OFW sa Saudi, nabulag at tadtad ng sugat mula sa abusadong amo! | Reporter’s Notebook

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Aired (March 23, 2025): Pinapaso at pinupukpok ang OFW na si Leslie Diaz ng kanyang amo sa Saudi Arabia. Dahil sa pang-aabusi, si Leslie, nabulag. Panoorin ang buong kuwento sa video. #ReportersNotebook

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00:00After more than two years of working in the Middle East as a domestic helper,

00:14Leslie Gay Diaz, 34, returned to the country.

00:20But instead of staying at home in Basilan, he went home.

00:24He was sent to a hospital in Zamboanga City to treat the wounds in various parts of his body.

00:32Leslie was a victim of the abuse of his ex-girlfriend in Saudi Arabia.

00:40In June 2022, he decided to work in Saudi Arabia as a domestic helper.

00:47His first year in the hospital was fine.

00:52But in the second year, that's when the abuse of his ex-girlfriend started.

01:16In two years, how many times did he get hurt in his memory?

01:21A lot, almost every day.

01:24Leslie's other wounds left a lasting mark on him.

01:34He took this picture in 2021 before he left for the Middle East.

01:40He took this picture in 2021 before he left for the Middle East.

01:45But now, he is almost unrecognizable.

01:51He had a lot of wounds on his head.

01:54That's why he needed a scalpel to quickly heal the wounds.

01:58The scars on his arms and hands were also noticeable,

02:02which had the effect of penetrating the implant.

02:06He also had scars on his back.

02:09Because of the stabbing of a scissor.

02:12He also needed to shave his head,

02:15after he was stabbed by his employer, the butcher.

02:19His employer also stabbed his left eye,

02:23as a reason for his blindness.

02:25What really marked your mind

02:29that your employer did a lot to that woman?

02:32The stabbing of my eye and the stabbing of my head,

02:36I can't see it anymore.

02:39It's gone.

02:41What did the doctors say about your head injury?

02:44It's just a little fractured on the head and here on the mouth.

02:49It's a big thought for him,

02:51what is the reason for the stabbing of the butcher.

02:54Why is he so brutal to you?

02:56I don't know why he did that to me.

02:59It just happened suddenly,

03:01when I was 2 years old,

03:03it started with the stabbing of me.

03:06Because of the mistreatment of his employer,

03:10in December 2024,

03:12Leslie decided to ask for help from his employer.

03:16He told me,

03:18in 2 weeks, I will cure you,

03:20you will recover,

03:22then I will send you back to the Philippines.

03:24That's what he said.

03:28And just on January 27,

03:31Leslie returned to the Philippines.

03:33When we talked to him last week,

03:36he said that he has been recovering in a hospital in Zamboanga City for a month.

03:41Who is paying your hospital bills now?

03:46We asked for help from the government.

03:49How big is your hospital bill?

03:51It's already more than P100,000.

03:53How long have you been there?

03:56We already paid a down payment,

03:59because it's already more than P300,000.

04:03Leslie is planning to file a case against his employer.

04:08He brought his complaint to the Department of Migrant Workers,

04:13or DMW,

04:15and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, or OWWA.

04:18What do you want to happen to the woman who did this to you?

04:24She will go to jail.

04:30Just on February 24,

04:33the OWWA officials went to Leslie.

04:36They were able to get the details on the situation of the woman.

04:40They also asked for financial assistance,

04:43and promised to file a case against Leslie,

04:46so that justice can be served.

04:48We are just here because we heard that the woman is missing.

04:53The post is different.

04:55We are still looking for her.

04:59Meanwhile,

05:01we tried to contact the recruitment agency

05:04that sent Leslie to the Middle East.

05:07Although the agency is registered

05:10with the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency, or POEA,

05:13we were able to contact their office

05:16when we went to their address in Pasay City.

05:21We then went to their office in Quezon City.

05:25The recruitment agency did not give an interview.

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