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Sps. Vicente Manalo, et al. Vs. Nieves Roldan-Confesor, et al.

SPOUSES VICENTE and GLORIA MANALO, petitioners, vs. HON. NIEVES ROLDAN-CONFESOR, in her capacity as Undersecretary of Labor and Employment, JOSE SARMIENTO as POEA Administrator, CAREER PLANNERS SPECIALISTS INTERNATIONAL, INC., and SPOUSES VICTOR and ELNORA FERNANDEZ, respondents.

G.R. No. 102358 | 1992-11-19

D E C I S I O N

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 exchange 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...