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Waring dumidistansiya ang administrasyong Arroyo sa maaaring tingin nito ay ‘away-pamilyang’ nangyayari sa pagitan ng taipan na si Lucio Tan at ang nakababata nitong kapatid na si Mariano Tanenglian.

Paano mo nga ba naming ipaliliwanag ang animo’y pamimilit sa Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) na aksiyunan ang kahilingan ni Tanenglian na pakikipagkooperasyon sa kaukulang ahensiya ng gobyerno kapalit ng kanyang ‘civil at criminal immunity’.

Sa madaling salita, nais ng mamang ito na tumayong state witness laban sa kanyang nakatatandang kapatid. Kaya lamang malamig ang tugon ng gobyerno sa kanyang ideya.

At ang lumalabas, napagkaisahang ang problema ay mareresolba sa pagitan mismo ng magkapatid.

Na ang gobyerno ay nawalan na ng interes sa kaso ay masasabing bunsod ng pagtanggi ng PCGG na ikonsidera ang alok ni Tanenglian. Ang kaso ay na-docket bilang Republic of the Philippines vs Lucio Tan et al (Civil Case 005) sa Sandiganbayan Fifth Division.

Sa paghingi ng immunity, si Tanenglian sa pamamagitan ng kanyang mga abogado mula sa Azura Quiroz & Campos ay tinukoy ang Executive Orders 1, 2, 14 at 14-A at ang mga kaukulang pahayag ng Korte Suprema hinggil sa nasabing bagay.

Sa pakikipagpulong kay PCGG Chairman Camilo Sabio, sinabi nina Commissioners Ricardo Abcede, Tereso Javier at Narciso Nario, PCGG staff at mga kinatawan ng Tanggapan ng Solicitor General noong July 18, si Tanenglian sa pamamagitan ng kanyang abogado ay nagmanipesto ng pagnanais na makipagtulungan sa Republika, sa harap ng pagrepaso ng Republika sa Case np. 005, kaugnay ng pagkakaloob ng civil at criminal immunity kay Tanenglian at sa kanyang pamilya.

Isang draft ng panukalang immunity agreement and isinumite sa nasabing pulong.

Napagkasunduan na ang pakikipagtulungan ni Tanenglian ay mahalaga upang ganap na maestablisa ang habol ng Republika sa Case no. 005 at malaki ang maitutulong sa tagumpay na prosekusyon ng kaso.

At sa kasong ito, sinabi ng mga abogado ni Tanenglian na mahalaga ang oras.

Gayunman, hanggang sa ngayon, matapos ang isang buwan, ang alok na kooperasyon at hinihinging immunity ni Tanenglian ayon sa kanyang law firm ay hindi pa inaaksiyunan.

Kaya naman humihirit ito sa Komisyon na aksiyunan na ang naturang request sa lalong madaling panahon.

Pero sa patuloy na kawalang aksiyon ng PCGG lumalabas na hindi ito kumbinsido.

Naniniwala kaming dapat ay maramdaman ito ng petitioner at pabayaan na lamang ito.

Source:
Taliba
Agosto 29, 2009
Page 5

Utol ni Lucio Tan kinasuhan ng maid

Pormal nang sinampahan ng mga kasong maltreatment, slavery, serious illegal detention at frustrated homicide sa Department of Justice ang kapatid ng business tycoon na si Lucio Tan dahil sa umano’y di-makataong turing nito sa kanyang katulong.

Pinanumpaan ng biktimang si Maryjane Sollano, 18, tubong Bigong Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur, ang reklamo sa tanggapan ni State Prosecutor Edna Valenzuela.

Maliban kay Mariano Tanenglian, kapatid ni Lucio Tan, inasunto rin ni Sollano ang dalawang kapamilya ng amo na sina Aleta at Fayette Tanenglian, pawang mga residente ng 30 Biak na Bato corner Dapitan, Barangay Sto. Domingo, Quezon City at ilang Jane at John Does.

Ayon kay Al Parrenos, abogado ng biktima, limang taon umanong minaltrato, pinaghuhubad at hindi pinakakain nang tama ang biktima. Nagsimulang mamasukan ang biktima sa pamilya sa edad na 13.

Natuldukan lamang ang paghihirap ng biktima nang isa sa mga kasamahang katulong ay nakatakas at nagsumbong sa mga magulang ng biktima hinggil sal pagmamalupit ditto ng kanyang mga amo.

Bawal lahat
Ayon sa abogado, hindi pinalalabas ang biktima, hindi rin ito pinagagamit ng telepono o cellphone, at hindi pinapanood ng TV. Kahit makipag-ugnayan sa magulang ay hindi rin pwede sa biktima.

Idinagdag ni Parrenos na hindi pinapakain ang biktima at naisassalba lamang nito ang sarili sa pamamagitan ng pagnanakaw ng pagkain sa aso.

Bukod pa rito, ayon sa abogado, ay labis na paglapastangan pa ang ginawa umano sa biktima nang pagtrabahuhin ito nang nakahubad.

“Pinapasok ako nina Ate Aleta at Ate Fayette sa kwarto, pinahuhubad ako ng damit pag-itaas, shorts, bra, panty, tapos kinukuhanan nila ako ng picture,” ayon sa salaysay ng biktima.

Binawalan din ang biktima na tumawa, umupo sa upuan ng mga amo, sumilip sa bintana, magbasa at magsulat.

Naranasan din umano ni Sollano na sakalin, sampalin, tadyakan sa katawan, iuntog sa pader sa konting pagkakamali lamang sa trabaho kahit walang sweldo.

Nang magpaalam ay hindi siya pinayagan ng amo at bagkus ay pinilit na pumirma sa bagong kontrata bilang katulong.
Pagkain ng aso, kinain

Napag-alaman pa na nang magnakaw ang biktima ng pagkain sa aso at nahuli siya ng kanyang amo. Sa galit sa kanya ay binuhusan umano siya ng mainit na tubig sa kamay. Hindi pa nakuntento ay tinadyakan siya sa katawn, sinabunutan, kinadena ang dalawang kamay patalikod, at kinadena pati leeg.

Nasagip lamang ang biktima noong Agosto 10 sa tulong ng Department of Social Welfare and Development, Commission on Human Rights at La Loma Police Station.

Plano ring sampahan ng kasong bribery ang pamilya dahil sa ginawang panunuhol sa mga awtoridad na rumesponde sa katulong.

Source:
Bandera
August 28, 2009
Page 2

Lupit ng Tsinoy uusigin ng DOJ

Uusigin ng Department of Justice ang isang Tsinoy at pamilya nito makaraang sampahan ng kasong maltreatment, slavery, serious illegal detention at frustrated homicide ng 18-anyos na katulong nito.

Pinanumpaan na kahapon ng biktimang si Maryjane Sollano Dequit, 18, tubong Bigong Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur ang reklamo sa tanggapan ni DOJ State Prosecutor Edna Valenzuela laban kina Mariano Tanenglian, kapatid ni Lucio Tan at pamilya nitong sina Aleta Tanenglian, Fayette Tanenglian, pawang residente ng 30 Biak na Bato corner Dapitan Sts., Sto. Domingo Quezon City at ilang Jane at John Does.

Sinabi ni Atty. Al Parrenos, abogado ng biktima, na limang taon umanong minaltrato, pinahuhubad at hindi pinakakain ang biktima, sapul nang siya’y 13 anyos pa lang na namasukang katulong sa bahay ng mga respondent.

Natuldukan lang ang paghihirap ng biktima nang magsumbong ang isa sa kasamahang katulong sa mga magulang ng biktima na hindi siya pinalalabas, hindi pinagagamit ng telepono o cellphone, hindi pinapanood ng telebisyon o kahit makipag-ugnayan sa magulang, hindi pinakakain at naisasalba lang ang sarili sa pamamagitan ng ‘pagnanakaw niya (biktima) ng pagkain sa aso. Bukod pa ito sa paglapastangan sa katawan ng biktima na madalas pinagtatrabaho ng hubad.

Binawalan din ang biktima na ‘tumawa’, umupo sa upuan ng mga amo, sumilip sa bintana, magbasa at magsulat.

Naranasan niya din ang sakalin, tadyakan sa katawan, iuntog sa pader sa kaunting pagkakamali sa trabaho kahit walang sweldo.

Nang magpaalam ay hindi pinayagan bagkus ay pinilit na pumirma sa bagong kontrata bilang katulong.

Pinapasok ako nina Ate Aleta at Ate Fayette sa kwarto, pinahuhubad ako ng damit pag-itaas, shorts, bra, panty, tapos kinukuhanan nila ako ng picture,” ayon sa salaysay ng biktima sa salaysay.

Nang magnakaw ng pagkain ng amo ay nahuli umano siya at doon binuhusan ng mainit ang kamay at pati na rin ang pagtadyak sa katawan, sabunot, kinadena ang dalawang kamay patalikod at kinadena pati leeg.

Naging dahilan ito upang mai-rescue ang biktima sa tulong ng Department of Social Welfare and Development, Commission on Human Rights at Laloma Police Station noong Agosto 10, 2009, dakong alas-11:30 ng umaga.

Plano ring sampahan ng iba pang kasong kriminal ang mga respondent matapos suhulan ng P150,000 nang siya ay irescue ng CHR at DSWD.

Hawak ni Atty. Parrenos ang ebidensyang tig P1-libo para sa paghahain ng panibagong kaso.

Source:
Remate
Agosto 28, 2009
Page 5

Maid raps billionaire boss

The 18-year old battered housemaid earlier rescued by authorities from the house of her billionaire employer in Quezon City yesterday filed charges before the Department of Justice.

Represented by her lawyer, victim Mary Jane Sollano filed maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide charges against Mariano Tanenglian, his wife Aleta, and children Maximillian and Fayette.

Sollano’s affidavit detailed how she was physically and mentally abused by the family from July up to Aug. 10 this year.

She said she and her fellow helpers were not allowed to use the telephone, laugh, sit in the family’s chairs, look outside the window, watch TV, eat at any time, sleep or rest, read or even write.

She alleged Aleta and Fayette took nude photos of her and threatened to show it to other people.

Sollano was rescued by agents of the Quezon City Police District, Commission on Human Rights and Social Welfare and Development from Tanenglian’s house last Aug. 10.

Source:
People’s Journal
August 28, 2009
Page 7

Maid files more raps vs Billionaire

Mary Jane Sollano’s hands must have burst with red, raw sores as hot water was poured on them. The battered maid was allegedly punished for eating food of her employers, Chinoy billionaire Mariano Tanenglian and his family. Sometimes, her bosses reportedly took nude photos of her and the other helpers, then whacked them with steel pipes, or chained their necks.

Sollano, represented by her lawyer Al Parreno, yeaterday filed additional criminal charges of maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide before the Department of Justice agains Mariano Tanenglian, his wife Aleta, as well as children Maximillian and Fayette.

In a three-page affidavit, Sollano detailed how she was allegedly “physically and mentally abused” by the Tanenglian family inside their residence at Brgy. Siena in Quezon City from July 2004 to Aug. 10. The maid claimed she and her fellow helpers were “not allowed to use the telephone or cellphone, laugh, sit in their (family’s) chairs, look outside the window, watch TV, eat at any time, sleep or rest before our tasks were completed, and read any reading material or even write.

During her first month at the Tanenglian household, Sollano alleged she was already maltreated and abused by the Tanenglians. “I was not yet familiar with my job so Ate Aleta got mad and slapped me. Since then, they would instantly hurt me for every small mistake I make,” she said. “In my five-year stay in their house, I was not allowed to go out. They even threatened me that they would do something bad if I ask for help from outside.”

Sollano said she tried to escape by asking permission to go home to her province in Zamboanga del Sur, but her employers would not allow her. She was told that she had to finish her two-year contract.

When her contract ended in 2006, Alete supposedly called a lawyer and told the housemaid to sign a new contract without reading its contents. She only learned later on that she signed the new contract for another two years service in the house.

Sollano added that she pleaded to her employer to let her go, but Aleta said she still had debts to pay.

“I could not do anything but to just follow (them),” she lamented.

She even recalled an instance where she was brought by Aleta and Fayette to a room where they tool nude photos of her.

“When they were not yet satisfied, they would hit me with steel or slippers and threaten me that they would show my nude photos to other people or bring me to a nightclub owned by Ate Aleta’s friend,” she alleged.

Sollano said Fayette once poured hot water on her hands after she was caught eating their food. In another incident, her hands and neck were supposedly chained.

Attached with the complaint were affidavits from police, Commission on Human Rights, Department of Social Welfare and Development as well as other persons present during the rescue of the housemaid.

Sollano, who had been working for Tangelian’s household for five years anf two months, was rescued by operatives from the Quezon City Police District, CHR and DSWD last Aug. 10.

Fearing she was dead, her parents learned of their daughter’s whereabouts only through the help of Aljane Bacanto, a fellow housemaid who escaped the Tangelian’s household recently.

People’s Tonight
August 28, 2009
Page 1

Bilyonaryong Tsinoy at pamilya kinasuhan ng maid

Sinampahan kahapon ng mga kasong kriminal sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ang isang bilyonaryong tsinoy at pamilya nito dahil sa umano’y pagmamaltrato sa kanilang katulong.

Kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide ang isinampa ng biktimang si Mary Jane Sollano Dequit, 18 anyos sa tanggapan ni State Prosecutor Edna Valenzuela laban kay Mariano Tanenglian, asawa nitong si Aleta, mga anak na si Maximillian at Fayette na pawang mga residente ng No. 30 Biak na Bato corner Dapitan streets. Barangay Siena, Quezon City.

Inireklamo ni Dequit na palagi siyang sinasaktan ni Aleta sa tuwing siya ay may pagkakamali sa trabaho tulad ng pag-uuntog sa kanyang ulo sa pader, pananampal at pananabunot at minsan ay sinasakal pa siya at tinatadyakan.

Mahigpit din ipinagbawal sa biktima ang pakikipag-usap sa telepono, cellphone, bawal makipag-usap sa kasama, bawal tumawa, bawal umupo sa upuan nila, bawal sumilip sa bintana, bawal manood ng TV, bawal kumain sa kahit anong oras, bawal matulog at magpahinga kapag hindi tapos ang mga trabaaho, bawal magbasa ng kahit ano at bawal magsulat.

Bukod sa pananakit ay pinaghuhubad pa umano siya nina Fayette at Aleta at kinukunan ng litrato sa tuwing siya ay naglilinis ng kwarto ng mga ito kasabay pa ang pagpalo ng bakal at tinatakot na ipapasok siya sa night club at ipapakita sa ibang tao ang litrato.

Minsang nahuli ang biktima na kumukuha ng pagkain sa refrigerator ay agad siyang sinabunutan, tinadyakan at kinadena ang dalawang kamay, paa at leeg ng biktima.

Nabuhay lang umano ang biktima sa pagkain ng aso dahil pinagkakaitan itong pakainin ng naturang amo.

Natapos lang ang paghihirap ng biktima ng marescue ito ng Department of Social Workers and Development. Ang biktima ay namasukan sa pamilya Tanenglian simula noong 13-anyos pa lang ito.

Source:
Pilipino Star Ngayon
Agosto 28, 2009
Page 3

Kapatid ni Lucio Tan, kinasuhan ng maltreatment sa DOJ

Sinampahan ng mga kasong kriminal sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ang kapatid ni business tycoon Lucio Tan at pamilya nito dahil sa umano’y pagmamaltrato sa kanilang katulong.

Ito’y makaraang personal na nagtungo sa DOJ upang sampahan ng kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide ang biktimang si Beth (hindi tunay na pangalan), 18-anyos upang ireklamo si Mariano Tanenglian, asawa nitong si Aleta, mga anak na si Maximillian at Fayette Tanenglian na pawang mga residente ng No. 30 Biak na Bato corner Dapitan Sts., Brgy. Siena, Quezon City.

Batay sa reklamo ng biktima, nagsimula siyang manilbihan sa pamilya Tanenglian noong June 2004 ng siya ay 13-taong gulang pa lamang kung saan kaagad umano siyang tinuruan ng gawaing bahay ni Alete at Fayette.

Subalit kaagad din umano siyang pinagsabihan nina Aleta, Fayette, Mariano at Marvina na bawal siyang gumamit ng telepono, cellphone, bawal din makipag-usap sa kasama, bawal tumawa, bawal umupo sa upuan nila, bawal sumilip sa bintana, bawal manood ng TV, bawal kumain sa kahit anong oras, bawal matulog at magpahinga kapag hindi tapos ang mga trabaho, bawal magbasa ng kahit ano at bawal magsulat.

Subalit dahil sa hindi pa umano kabisado ang trabaho sa bahay ay bigla na lamang nagagalit sa biktima si Aleta at sinampal ito sa mukha ng maraming beses at simula umano nito ay bigla na lamang siyang sinasaktan nito sa kaunting pagkakamali at inuuntog sa pader ang ulo nito, tinatadyakan sa katawan at minsan ay sinasakal.

Dahil ditto kaya’t sinubukan umano ng biktima na magpaalam na uuwi na sa kanilang bahay subalit hindi umano ito pinayangan ng pamilya Tanenglian hanggang hindi pa natatapos ang kontrata nito at pinagbintangan pa ito na mayroong utang.

Bukod dito, kapag pinaglilinis pa umano ang biktima nila Fayette at Aleta sa kwarto ay pinaghuhubad ito ng damit habang kinukuhanan ng litrato, kasabay ng pagpalo ng bakal at tinatakot pa umano ito na ipapakita sa ibang tao ang picture at ipapasok siya sa night club.

Binubuhusan din umano ang biktima ng mainit na tubig at minsan umanong nahuli siya ni Marvin na kumukuha ng pagkain sa ref ay sinabunutan, tinadyakan at kinadena ang dalawang kamay at paa nito hanggang leeg.

Natapos lamang umano ang paghihirap ng biktima nang makatakas ang isang kasambahay ng pamilya Tanenglian na siyang nagsumbong sa ama nito na siya namang humingi ng tulong sa human rights at Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Source:
Saksi sa Balita
Agosto 28, 2009
Page 2

Kapatid ni Lucio Tan kinasuhan ng Kriminal

Sinampahan ng mga kasong kriminal sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ang kapatid ni bnusiness tycoon Lucio Tan at pamilya nito dahil sa umano’y pagmamaltrato sa kanilang katulong.

Makaraang personal na nagtungo sa DOJ upang sampahan ng kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide ang biktimang si Beth (hindi tunay na pangalan), 18-anyos upang ireklamo si Mariano Tanenglian, asawa nitong si Aleta, mga anak na si Maximillian at Fayette Tanenglian na pawang mga residente ng No. 30 Biak na Bato corner Dapitan Sts., Brgy. Siena, Quezon City.

Batay sa reklamo ng biktima, nagsimula siyang manilbihan sa pamilya Tanenglian noong June 2004 ng siya ay 13-taong gulang pa lamang kung saan kaagad umano siyang tinuruan ng gawaing bahay ni Alete at Fayette.

Natapos lamang umano ang paghihirap ng biktima nang makatakas ang isang kasambahay ng pamilya Tanenglian na siyang nagsumbong sa ama nito na siya namang humingi ng tulong sa human rights at Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Source:
X-Files
Agosto 28, 2009
Page 2

Utol ni Lucio Tan, 2 pa kinasuhan

Sinampahan kahapon ng kasong kriminal sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ang kapatid ni business tycoon Lucio Tan at pamilya nito dahil sa pagmamaltrato sa katulong nila.

Personal na nagtungo sa DOJ ang biktimang si Beth (hindi tunay na pangalan), 18, upang sampahan ng kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide ang kapatid ni Tan na si Mariano Tanenlian, asawa nitong si Aleta, mga anak na si Maximillian at Fayette Tanenglian na pawing mga residente ng No. 30 Biak na Bato corner Dapitan Sts. Brgy. Siena, Quezon City.

Base sa reklamo ng biktima nagsimula siyang manilbihan sa pamilya Tanenglian noong June 2004 ng siya ay 13-taong gulang pa lamang kung saan kaagad umano siyang tinuruan ng gawaing bahay ni Alete at Fayette.

Kaagad din umano siyang pinagsabihan nina Aleta, Fayette, Mariano at Marvin na bawal siyang gumamit ng telepono, cellphone, bawal din makipag-usap sa kasama, bawal tumawa, bawal umupo sa upuan nila, bawal sumilip sa bintana, bawal manood ng TV, bawal kumain sa kahit anong oras, bawal matulog at magpahinga kapag hindi tapos ang mga trabaho, bawal magbasa ng kahit ano at bawal magsulat.

Subalit dahil sa hindi pa umano kabisado ang trabaho sa bahay ay bigla na lamang nagagalit sa biktima si Aleta at sinampal ito sa mukha ng maraming beses at simula umano nito ay bigla na lamang siyang sinasaktan nito sa kaunting pagkakamali at inuuntog sa pader ang ulo nito, tinatadyakan sa katawan at minsan ay sinasakal pa umano.

Dahil dito kaya’t sinubukan umano ng biktima na magpaalam na uuwi na sa kanilang bahay subalit hindi umano ito pinayangan ng pamilya Tanenglian hanggang hindi pa natatapos ang kontrata nito at pinagbintangan pa ito na mayroong utang.

Source:
Police Files
Agosto 28, 2009
Page 2

Utol ni Lucio Tan at misis tatalupan sa DOJ

Nahaharap ngayon sa iba’t ibang kasong kriminal sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ang kapatid ng Chinese tycoon na si Lucio Tan na si Mariano Tanenglian at misis ni Mariano na si Aleta.

Base sa rekomendasyon ng Quezon City Police District Children’s and Women’s Desk, mga kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide ang isinampa laban sa mag-asawang Tanenglian.

Bukod sa mag-asawa ay dawit din sa demanda ang dalawa nilang anak na sina Maximillian at Fayette.

Nakasaad sa salaysay ng bikitmang si Mary Jane na mula Hulyo 2009 hanggang Agosto 9, 2009 ang panahon ng kanyang paghihirap bilang katulong sa tahanan ng mga Tanenglian.

Ayon pa sa complainant, sa tuwing siya ay magkakamali palagi siyang sinasaktan ng kanyang mga amo.

Binanggit din ng complainant na minsan ay nagkamali siya at ang pinakagrabeng pinagawa sa kanya ay pinaghubad siya ng damit, bra at panty, kinuhanan ng litrato at hindi pa nakuntento ay pinagpapalo pa siya habang nakahubad nina Aleta at Fayette.

Sa loob raw ng 5-taon na paninilbihan niya sa mga Tanenglian ay hindi siya pinasuweldo.

Dagdag pa ng bikitma pinagbawalan siyang gumamit ng cellphone, telepono, makipag-usap sa mga kasamahan, manood ng TV, kumain, tumawa, sumilip sa bintana, bumasa at sumulat.

Dalawang taon daw ang kanyang kontrata subalit nang matapos ay muli siyang pinapirma sa isang papel na hindi niya alam ang nakasulat.

Ang bikitma ay naisalba ng mga kagawad ng CPD at Commission on Human Rights sa No. 30 Biak na Bato corner Dapitan Sts., Brgy. Siena, Quezon City.

Source:
Bagong Tiktik
Agosto 28, 2009
Page 2

Charges filed vs Lucio Tan brod, other kin

Criminal charges were filed yesterday before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Lucio Tan’s brother Mariano Tanenglian, his wife Aleta and their two children based on the complaint of their 18-year-old housemaid, who was earlier rescued by police authorities from their residence.

The housemaid, Mary Jane Sollano, was accompanied by her lawyer Al Parreno to the DOJ in filing the complaint before the office of State Prosecutor Edna Valenzuela.

Attached to the complaint were affidavits of representatives of the police, Commission on Human Rights, Department of Social Welfare and Development, relatives of the victim and other individuals present when she was rescued from the Tanenglian’s residence on August 10, 2009.

In her sworn statement given to the National Police-Women’s and Children’s Complaint Desk, Sollano recounted her ordeals during her five-year stay at the Tanenglian residence on Dapitan corner Bato streets, barangay Siena, Quezon City.

Sollano said she suffered physical and mental abuse in the hands of her employers as she was prevented from using the telephone, her cellular phone, sitting on the sofas, eat at any time, laugh, read and write.

The complainant added that the Tanenglians would bang her head on the wall, kick her in the body and slap her whenever she made a mistake.

Because of the maltreatment, she asked the respondents to allow her to go home, but they refused, saying that she had to finish her two-year contract.
Before her service contract lapsed, Sollano said she was told to sign a document by Aleta without telling her what it was for. She, however, found out later that it was to extend her contract for two more years.

“In my five-year stay in their house, I was not allowed to go out. They even threatened me that they would do something bad if I ask for help from outside,” she claimed.

She even recalled an instance when she was brought by Aleta and her daughter Fayette inside a room to take nude photos of her.

Sollano’s parents admitted that they have lost contact with their daughter for almost five years, prompting them to think that she was already dead.
They added that they learned of her whereabouts only from a fellow maid, Aljane Bacanto, who managed to escape from the Tanenglian household recently.

Business Mirror
August 28-29, 2009
Page A4

Maid sues former masters for abuse

A slew of criminal charges were filed at the Department of Justice yesterday by 18-year-old housemaid Mary Jane Sollano who was rescued by authorities from the Biak-na-bato, Quezon City residence of Mariano Tanenglian, brother of tycoon Lucio Tan, last Aug. 10.

Sollano filed against Tanenglian, his wife Aleta and children Maximilian and Fayette charges of maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide.

Sollano, a native of Zamboanga del Sur, said she suffered five years of physical, mental, and sexual abuse from her employers that only ended when another housemaid managed to call her father and alert the authorities about her predicament.

Sollano said she worked for Tanenglians from July 2004 to Aug. 10, 2009. She said she and the other house helpers were not allowed to use the telephone or cell phone, talk to fellow househelpers, laugh, sit in (family’s) chairs, look outside the window, watch TV, eat at any time, sleep or rest before their tasks were completed, and read any material or write.

She said she was punished for every small mistake, including whipping by a piece of steel or a thick slipper. She said Fayette once poured boiling water on her hand for a mistake and Maximilian kicked her, chained her, and did not feed her for three days when he caught her taking food from the refrigerator. Sollano said mother and daughter also took nude photos of her and threatened to show them around to other people, or to turn her over to a friend who owned a night club.

She said she wanted to go home in 2006 but was instead made to sign a work contract for two more years against her will.

Source:
Malaya
August 28, 2009
Page B2

Reklamo ng kasambahay sa mga amo, inakyat na sa DOJ

Pormal nang inihain sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ng 18-anyos na kasambahay ang patung-patong na kaso laban sa mga amo nito sa pangunguna ng negosyanteng si Mariano Tanenglian.

Maliban kay Tanenglian na kinasuhan ng maltreatment, slavery, serious illegal detention at frustrated homicide ay kasama din sa inireklamo ng biktimang si Mary Jane Sollano Dequit, tubong Zamboanga del Sur ang among babae na si Aleta at mga anak nitong sina Maximillian at Fayette, pawing residente ng No. 30 Biak na Bato cor. Dapitan St. Bgy. Siena, QC. Ang kaso ay pormal na inihain ni Maryjane sa tanggapan ni State Prosecutor Edna Valenzuela ng DOJ.

Ayon kay Atty. Al Parrenos, abogado ng biktima, 13-anyos pa lamang ang biktima nang mamasukan sa pamilya Tanenglian at mula noon ay minaltrato na ng mag-anak.

May insidente umano na dahil sa hindi pa kabisado ang trabaho sa bahay ay bigla na lamang nagagalit si Aleta at sinasaktan ang biktima. Bunga ng naranasang pagmamalupit ay sinubukan umano ng biktima na magpaalam na, subalit hindi siya pinayagan ng pamilya.

Ang kalbaryo ng biktima ay nawakasan lamang nang makatakas ang isang kapwa katulong na siyang nagsumbong sa ama ng biktima.

Source:
Abante Tonite
Agosto 29, 2009
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Maid files abuse raps vs Tan brother

An 18-year-old maid in the household of a prominent Filipino-Chinese businessman yesterday filed criminal charges against her employers in the Department of Justice.

Mary Jane Sollano of Zamboanga del Sur was accompanied by her lawyer Al Parreno and her family when she filed charges of maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, and frustrated homicide against Mariano Tanenglian, his wife Aleta and children Maximillian and Fayette.

Tanenglian is a younger brother of taipan Lucio Tan but the two become estranged after the former offered to testify against the latter in the ill-gotten wealth cases against the Marcos family.

Sollano was taken from the Tanenglian home at Biak na Bato, Quezon City, on Aug. 10 by personnel of the QC police, Commission on Human Rights, and Department of Social Welfare and Development.

She told of five years of “mental and physical abuse” at the hands of family members.

The Tanenglians’ lawyer, however, told the Inquirer Sollano was being used by Tan to harass his younger brother.

“The charges are part of a bigger picture and meant to discredit my client for volunteering to testify against his brother Lucio in a government case,” said Raymundo M. Quiroz in a telephone interview.

Source:
Philippine Daily Inquirer
August 28, 2009
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Maids file crime raps vs Billionaire

Two battered housemaids yesterday filed charges of physical injuries and illegal detention against Chinese billionaire Mariano Tanenglian before the Quezon City Police District.

Tanenglian, brother of tycoon Lucio Tan, was slapped with criminal raps by Mary Jane Sollano, 18, and Aljane Bacanto, 16. The victims were accompanied by their counsel, Atty. Al Parreno.

Parreno said the complainants were allegedly not allowed by the Tangelians to go out of the billionaire’s house for five years. The two maids were reportedly subjected to physical harm by the Chinese billionaire’s wife, Aleta, and their two children.

Sollano was “rescued” by the Commission on Human Rights, Department of Social Welfare and Development and operatives of the QCPD Women’s Desk after Bacanto managed to escape from the Tanenglian’s residence at 30 Sto. Domingo corner Dapitan Streets, Brgy. Biak na Bato, last August 10.

Bacanto went to Sollano’s parents who thought their daughter was already dead. The “rescue team” was reportedly made to sign a waiver indicating that the victims would not file a complaint against the Tangelians.

After seven hours of negotiations, Sollano was released by her employers and given P2,500 salary, which she claimed was her first during her entire stay with the Tanenglians.

Shortly after her release, Sollano reportedly underwent psychiatric examination to recover from trauma. The two maids then decided to file charges against the Tanenglians. As to the waiver they signed, the complainant’s former lawyer Melanie Trinidad said the victims can still file a complaint since it was signed “under duress.”

Source:
People’s Tonight
August 21, 2009
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Battered maids raps bosses

The two housemaids who were maltreated by their Filipino-Chinese employers filed a complaint against the suspects with the Quezon City Police District.

Mary Jane Sollano, 18, and Aljane Bacanto, 16, were accompanied by their lawyer, Al Parreño, in filing charges of physical injuries and illegal detention against Mariano Tanenglian and his wife.

Parreño said the victims were not allowed to go out of the house at the time they worked with the Tanenglians.

He said the victims were oftentimes subjected to physical abuse by Tangelian’s wife, Aleta, and their two children.

Sollano was rescued by the Commission on Human Rights, Department of Social Welfare and Development and QC Police Women’s Desk.

Bacanto escaped from the employer’s home last Aug. 10.

Source:
People’s Journal
August 21, 2009
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Bilyonaryong Tsinoy kinasuhan ng 2 maid

Pormal nang naghain ng reklamo sa pulisya kahapon ang dalawang housemaid laban sa bilyonaryong Tsinoy na kapatid ng isang business tycoon na umano’y nagmaltrato sa kanila sa loob ng ilang taon sa lungsod ng Quezon.

Ang mga biktima na itinago s mga pangalang Marie, 19, at Lucia, 18, ay nagsadya sa tanggapan nga Women’s Children and Concerned Desk (WCCD) ng Laloma Station 1 ng QCPD kasama ang abogadong si Atty. Al Parreno para sa pormal na paghahain ng reklamo laban sa pamiya ni Mariano Tanenglian, negosyante at residente sa # 30 Sto. Domingo St., Brgy. Biak na Bato sa lungsod.

Ayon kay Parreno, kasong maltreatment at illegal detention ang maaring isampa ng mga biktima laban sa nasabing pamilya bunga ng umano’y naranasang trauma ng mga ito na hanggang ngayon ay dinadala pa rin.

Dagdag ng abogado, sa ngayon isinasailalim pa rin ang mga biktima sa physical at psychological examination upang maging maayos ang kanilang pag-iisip bago harapin ang kasalukuyang problema.

Samantala, tumanggi rin ang abogado na ipakausap sa mga mamamahayag ang mga biktima upang hindi umano mabigla sa sitwasyon ang mga ito.

Hindi rin tiniyak ni Parreno kung kailan ang nabanggit na complaint na isinumite sa piskalya dahil kailangan pa umanong pagpahingahin ang isipan ng mga biktima.

Magugunitang Agosto 10 nang irescue ng pinagsanib na tropa ng WCCD, Commission on Human Rights at grupo ng mga abogado ang biktimang si Lucia, matapos ipagbigay alam ni Marie ang dinaranas nitong hirap sa kamay ng pamilya Tanenglian.

Source:
Metro Ngayon
Pilipino Star Ngayon
Agosto 21, 2009
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Utol ni Lucio Tan kinasuhan

Sinampahan na ng maltreatment at illegal detention ang sinasabing kaanak ni Lucio Tan na si Mariano Tanenglian dahil sa pang-aabuso sa kanyang dalawang kasambahay sa Quezon City.

Isinampa ang kaso laban kay Tanenglian, residente ng #30 Biak na Bato St., cor. Sto. Domingo, Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City, sa Quezon City Police District Station 1 sa Loma, ng dalawang kasambahay dakong 10 a.m. kahapon.

Nagtungo sa nasabing himpilan ng pulisya ang dalawang kasambahay, edad 18 at 19 anyos, kasama ng kanilang abogadong si Atty. Al Pareno.

Ayon kay Nena, 18-anyos, nagsimula siyang manilbihan sa pamilya Tanenglian nang siya’y 16-anyos pa lamang ngunit dumanas ng kalupitan sa kanyang amo hanggang sa siya’y mailigtas kamakailan ng mga awtoridad.

Samantala, si Baby, 19, ay nakatakas mula sa bahay ni Tanenglian at siyang nagsumbong sa himpilan ng pulisya hinggil sa pagmamaltrato ng kanilang amo.

Source:
Hataw!
Agosto 21, 2009
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Utol ni Lucio Tan, kinasuhan ng 2 kasambahay

Nagsampa ng pormal na reklamo ang dalawang kasambahay na umano’y nakatakas sa kamay ng kapatid ng business tycoon na si Lucio Tan na minaltrato sa loob ng limang taon sa Quezon City.

Sinamahan ng kanilang abogado na si Al Parreno, na magtungo sa Quezon City Police District (QCPD) ang dalawng katulong na sina Mary Jane Sollano, 18, at Aljane Bacanto, 16, para ipagharap ng kasong physical injuries at illegal detention si Mariano Tanenglian.

Sinabi ni Parreno na sa loob ng limang taon na pagtatrabaho sa pamilya Tanenglian, hindi umano pinapayagan ang mga katulong na lumabas ng bahay.

May insidente pa na sinasaktan ng asawa ni Tanenglian na si Aleta at dalawang anak nito ang mga katulong.

Si Sollano ay nailigtas ng Commission on Human Rights, Department of Social Welfare and Development at operatiba ng QCPD Women’s Desk matapos na makatakas si Bacanto sa bahay ng kanyang amo s no. 30 Sto. Domingo kanto ng Dapitan Street, Barangay Biak na Bato noong Agosto 10.

Napag-alaman na pinapirma ang “rescue team” ng isang ‘waiver’ na hindi na maghain ng reklamo ang mga biktima laban sa mga Tanenglian.

Matapos ang pitong oras na negosasyon, pinakawalan si Sollano at binayaran ng P2,500 na sahod sa loob ng kanyang buong taong pananatili.

Dagdag pa ng abogado, sa ngayon isinasailalim pa rin ang mga biktima sa physical at psychological examination upang maging maayos ang kanilang pag-iisip bago harapin ang kasalukuyang problema.

Source:
Taliba
Agosto 21, 2009
Page 4

Kaso vs Tsinoy inihain ng 2 Maid

Pormal nang inihain sa pulisya kahapon ng dalawang housemaid ang kanilang mga reklamo laban sa isang Tsinoy na kapatid ni Lucio Tan na umano’y nagmaltrato sa kanila ng may ilang taon sa lungsod Quezon.

Pasado alas-10 ng umaga nang magsadya ang mga biktimang itinago sa pangalang Marie, 19 at Lucia, 18, sa tangagapan ng Women and Children Concerned Desk ng Laloma Station 1 ng QCPD kasama ang abogadong si Atty. Al Parreno para sa pormal na paghahain ng reklamo laban sa pamilya ni Mariano Tanenglian, negosyante at residente ng #30 Sto. Domingo St., Bgy. Siena Biak na Bato ng naturang lungsod.

Ayon kay Parreno, kasong maltreatment at serious illegal detention ang inihain nilang reklamo laban sa nasabing pamilya bunga ng umanno’y naranasang trauma ng mga ito na hanggang ngayo’y dinaranas pa rin nila.

Idinagdag pa ng abogado na isinasailalim pa rin ang mga biktima sa psychological examination upang maging maayos ang kanilang pag-iisip bago harapin ang kanilang problema.

“Ang concerned lang naming ngayon ay maging maayos ang pag-iisip ng mga bata (mga biktima) kaya hindi muna natin pwedeng ipakausap kasi ayaw naming pabigla-bigla at sinuisiguro lang natin,” sabi pa ng abogado nang tanungin kung bakit ngayon lang naghain ng kaso. Magugunita na Agosto 10 nang sinagip ng pinagsanib na tropa ng WCCD, Commission on Human Rights at grupo ng mga abogado si Lucia matapos ipagbigay-alam ni Marie ang dinaranas nitong hirap sa kamay ng pamilya Tanenglian

Source:
Remate
Agosto 21, 2009
Page 3

Maids file complaint vs Mariano Tan

Despite having signed a “settlement” with their former employer, two women filed a formal complaint against Mariano Tan for the abuse they allegedly received when they worked for him as housemaids.

Mary Jane Sollano, 18, and Aljane Bacanto, 19, went to the Quezon City Police District-Station 1 to give their sworn statements against the family of their former employer, an estranged brother of businessman Lucio Tan.

Lawyer Al Parreño said Bacanto escaped Tan’s house in Barangay Sto. Domingo and informed Sollano’s parents about their plight, leading to Sollano’s rescue.

Parreño said that they hope to be able to file criminal charges against Tan, his wife and two children today.

“We are looking into the possibility of filing charges of serious illegal detention, frustrated homicide and serious physical injuries,” Parreño said in an interview.

Asked about the settlement earlier signed by Sollano’s family with her former boss, Parreño said: “A compromise agreement is not a basis for (evading) criminal liability.” Village officials and police said the P150,000 was to cover Sollano’s unpaid salaries for the past five years.

He said it took time for the two house helpers to file the complaint after Sollano’s rescue last week since the two had to undergo counseling.

“They’re still undergoing psychological and medical treatment for the trauma they suffered,” Parreño said, adding that Teresita Ang-See’s group, Kaisa Foundation, has been helping the two women.

The house helpers claimed they suffered physical, emotional and psychological abuse at the hands of Tan’s wife and two children. Sollano claimed she was imprisoned in Tan’s house for five years while Bacanto said she was trapped there for three years.

Source:
The Philippine Star
August 21, 2009
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Tan’s brother faces detention raps

Two former maids of the family of Mariano Tanenglian, brother of business tycoon Lucio Tan, yesterday filed complaints of illegal detention and physical injuries against their employer before the Quezon City police.

One of the housemaids escaped while the other was rescued by authorities on Aug. 10 from the Tanenglian residence at 30 Biak Na Bato corner Dapitan St., Sto. Domingo village.

Mary Jane Sollano, 18, who hails from Zamboanga del Sur, and Aljane Bacanto,19, from Leyte, went to Station 1 of the QCPD to file the complaint, accompanied by their lawyer Al Parreno.

He said they filed charges of serious illegal detention and physical injuries against Mariano, his wife and their two children.

“We filed the complaint before the police for them to conduct further investigation to determine if there is sufficient evidence to proceed with the filing of charges before the prosecutors,” Parreno told Standard Today in a telephone interview.

He said Sollano has been staying at the Tanenglian household for five years, while Bacanto served the family for three years.

The two claimed to have been maltreated, not paid wages and barred from going out of the house.

Bacanto managed to escape from the Tanenglian residence earlier this month and informed Sollano’s parents about her plight.

Sollano’s parents then sought the help of the Commission on Human Rights and the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

Lawyer Melanie Trinidad said that during the negotiation for Sollano’s release, she and Sollano’s father were asked by the Tanenglian family counsel to sign a waiver that she would not press charges against them.

Parreno of Diaz, Parreno, and Caringal Law Office said he has taken over as lawyer of the maids although Trinidad was still “helping in the case,” without elaborating.

He said he was handling several cases at the Station 1, and volunteered his services.

Parreno said the maids were undergoing couseling through Teresita Ang See’s Kaisa Foundation, which helps battered women.

Source:
Manila Standard Today
August 21, 2009
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Maids file complaint vs Mariano Tan

Despite having signed a “settlement” with their former employer, two women filed a formal complaint against Mariano Tan for the abuse they allegedly received when they worked for him as housemaids.

Mary Jane Sollano, 18, and Aljane Bacanto, 19, went to the Quezon City Police District-Station 1 to give their sworn statements against the family of their former employer, an estranged brother of businessman Lucio Tan.

Lawyer Al Parreño said Bacanto escaped Tan’s house in Barangay Sto. Domingo and informed Sollano’s parents about their plight, leading to Sollano’s rescue.

Parreño said that they hope to be able to file criminal charges against Tan, his wife and two children today.

“We are looking into the possibility of filing charges of serious illegal detention, frustrated homicide and serious physical injuries,” Parreño said in an interview.

Asked about the settlement earlier signed by Sollano’s family with her former boss, Parreño said: “A compromise agreement is not a basis for (evading) criminal liability.” Village officials and police said the P150,000 was to cover Sollano’s unpaid salaries for the past five years.

He said it took time for the two house helpers to file the complaint after Sollano’s rescue last week since the two had to undergo counseling.

“They’re still undergoing psychological and medical treatment for the trauma they suffered,” Parreño said, adding that Teresita Ang-See’s group, Kaisa Foundation, has been helping the two women.

The house helpers claimed they suffered physical, emotional and psychological abuse at the hands of Tan’s wife and two children. Sollano claimed she was imprisoned in Tan’s house for five years while Bacanto said she was trapped there for three years.

Source:
Reinir Padua
The Philippine Star
August 21, 2009

2 maids file complaint vs Tan brother

Two former housemaids of the businessman-brother of tycoon Lucio Tan Thursday filed a complaint against Mariano Tanenglian and his family, alleging that they were maltreated and detained against their will.

“They filed their complaint against the Tanenglian family for maltreatment and illegal detention and were accompanied by a lawyer,” said Police Officer 3 Marilou Salanap, Women’s Desk investigator of the QCPD Station 1 in La Loma, Quezon City.

Salanap said Mary Jane Sollano, 18, from Zamboanga del Sur, and Aljane Bacanto, 19, from Leyte did not give other details.

According to Al Pareno, the victims’ lawyer, the subjects of the complaint were Mariano, his wife, Aleta, and their two children, Marvin and Fayette.
Sollano was rescued by the Commission on Human Rights and police from Tanenglian’s house in Biak na Bato, Quezon City on Aug. 10, following Bacanto’s escape earlier.

A police report showed that Sollano’s father accepted P150,000 from Tanenglian in exchange for a signed document saying they would not pursue and participate in a case filed against Tanenglian.

But Pareno said the waiver signed by Sollano’s father had no bearing on the complaint filed against Tanenglian.

“The compromise agreement is different from the complaints of the victims,” the lawyer said. The complaints indicated that Sollano, who said she was employed by the Tanenglian family for five years, was maltreated by the family, just like Bacanto, who stayed with the family for three years. Both also claimed they were not paid for their work and were not allowed to leave the house nor communicate with relatives.

The two are now under the care of Kaisa Foundation which helps women who have been victims of violence.

Inquirer tried but failed to reach Tanenglian for comment.

Source:
Philippine Daily Inquirer
August 21, 2009
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