Senado, inimbestigahan ang pagmamaltrato sa isang kasambahay sa Occidental Mindoro
Senado, inimbestigahan ang pagmamaltrato sa isang kasambahay sa Occidental Mindoro
Transcript
00:00 An in-law in the Senate emotionally told his story
00:04 about his harassment from his abusive bosses in Occidental, Mindoro.
00:10 The victim was hurt several times and was not paid for seven years.
00:16 Daniel Manalasta has more.
00:18 LV Vergara told the Senators about the painful and difficult actions
00:25 he committed to his bosses in Occidental, Mindoro since 2020.
00:30 He told that in 2017, he started working as a housekeeper
00:35 to his allegedly kind bosses.
00:38 But in 2020, their attitude towards LV changed
00:42 until he was forced to go home because of his pain.
00:45 Even a small mistake, he was slapped in the face,
00:49 hit, and his head was thrown in the freezer and wall until he completely fainted.
00:57 They didn't let you see the doctor.
00:59 The teeth were also in their hands.
01:05 Yes, in the woman's hands.
01:07 I read that you were hanged in the meat market.
01:11 Yes, that's true.
01:12 Why did they hang you? Do they have a freezer?
01:15 They are looking for a new life.
01:16 They are looking for a new life.
01:18 There are rumors that you were being stripped and danced.
01:21 Yes, that's true.
01:23 He was stripped of his cellphone so he couldn't report to the police
01:27 or call his family.
01:29 He was also not paid for seven years.
01:32 LV was able to report to the barangay hall when he was able to escape from his bosses.
01:37 But the Senators were wondering how his bosses found out.
01:41 He was just a dirty man. I thought he was a dirty man.
01:46 So my order to the government was to clean LV's body.
01:51 I was not able to do that.
01:55 His boss, Mr. Ruiz, arrived.
01:59 Did his boss arrive or did you call his boss?
02:02 No, sir.
02:03 In LV's residence, you called his boss, Jerry Ruiz.
02:07 Yes, I did.
02:08 And you said that LV is in the barangay hall.
02:12 You are a very deceitful person.
02:14 What reason do you have to lie?
02:17 You have no reason to lie because you called your boss and you probably paid your boss.
02:23 Maybe your boss misjudged you.
02:25 The Senators were wondering why the barangay captain refused repeatedly.
02:30 The captain should have called the police and have LV checked up.
02:36 What you did was you surrendered him to your boss.
02:38 You're a very dirty man.
02:41 Sir, excuse me. I didn't surrender him.
02:45 I didn't call his boss.
02:48 Chairman, you didn't do your job.
02:50 You should have asked him what the situation is.
02:56 Why are you here in the barangay?
02:57 That's natural. That's what you should have done first, Chairman.
03:00 Don't keep saying that.
03:02 You should believe me.
03:04 According to the captain, he has plans to run for the barangay elections.
03:08 What?
03:09 Don't vote for him. You won't win.
03:13 Why did you call Jerry, sir?
03:15 That's all I called him, sir. Jerry.
03:19 How long have you known him?
03:21 No. We know each other. He has a store.
03:24 Why, sir? You should have called him Jerry. Why did you call him sir?
03:29 That's all I told him, Mr. Senator.
03:34 The committee has now called LV's employer to explain the next hearing.
03:41 Daniel Manalastas for Sabayan.
03:44 (upbeat music)