PCGG gives Tan brod last chance

The Presidential Commission on Good Governance (PCGG) is giving Mariano Tanenglian, brother of business taipan Lucio Tan, one last chance to appear before the officials of PCGG to be considered as witness against his own brother.

PCGG Commissioner Ricardo Abcede said that this is the last chance that will be given to Mariano Tanenglian to appear before them in order for PCGG to study his offer to testify against his brother in exchange for immunity for suit.

Abcede added that granting someone immunity from suit is not that easy and is very important. The Commission wants to interview Tanenglian and see whether his testimony would be valuable for the government.

Source:
Papa, Alcuin, Philippine Daily Inquirer (p. A7) Published December 12, 2009

3rd maid files abuse raps vs Mariano Tanenglian, family (The Philippine Star)

A third housemaid, identified as Gina Renacia, 33, has filed charges against businessman Mariano Tanenglian and his family before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly abusing her.

The housemaid accused Tan; his wife, Aleta; and children Maximillian and Fayette for supposed “maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide.” The Philippine National Police (PNP) endorsed her complaint to the DOJ.

Renacia, according to the complaint, was 15 years old when Tanenglian and his family employed her as a housemaid. During her service as housemaid, she was allegedly beaten, forced to shave her head and slapped whenever she did something wrong. She also said that in November 1992, Aleta alleged pressed a hot iron against her back, and she had to be treated at the Philippine General Hospital.

Earlier this year, former housemaids Mary Jane Sollano, 18, and Aljane Bacanto, 19, separately filed similar complaints before the DOJ. The two also accused the Tanenglian family for abusing them and maltreatment.

When sought for a reaction, Tanenglian’s camp said the allegations were “part of a bigger picture.” Mariano Tanenglian is the estranged brother of businessman Lucio Tan.

“As we all know somebody is trying to stop our client from testifying at the Sandiganbayan,” Tanenglian’s lawyer, Raymund Quiroz, said. He added that they will answer all charges once they receive a copy of the complaint.

Source:
Punay, Edu, The Philippine Star. (Vol. No. p.) Published December 7, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=530150&publicationSubCategoryId=65

Another maid files case against Lucio Tan’s brother (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Mariano Tanenglian, brother of business tycoon Lucio Tan, has been slapped anew with a criminal complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for serious illegal detention and serious physical injuries for abusing another housemaid.

the complainant Gina Renacia M. Renacia, 33, accused Mariano Tanenglian and his wife Aleta, and children Adeline and Junjun of suffering from physical and mental thereby causing her physical and emotional distress.

Renacia filed the complaint before PNP Women’s Desk SPOI Florence A. Costanilla.

According to her, she said she was beaten up, forced to shave her head, and slapped whenever she did something wrong. In fact, sometime in November 1992, Aleta pressed a hot iron to her back, which forced to undergo treatment at the Philippine General Hospital.

Two former maids of the family of Tanenglian had earlier filed complaints of illegal detention and physical injuries against their employer before the Quezon City police. They are Mary Jane Sollano, 18, who hails from Zamboanga del Sur, and Aljane Bacanto,19, from Leyte.

The two earlier filed a complained against Mariano Tanenglian and his family for experiencing physical and mental abuse as well.

Source:
Tetch Torres, INQUIRER.net. Posted December 6, 2009 from
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20091206-240459/Another-maid-files-case-against-Lucio-Tans-brother

Nation In Brief: Criminal charges filed against Mariano Tanenglian (The Manila Times)

Businessman Mariano Tanenglian faces another criminal complaint for alleged serious illegal detention and serious physical injuries before the Department of Justice.

Charges were filed by Tanenglian’s housemaid, Gina Renancia, 33, former housemaid of the Tanenglian. Also charged were Tanenglian’s wife, Aleta, and children Adeline and Junjun.

The complaint stated that sometime in November 1992, the victim experienced physical and mental abuse thereby causing physical and emotional stress to her.

Source:
Depasupil, Willian B., The Manila Times (Vol. 111 No. 58 p. A3) Published December 7, 2009

Another maid files criminal charges against businessman (The Daily Tribune)

Another criminal complaint for serious illegal detention and serious physical injuries has been files by a house helper of businessman Mariano Tanenglian.

Gina Renacia Renacia filed the complaint before the Department of Justice, accusing Mariano Tanenglian and his family members, Aleta, Madeline, and Junjun of abusing her.

According to the affidavit, Renacia, while working for the Tanenglians in November 1992, started to experience physical and mental abuse from the respondents. At times, she was beaten up, forced to shave her head, and slapped if she made a mistake. Finally, Renacia claimed that Aleta pressed a hot iron on her back, causing her to undergo treatment at the Philippine General Hospital.

Earlier in August, two other housemaids of Mariano Tanenglian files similar charges against their former employer. They are Mary Jane Sollano, 18, from Zamboanga del Sur, and Aljane Bacanto, 19, from Leyte. The two claimed that they have been maltreated, not paid wages, and barred from going out of the house by the Tanenglian family.

Source:
Pulta, Benjamin, The Daily Tribune (Vol. 10 No. 271 p. 4) Published December 7, 2009

Third maid files charges against Tanenglians (Malaya)

A third housemaid from the household of businessman Mariano Tanenglian has filed criminal charges against him and his family before the Department of Justice for illegal detention and serious physical injuries sustained during her 15-year stay with the Tanenglians.

Housemaid Gina Renacia accused Mariano Tanenglian, his wife Aleta and children Adeline and Junjun of causing her mental and physical abuse since she began working for the family when she was just 15 years old.

Based on the information filed by the PNP Women’s Desk, Renacia claimed that during her stay with the Tanenglians, she was repeatedly beaten up, forced to shave her head and slapped. At one point, Aleta pressed a hot iron to her back, which forced her to undergo treatment at the Philippine General Hospital.

She is the third housemaid of the Tanenglians that has filed a complaint before the DOJ, after Mary Jane Sollano and Aljane Bacanto, who have filed similar charges earlier.

Source
Evangeline C. de Vera, Malaya. Published December 7, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.malaya.com.ph/12072009/metro5.html

Maid kinalbo, plinantsa ng amo (Pilipino Star Ngayon)

Nagsampa ng kaso sa Department of Justice si Gina Renacia, isa pang kasambahay ng bilyonaryong si Mariano Tanenglian dahil sa kalunos-lunos nitong sinapit sa kamay ng mga amo.

Kasama sa kinasuhan ang asawa ni Tanenglian na si Aleta, at mga anak an sina Adeline at Junjun.

Nabatid na ang bik­timang si Renacia ay dumanas ng pisikal at mental na pag-abuso mula sa mga nabanggit na amo nang siya ay namamasukan bilang katulong noong Nob­yembre 1992, at siya ay 15-anyos pa lamang.

Kabilang sa sinapit ng biktimang dati pang menor de edad, ang pa­na­nakit sa kanyang kata­wan, sinasampal sa tu­wing may pagkakamali at pinupwersang kalbu­hin ang sarili at ang pag-paso sa kaniyang likod ng ma­ init na plantsa hang­­gang sa maospital siya sa PGH.

Matatandaang dalawa pang kasambahay ni Mariano Tanenglian ang nagsampa ng katulad na kasa laban sa dating amo. Sila ay sina Mary Jane Sol­lano, 18, tubong Zam­bo­anga del Sur, at Aljane Bacanto,19, mula sa Leyte.

Ang mga biktima ay nasa ilalim ngayon ng ‘counseling’ sa tulong ng Teresita Ang See’s Kaisa Foundation.

Source:
Quejada, Nina Butch, at Ludy Bermudo, Pilipino Star Ngayon. (Taon XXIV Blg. 261) Published December 07, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=530113&publicationSubCategoryId=93

Isa pang maid nagreklamo vs Tanenglian (Abante at Abante Tonite)

Isa pang kaso ng illegal detention at serious physical injuries ang isinampa ng isang housemaid laban sa negosyanteng si Mariano Tanenglian.

Kasama sa kinasuhan ng biktimang si Gina Renacia, 33-anyos, ang kapamilya nitong sina Aleta, Adeline at Junjun Tan.

Ayon sa pahayag ng biktima, maraming beses siyang sinaktan ng kanyang mga amo, kinalbo ang kanyang ulo at pinagsasasampal kapag nakakagawa ng mali. Pinlantsa pa umano ni Aleta ang likod ng biktima noong Nobyembre 1992 at siya’y nagpagamot sa Phi­lippine General Hospital.

Nauna nang nagsampa ng katulad na kaso ang dalawang katulong ni Mariano Tanenglian, sina Mary Jane Sollano, 18-anyos, na tubong Zamboanga del Sur at Aljane Bacanto, 19, ng Leyte.

Tulad in Renacia, nakaranas din ng pagmamalupit sina Sollano at Bacanto mula sa dating mga amo. Ayon sa dalawa ay nakaranas din sila ng pagmamalupit tulad ng hindi pagbabayad ng sweldo at pgbabawal na lumabas ng bahay.

Source:
Abante Tonite (Vol XXI Blg 310 p. 2) Published December 7, 2009
Abante (Vol. XXII Blg. 216 p. 6) Published December 7, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/dec0709/crimes03.htm

Kasambahay, kinalbo, plinantsa (Police Files)

Panibagong kaso ng pangmamaltrato at pang-aabuso ang isinampa ng isa pang kasambahay ng bilyonaryong Intsik na si Mariano Tanenglian at pinahuling biktima ay kinalbo umano ang buhok at pinaso pa ng plantsa ang biktima.

Pormal na naghain ng reklamo ang biktimang kinilalang si Gina Renacia, 33, sa Department of Justice laban kay Mariano Tanenglian, asawa nitong is Aleta at mga anak na sina Adeline at Junjun.

Ayong sa sumbong, matagal ng naglilingkod ang biktima bilang kasambahay ng mga Tanenglian at sa tuwing magkakamali ito ay sinasampal siya ng mga ito at nung minsan ay kinalbo ang kanyang ulo.

Ayon pa sa biktima, Nobyembre 1992 nang pasuin ng plantsa ni Aleta si Renacia sa likod, dahilan upang isugod ito sa Philippine General Hospital.

Kung matatandaan, dalawa nang kasambahay ni Tanenglian ang nagharap ng sumbong sa pulisya laban sa pamilya ni Mariano Tanenglian dahil sa pang-aabuso at pangmamaltrato ng mga ito. Sila ay sina Mary Jane Sollano, 18-anyos, na tubong Zamboanga del Sur at Aljane Bacanto, 19, ng Leyte.

Ayon sa abogadong si Al Parreno, sumsailalim sina Sollano at Bacanto sa ‘counseling’ sa tulong ng Kaisa Foundation na naglalayong tumulong sa mga inaabusong kababaihan sa bansa.

Source:
Police Files (Vol. 6 No. 115 p.2) Published December 7, 2009

Katulong kinalbo na plinants pa: Kaso ulit sa Tsinoy

Isa pang kasambahay ang pormal na nagharap ng sumbong laban sa bilyonaryong Intsik na si Mariano Tanenglian at s pamilya nito na nauna nang ipinagharap ng sakdal ng dalawa nitong kasambahay kamakailan lang.

Ang ikatlong biktima, si Gina Renacia, 33 taong gulang ay nagharap ng sumbong sa Department of Justice laban kay Mariano Tanenglian, asawa nitong si Aleta, at anak nitong sina Adeline at Junjun.

Ayon sa nilalaman ng sumbong, “It appears that herein victim Renacia, then 15-year old minor, was formerly employed as housemaid at the residence of the afore-named respondents. Investigation disclosed that sometime in Nov. 1992, victim Renacia, while working as ‘kasambahay’ at the said abode, suffered physical and mental abused from the afore-named res­pondents thereby causing physical and emotional districts upon her person”.

Matatandaang dalawa nang kasambahay ni Tanenglian ang naghabla laban sa pamilya ni Mariano Tanenglian dahil sa pang-aabuso at pangmamaltrato ng mga ito. Sila ay sina Mary Jane Sollano, 18-anyos, na tubong Zamboanga del Sur at Aljane Bacanto, 19, ng Leyte.

Source:
Remate (Taon 18 Isyu 264 p. 5) Published December 7, 2009

Taipan questions validity of brod's offer to testify for gov't (Malaya)

Lawyers of taipan Lucio Tan questioned the validity of allowing estranged brother Mariano Tanenglian to become a witness for the government, saying that Mariano has no legal standing to do so.

Atty. Estelito Mendoza, Tan's counsel, pointed out that Tanenglian too was named accused in Civil Case 0005 thus making him barred from seeking to reopen the case, which was ordered terminated by the Sandiganbayan last April 23.

He also warned Tanenglian's counsel, Emilio Quiros, that his client may be charged with perjury if they continue with their plan. During the investigation in 2005, Tanenglian signed under oath that he denies the authenticity of the evidenced filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).

Quiroz argued that it was the PCGG and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) that approached his client and asked to testify for the government. He noted that last July 15, Tanenglian met with PCGG Chair Camilo Sabio and was informed that they are waiting for the feedback of the OSG

Mendoza also pointed out the actions of former PCGG special counsel Catalino Generillo whose actions are incompatible to public interest. Also terminated, Generillo wants to present Tanenglian in the case. Earlier on, he presented Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., and Joselito Yujuico whose testimonies where favorable to their interest to the detriment of the government case.

Source:
Tabingo, Peter, Malaya. (p.2) Published September 16, 2009

Tanenglian wants immunity (People's Journal)

Mariano Tanenglian, the wealthy Filipino-Chinese accused of physical abuse by two of his former housemaids, filed a manifestation before the Sandiganbayan urging it address his offer to become a government witness in the ill-gotten wealth case involving his estranged brother, tycoon Lucio Tan in exchange of immunity from civil and criminal liability.

In an eight-page manifestation submitted before the anti-graft court’s 5th division, Tanenglian underscored the need for the speedy disposition of his “offer for cooperation” in as much as the government through the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) and Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) had been directed by the court to wrap up its presentation of evidence.

Tanenglian asked for immunity because of the possibility that by cooperating with the government, he might incriminate himself in the process. In addition, his manifestation of readiness and willingness to cooperate with the Republic is subject only to the grant of corresponding immunity, Tanenglian disclosed.

Last Aug, 24, Tanenglian sent a letter to the PCGG and reminded it of the meeting last July 13, which was also attended by OSG lawyers. During the meeting, the counsel of Tanenglian manifested his client’s interest to cooperate in exchange for civil and criminal immunity.

In consideration of the grant of such immunity, Tanenglian will be providing information relevant to the case make admissions in the appropriate pleading or submission of the existence, authenticity, and/or due execution of certain documents or exhibits presented and offered by the government, and make himself available as government witness.

The assets questioned include 60 percent of Tan’s nine companies, which the PCGG wants forfeited in favor of the state. These are Fortune Tobacco Corp., Asia Brewery Inc., Allied Banking Corp., Foremost Farms, Himmel Industries Inc., Grandspan Development Corp., Silangan Holdings Inc., Dominium Realty and Construction Corp. and Shareholdings Inc.

The PCGG believes that these assets were part of former President Marcos’ ill-gotten wealth.

Source:
Lawas, Hector, People's Journal (Vol. XXXI No.248 p.5) Published September 16, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2009-09-16&sec=4&aid=103058

Tanenglian wants to bare all, seeks immunity (People's Tonight)

Mariano Tanenglian, the wealthy Filipino-Chinese accused of physical abuse by two of his former housemaids, filed a manifestation before the Sandiganbayan urging it address his offer to become a government witness in the ill-gotten wealth case involving his estranged brother, tycoon Lucio Tan in exchange of immunity from civil and criminal liability.

In an eight-page manifestation submitted before the anti-graft court’s 5th division, Tanenglian underscored the need for the speedy disposition of his “offer for cooperation” in as much as the government through the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) and Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) had been directed by the court to wrap up its presentation of evidence.

Tanenglian asked for immunity because of the possibility that by cooperating with the government, he might incriminate himself in the process. In addition, his manifestation of readiness and willingness to cooperate with the Republic is subject only to the grant of corresponding immunity, Tanenglian disclosed.

Last Aug, 24, Tanenglian sent a letter to the PCGG and reminded it of the meeting last July 13, which was also attended by OSG lawyers. During the meeting, the counsel of Tanenglian manifested his client’s interest to cooperate in exchange for civil and criminal immunity.

In consideration of the grant of such immunity, Tanenglian will be providing information relevant to the case make admissions in the appropriate pleading or submission of the existence, authenticity, and/or due execution of certain documents or exhibits presented and offered by the government, and make himself available as government witness.

He stressed that such immunity is recognized under Section 5 of Executive Order No. 14 as amended by Executive Order 14-A, which states that the PCGG is authorized to grant immunity from criminal prosecution to any person who provides information or testifies in an investigation.


The assets questioned include 60 percent of Tan’s nine companies, which the PCGG wants forfeited in favor of the state. These are Fortune Tobacco Corp., Asia Brewery Inc., Allied Banking Corp., Foremost Farms, Himmel Industries Inc., Grandspan Development Corp., Silangan Holdings Inc., Dominium Realty and Construction Corp. and Shareholdings Inc.

The PCGG believes that these assets were part of former President Marcos’ ill-gotten wealth.

Source:
Lawas, Hector, People's Tonight (Vol. XXIX No.324 p.2) Published September 16, 2009.

Tan brother faces another abuse charge (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Another housemaid of Mariano Tanenglian, 19-year-old Aljane Bacanto filed criminal complaints against him, his wife Aleta, and children Marvin and Fayette for alleged maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, and frustrated homicide.

Bacanto stated how she and other maids were not allowed to leave the house, call anyone, and given any salary, even food. She recounts that because of extreme hunger, she and a fellow house helper were forced to eat dog food only to be beaten up when caught. According to her, the family would padlock the house whenever they would leave.

Lawyer Raymund Quiros, legal counsel for the Tanenglians, said that his client is a subject of an orchestrated move to put his client in a bad light. Mariano Tanenglian is the brother of tycoon Lucio Tan with whom he has been at odds over personal and business matters.

Atty. Quiros, nonetheless, said that his client is ready to answer all the allegations against them.

Source:
Bordadora, Norman, Philippine Daily Inquirer (Vol. 24 No. 273 p. A3) Published September 9, 2009

Tacloban teener files another complaint against Tanenglian, taipan Lucio Tan's brother (The Manila Times)

Another housemaid of Mariano Tanenglian, 19-year-old Aljane Bacanto of Tacloban City, filed criminal complaints before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Mariano Tanenglian, brother of taipan Lucio Tan, and members of his family for alleged "maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, and frustrated homicide."

Bacanto's fellow co-helper, Mary Jane Sollano, 18, of Pagadian City, Zamboanga de Sur has earlier filed a complaint against their former employer, his wife Aleta, and children Maximilian and Fayette.

In her affidavit, Bacanto recounted her ordeal with the Tanenglians from May 2006 until the time she was allowed to go back to their province last February 2009.

Like Sollano, she was not allowed to leave the house, call anyone, deprived of food and were not given any salary. She state that the only time she was allowed to write to her family was upon the dictation of Fayette. The latter told the helper never to mention their situation at the Tanenglian residence.

To survive, the two were forced to eat dog food only to be caught and punished even more.

Bacanto was responsible for reporting their ordeal to the family of Sollano who was rescued last August 10 through the combined elements of the Quezon City Police District, Commission on Human Rights and Department of Social Welfare and Development.

Source:
Depasupil, William B., The Manila Times (Vol. 110 No.328 p.A7) Published September 9, 2009

Another maid files criminal charges vs Mariano Tan (The Philippine Star)

Another housemaid of Mariano Tanenglian, 19-year-old Aljane Bacanto, filed criminal complaints before the Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday against her former employer.

Accompanied by lawyer Al Parreno, Bacanto sought the indictment of Tanenglian, his wife Aleta and children Maximillian and Fayette for supposed “maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide.” Bacanto’s fellow maid, Mary Jane Sollano, has already filed at the DOJ a similar complaint against the family last Aug. 27 alleging exactly the same violations.

In her affidavit, Bacanto recounted her ordeal at the residence of the Tanenglian from May 2006 until she was allowed to go back to their province last February.

Just like Sollano, she was not allowed to call anybody outside the house. She said she was only allowed to write letters to her family in Tacloban, but upon dictation of Fayette who told her never to tell her parents of her situation.

In defense, lawyer Raymund Quiroz, representing the Tanenglians, said that someone is instigating the actions of the former house helpers. The case is also a way to stop his client from testifying at the Sandiganbayan. Mariano Tanenglian is reportedly planning to testify for the prosecution against his brother, business tycoon Lucio Tan.

Source:
Punay, Ed, The Philippine Star (Vol XXIV No. 44 p 19-20) Published September 09, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=503591

Another maid sues Tanenglian (Manila Standard Today)

Another maid is suing Mariano Tanenglian and his family for abuse and other forms of maltreatment while working in the household since 2006 until she was allowed to leave last February.

Assisted by her lawyer Al Parreno, Aljane Bacanto, 19 years old, of Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte, charged Tanenglian, his wife Aleta and children Maximillian and Fayette also for serious illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide.

Bacanto was responsible for the rescue from the Tanenglian residence of Mary Jane Sollano, another househelper who has earlier filed a similar criminal complaint against the Tanenglian family before the Department of Justice.

Bacanto recounts that for almost three years, she was never allowed to go out—not even once. While she was allowed to write her family in Tacloban, Bacanto said Fayette warned her against talking about her situation at work. During her service as a house helper, she and Sollano were deprived of food. Bacanto said this deprivation of food made them steal food and when caught were mauled by Aleta, Fayette and Maximillian.

Source:
Requejo, Rey, Manila Standard Today (Vol XXIII No. 178 p. A3) Published September 09, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/sectionMetro.htm?d=2009/september/9

Another housemaid sues billionaire employer (People's Journal and People's Tonight)

Another housemaid of businessman Mariano Tanenglian, 19-year old Aljane Bacanto, filed charges of maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide against him and his family before the Department of Justice.

The said charges were filed against Tanenglian, his wife Aleta and children Maximillian and Fayette, all of Bgy. Siena, Quezon City.

Bacanto recounted her ordeal during her service as a house helper. She said she was detained and was never allowed to go out of the house in her three years of employment.

She confirmed the statement of fellow housemaid Mary Jane Sollano, who earlier filed similar case against the Tanenglians, that the Tanenglians prohibited them from calling anybody.

Bacanto said she was only allowed to write letters to her family but upon dictation of Fayette who warned her not to tell her parents about her situation.

She added the refrigerators were padlocked and sometimes they were not fed for three days prompting them to steal food. However, they were beaten black and blue when caught particularly by Aleta, Fayette and Maximillian. She said there was a time that she was forced to eat dog food just to survive.

After leaving the Tanenglian household in February, Bacato immediately alerted Sollano’s parents which led to the latter’s rescue last month.

Source:
Cariaso, Fernando M., People's Journal (Vol XX1 No. 241 p. 11)
Lawas, Hector,People's Tonight (Vol XXIX No. 317 p.2)
Published September 9, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2009-09-09&sec=5&aid=102479

1 pang maid na minaltrato lumutang (Pilipino Star Ngayon)

Isa pang kasambahay ng bilyonaryong Tsinoy na si Mariano Tanenglian ang naghain ng reklamo sa Department of Justice (DOJ) kaugnay ng pagmamaltrato din sa kanya.

Kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery at frustrated homicide and inihaing reklamo ni Aljane Bacanto, 19, tubong Leyte laban sa dating amo.

Sa kanyang salaysay sinabi nito na namasukan siya sa pamilya Tanenglian noong 2006. Sa simula ay naging maayos umano ang pakikitungo sa kanya ng buong pamilya subalit nang lumipas na ang ilang araw ay naranasan na niyang pagmalupitan ng mga ito. Kabilang sa pagmamalupit na ginawa umano ng kanyang mga dating amo ay ang pagkukulong sa kanya sa kwarto at hindi pinapakain ng maayos.

Matatandaan na una nang naghain ng parehas na reklamo sa DOJ ang isa pang kasambahay ng pamilya Tanenglian na itinago sa pangalang Beth, 18-anyos.

Si Beth ay una nang nasagip sa tahanan ng pamilya Tanenglian matapos na ipagbigay-alam ni Bacanto sa pamilya nito ang nararanasang pagmamalupit.

Nakipagkoordina ang pamilya ni Beth sa mga awtoridad at isang operasyon ang inilunsad kung saan ito nasagip.Kapwa desidido ang dalawang biktimang katulong na ituloy ang kaso laban sa kanilang mga amo.

Source:
Amargo-Garcia, Gemma and Ludy Bermudo, Pilipino Star Ngayon (Taon XXIV Blg. 174 p.3) Published September 09, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=503519&publicationSubCategoryId=93

Isa pang kasambahay maghain ng kaso vs negosyante (Abante and Abante Tonite)

Upang pagtibayin pa ang patung-patong na kaso laban sa negosyanteng si Mariano Tanenglian at kanyang pamilya, naghain na rin ng hiwalay na kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, at frustrated homicide si Aljane Bacanto, 19, sa Department of Justice (DOJ).

Ayon sa biktima, walang takot nitong haharapin and dating amo upang makakuha ang hustisya mula sa pagmamalupit na naranasan nito. Aniya, dahil sa dinanas, nagkaroon na siya ng trauma at takot nang mamasukan muli.

Sa kanyang reklamo, sinabi nito na nagsimula siyang mamasukan noon Mayo 2006. Noong una ay maayos ang pakikitungo ng mga amo sa kanya ngunit naglaon ay nakita at nakaranas na ito ng pagmamalupit.

Kabilang sa pagmamalupit na ginawa umano ng dating amo ay ikinukulong sa kwarto, hindi pinapakain, hindi pinaaalis ng bahay, hindi pagbigay ng day-off at sinasakatan sa konting pagkakamali.

Source:
Mendoza, Tina, Abante (Vol. XXII Blg. 127 p.3) Published September 9, 2009
Republished at Abante Tonite ( Vol. XXI Blg. 221 p.3)

Taipan questions validity of brod's offer to testify for gov't (Malaya)

Lawyers of taipan Lucio Tan questioned the validity of allowing estranged brother Mariano Tanenglian to become a witness for the government, saying that Mariano has no legal standing to do so.

Atty. Estelito Mendoza, Tan's counsel, pointed out that Tanenglian too was named accused in Civil Case 0005 thus making him barred from seeking to reopen the case, which was ordered terminated by the Sandiganbayan last April 23.

He also warned Tanenglian's counsel, Emilio Quiros, that his client may be charged with perjury if they continue with their plan. During the investigation in 2005, Tanenglian signed under oath that he denies the authenticity of the evidenced filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).

Quiroz argued that it was the PCGG and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) that approached his client and asked to testify for the government. He noted that last July 15, Tanenglian met with PCGG Chair Camilo Sabio and was informed that they are waiting for the feedback of the OSG

Mendoza also pointed out the actions of former PCGG special counsel Catalino Generillo whose actions are incompatible to public interest. Also terminated, Generillo wants to present Tanenglian in the case. Earlier on, he presented Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., and Joselito Yujuico whose testimonies where favorable to their interest to the detriment of the government case.

Source:
Tabingo, Peter, Malaya. (p.2) Published September 16, 2009

Tsinoy kinasuhan ng 1 pang maid (Remate)

Isa pang inabusong katulong, si Aljane Bacanto, ang pormal na nagsampa ng kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, at frustrated homicide sa Department of Justice laban sa kanyang dating among si Mariano Tanenglian, asawa nitong is Aleta at mga anak na sina Maximilian at Fayette, at ilan pang hindi pinangalanang kasama.

Sa kanyang reklamo, sinabi nito na noong una lamang naging maayos ang pakikitungo ng mga amo sa kanya ngunit naglaon ay nakaranas na ito ng pagmamalupit at hindi makataong pagtrato.

Kabilang sa pagmamalupit na ginawa umano ng dating amo ay ikinukulong sa kwarto, hindi pinapakain,at binubugbog ng mag-ina.

Nauna nang naghain ng reklamo sa DOJ si Mary Jane Sollano, 18, tubong Zamboanga del Sur, isa ring kasambahay ng mga Tanenglian kaugnay sa pagmamaltratong naranasan rin nito mula Hulyo 9, 2005 hanggang Agosto 9, 2009. Tulad rin ni Bacanto, iba't-ibang uri rin ng pagmamaltrato ang naranasan niya tulad ng pag-untog sa pader, pagpapatrabaho ng nakahubad, pagkuha ng larawan nito ng walang saplot, at pagkadena sa dalawang kamay at leeg.

Source:
Pimentel, Ann, Remate (Taon 18 Isyu 117 p. 9)Published September 9, 2009

Tanenglian kinasuhan ng isa pang kasambahay (Police Files)

Nagtungo kahapon sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ang isa pang kasambahay ng negosyanteng si Mariano Tanenglian, kapatid ng negosyanteng is Lucio Tan, at pormal na naghain ng kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, at frustrated homicide laban sa kanyang dating amo, asawa nitong is Aleta at mga anak na sina Maximilian at Fayette

Sa kanyang reklamo, sinabi nito na nagsimula siyang mamasukan noon Mayo 2006. Noong una ay maayos ang pakikitungo ng mga amo sa kanya ngunit naglaon ay nagbago na ang pagtrato sa kanya.

Kabilang sa pagmamalupit na ginawa umano ng dating amo ay ikinukulong sa kwarto, hindi pinapakain, hindi pinaaalis ng bahay, hindi pagbigay ng day-off at sinasakatan sa konting pagkakamali.

Nauna nang naghain ng reklamo sa DOJ si 'Beth', 18, tubong Zamboanga del Sur, isa ring kasambahay ng mga Tanenglian.

Source:
Mallari, Jonah and German Roque, Police Files (Vol. 6 No. 32 p. 2) Published September 9, 2009.

1 pang kasambahay nagreklamo sa DOJ (Bandera)

Personal na nagreklamo sa Department of Justice ang isa pang kasambahay ng negosyanteng si Mariano Tanenglian na si Aljane Bacanto laban sa kanyang dating amo at asawa nitong is Aleta ng umano'y pagmamaltrato.

Sinabi ni Bacanto na noong una lamang naging maayos ang pakikitungo ng mga amo sa kanya hanggang sa lumabas na ang tunay na ugali ng mga amo at nakaranas na niya ang pagmamalupit at hindi makataong pagtrato.

Kabilang sa pagmamalupit na ginawa umano ng dating amo ay ikinukulong sa kwarto, hindi pinapakain,at binubugbog

Nauna nang naghain ng reklamo sa DOJ si Mary Jane Sollano, 18, tubong Zamboanga del Sur, isa ring kasambahay ng mga Tanenglian kaugnay sa pagmamaltratong naranasan rin nito mula Hulyo 9, 2005 hanggang Agosto 9, 2009.

Ilan pang respondents na hindi pinangalanan ang kasama sa reklamo, na pawang mga residente ng Sto. Domingo, Quezon City.

Source:
Balute, Marvin, Bandera (Tomo 19 Blg. 360 p. 4) Published September 9, 2009

Another maid files maltreatment charges vs Tanenglian family (Business Mirror)

19-year-old Aljane Bacanto yesterday filed criminal charges before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Lucio Tan’s brother Mariano Tanenglian, his wife and two children for allegedly maltreating her while working as their house help for at least three years.

The former house helper filed charges of maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide two weeks after Sollano filed her separate complaint against the Tanenglian, his wife Aleta, and children Fayette and Maximilian.

In her complaint-affidavit, Bacanto recounted that she started working as a maid in the Tanenglian household in May 2006 until February this year, when she was allowed to return to her province.

During her three-year stay with the Tanenglians, Bacanto claimed that she and the other housemaids were not allowed to go out, use the telephone and other facilities of the house.

She added that her employers would lock the doors and that there were guards outside to prevent them from escaping. Although she was allowed to write letters to her family, the Tanenglians would dictate what to tell her family.

The complainant added that she was only given food whenever her employers were satisfied with her job and that even the refrigerators were padlocked.

Bacanto said she was allowed to return to Tacloban in February 2009 by her employers, who gave her P8,000 for her mother.

Source:
San Juan, Joel, Business Mirror. Published September 8, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/nation/15756-another-maid-files-maltreatment-charges-vs-tanenglian-family.html

Sampulan nag mga abusadong bigtime na bossing! (Bulgar Editorial)

Tama ang naging desisyon ng Commission on Human Rights (CHR) na imbestigahan ang negosyanteng si Mariano Tanenglian na inerereklamo ng pang-aabuso at pagmamalupit ng kanyang katulong.

Karaniwan kasing nakalalaya ang mga multi-milyonaryong tulad ni Tanenglian kapag nasasangkot sa mga ganitong kaso. Nagsampa na ng kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, at frustrated homicide at biktimang si Mary Jane Sollano sa tanggapan ng Department of Justice laban sa kanya, sa asawang si Aleta Tanenglian at mga anak na sina Maximilian at Fayette.

Sa affidavit ng biktima, masusing idenetalye niya ang mga naranasang pagmamalupit mula sa kantyang mga amo.

Ilan pa kayang Mary Jane ang patuloy na nagdurusa dahil sa pang-aabuso ng kanilang multi-milyonaryong malupit na amo?

Source:
Bulgar Editorial (Taon 17 Blg. 272 p. 3) Published September 2, 2009

Utol ni Lucio Tan niresbakan ng kasambahay (Bagong Tiktik)

Magsasagawa ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) ng masusing imbestigasyon ukon sa umano’y dinanas na pang-aabuso ng isang katulong sa kamay ni Mariano Tanenglian, kapatid ng bilyonaryong si Lucio Tan.

Habang isinasagawa ang imbestigasyon, pag-aaralan rin ng nasabin ahensya ang paghiling sa Bureau of Immigration na maglabas ng hold departure order laban sa suspek.

Ayon kay Atty. Carmela Rosete, pinuno ng CHR Protection and Monitoring Division, sinisilip rin nila ang anggulong paglabag sa child abuse law at child trafficking sa kaso ng biktimang kinilalang si Mary Jane Sollano. Sinasabing 13 anyos pa lamang siya nang mamasukan ito sa mga Tanenglian.

Nagsampa na ng kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, at frustrated homicide si Sollano sa tanggapan ng Department of Justice laban kay Mariano, asawa nitong is Aleta at mga anak na sina Maximilian at Fayette.

Sa kanyang tatlong pahinang affidavit, idenetalye ni Sollano ang hirap na dinanas niya sa kamay ng kanyang mga amo.

Source:
Bagong Tiktik (Taon 12 Blg. 236 p. 2) Published September 2, 2009

Mariano Tan's ex-maid details alleged abuse (The Philippine Star)

Mary Jane Sollano, 18, former house helper of Mariano Tanenglian, talked about her former employer and stated that for five years, she experienced various forms of abuse.

Sollano, had just finished her first year in high school, started work for the Tanenglian household in 2004. She said during those years, her ordeal included not having anything to eat for days, being forbidden to go near the faucet because she was not allowed to drink water, getting chained for the slightest mistake she made, and working for long hours even if she was sick. Add to these numerous occasions of slapping, kicking, and hitting.

She said that during her five years with the Tanenglians, she had to make do with only three sets of shorts and shirts given to her. On August 10, 2009, she was surprised that she was given what seemed a new blouse and a pair of jeans. She was asked to take a bath and instructed to say only good things about her employer when asked. Afterwhich, she was shown a picture of her father, and soon found out that Sollano’s father, Rolando, was already outside, along with representatives from the Commission on Human Rights, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and local police.

Tanenglian’s lawyer, Raymundo Quiroz, denied the allegations against his client and stated that the charges are “part of a bigger issue.” Recently, Mariano Tanenglian has volunteered to testify against his estranged brother, businessman Lucio Tan, in a government case.

However, Sollano’s lawyer, Al Parreño, said that his client and her family are determined to push through with the case.

Source:
Padua, Reinir, The Philippine Star (Vol. XXIV No. 36 p. 15). Published September 01, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=501171&publicationSubCategoryId=65

CHR to probe maid’s complaint vs Lucio Tan’s brod (People’s Tonight)

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will conduct a thorough investigation on the alleged mental and physical abused committed by businessman Mariano Tanenglian to his house helper of five years, Mary Jane Sollano.

CHR Protection and Monitoring Division head Atty. Carmelita Rosete said that the commission will also look upon the possibility of requesting the Bureau of Immigration to issue a hold departure order against the Chinese businessman. Atty. Rosete revealed that the said case may be a violation of the child abuse law and child trafficking since Sollano was still a minor when she was employed by the Tanenglians.

During the joint rescue operation of CHR, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and local police, the group saw the maid’s hands badly scalded due to the hot water allegedly poured on her as a punishment for not doing her job well.

Recently, Sollano filed charges of maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, and frustrated homicide before the Department of Justice against Mariano, his wife Aleta, and their children Maximilian and Fayette.
Her three-page affidavit detailed the forms of abuse she experienced in the hands of her employers from July 2009 to August 9, 2009.

Source:
People’s Tonight (Vol. XXIX No.306 p. 6) Published September 01, 2009.

CHR pasok sa inabusong katulong (Pilipino Star Ngayon)

Magsasagawa ng imbestigasyon and Commission on Human Rights hingil sa umano’y pang-aabuso ng pamilya ng negosyanteng si Mariano Tanenglian sa kanilang kasambahay.

Bukod dito, pinag-aaralan din ng CHR kung hihilingin sa Bureau of Immigration na maglabas ng hold-departure order laban sa suspect.

Ayon kay Atty. Carmelita Rosete, pinuno ng CHR Protection and Monitoring Division, tinitignan nila ang anggulong paglabag sa karapatang pambata at child trafficking sa kaso ng kasambahay na is Mary Jane Sollano. Ito ay dahil trese anyos pa lamang ang biktima nang kunin siyang katulong ng mga Tanenglian.

Nito lamang ay nagsampa na ng kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, at frustrated homicide si Sollano sa tanggapan ng Department of Justice laban kay Mariano, asawa nitong is Aleta at mga anak na sina Maximilian at Fayette.

Source
Quejada, Butch, Pilipino Star Ngayon. (Vol/ XXIV No. 166 p.2) Published September 01, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=501184&publicationSubCategoryId=92

Tanenglian lagot sa CHR (Police Files)

Magsasagawa ng imbestigasyon and Commission on Human Rights hingil sa umano’y pang-aabusong pisikal at mental na kinasasangkutan ng negosyanteng si Mariano Tanenglian.

Ayon kay Atty. Carmelita Rosete, pinuno ng CHR Protection and Monitoring Division, maaring maharap sa kasong paglabag sa karapatang pambata at child trafficking si Tanenglian, maliban pa sa naunang kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, at frustrated homicide na isinampa ng katulong na si Mary Jane Sollano. Kasama sa akusado ay ang asawa nitong is Aleta at dalawang anak.

Bukod dito, pinag-iisipan pa ang CHR kung hihilingin nila sa Bureau of Immigration na maglabas ng hold departure order laban sa mga suspek.

Sa sinumpaang salaysay ng biktima, matinding pang-aabuso umano ang dinanas niya mula sa kamay ng kanyang amo. Sa loob ng limag taong paninilbihan, pinagbawalan siyang gumamit ng cellphone o telepono, makipag-usap sa kasama, tumawa, maupo sa upuan nila, sumilip sa bintana, magbasa, at magsulat. Maliban ditto ay naranasan din si Sollano na buhusan ng mainit na tubig ang mga kamay at ikadena ang paa’t kamay nito dahil sa pagkakamali sa paggawa ng gawaing bahay.

Source:
Police Files. (Vol. 6 No. 24 p. 2) Published September 1, 2009

HDO vs nang-abuso sa kasambahay pinag-aaralan (Abante Tonite)

Iimbestigahan ng Commission on Human Rights ang napabalitang pang-aabusong pisikal at mental sa katulong ng bilyonaryong si Mariano Tanenglian gayundin ay pinag-aaralan na ng komisyon ang pagpapalabas ng hold departure order (HDO) laban sa kanya.

Ayon kay CHR Protection and Monitoring Division head Atty. Carmelita Rosete, pinag-aaralan pa nila kung hihilingin nila sa Bureau of Immigration na maglabas ng HDO para kay Tanenglian. Maliban dito, sinisilip nila ang maaring paglabag sa karapatang pambata at child trafficking sa biktimang si Mary Jane Sollano.

Kamakailan lang ay nagsampa ng kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, at frustrated homicide ang biktima sa tanggapan ng Department of Justice. Kasama sa affidavit ni Sollano ay ang mga testimonya ng mga kawani ng pulisya, CHR, Department of Social Welfare and Development, at iba pang indibidwal na kasamang nagligtas kay Sollano sa tahanan ng mga Tanenglian.

Source:
Abante Tonite (Vol. XXI No. 213 p. 8) Published September 01, 2009

Tsinoy iimbestigahan ng CHR (Remate)

Magsasagawa ng hiwalay na imbestigasyon ang Commission on Human Rights laban sa pamilyang Tanenglian na sinampahan ng kaso ng kanilang katulong na umano’y kanilang minamaltrato at inaapi.

Ang naturang hakbang ay hiniling ng pamilya ng biktimang si Mary Jane Sollano, tubong Zamboanga del Sur, upang mapalakas ang kaso laban kina Mariano, asawa nitong is Aleta, mga anak na sina Maximilian at Fayette, at iba pa. Ayon sa pamilya ng biktima, magsisilbing bantay ng kaso ang CHR laban sa posibleng paggamit ng impluwensya at kapangyarihan ng mga Tanenglian.

Nakasampa na ang kasong pang-aalipin, pangmamaltrato, serious illegal detention, at frustrated homicide sa Department of Justice laban sa dati nitong mga amo .

Naging katulong ng mga Tanenglian si Sollano noong siya’y 13-anyos pa lamang. Sa panahong ito ay naranasan ng biktima ng matinding pagmamalupit, paggutom, pananakit, pagkulong, maging ang pagkadena, Ang pinakamaluit ay ang pagkuha ng kanyang litrato habang nagtatrabaho ng hubo’t hubad.

Source:
Remate (Taon 18 Isyu 169 p.5) Published September 1, 2009

Di Interesado (Taliba Editorial)

Tila dumidistansya ang pamahalaang Arroyo sa maaaring ‘away pamilya’ sa pagitan ng taipan na si Lucio Tan at nakababatang kapatid nitong si Mariano Tanenglian.

Nais na tumayong state witness ni Mariano para sa Civil Case 005 (Republic of the Philippines vs Lucio Tan et al) kapalit ng ‘civil and criminal immunity. Ngunit nawalan na ng interes ang pamahalaan sa kaso dahil na rin sa pagtanggi ng Presidential Commission on Good Governance (PCGG) na tanggapin ang alok ni Tanenglian.

Minsang nagpulong sina PCGG Chair Camilo Sabio, at mga PCGG Commissioners na sina Ricardo Abcebe, Tereso Javier, Narciso Nario kasama ang mga kawani ng Office of the Solicitor General at ang abogado ni Tanenglian. Dito ay sinabi niya na nais niyang makipagtulungan sa Republika ukol dito.

Hanggang sa ngayon ay hindi pa rin inaaksyunan ang nasabing petisyon ni Mariano. Lumalabas na hinid kumbinsido ang PCGG sa alok ni Mariano.

Source:
Taliba (Vol. 27 No. 48 p.5) Published August 29, 2009

Reklamo ng kasambahay sa amo, inakyat na sa DOJ (Abante Tonite)

Pormal nang inhain sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ng 18-anyos na kasambahay ang patung-patong n kaso laban sa dati nitong mga among negosyanteng Tsinoy sa pangunguna ni Mariano Tanenglian.

Maliban sa negosyante, kinasuhan rin ng maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, at frustrated homicide ng biktimang si Mary Jane Sollano sina Aleta Tanenglian, asawa ni Mariano, at mga anak na sina Maximillian at Fayette.

Ayon sa abogado ng biktima na si Atty.Al Parrenos, 13-anyos pa lamang ay namamasukan na ang biktima sa mga Tanenglian. Sa buong panahong iyon ang pangmamalupitan siya ng kanyang mga amo.

Sa isang insidente, dahil hindi pa kabisado ang trabaho sa bahay ay bigla na lamang nagagalit si Aleta at sinasaktan ang biktima.

Natapos lamang ang paghihirap ng biktima nang makatakas ang isang kapwa katulong na siyang nagsumbong sa ama ng bktima.

Source:
Mendoza, Tina, Abante Tonite (Vol XXI No. 210) Published August 29, 2009

Maid sues former master for abuse (Malaya)

A series of criminal charges were filed at the Department of Justice yesterday by 18-year-old housemaid Mary Jane Sollano who was rescued by authorities 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 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.

Source:
de Vera, Evangeline C. Malaya. Published August 28, 2009. Retrieved fromhttp://www.malaya.com.ph/aug28/metro4.htm

Maid files more raps vs billionaire (People's Journal)

Battered maid Mary Jane Sollano, represented by her lawyer Al Parreno, yesterday filed additional criminal charges of maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide before the Department of Justice against Mariano Tanenglian, his wife Aleta, as well as children Maximilian 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 Bgy. Siena in Quezon City from July 2004 up 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 Tanenglian household. “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, Aleta 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 another contract for another two years of 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.

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

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.

Source:
Lawas, Hector, People's Journal (Vol XXXI No. 229 p.7) Published August 28, 2009.
People's Tonight (Vol. XXIX No. 302 p.1-2) Retrieved from
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2009-08-28&sec=1&aid=101634

Utol ni Lucio Tan kinasuhan ng maid (Bandera)

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

Pinanumpahan ng biktimang si Mary Jane Sollano sa harap ni State Prosecutor Edna Valenzuela ang kanyang salaysay ukol sa pangmamaltratong dinana sa kamay nina Mariano Tanenglian, asawa nitong si Aleta at mga anak nitong sina Maximillian at Fayette.

Ayon sa kanyang abogadong si Atty. Al Parreno, limang taong minaltrato, pinaghuhubad, at hindi pinapapakin ng tama ang biktima na nagsimulang maglingkod bilang katulong sa edad na 13 taong gulang.

Sa panahong ito, hindi siya pinalalabas ng bahay, pinapagamit ng cellphone o telepono, pinanonood ng TV, maging makipag-usap sa kapwa niya katulong. Hindi rin pinapakain si Sollano dahilan upang magnakaw siya ng pagkain ng aso. Minsang nahuli ito ay binuhusan umano siya ng mainit ng tubig sa kamay , tinadyakan sa katawan, at kinadena ang kamay at leeg.

Nasagip ang biktima nito lang Agosto 10 sa tulong ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWS), Commission on Human Rights (CHR), at La Loma Police.

Source:
Balute, Marvin, Bandera (Tomo 19 Blg. 348 p. 2) Published August 28, 2009

Kapatid ni Lucio Tan, kinasuhan ng kriminal (Police Files)

Sinampahan ng mga kasong kriminal sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ang kapatid ni Lucio Tan na si Mariano Tanenglian at pamilya nito dahil sa umano’y pangmamaltrato sa kanilang katulong.

Maliban kay Mariano, kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, at frustrated homicide ang isinampa ni Beth, di tunay na pangalan, ang isinampa laban sa asawa nitong si Aleta at mga anak nitong sina Maximillian at Fayette.

Batay sa kanyang reklamo, 13-taong gulang siya nang manilbihan sa mga Tanenglian ngunit kaagad umano siyang tinuruan ng mga gawaing bahay ni Aleta at Fayette.

Pinagsabihan din siya nina Aleta, Maximillian at Fayette na bawal siay gumamit ng cellphone o telepono, makipag-usap sa kasama, tumawa, maupo sa upuan nila, sumilip sa bintana, magbasa, at magsulat. Naranasain rin ni Beth n iuntog ang kanyang ulo sa pader, tadyakan, at sakalin ng kanyang mga amo,

Natapos lamangn ang paghihirap ni Beth matapos makatakas ang isang kapwa kasambahay na siyang nagsumbong sa ama ng biktima. Ang ama naman ni Beth ay agad na humingi ng tulong sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWS) at Commission on Human Rights (CHR).

Source:
X-Files. (Vol. 2 No. 354 p. 2) Published August 28, 2009
Mallari, Jonah, Police Files (Vol. 6 No. 20 p.2) Published August 28, 2009

Utol ni Lucio Tan at misis tatalupan sa DOJ (Bagong Tiktik)

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

Base sa rekomendasyon ng Children’s and Women’s Complaint Desk ng Quezon City, kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, at frustrated homicide ang isinampa laban sa mag-asawang Tanenglian. Kasama rin sa kaso ang dalawang anak nilang sina Maximillian at Fayette.

Nakasaad sa salaysay ng biktimang si Mary Jane Sollano, mula Hulyo 200 hanggang Agosto 9, 2009 ay nakaranas siya ng iba’t ibang uri ng pagpapahirap gaya ng pananakit, kawalang ng komunikasyon sa iba, at iba pa. Ang pinakmalala umano ay ang pagpalo sa kanya habang nakahubad ang lahat ng kanyang mga damit.

Source:
Mape, Gina, Bagong Tiktik (Taon 12 Blg. 231) Published August 28, 2009

Reklamo ng kasambahay sa amo, inakyat na sa DOJ (Abante)

Pormal nang inhain sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ng 18-anyos na kasambahay ang patung-patong n kaso laban sa dati nitong mga among negosyanteng Tsinoy sa pangunguna ni Mariano Tanenglian.

Maliban sa negosyante, kinasuhan rin ng maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, at frustrated homicide ng biktimang si Mary Jane Sollano sina Aleta Tanenglian, asawa ni Mariano, at mga anak na sina Maximillian at Fayette.

Ayon sa abogado ng biktima na si Atty.Al Parrenos, 13-anyos pa lamang ay namamasukan na ang biktima sa mga Tanenglian. Sa buong panahong iyon ang pangmamalupitan siya ng kanyang mga amo.

Sa isang insidente, dahil hindi pa kabisado ang trabaho sa bahay ay bigla na lamang nagagalit si Aleta at sinasaktan ang biktima.

Natapos lamang ang paghihirap ng biktima nang makatakas ang isang kapwa katulong na siyang nagsumbong sa ama ng bktima.

Source:
Mendoza, Tina, Abante (Vol XXII No. 115) Published August 28, 2009

Lupit ng Tsinoy, uusigin ng DOJ (Remate)

Uusigin ng Department of Justice (DOJ) si Mariano Tangenglian, asawa nitong si Aleta, anak na si Fayette, at ilang pang sangkot sa pangmamaltrato sa isang 18-anyos na katulong.

Kasama ang abogadong si Atty. Al Parreno, pinanumpaan ng biktimang si Mary Jane Sollano, sa tanggapang ni DOJ State prosecutor Edna Valenzuela ang reklamong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, at frustrated homicide laban sa kaniyang dating amo.

Ayon kay Atty. Parreno, limang taong minaltrato, pinaghuhubad, at hindi pinapakain ang biktima na nagsimulang maglingkod sa mga Tanenglian noong siya’y 13-anyos pa lamang. Sa panahon ng kanyang paninilbihan, bawal siyang gumamit ng telepono, manuod ng TV, tumawa, umupo sa upuan ng amo, magbasa, magsulat, at iba pa.

Naranasan rin ni Sollano ang sakalin, sampalin, tadayakan, iuntog sa pader, magtabaho ng nakahubad, sabunutan, at ikadena ang dalawang kamay at paa.

Noong Agosto 10, 2009 lamang na-rescue ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWS), Commission on Human Rights (CHR), at La Loma Police ang biktima. Plano ring sampahan ng iba pang respondents ang mga akusado matapos suhulan ng P150,000.00 ang mga operatiba ng CHR at DSWD.

Source:
Pimentel, Ann, Remate (Taon 18 Isyu 165). Published August 28, 2009

Kapatid ni Lucio Tan, kinasuhan ng maltreatment sa DOJ (Saksi sa Balita)

Sinampahan ng mga kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery, at frustrated homicide ang kapatid ng business tycoon na si Lucio Tan na si Mariano Tanenglian at ang kanyang pamilya sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ng kanilang katulong.

Inereklamo ng biktimang is Beth, di tunay na pangalan, sina Mariano, asawa nitong si Aleta, at ang dalawang anak nitong sina Maximillian at Fayette.

Ayon sa biktima, taong 2004 sa edad na 13 taong gulang nang magsimula siyang magsilbi sa mga Tanenglian. Sa kanyang paninilbihan, hindi siya hinayaang makipag-usap sa kasama, gumamit ng telepono, manuod ng TV, matulog o magpahinga kapag hindi pa tapos ang trabaho, magbasa ng kahit ano, magsulat, at iba pa.

Naranasan rin ng biktimang iuntog sa pader ni Aleta, kunan ng hubo’t hubad ng babaeng amo at anak na babaeng si Fayette at buhusan ng mainit na tubig ni Maximillian, na may palayaw na Marvin.

Natapos lamang umano ang paghihirap ni Beth, nang makatakas ang isa pang katulong at makapagsumbong sa Department of Social Welfare and Development.

Source:
Saksi sa Balita (Vol. 9 No. 654) Published August 28, 2009

Bilyunaryong Tsinoy at pamilya kinasuhan ng maid (Pilipino Star Ngayon)

Sinampahan kahapon ng mga kasong kri­minal sa Department of Justice ang isang bilyonaryong Tsinoy at pamilya nito dahil sa uma­no’y pang­mamaltrato sa kanilang 18-anyos na katulong.

Kasong maltreatment, serious illegal detention, slavery at frustrated homicide ang isinampa ng biktimang si Mary Jane Solano sa tanggapan ni State Prosecutor Edna Valen­zuela laban kay Mariano Tanenglian, asawa nitong si Aleta, mga anak na si Maximilian at Fayette.

Maliban sa madalas na pananakit, pananampal, at pananadyak, pinagbawalan rin ang biktima na makipag-usap sa tele­pono, cellphone, makipag-usap sa ka­sama, tumawa, umupo sa upuan nila, sumilip sa bintana, manood ng TV, kumain sa kahit anong oras, matulog at magpahinga kapag hindi tapos ang mga trabaho, magbasa ng kahit ano at magsulat.

Bukod dito ay pinagbantaan ng mag-inang Aleta at Fayette na ipapasok siya sa nightclub at ipapakita ang mga hubad na larawan ng biktima na minsang kinunan ng mag-ina.

Para mabuhay, nagtiis ang biktima sa patakas na pagkain ng pagkain ng aso. Natapos lamang ang paghihirap ni Sollano nang mailigtas siya ng pwersa ng Department of Social Welfare and Development.

Source:
Garcia, Gemma, and Ludy Bermudo, Pilipino Star Ngayon (Taon XXIV Blg. 162 p. 3) Published August 28, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=499922&publicationSubCategoryId=92

Lucio Tan’s brother cites harassment (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

According to lawyer Raymundo Quiroz, the maltreatment case filed by Mary Jane Sollano against the brother of tycoon Lucio Tan, Mariano Tanenglian, is meant to discredit him.

Atty. Quiroz further explained that the said case is a form of harassment to Tanenglian for volunteering to testify against his brother Lucio, over his ill-gotten wealth case. The complaint came out after his client communicated with the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) and the Office of the Solicitor General and offered to testify against Lucio Tan on July 18, 2009.

Quiroz claimed that they sent out press releases to the media offices, including the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, but it never came out. The lawyer claims that the reason for such is that Lucio Tan has the power to pull out advertisements from these media companies if they go against the business tycoon.

In addition, Atty. Quiroz clarified that Sollano was not rescued but was turned over by her former employer to her father and uncle in the presence of the barangay Sto. Domingo leaders.

He said that he has yet to see the complaint filed by the former house helper at the Department of Justice.

Source:
Carvajal, Nancy C., Philippine Daily Inquirer (Vol. No.) Published August 28, 2009. Retrieved from
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20090827-222288/Lucio-Tans-brother-cites-harassment

Housemaid files case vs Lucio Tan’s brother (INQUIRER.net)

18-year-old Mary Jane Sollano filed a criminal complaint at the Department of Justice against the brother of business tycoon Lucio Tan, her former employer.

Joined by lawyer Al Parreno, Sollano charged businessman Mariano Tanenglian, his wife Aleta and children Maximilian and Fayette with maltreatment, illegal detention, slavery and frustrated homicide, as stated in her three-page affidavit submitted to the office of office of State Prosecutor Edna Valenzuela.

In the said document, she stated that she and the other house helpers were “not allowed to use the telephone or cell phone, talk to fellow house helpers, laugh, sit in their (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.”

Aside from this, the former house helper accused Aleta of repeatedly slapping her and she, together with her daughter, took nude photos of Sollano.

Sollano, who was working with the Tanenglians for the past five years, was rescued last August 10, 2009 by operatives from the Quezon City Police District, Commission on Human Rights and Department of Social Welfare and Development.

Source:
Torres, Tetch, INQUIRER.net. Published August 27, 2009. Retrieved from
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20090827-222292/Housemaid-files-case-vs-Lucio-Tans-brother

Charges filed vs Lucio Tan brod, other kin (Business Mirror)

Charges of maltreatment and abuse were filed 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, Mary Jane Sollano.

The complainant was accompanied by her lawyer Al Parreno to the DOJ in filing the case before the office of State Prosecutor Edna Valenzuela.

In her affidavit given to the Philippine National Police (PNP)-Women’s and Children’s Complaint Desk, Sollano stated what she underwent during her five-year stay with the Tanenglians.

The former house help recounted that she was prevented from using the telephone, her cellular phone, sit on the sofas, eat at any time, laugh, and even read and write. She also claimed that her former employer would physically hurt her if she made a mistake. Also, she said that at one point, Tanenglian's wife, Aleta, and her daughter Fayette brought her to a room and took nude photos of her.

The said affidavit was accompanied by the sworn statements of members of the PNP, Commission on Human Rights, Department of Social Welfare and Development, relatives of Sollano, and other individuals present during the rescue operation at the Tanenglian’s residence last August 10, 2009.

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.

Sollano's parents thought that their daughter was already dead since they have lost contact with her for the last five years. They only knew her whereabouts through Aljane Bacanto, another house helper of the Tanenglians, who was able to escape for their employer's residence.

Source:
San Juan, Joel, Business Mirror. Published August 27, 2009. Retrieved from
http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/nation/15241-charges-filed-vs-lucio-tan-brod-other-kin.html

2 maids file complaint vs Tan brother (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Two former housemaids of the brother of Lucio Tan, Mariano Tanenglian, filed a complaint yesterday against their former employer and his family claiming that they were maltreated and detained against their will.

According to Atty, Al Parreno, the lawyer of maids Mary Jane Sollano and Aljance Bacanto, the two pressed charges against Mariano Tanenglian, his wife Alete, and two children, Marvin and Fayette.

Parreno clarified that the police report stating that Sollano’s father accepted P150, 000.00 from Tanenglian and signed a waiver stating that they will not pursue and participate in a case against Tanenglian have no bearing to the complaint filed by the two maids.

The complaint stated that Sollano, who was working for the family for five years, and Bacanto, working for three years, were maltreated by the Tanenglian family. Furthermore, the two did not receive any payment for their work and were barred from leaving the house and communicating with their relatives.

The two are now under the custody of Kaisa Foundation which helps women that are victims of violence.

Source:
Carvajal, Nancy, Philippine Daily Inquirer. (Vol. 24 No. 254 p. A25) Published August 21, 2009. Retrieved from
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20090821-221281/2-maids-file-complaint-vs-Tan-brother

Tan’s brother faces detention raps (Manila Standard Today)

Two former maids of the family Mariano Tanenglian, Mary Jane Sollano and Aljane Bacanto, yesterday filled complaints of illegal detention and physical injuries against him at the Quezon City police.

Bacanto, 16, escaped her employer which paved the way to the rescue of Sollano, 18, in the Tanenglian’s residence in Sto. Domingo village last August 10. The two were accompanied by lawyer Al Parreno from Diaz, Parreno, and Caringal Law Office. The complainants filed charges of serious illegal detention and physical injuries against Mariano, his wife, and two children.

Bacanto has been serving the family for three years while Sollano has for five years. During this time, the two claimed that they have been maltreated, not paid wages, and were barred from going out of the house.

Atty. Parreno said that lawyer Melanie Trinidad, the private legal counsel of Sollano’s father is still “helping in the case.” In addition, he said that the two maids are currently undergoing counseling through Teresita Ang See’s Kaisa Foundation which helps battered women.

Source:
Pelovello, Roy, Manila Standard Today. (Vol XXIII No. 162 p. A8) Published August 21, 2009

Maids file complaint vs. Mariano Tan (The Philippine Star)

Despite the signed ‘settlement’ with their former employer, the two maids of Mariano Tanenglian filed a formal complaint against their former employer.

Mary Jane Sollano, 18, and Aljane Bacanto, 16, went to the Quezon City Police District Station 1 to give their sworn statements against Tanenglian’s family. Lawyer Al Parreno said that they are looking at the possibility of filing charges of serious illegal detention, frustrated homicide, and serious physical injuries. About the settlement, Parreno clarified that the agreement is not a basis to evade the criminal charges. The amount was only for the unpaid salaries of Sollano for the past five years. The lawyer of the two housemaids said that the two took time to file the complaint because they were undergoing counseling, and medical and psychological treatment.

Teresita Ang See’s Kaisa Foundation is also helping the two battered house helpers.

In their complaint, the house helpers claimed that they suffered physical, psychological, and emotional abuse from Tanenglian’s wife and two children. Sollano said that she was imprisoned in the Tanenglian’s residence for five years while Bacanto was detained for three years.

Source:
Padua, Reinir, The Philippine Star (Vol. XXIV No. 25 p. 20) Published August 21, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=497837&publicationSubCategoryId=65

Tan’s brother faces detention raps (Manila Standard Today)

Two former maids of the family Mariano Tanenglian, Mary Jane Sollano and Aljane Bacanto, yesterday filled complaints of illegal detention and physical injuries against him at the Quezon City police.

Bacanto, 16, escaped her employer which paved the way to the rescue of Sollano, 18, in the Tanenglian’s residence in Sto. Domingo village last August 10. The two were accompanied by lawyer Al Parreno from Diaz, Parreno, and Caringal Law Office. The complainants filed charges of serious illegal detention and physical injuries against Mariano, his wife, and two children.

Bacanto has been serving the family for three years while Sollano has for five years. During this time, the two claimed that they have been maltreated, not paid wages, and were barred from going out of the house.

Atty. Parreno said that lawyer Melanie Trinidad, the private legal counsel of Sollano’s father is still “helping in the case.” In addition, he said that the two maids are currently undergoing counseling through Teresita Ang See’s Kaisa Foundation which helps battered women.

Source:
Pelovello, Roy, Manila Standard Today. (Vol XXIII No. 162 p. A8) Published August 21, 2009

Battered maids rap bosses (People’s Journal)

The two housemaids who were maltreated by their Filipino-Chinese employers filed a complaint against them at the Quezon City Police District (QCPD).

Mary Jane Sollano, 18, and Aljance Bacanto, 16, joined by their lawyer Atty. Al Parreno filed charges of physical injuries and illegal detention against Mariano Tanenglian and his wife yesterday.

Parreno said that the victims were not allowed to leave the Tanenglian’s residence from the time they worked from them. He added that the victims experience physical abuse from Tanenglian’s wife, Aleta, and their two children.

Bacanto escaped from her employer’s home last August 10. Later, Sollano was rescued by the Commission on Human Rights, Department of Social Welfare and Development and members of the QCPD Women’s Desk.

Source:
dela Torre, Joel, (Vol XXXI No. 222 p. 6) Published August 21, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2009-08-21&sec=5&aid=101105

Maid file crime raps vs billionaire (People’s Tonight )

Two house helpers of Chinese billionaire Mariano Tanenglian filed charges of physical injuries and illegal detention against him at the Quezon City Police District (QCPD)

Tanenglian, brother of business tycoon Lucio Tan, was sued by Mary Jane Sollano, 18, and Aljance Bacanto, 16. With them was lawyer Al Parreno. According to Parreno, the two housemaids were not allowed to step out of the house for five years and were abused by Tanenglian’s wife, Aleta, and their two children.

Sollano was ‘rescued’ from the Tanenglian’s residence by the Commission on Human Rights, Department of Social Welfare and Development and members of the QCPD Women’s Desk last August 10. Bacanto, who escaped her employers earlier on, informed Sollano’s parents of her whereabouts. During the rescue operation, Sollano was release and given her P2, 500.00 salary. The operatives, on the other hand, were made to sign a waiver stating that the victims will not file a case against the Tanenglians. The complainant’s former lawyer, Atty. Melanie Trinidad, said that the victims can still file the case since the waiver was signed “under duress”.

Source:
Ragasa-Jimena, Melnie, People’s Tonight (Vol XXIX No. 295 p.1-2) Published August 21, 2009

Kaso vs. Tsinoy inihain na ng 2 maid (Remate)

Pormal nang naghain ng kaso ang dalawang katulong ng kapatid ni Lucio Tan sa lungsod ng Quezon.

Nagsadya kahapon ang mga biktimang si ‘Marie’ at ‘Lucia’ sa tanggapan ng Women and Children Concerned Desk (WCCD) ng La Loma Station 1 ng QCPD kasama ang abogadong is Atty. Al Parreno upang pormal na maghain ng kasong maltreatment at serious physical injuries laban kay Mariano Tanenglian.

Dagdag ni Parreno, kasalukuyang sumasailalim ang mga biktima sa physical at psychological examination upang maging maayos ang kanilang kalagyan.

Magugunitang noong August 10 nang sinagip ng pinagsanib na pwersa ng WCCD, Commission on Human Rights at grupo ng mga abogado si ‘Lucia’ matapos ipaalam ni ‘Marie’ ang hirap na dinaranas nito sa kamay ng pamilya Tanenglian.

Source:
Ching, Alex, Remate, (Taon 18 Isyu 158 p.3) Published August 21, 2009

Bilyonaryong Tsinoy kinasuhan ng 2 maid (Pilipino Star Ngayon)

Pormal nang nagsampa ng kaso sa pulisya kahapon ang dalawang kasambahay laban sa bilyonaryong Tsinoy nilang amo na nangmaltrato sa kanilang dalawa sa loob ng maraming taon.

Ang mga biktima na itinago sa pangalang ‘Marie’ at ‘Lucia’, ay nagsadya sa tanggapan ng Women and Children Concerned Desk (WCCD) La Loma Station 1 ng Quezon City Police District. Kasama ang kanilang abogado na is Atty. Al Parreno, nagsampa ang dalawa ng reklamong maltreatment at illegal detention laban sa pamilya ni Mariano Tanenglian, negosyante at residente ng nasabing lungsod.

Ayon kay Parreno, sa ngayon ay sumasailalim ang mga biktima sa at psychological examination upang maisaayos ang kanilang pag-iisip bago harapin ang nasabing kaso.

Source:
Tulipat, Ricky, Pilipino Star Ngayon (Taon XXIV Blg. 155 p. 6) Published August 21, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=497855&publicationSubCategoryId=93

Utol ni Lucio Tan, kinasuhan ng 2 kasambahay (People's Taliba)

Nagsampa ng reklamo sa Quezon City Police District (QCPD) ang dalawang kasambahay ng kapatid ng business tycoon na si Lucio Tan na minaltrato umano sa loob ng limang taon.

Kasama ang abogadong is Atty. Al Parreno, nagtungo kahapon sa QCPD sina Mary Jane Sollano, 18, at Aljane Bacanto, 16, para ipagharap ng kasong physical injuries at illegal detention ang among is Mariano Tanenglian. Ayon kay Parreno, hindi umano pinapayagang ng kanilang amo na lumabas ng bahay ang mga katulong. Bukod dito, sinasaktan din umano ng asawa ni Tanenglian na si Aleta at ng dalawang anak nito ang mga biktima.

Si Sollano ay nailigtas ng Commission on Human Rights, Department of Social Welfare and Development, at operatiba ng QCPD Women’s Desk matapos makatakas si Bacanto sa bahay ng kanyang amo noong Agosto 10. Sa ngayon, isinasailalim ang mga biktima sa physical at psychological examination upang maging maayos ang dalawa bago harapin ang kanilang problema.

Source:
Rivera, Arlene, People’s Taliba (Vol. 27 Blg. 40 p.4) Published August 21, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideMetro.htm?f=/2009/august/21/metro2.isx&d=2009/august/21

Utol ni Lucio Tan, kinasuhan (Hataw!)

Sinampahan na ng kasong maltreatment at illegal detention at kapatid ni Lucio Tan na si Mariano Tanenglian dahil sa pang-aabuso umano nito sa kanyang dalawang kasambahay sa Quezon City.

Nagtungo dakong alas-10 ng umaga kahapon sa Quezon City Police District Station 1 ang dalawang kasambahay kasama ang kanilang abogadong si Atty. Al Parreno.

Ayon kay ‘Nena’, 18-anyos, nagsimula siyang manilbihan para sa mga Tanenglian noon siya’y 16-anyos pa lamang ngunit dumanas umano siya ng pangmamalupit mula sa kanyang amo hanggang sa siya’y mailigtas kamakailan ng mga awtoridad.

Samantala, si ‘Baby’, 19, ay nakatakas mula sa kanyang mga amo at siyang nagsumbong sa pulisya ukol sa pangmamaltrato ng kanilang amo.

Source:
Abaya, Gerry, Hataw! (Taon 5 Blg. 214 p. 2) Published August 21, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideMetro.htm?f=/2009/august/21/metro2.isx&d=2009/august/21

Jinggoy asks police to conduct thorough investigation into maid’s maltreatment (The Daily Tribune)

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada told the Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday that they should keep a tight watch on the developments of the alleged maltreatment of the househelp of the brother of business tycoon Lucio Tan, Mariano Tanenglian.

The senator, who is one of the primary authors of the Kasambahay Bill, took the opportunity to call on the House of Representatives to act on the said legislation in order to help address similar cases in the future.

The Kasambahay Bill aims to give protection to the so-called "bayani ng tahanan" (heroes of the home).

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, co-author of the said bill, also vowed to personally monitor the Tanenglian case in a bid to give protection to the helpless victim.

Source:
Rosales, Angie M., The Daily Tribune. (Vol. 10 No. 154) Published August 13, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.tribune.net.ph/metro/20090813met2.html

CHR pushes probe on battered maid’s plight (The Philippine Star)

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expanded its investigation on the case of Mary Jane Sollano, who was rescued from the residence of Mariano Tanenglian in Quezon City last Monday.

CHR –NCR Protection and Monitoring Division Chief Atty. Carmelita Rosete said that the incident is a possible violation of child abuse and child trafficking. Rosete said that the victim was still a minor when she was employed by the Tanenglians. Sollano worked for the Tan family to help his sick father but went missing after five years. Roland Sollano, Mary Jane’s father only knew about her daughter’s wherabouts through Aljane Bacanto, a co-helper of her daughter who escaped from the Tanenglian’s residence recently.

Sto. Domingo barangay captain Richard Yu said that they several negotiations with Tan’s lawyers to release the housemaid. Department of Social Welfare and Development rescue Officer Mr. Jonathan Agustin said the battered housemaid will undergo medical and psychological examinations to assess her true condition.

Meanwhile, retired Lt. Gen. Salvador Mison, spokesperson of Lucio Tan Group and President of Basic Holdings Corp. said that Mariano Tanenglian’s brother, business taipan Lucio Tan has no involvement over the said case.

Source:
Echeminada, Perseus, The Philippine Star. (Vol. XXIV No. 17). Published August 13, 2009. Retrieved from http://trafficking.org.ph/v5/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2862&Itemid=56

Taipan keeps hands off brother woes with maid (The Philippine Daily Inquirer)

The camp of business tycoon Lucio Tan has issued a statement about the dilemma that his estranged brother, Mariano Tanenglian.

Lucio Tan Group spokesperson, retired Lt. Gen. Salvador Mison, issued a clarification about the rescue of the housemate of Tan’s brother in their residence in Sto. Domingo, Quezon City. Mison said that although Lucio Tan and Mariano Tanenglian live in the same compound, they maintain their own separate and independent household. The two have also different sets of house helpers. He added that they hope that Mariano’s family will be able to air their side of the story.

Last Monday, authorities went in the residence of the Tan family or rescue Mary Jane Sollano, a house helper of the Tanenglian family who was experiencing abuse and maltreatment for the past five years.

During the rescue, Quezon City Police District Women’s section Chief Insp. Felicissima Buco said that a lawyer representing Tanenglian’s family faced Sollano’s father. Buco added that Mary Jane was forced to sign a document saying she and her father will not file a case against her employer. The Sollanos were given P. 150,00.00 representing her salary and bonus. The document was signed by the victim under duress. her father and Sto. Domingo barangay captain Richard Yu also affixed their signatures in the agreement.

Source:
Carvajal, Nancy, The Philippine Daily Inquirer (Vol. 24 No. 246) Published August 13, 2009

Battered maid to sue bosses (People’s Tonight)

Mary Jane Sollano, 18 year old housemaid of Mariano Tanenglian, was kept isolated by her employer’s wife, Aleta, and their two children. She was reportedly trapped inside her bosses’ house and left to starve for the last five years.

Sollano was rescued last Monday by combined elements of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Quezon City police.

Melanie Trinidad, legal counsel of the maid’s father, said Sollano will execute her sworn statement and complaint before police authorities. They will file charges of child abuse and illegal detention.

Source:
Purificacion, Marlon, People’s Tonight. (Vol. XXIX No. 286 p. 1-2) Published August 12, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2009-08-12&sec=1&aid=100406

Inaping kasambahay sisilipin ng Senado (Police Files)

Nababahala na ang Senado sa pagtaas ng dami ng mga kasambahay na inaapi dito sa bansa, partikular ang kaso ni Mary Jane Sollano, 18-anyos at tubong Zamboanga de Sur, na mahigit 5 taong minaltrato ng mag-anak ni Mariano Tanenglian.

Ayon kay Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, dapat nang magkaroon ng batas upang pangalagaan ang mga kasambahay. Dapat din malaman kung bakit nagagawang apihin ng mga amo ang kanilang kasambahay.

Si Senate Pro-Tempore Jinggoy Estrada naman ay nanawagan sa Philippine National Police na tutukan ang kasong isinampa ni Sollano. Nanawagan din si Estrada sa Kongreso upang ipasa ang Kasambahay Bill na naglalayong protektahan ang mga kasambahay sa bansa.

Source:
Aguilar, Fred, Police Files (Vol. 6 No. 6) Published August 14, 2009

Amo, sabit sa pagmamaltrato (Abante Online)

Nakatakdang magsampa ng kaso ang isang 18-anyos na katulong laban sa negosyanteng si Mariano Tanenglian at sa asawa nito dahil sa pagmamaltrato at illegal detention na sinapit nito sa loob ng may 5 taong paninilbihan.

Ayon kay Atty. Melanie Trinidad, abogado ng biktimang si Mary Jane Sollano, nakahanda ang biktima na isalaysay ang pagmamalupit sa kanya ng pamilya Tanenglian, at hangad na rin ang hustisya para sa kanyang naging kalbaryo sa kamay ng malulupit na amo.

Si Sollano, tubong Pagadian City, Zamboaga del Sur ay matatandaang nasagip sa isang pinagsanib na ope­rasyon ng Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at Quezon City Police noong Lunes, sa tahanan ng mga Tanenglian sa No. 30 Biak na Bato St. Sto. Domingo Quezon City.

Ang kalbaryo ni Sollano ay nalantad lamang nang isang katulong ng pamilya Tanenglian na si Aljane Bacanto ay makatakas, at ikinuwento sa ama ng biktima ang pagmamalupit na sinasapit ng anak.

Agad na nakipagkoordina sa CHR ang ama ng bik­tima at isang operasyon ang isinagaw

Source:
Mendoza, T., Abante Online. (Posted August 12, 2009). Retrieved from
http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/aug1209/crimes04.htm

Pang-aapi ng Tsinoy na amo nakaaalarma (Remate)

Naaalarma na rin ang Senado sa tumataas na bilang ng mga kasambahay na inaapi ng mga maiimpluwensyang negosyante sa bansa. Ang pinakahuli ay ang napabalitang pangmamaltrato ng isang negosyanteng Tsinoy, si Mariano Tanenglian, sa kanilang 18 anyos na kasambahay.

Ayon kay Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, dapat tuluyang magkaroon ng batas na mangagalaga sa karapatan ng mga kasambahay.

Matatandaan naman na nanawagan si Senador Jinggoy Estrada upang tutukan ng Philippine National Police ang nasabing kaso ng pangmamaltrato ng pamilya ni Tanenglian sa kanilang kasambahay na kinilalang si Mary Jane Sollano,

Si Estrada ay may-akda ng Kasambahay Bill na naglalayong bigyan ng sapat na proteksyon ang mga tinaugriang bayani ng tahanan.

Source:
Remate. (Taon 18 Isyu 151 p.5) Published August 14, 2009

“Battered maid”, lumolobo (Pang-Masa)

Maging ang Senado ay nababahala sa pagdami ng minamaltratong kasambahay sa bansa. Kaya naman, sinabi ni Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile na dapat nang magkaroon ng batas na maging sandigan ng mga kasambahay sa bansa.

Maaalalang si Senate Pro-Tempore Jinggoy Estrada ay nanawagan sa Philippine National Police (PNP) na tutukan ang kasong isinampa ng katulong na si Mary Jane Sollano aban sa pamilya ng negosyanteng is Mariano Tanenglian.

Si Sollano ay nasagip ng mga miyembro ng Commission on Human Rights, Department of Social Welfare and Development, at PNP noong Lunes matapos mapagalaman ang pangmamaltrato na ginangawa sa kanya ng asawa ni Tanenglian na si Aleta at ng dalawang anak nito.

Source:
Pang-Masa (p. 2) Published August 14, 2009.

Inaping kasambahay sisilipin ng Senado (Police Files)

Nababahala na ang Senado sa pagtaas ng dami ng mga kasambahay na inaapi dito sa bansa, partikular ang kaso ni Mary Jane Sollano, 18-anyos at tubong Zamboanga de Sur, na mahigit 5 taong minaltrato ng mag-anak ni Mariano Tanenglian.

Ayon kay Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, dapat nang magkaroon ng batas upang pangalagaan ang mga kasambahay. Dapat din malaman kung bakit nagagawang apihin ng mga amo ang kanilang kasambahay.

Si Senate Pro-Tempore Jinggoy Estrada naman ay nanawagan sa Philippine National Police na tutukan ang kasong isinampa ni Sollano. Nanawagan din si Estrada sa Kongreso upang ipasa ang Kasambahay Bill na naglalayong protektahan ang mga kasambahay sa bansa.

Source:
Aguilar, Fred, Police Files (Vol. 6 No. 6) Published August 14, 2009

Inaaping kasambahay dumarami (Pilipino Star Ngayon)

Nangangmba sina Senador Juan Ponce Enrile at Jinggoy Estrada sa pagtaas ng bilang ng mga inaaping kasambahay tulad ng sinapit ni Mary Jane Sollano, 18, isang kasambahay na pinagmalupitan ng pamilya ng negosyanteng is Mariano Tanenglian.

Ayon kay Enrile, kinakailangan nang magkaroon ng batas na mangangalaga sa karapatan ng mga kasambahay sa buong bansa. Si Estrada naman ay matatandaang nanawagan sa Philippine National Police na tutukan ang nasabing kaso laban sa negosyante. Muli ring nanawagan si Estrada sa Kamara upang aprubahan ang Kasambahay Bill na kanyan inakda. Ana nasabing batas ay naglalayong isulong ang karapatan ng mga kasambahay sa bansa.

Source:
Pilipino Star Ngayon. (Taon XXIV Blg. 148 p.2) Published August 14, 2009. Retrieved from http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=495742&publicationSubCategoryId=92

Solon: Probe maid’s abuse! (People's Journal)

SENATE Pro-Tempore Jinggoy Estrada yesterday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to conduct a thorough investigation of a case involving Mariano Tanenglian's family allegedly abused their maid, Mary Jane Sollano.

Estrada said the PNP should look into this case closely because people are watching and monitoring this issue since the Kasambahay Bill (Househelp Bill) is still pending in Congress.

Apart from Estrada, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile also vowed to personally monitor the Tanenglian case in a bid to give protection to the hapless victim. Like Estrada, Enrile has authored a similar Kasambahay Bill.


Source:
Purificacion, Marlon, People's Journal. (Vol XXIX No. 287 p.6) Published August 13, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2009-08-13&sec=1&aid=100480

Negosyanteng inereklamo sa pagmaltrato ng kasambahay pinatututukan sa PNP (Abante Tonite)

Pinatututukan ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada sa Philippine National Police (PNP) ang kasong isinampa laban sa asawa ng negosyanteng si Mariano Tangelian na inaakusahan ng pangmamaltrato ng kasambahay nila sa Quezon City.

Ang kasambahay na kinilalang is Mary Jane Sollano, ay nailigtas sa pinagsanib na pwersa ng PNP, Commission on Human Rights, at Department of Social Welfare and Development.

Ayon sa mambabatas, tinututukan ng bayan ang pangyayaring ito lalo pa’t nakabinbin sa Senado at Kamara ang Kasambahay Bill na magbibigay-proteksyon sa mga tulad ni Sollano.

Maging si Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile ay nangakong tututukan ang nasabing kasong isinampa ng biktima.

Source:
Marfil, Rey, Abante Tonite. (Vol. XXI Blg. 194) Published August 13, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/aug1309/crime_3.htm

Lucio Tan’s brother, family face charges of abuse (Remate Tonight)

An 18-year old girl will file charges against the younger brother of business tycoon Lucio Tan and his family for physical, emotional, and psychological abuse.

The victim, Mary Jane Sollano, accused Mariano Tanenglian, his wife Aleta, and their two children of serious illegal detention and child abuse. Sollano said for five years, she was not allowed to leave the house of Tan. Also, she was deprived of communication to her family and that she was often left in the house with nothing to eat. Her own parents even thought she was dead.

The family, through their personal counsel, Atty. Anna Marie Trinidad, said that they will pursue the charges despite the waiver Tanenglian’s lawyers gave the family as a condition for Sollano’s release last Monday.

Source:
Remate Tonight (Taon 18 Isyu 20 p.2) Published August 12, 2009

Asunto sa Tsinoy na malupit sa maid (Remate)

Isang negosyanteng Tsinoy at ang pamilya nito ay nahaharap sa kasong kriminal dahil sa pagmamaltrato nila sa isa nilang katulong na si Mary Jane Sollano, 18, mula Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur

Kinilala ang mga akusado bilang sina Mariano at Aleta Tanenglian maging mga anak nito. Hindi umano pinalalabas ng pamilyang Taneglian ang biktima at madalas iwan sa bahay ng halos wala makain si Sollano.

Source:
Cabalbag, Fred. Remate (Taon 18 Isyu 149 p. 2) Published August 12, 2009

Negosyante na 5-taon nagmaltrato ng kasambahay kakasuhan (Pilipino Star Ngayon)

Itutuloy ng 18-anyos na si Mary Jane Sollano, kasambahay ni Mariano Tanenglian, na sampahan ng kaukulang kaso ang among negosyante dahil sa umano’y pagmamaltrato sa kanya ng limang taon

Kamakailan lang ay sinagip ng Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at Quezon City Police si Sollano dahil sa sinasapit nitong pangmamaltrato at pagkulong sa kanyang amo. Itululoy pa rin ng pamilya Sollano ang kaso sa kabila ng pagpapapirma ng waiver ni Tanenglian para mapalaya ito.

Sumisigaw ng katarungan ang mga kaanak ng biktima dahil sa trauma na dinanas ng kanilang anak mula sa pang-aabusong pisikal at emosyonal ng dalawang anak at asawa ni Tanenglian na si Aleta.

Base sa reklamo, kayod kalabaw ang biktima at hindi pa pinakakain sa oras. Bukod dito, hindi umano siya pinapayagang lumabas ng bahay o tumawag sa kanyang mga kaaanak sa telepono.

Ayon kay Atty. Melanie Trinidad, posibleng maharap sa kasong child abuse at maltreatment ang pamilya Tanenglian dahil 13-anyos pa lang ang biktima ng maging kasambahay ito.

Source:
Tulipat, Ricky, Pilipino Star Ngayon. (Vol XXIV Blg. 26 p.2) Published August 12, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=495208&publicationSubCategoryId=92

Bahay ng Utol ni Lucio Tan ni Raid (Remate Tonight)

Nagtungo kahapon ang mga operatiba ng Quezon City Police District, Commission on Human Rights, Dept. of Social Welfare and Development sa bahay ni Mariano Tan, kapatid ni Lucio Tan upang sagipin ang kasambahay na si Mary Jane Sollano mula sa pang-aabuso.

Ayon sa Private Legal Counsel ng ama ng biktima, minamaltrato umano si Sollana nina Aleta, asawa ni Mariano Tan at ng mga anak nito. Sinasabing 5 taon na itong hindi pinalalabas ng kanyang mga amo at madalas ginugutom.

Source:
Remate Tonight (Taon 18 Bilang 19 p. 11) Published August 11, 2009

Maid cries abuse in household of Lucio Tan’s brother (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

A maid in the household of business tycoon Lucio Tan’s brother, Mariano Tanenglian will file serious illegal detention and other cases to the Department of Justice.

According to the victim’s lawyer, Atty. Anna Marie Trinidad, they will file the complaint as soon as her client, 18-year old Mary Jane Sollano recovers from the trauma she suffered due to the ordeal. Trinidad stated that Sollano suffered physical, emotional, and psychological abuse from Tangenglian’s wife and two children.

The victim’s parents only knew about her condition through Aljane Bacanto, another helper of the Tanenglians who managed to escape from the residence. Sollano’s family then asked for the help of various government agencies to free their daughter from her employers.

Source:
Bordadora, Norman, Philippine Daily Inquirer (Vol 24. No. 245 p. A9) Published August 12, 2009

Tycoon’s brother faces maltreatment raps (INQUIRER.net)

A criminal complaint will be filed against the brother of Lucio Tan, Mariano Tanenglian, for alleged maltreatment of his maid, 18-year old Mary Jane Sollano.
Authorities composed of Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Quezon City police went in Tan’s residence in Quezon City, Monday.

Sollano, through lawyer Melanie Trinidad, said she would file a case for illegal detention and abuses she suffered from Mariano Taneglian’s wife, Aleta, and their two children in the last five years. The victim, who has hired during her early teens, claims she was not fed properly, was not allowed to communicate with anyone outside the house, and didn’t even know what date is was.

The parents of the house helper knew of her whereabouts through a co-helper, identified as Aljane Bacanto, who escaped the Tanenglian’s residence recently. They sought help from provincemates in Zamboanga del Sur and private lawyers to coordinate with CHR, which paved the way to the rescue of the victim.

Source:
Torres, Tetch, INQUIRER.net. (Posted August 11, 2009) Retrieved from
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20090811-219816/Tycoons-brother-faces-maltreatment-raps