4/30/2021 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly [11] TSN dated October 24, 1996, pp. 9-12; 16-17. [12] Exhibits "J"; "K". [13] TSN dated October 24, 1996, pp. 21-24. [14] TSN dated October 24, 1996, pp. 24-25. [15] TSN dated October 24, 1996, pp. 29-30. [16] Exhibit "M". [17] TSN dated October 24, 1996, pp. 31-33. [18] TSN dated August 7, 1997, pp. 4-8. [19] TSN dated August 7, 1997, pp. 12-18. [20] TSN dated August 7, 1997, pp. 9-12. [21] Should be P65,000.00 per Exhibits "A"; "B"; "C". [22] Appellant's Brief, Rollo, pp. 39-53. [23] Article 13. Definitions - xxx xxx xxx (b) "Recruitment and placement" refers to any act of canvassing, enlisting, contracting, transporting, utilizing, hiring, or procuring workers, and includes referrals, contract services, promising or advertising for employment, locally or abroad, whether for profit or not: Provided, That any person or entity which, in any manner, offers or promises for a fee employment to two or more persons shall be deemed engaged in recruitment and placement. xxx xxx xxx [24] People v. Mañozca, 269 SCRA 513, 523 (1997); People v. Sadiosa, 290 SCRA 92, 101 (1998); People v. Ariola, 318 SCRA 206, 209-210 (1999); People v. Mercado, 304 SCRA 504, 515-516 (1999). [25] Decision, Rollo, pp. 54-60. [26] People v. Aquino, 284 SCRA 369, 376 (1998); Metro Transit Organization, Inc. v. https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/52399 11/12