen in the amount of Php50,000.00 each. However, when Michael tried to encash the checks before the drawee bank, he was informed that the subject account was already closed. When Michael returned to the agency, he was promised that he would leave for deployment after Chinese New Year in February 2009. When Michael was not able to leave after Chinese New Year, the agency promised him again that he would leave after holy week. However, still he was not deployed for employment. Marlone Papio knew accused-appellant Isabel Rios and accused Ellen Maborang. On August 6, 2007, Marlone applied for overseas employment at Green Pastures. Ellen was the one who handled his application, requiring him to pay the placement fee of Php145,000.00. Marlone paid the placement fee of Php145,000.00 to Ellen. However, no receipt was issued to him. Since he was not deployed abroad, he, together with Michael Custodio filed a case against the accused.[21] After the prosecution rested its case, Rios filed a Demurrer to Evidence[22] averring that the prosecution's evidence had failed to prove that she violated Section 6, paragraphs (l) and (m) of RA 8042 and Article 315(2)(a) of the RPC. The RTC dismissed the Demurrer in its Order[23] dated December 29, 2010 and the trial proceeded. The evidence for the defense, as summarized by the CA, is quoted as follows: To refute the accusations leveled against the accused, the defense presented accused-appellant herself, Isabel Rios, Senior Labor and Employment Licensing Officer of the POEA, Eraida Dumigpi, and Evaluator of the POEA, Roberto De La Cruz. In her defense, Isabel Rios admitted that she is the President and Manager of Green Pastures. Green Pastures received Php70,000.00 from private complainant Liwayway Tiglao, Php 70,000.00 from private complainant Rico Dacillo, Php80,000.00 from Eduardo Milanes, Php55,000.00 from Marlone Papio, and Php60,000.00 from Micheal (sic) Custodio, for which Green Pastures was willing to give reimbursement. However, Isabel maintained that despite having a job order, they were not able to deploy private complainants during that time because Taiwan was experiencing economic problems wherein employers were forced to stop with the hiring. Also, Isabel denied having received money from Victoriano Agcaoili, Jr., Mylene Arevalo, and Elmer de Mata. Eraida Dumigpi testified that she is the Senior Labor and Employment Licensing Officer of the POEA, with office address at POEA Building, Ortigas corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City. Green Pastures is a duly licensed recruitment agency with the POEA and Isabel Rios is its president. Roberto dela Cruz testified that indeed, Green Pastures had job orders for Taiwan as shown in the Job Order Balance Report.[24] The RTC Decision https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/66232 6/29