(POLITIKO) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has warned the employers of abused Occidental Mindoro househelp Elvie Vergara that they may be imprisoned if proven that they beat up Vergara and caused her blindness. During the resumption of the Senate justice committee hearing into Vergara’s abuse on Tuesday, Jerry and France Ruiz denied abusing Vergara, whose face was…
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JINGGOY PROBES ABUSE OF ‘KASAMBAHAY’: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada grills the former employers of kasambahay Elvie Vergara about their alleged maltreatment and abuse against her during the resumption of the Justice and Human Rights Committee’s inquiry on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Estrada interrogated the couple, France and Pablo Ruiz, who appeared for the first time…
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(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday warned the former employers of household helper Elvie Vergara against lying, as they faced a Senate probe into allegations they exploited the maid. Estrada advised Jerry and France Ruiz to be truthful about their statements before the Senate committee on justice and human rights or be…
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IPAKUKULONG KO KAYO! Ito ang babala ni Senador Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada sa mag-asawang Ruiz kung mapapatunayan ang akusasyon ng pangmamaltrato sa kanilang dating kasambahay na si Elvira Vergara. 5 September 2023 | Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Videos: …
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(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
(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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