(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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(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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(SMNI NEWS) BILANG tugon sa nakababahalang kaso ng pang-aabuso na sinapit ng kasambahay na si Elvie Vergara, nangako si Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada na kaniyang gagawin ang lahat para panagutin ang mga amo nito sa umano’y marahas at hindi makataong pagtrato sa biktima. “Walang puwang sa lipunan ang mga taong pinagsilbihan ni Elvie ng anim na taon.…
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(ABANTE) Binigyan ng pagkilala ng Senado ang sampung natatanging kasambay ng Pilipinas para sa taong 2023 kasabay ng paggunita sa ika-10 taong anibersaryo ng Kasambahay Law. Kasabay ng paglagda noon ni dating Pangulong Benigno Aquino III ng RA 10361, ang Domestic Workers Act or Batas Kasambahay, sampung taon na ang nakalipas, ay ang pagtatakda ng…
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(POLICE FILES TONITE) Kasabay ng ika-10 taong pagpapatupad ng Republic Act 10361 o Batas Kasambahay sampumg natatanging kasambahay ang pinarangalan sa inisyatibo ng tanggapan ni senate committee on labor chairman Senator Jinggoy Estrada. 200 ang natanggap na nominasyon para sa natatanging kasambahay ng opisina ni Senator Estrada pero 10 lang ang napili. Bawat isa ay…
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(RPN RADIO) The winners of the search for the country’s best domestic workers pose with senators after being feted during the 10th anniversary of Republic Act 10361, or the Domestic Workers Act or Batas Kasambahay. he law’s author, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, gave out the awards as head of the Senate’s Labor panel. He was joined…
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(BUSINESS MIRROR) The winners of the search for the country’s best domestic workers pose with senators after being feted during the 10th anniversary of Republic Act 10361, or the Domestic Workers Act or Batas Kasambahay. he law’s author, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, gave out the awards as head of the Senate’s Labor panel. He was joined…
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