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Case vs ex-PH envoy to Brazil caught maltreating aide now under ‘formal investigation’

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 02:50 PM

The Department of Affairs' (DFA) case against recalled ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro? who was caught maltreating her helper in November “is already under formal investigation,” an official said Wednesday.  Read more »

Locsin says case vs Brazil envoy caught maltreating helper ‘moving'

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 03:21 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. Tuesday said the case that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) filed against recalled Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro over the maltreatment of her helper is “moving.”  Read more »

Singapore businessman's son charged in maid case

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 02:57 PM

A top Singapore businessman's son was charged Thursday with giving false evidence against an Indonesian maid who was cleared of stealing from their family. Read more »

DFA distances office from diplomats' groups backing ex-Brazil envoy Mauro

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 07:05 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) remains committed in investigating ex-Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro, who was seen on a now-viral footage hurting her Filipina house help.    Read more »

DFA launches probe vs PH envoy to Brazil; help pours in for maltreated aide

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 11:49 PM

Financial and legal assistance poured in for the Filipino domestic helper who was maltreated by Philippine envoy to Brazil Marichu Mauro. Read more »

Imbestigasyon sa 'nanggulping' ambassador pinayagan na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 09:35 PM

Alamin kung bakit kinailangan ng go-signal ni Pangulong Duterte ang gagawing imbestigasyon laban sa ambassador.  Read more »

Duterte OKs probe vs PH envoy over helper's abuse

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 02:51 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has given the green light for the Department of Foreign Affairs to investigate an ambassador's alleged abuse of her Filipina helper in Brazil, Malacañang said Thursday.  Read more »

DFA says ‘severe’ response awaits PH envoy over aide's abuse; President’s OK on probe sought

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 04:55 PM

MANILA — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday gave the assurance that the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) response to the case involving the Philippine envoy to Brazil's maltreatment of her Filipino household service staff “will be severe.”   Read more »

DFA chief says to send ‘best guy’ to investigate PH envoy’s maltreatment of Filipina helper

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 11:31 PM

MANILA — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Tuesday said he would hire the “best guy” to investigate the circumstances surrounding the maltreatment by the Philippines' ambassador to Brazil of her Filipina household worker.  Read more »

Ople Center extends help to domestic worker maltreated by PH envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 05:58 PM

MANILA - A Filipino domestic helper who experienced maltreatment at the very hands of a Philippine ambassador to Brazil gained the support of the Blas F. Ople Policy Center. Read more »

'Deplorable': Senators outraged at PH envoy's video assaulting Pinay maid

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 06:16 PM

Some senators on Tuesday said they were "outraged" upon seeing the videos of the Philippine ambassador to Brazil assaulting her Filipina helper, as they urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to conduct a "thorough investigation" on the matter.  Read more »

Struck with shoe, ladle, phone: Singapore woman jailed 6 months for beating Filipino domestic worker

South China Morning Post
Updated as of Oct 22 08:38 AM

A 54-year-old Singapore woman who repeatedly struck and slapped her domestic worker over at least five years, using items like a high-heeled shoe and a ladle, was sentenced to six months' jail on Tuesday. Read more »

Singaporean youth who threw mug at OFW gets 6-month rehab: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 08:48 AM

MANILA —  A Singaporean youth who hurled a mug at his family’s Filipina domestic helper was sentenced to at least 6 months of reformative training, an envoy of Manila said Thursday.  Read more »

Abay sa kasal at maraming principal sponsors, ipagbabawal muna ng simbahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 10:44 PM

Kasama sa "new normal" sa mga simbahan ang physical distancing at pagsusuot ng face masks. Read more »

Behind the poem about Filipino maids used in the U2 concert at Philippine Arena

ANCX
Updated as of Dec 12 09:37 PM

“U2’s songs and lyrics were light in the dark and nameless streets of my early years in America,” said Realuyo, the man behind “Filipineza,” which was used at last night’s U2 show. Read more »

Filipina domestic workers in HK run trails to overcome discrimination

Mary Hui, The New York Times
Posted at May 26 09:26 AM

Trail running has emerged as something of an unlikely equalizer for domestic workers. For at least a few hours, the sweat and camaraderie of the trails blur the lines between employers and maids, and among locals, migrants and expatriates. Read more »

Foreign maids fearful after visit by UK law enforcement

Kieran Guilbert, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Feb 27 05:56 AM

LONDON - Foreign domestic workers in Britain who have been exploited or enslaved could be deterred from seeking help after law enforcement visited a support group demanding the whereabouts of one of their members, the head of the charity said on Tuesday. Read more »

'Killer maid' ng Baguio arestado makalipas ang 2 taon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 04:36 PM

Makalipas ang dalawang taong pagtatago, naaresto na ng mga awtoridad ang tinaguriang "killer maid" at most wanted ng Baguio City. Read more »

Woman convicted in Singapore of abusing maid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 03:06 AM

A Singaporean woman was found guilty Friday of abusing her Myanmar maid, including forcing her to pour hot water onto herself and to drink water laced with floor cleaner.   Read more »

Duterte told to refrain from making remarks about maid abuse

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 04:36 PM

The CHR noted that Filipino workers especially women continue to face threats abroad, including the recent incident in Kuwait which led to a diplomatic crisis. Read more »