Press Release
March 2, 2021
Bong Go welcomes dismissal of ambassador who maltreated household staff; says DOFil can ramp up protection of overseas Filipinos from various forms of abuse
Senator Christopher Bong Go welcomed the results of the investigation and recommendation of the Department of Foreign Affairs on the reported maltreatment and abuse of a Filipino embassy household staff member committed by then Philippine ambassador to Brazil, Marichu Mauro.
The decision, which was signed and approved by President Rodrigo Duterte as he announced last night, metes out the penalty of dismissal from the service, with the accessory penalties of cancellation of eligibility, forfeiture of retirement benefits, and perpetual disqualification from holding public office, among others.
The diplomat was recalled to Manila last year after Brazilian media broadcast CCTV footage of her repeatedly assaulting a member of her household staff.
Published March 2, 2021, 3:43 PM
Justice is served.
This was how Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go described President Duterte’s signing and approval last night of the findings and recommendation by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFS) for the dismissal of then Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro.
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go
(OFFICE OF SEN. BONG GO / FILE PHOTO)
Mauro’s case involved the reported maltreatment and abuse of a Filipino embassy household staff member in the Philippine embassy in Brazil.
Go, a former Special Assistant to President Duterte, reminded concerned authorities to make sure that justice is served and the accused is made to face the consequences of his or her actions to the fullest extent of the law.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday described as “harsh” the decision of President Duterte to dismiss former Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro from the service after she was caught on video while maltreating her household staffer.
The Philippines has sacked its former ambassador to Brazil, after she was caught on camera attacking a domestic worker at her official residence in Brasilia.