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SUPREME COURT
Manila
FIRST DIVISION
BELLOSILLO, J.:
The Court views with grave concern the alarming incidents of
illegal recruitment which demonstrate all too clearly that
overseas employment has fast developed into a major source
not only of much-needed foreign exchanged but also, for the
cunning and the crafty, of easy money.
In response to a newspaper advertisement looking for a couple
to work as driver and tutor cum baby sitter, petitioners Vicente
and Gloria Manalo went to Career Planners Specialists
International, Inc. (CPSI), a licensed service contracting firm
owned by private respondents, the spouses Victor and Elnora
Fernandez. After the requisite interview and testing, they were
hired to work for a family in Saudi Arabia for a monthly salary of
US$350.00 each. According to petitioners, a placement fee of
P40,000.00 was imposed as a precondition for the processing of
their papers. They paid only P30,000.00 in cash and executed a
promissory note for the balance. Then they were allowed by
DIGEST
Spouses Vicente and Gloria Manalo vs. Hon. Nieves
Roldan-Confessor et.al
FACTS: Petitioners sued private respondents for illegal
exaction, false advertisement and violation of other pertinent
labor laws, rules and regulations. In its May 7, 1990 Order,
POEA suspended the authority of Career Planners Specialists
International, Inc. (CAREER), for four months for illegal exaction
or in lieu thereof, a fine of P 40,000.00 was imposed plus
restitution of P 28,714.00 to petitioner spouses, meted on
respondent therein Filipino Manpower Services Inc. (FILMAN),