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| News of the sentencing was released by the DMW |
A Filipina who offered jobs in Palau and Cyprus and accepted down payments from applicants despite being unlicensed, was sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine of P2 million after being found guilty of large-scale illegal recruitment.
In addition, Arlene Ramos alias “Juliet” was also convicted of estafa, and ordered to return the money paid by the applicants, apart from a separate jail sentence of between two months and one day to a year and one month.
A press statement issued by the Department of Migrant Workers announced Ramos' conviction and sentence, but did not disclose which court had decided on the case.
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The DMW statement said Ramos had offered domestic worker jobs to Filipinos, and promised them a monthly salary of Php30,000 for a two-year contract. In exchange, she demanded a placement fee of between Php90,000 and Php155,000.
Three applicants who testified against her said they had given her a down payment and all the documents that she had asked for, but they never received the contract promised them. No one was able to leave for the promised destinations.
The witnesses also said they met “Juliet” through one Cecilio Garcia alias “Boy,” who also collected Php155,000 from them before he passed them on to Ramos.
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The authorities are still trying to track down Garcia.
Large-scale illegal recruitment is a non-bailable offence under Republic Act 10022, and is punishable with life imprisonment.
It is committed when three or more people, either individually or in a group, are recruited for overseas employment by unlicensed individuals or licensed recruitment agencies that commit illegal acts.
