JINGGOY GRILLS HOUSE HELP’S EX-EMPLOYER: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada quizzes Pablo Ruiz, the former employer of maltreated house helper Elvie Vergara, during the continuation of the public inquiry by the Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Monday, September 25, 2023. Estrada inquired why they opted to retain Vergara as an employee despite their assertion that she was not psychologically stable and had committed multiple job-related errors. In response, Ruiz asserted that they had intended for Vergara to depart and he had even prepared her belongings but she refused to do so. (Bibo Nueva España/Senate PRIB)