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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the conduct of a Department of Foreign Affairs probe against the country’s ambassador to Brazil. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced the President’s approval following the DFA’s request for the same in light of the incident involving Ambassador Marichu Mauro and a member of her household staff. Mauro was seen hurting her staff member multiple times in a video aired by a Brazilian news outfit. She has since […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs is reviewing the policy of allowing Filipino diplomats to employ Filipino domestic helpers from the Philippines rather than hire them locally in their foreign posts. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. made the announcement as he vowed an “expedient and thorough” investigation into the incidents involving Ambassador Marichu Mauro and a member of her household staff. Video footage from a Brazilian news outfit showed Mauro hitting the household staffer […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines ordered its ambassador to Brazil to return home Monday after video footage showed her “mistreating” a Filipino domestic helper. Marichu Mauro, who was posted to Brazil in 2018 and also had jurisdiction over Colombia, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela, was under investigation, the foreign ministry said. “The Department of Foreign Affairs has instructed the Philippine Ambassador to Brazil to return home immediately following release of video footages showing her […]
