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

Maid to sue Lucio Tan’s estranged brod for abuse (The Philippine Star)

The 18-year old housemate of Lucio Tan’s estranged brother, Mariano Tanenglian, is determined to press charges against him and his family.

In a statement, Atty. Anna Marie Trinidad said that the victim, Mary Jane Sollano, has decided to give her sworn statement and complaint to the Department of Justice despite former agreements of release between her and her former employer. Sollano was imprisoned for five years inside Tanenglian’s residence and was abused by Mariano Tanenglian’s wife, Aleta, and their children. Also, the victim said that she was not allowed to go outside, make a call to her relatives, check the calendar, and was not given enough food.

Barangay watchmen who were interview said that Sollano often displays a cardboard that asks passerby to help her.

Source:
Punay, Edu and Perseus Echeminada. The Philippine Star (Vol XXIV No. 16 p.18) Published August 12, 2009. Retrieved from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=495182&publicationSubCategoryId=65

Hipag ni Lucio Tan, Sabit sa Pagmaltrato sa Maid (Bulgar)

Sumugod ang mga operatiba sa bahay ng kaanak ni Lucio Tan sa Quezon City kahapon ng tanghali upang i-rescue ang kasambahay na inulat na minamaltrato umano ng hipag ni Tan na si Aleta at dalawang pamangkin nito.

Kinilala ang biktimang si Mary Jane Sollano, 18, kasambahay ni Mariano Tan, asawa ni Aleta at kapatid ng business magnate. Ayon sa isang kapwa katulong na nakatakas, hindi sila umano pinapakain at pinalalabas ng bahay at idinetene roon nang halos 5 taon.

Nahaharap sa kasong illegal detention at child abuse ang hipag ni Tan ayon kay Atty. Melanie Trinidad, private legal counsel ng ama ng biktima.

Source:
Bulgar (Taon 17 Bilang 250, p. 2) Published August 11, 2009

Kasambahay, Minaltrato sa Bahay ni Lucio Tan (Hataw)

Sinalakay ng mga awtoridad ang bahay ni Lucio Tan upang iligatas ang isang 18-anyos na kasambahay na minamaltrato ng hipag at dalawang anak nito.

Kasama ang mga operatiba at abogadong si Atty. Melanie Trinidad, sinubukang kunin ng ama ng biktimang si Mary Jane Sollano mula sa bahay ng mga Tan sa Sto. Domingo, Quezon City ngunit bigo silang dahil hindi sila pinapasok sa bahay. Ang biktima umano ay minamaltrato ng hipag ni Tan si Aleta Tan, asawa ni Mariano Tan, at ng mga pamangkin nito

Ayon kay Atty. Trinidad, maaring masampahan ng kasong illegal detention at child abuse ang mga akusado.

Source:
Hataw! (Taon 5 Bilang 204, p.2) Published August 11, 2009

Kasambahay, ni-rescue ng mga otoridad sa bahay ni Lucio Tan (Bombo Radyo Philippines)

Napasugod kanina sa bahay ng negosyanteng si Lucio Tan sa Quezon City ang mga otoridad para iligtas ang isang 18-anyos na kasambahay na umano'y minaltrato ng hipag ni Tan at dalawa nitong anak.

Nagtungo sa tahanan ng negosyante sa No. 30 Biak Na Bato corner Dapitan St., Brgy. Sto. Domingo, Quezon City ang mga operatiba ng Quezon City Police District, Commission on Human Rights at Department of Social Welfare and Development para iligtas si Mary Jane Sollano na kasambahay ng kapatid ni Tan na si Mariano.

Ayon kay Atty. Melanie Trinidad, abugado ng ama ng kasambahay, si Sollano ay minamaltrato umano no Aleta Tan at dalawa nitong anak.

Batay sa affidavit ng kasama sa trabaho ng biktima na una ng tumakas, itinatali umano sila ng mga Tan.

Source:
Bombo Radyo Philippines. (Posted August 10, 2009)
http://www.bomboradyo.com/morenews.asp?ID=102199