00:00Meritez-Lorente is very grateful to the government for the case of his brother, Mary Jane Veloso,
00:08who was forced to go back to the Philippines.
00:11This is the story of Allan Francisco.
00:16Yesterday, the brother of Mary Jane Veloso, Meritez-Lorente, returned to the country
00:22after serving more than a year in Damam, Saudi Arabia.
00:26Under the guidance of the Labor Attaché of the Philippines in Damam,
00:29Meritez-Lorente returned to his hometown in Nueva Ecija.
00:32He was given a scholarship in TESDA and P50,000 financial assistance.
00:37In the interview of Ulat Bayan Weekend with Meritez-Lorente,
00:40he shared the abuse he experienced from his employer.
00:45It happened twice.
00:48The first time, my employer told me,
00:52he showed me illicit pictures, illicit videos.
00:58I told him, I don't want that.
01:01Then, sometimes, while I was washing dishes,
01:07he grabbed me from behind and held me to the back of my body.
01:13I told that to my employer.
01:16But when I told that to my employer, instead of helping me,
01:24it was even worse.
01:27Since then, my employer has become like this to me.
01:32He's trying to blackmail me.
01:35He doesn't believe me.
01:37This detail was the first thing he said to DMW Secretary Hanslio Cagdac
01:42when they talked when he visited their home in Nueva Ecija.
01:47When I gave my scholarship to my husband,
01:50Secretary Cagdac was here in our house.
01:53He's here with his mother, Celia.
01:56So when I found out that they were here,
01:59I told my husband to talk to them because I asked for help.
02:04Meanwhile, Marites is thankful for the government's quick response
02:10to the case of her sister, Mary Jane.
02:13I'm very happy that after more than a decade,
02:21we are able to reunite with Mary Jane.
02:25Our family is able to reunite,
02:27we are able to reunite.
02:29I'm very happy.
02:31Now, their family is getting ready to reunite with Mary Jane
02:35who has been separated from them for more than 10 years.
02:39Alan Francisco for Pabansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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