Woman posing as Zamboanga City disaster office exec arrested

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested a woman posing as a high-ranking official of Zamboanga City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (ZCDRRMO) and allegedly asking money from recruits.

In a statement, NBI officer-in-charge Director Eric Distor said Jennifer Quebite Molina was nabbed by personnel of NBI Western Mindanao Regional Office (NBI-WERMO) in an entrapment operation last May 23.

Distor said the arrest stemmed from the complaints of 13 individuals who claimed they were victimized by Molina.

"In their sworn statements, complainants alleged that they were recruited by the subject to undergo intensive training to become an officer of ZCDRRMO, on different occasions beginning January to March 2022 in Barangay Ayala, Zamboanga City," he said.

According to the NBI, Molina promised the victims that they will he hired as ''medical officer or medic'' of ZCDRRMO with a salary of P25,000 to P30,000 after finishing the training.

The victims were also made to pay a total of P10,400 each for uniform, medical kit, and personal things.

"On the third week of April 2022, after almost three months of training, complainants began to question the legalities of their training because they observed some irregularities. They confronted the subject but the latter was evasive until such time that she could no longer be reached. Because of these, complainants decided to have the matter investigated by NBI-WEMRO," the bureau said.

Upon receiving the complaints, the NBI contacted ZCDRRMO to confirm whether the suspect is their employee, official, or authorized in any capacity to recruit.

In response, ZCDRRMO said Molina is not connected with them nor authorized in any capacity to recruit applicants for any department in the city government of Zamboanga.

The bureau said Molina was charged with estafa under Article 315 of the Revised Penal Code.—Mel Matthew Doctor/AOL, GMA News