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By MADELAINE JOY A. GARCIA
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Ex-envoy sued by maid, to file countercharge
MANILA, Philippines - A multi-awarded Filipino diplomat who is accused by his own maid of human trafficking, racketeering and forced labor said that he may file counter-charges against the housekeeper.
In an interview with radio dzXL, former Philippine Ambassador to the United Nations Lauro Baja Jr. said on Monday that he was shocked by the allegations [...]
Body of Pinay killed in Abu Dhabi arrives home
MANILA, Philippines – The body of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who allegedly jumped off the eight floor of a bank in Abu Dhabi arrived in Manila on Monday.
A radio report said that the OFW was identified as one Maria Victoria Vergara, whose body was flown to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City [...]
Migrante asks Arroyo to look into Baja’s case
MANILA, Philippines - Migrante International has urged the Arroyo administration to look into the civil suit filed against former Ambassador to the United Nations Lauro Baja Jr. by his former house maid.
The civil complaint was filed in the US by Marichu Suarez Baoanan, 39, who claimed that Baja and his family were engaged in trafficking [...]
Cops hands off in talks to free 4 kidnap victims in Basilan
MANILA, Philippines – The local police in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will not interfere in the negotiations to free the four employees of the Basilan Electric Cooperative (Baselco) who remain captive by suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits in Basilan province.
A radio report Monday quoted Chief Superintendent Joel Goltiao, ARMM police director, as saying [...]
2 more bodies found in waters north of Sibuyan
MANILA, Philippines – Three weeks since the MV Princess of the Stars capsized off Romblon, two more bodies were recovered off the waters of Quezon province north of Sibuyan Island.
A radio report quoted Senior Superintendent Fidel Posadas, chief of the Quezon provincial police, as saying that one of the two victims - who was identified [...]