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.
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
