00:00Thank you to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the brother of Mary Jane Veloso,
00:04who was immediately taken home by the Department of Migrant Workers
00:07after it was discovered that she was being abused by her boss.
00:10Details on the return of the country of Alan Francisco of PTV Manila.
00:16The brother of Mary Jane Veloso, Marites Lorente, returned to the country yesterday
00:22after serving for more than a year in Damam, Saudi Arabia.
00:26Under the guidance of the Labor Attaché of the Philippines in Damam,
00:29Marites returned to her hometown in Nueva Ecija.
00:32She was given a scholarship in TESDA and P50,000 in financial aid.
00:37In the interview of Ulat Bayan Weekend with Marites,
00:40she shared the abuse she experienced from her employer.
00:45It happened twice.
00:48The first time, my boss told me...
00:52He showed me illicit pictures, illicit videos.
00:57I told him I don't want that.
01:01Sometimes, while I was washing dishes,
01:06he grabbed me from behind and held me to the back of my body.
01:13I told my boss that I was a woman.
01:16That's why when I told my boss that I was a woman,
01:20instead of helping me,
01:24it was worse because since then,
01:29my boss became a woman to me.
01:32He's trying to blackmail me.
01:35He doesn't believe me.
01:37This detail was first told to DMW Secretary Hans Liu Kakdak
01:43when they visited their home in Nueva Ecija.
01:48When I was on video call with my husband,
01:51Secretary Kakdak was here in our house.
01:54He's here. His name is Celia.
01:57So when I found out that they were here,
02:00I told my husband to talk to them because I asked for help.
02:05Meanwhile, Marites thanked the government's quick response
02:10to the case of her sister, Mary Jane.
02:13We are very happy that after more than a decade,
02:20we are able to reunite with Mary Jane.
02:24Our family and we are reuniting again.
02:29We are very happy.
02:31For now, their family is preparing to welcome Mary Jane
02:36It took more than 10 years for them to reunite.
02:40Alan Francisco for Pabansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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