(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Househelp Elvie Vergara was not paid her wages for the seven years she worked for a couple in Occidental Mindoro who allegedly beat her up to the point that she was blinded, senators learned yesterday during their hearing into her plight and the gaps of implementing the Kasambahay Law. During the…
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Financial aid to Elvie: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has fulfilled his promise to provide financial assistance to Silvera “Elvie” Vergara, a kasambahay who accused her employers of severe battery and maltreatment. After appearing in the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights hearing on her case on August 22, 2023, Vergara met with Estrada, who…
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Opening Statement ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sa ginawang pagdinig ng Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights ukol sa karahasang sinapit ng kasambahay na si Elvie Vergara August 22, 2023 Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: PRIB/ Senate of the Philippines | IG: senateph
(ABANTE) KAHIT na nagnakaw si Elvie Vergara, dapat pa ring parusahan ang kanyang mga employer sa matinding pagmamaltrato na dinanas ng kasambahay. Inilabas ni Senator Jinggoy Estrada ang pahayag hinggil sa 44-anyos na kasambahay na nabulag at nagtamo ng maraming pinsala matapos umanong abusuhin ng kanyang mga amo sa Occidental Mindoro. “The people Elvie served…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — A Senate panel on Tuesday approved the issuance of a subpoena against the employers of household help Elvie Vergara. The summon directed Pablo Ruiz, his wife France, and their children Jerry and Danica to attend the Senate committee on justice and human rights inquiry into Vergara’s supposed maltreatment. No member of…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Tuesday began its motu proprio investigation into the severe maltreatment of Elvie Vergara, a maid in Occidental Mindoro who was reportedly subjected to physical and emotional abuse by her employer since 2020. The upper chamber’s committee on justice and human rights, presided by Senator Francis Tolentino, led the…
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JUSTICE FOR ALING ELVIE: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada laments that even though Republic Act No. 10361 (RA 10361), also known as the ‘Batas Kasambahay Act,’ was enacted 10 years ago, cases of maltreatment and abuse of domestic helpers persist in the country. During the inquiry of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Tuesday, August 22,…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Even if Elvie Vergara has committed theft, her employers must still be sanctioned for the severe battery and maltreatment the helper suffered. Senator Jinggoy Estrada issued the statement about the 44-year-old maid who became blind and suffered multiple injuries after being allegedly abused by her employers in Occidental Mindoro. “The people…
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(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday vowed justice for 44-year-old househeld Elvie Vergara, who lost her teeth and was blinded after allegedly being beaten up by her employers in Occidental Mindoro. “Walang puwang sa lipunan ang mga taong pinagsilbihan ni Elvie ng anim na taon,” said Estrada of Vergara’s employers, Jerry and France Ruiz. Estrada,…
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IN response to the deeply concerning case of maltreated and physically abused kasambahay Elvie Vergara, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has vowed to take decisive action to hold her employers accountable for the alleged violent and inhumane acts she suffered at their hands. “Walang puwang sa lipunan ang mga taong pinagsilbihan ni Elvie ng anim na…
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