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.
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
