BRIDGET PEDROSA LOGARTA – ILLEGAL RECRUITER HUNTED FOR DUPING 700 WORKERS – SCAMMED P24 M
BRIDGET PEDROSA LOGARTA – ILLEGAL RECRUITER HUNTED FOR DUPING 700 WORKERS – SCAMMED P24 M
Illegal recruiter hunted for duping 700 workers KIMBERLY JANE T. TAN, GMANews.TV 07/18/2009 | 02:28 PM MANILA, Philippines – A woman who goes by different names is being hunted by the police for tricking more than 700 Filipino workers to part with their money for non-existent jobs in the United Kingdom. The Task Force Against Illegal Recruitment (Tfair) on Saturday said the suspect got at least P35,000 from each of her victims, or a total of almost P2.5 million, in an elaborate scam that involved giving the applicants language training. In an interview aired over Vice President Noli De Castros radio program Para sa Iyo, Bayan, Tfair operations chief Senior Superintendent Bernie Yang said the recruiter introduced herself to applicants as Valerie Valero, but her real name turned out to be Bridget Pedrosa Logarta. Yang said the suspect also goes by the aliases Bridget Lugarta, Bridget Ortiz, Maria Cristy Hope, and Gina Cruz, which is actually of one of her victims. She reportedly hails from Cebu and is married to a Dexter Insoy. During the program, De Castro appealed to the public to call the task force if they know the whereabouts of the suspect. He said the task force can be reached at (02)414-2199. Complainants said they were referred to Valero by an Alba Lumeng from Bacoor, Cavite. Lumeng reportedly recruited them by promising a P300,000 monthly pay with free board and lodging for different jobs in London. The victims said that they had to pay Lumeng P35,000 if they …
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Mays students talk to recruiters at the Fall 2010 BSC Career Fair on the first floor of the Wehner Building. [Photo: Nicholas Roznovsky/Mays Communications]
