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'Sex-for-flight' victim shot dead in Quiapo

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div style="padding-top:66.375%"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1486571" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></div></figure><h3>Incident is drug-related, says Sandra Cam</h3><p>MANILA – A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who accused a Philippine official in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia of engaging in a &quot;sex-for-flight&quot; scheme is dead.</p><p>Mercidita Calape, also known as &quot;Angel,&quot; was an OFW who sought help from the Philippine embassy after she escaped from her employer who allegedly raped her.</p><p>She earlier told ANC that then-Riyadh assistant Labor Attache Antonio Villafuerte asked if she would have sex with Middle Eastern men in exchange for a return ticket to the Philippines.</p><p>READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/06/25/13/3-sex-flight-victims-tag-riyadh-labor-official"><strong>3 &#x27;sex-for-flight&#x27; victims tag Riyadh labor official</strong></a></p><p>On Wednesday, &quot;Analisa,&quot; one of the alleged sex-for-flight victims, said Angel was shot dead last January 14.</p><p>&quot;Nakakalungkot na balita. Nagulat ako nung nag text si Weng sa akin na pumanaw na daw po noong January 14 dahil nga po nasangkot sa barilan sa may Quiapo,&quot; said Analisa on DZMM&#x27;s Dos por Dos program.</p><p>Angel, Analisa and Michelle were the <a href="http://dzmm.abs-cbnnews.com/news/National/Sinseridad_ng_DFA_Sec.,_nagpapalakas_ng_loob_sa_Pinay_"><strong>first three OFWs</strong></a> who complained against Villafuerte.</p><p>Analisa said the news about Angel&#x27;s death was relayed to her by &quot;Weng,&quot; an OFW in the second batch of OFW victims.</p><p>&quot;Di ko matanggap kasi iisa kaming nagsama-sama sa ipinaglalaban naming hustisya na hindi naman akalain na humantong sa malagim na kamatayan. Hindi pa nga namin natatangap ang hustisya sa aming kaso ay nakamatayan pa niya,&quot; Analisa said.</p><p>Angel, they said, was one of two women shot dead in Quiapo, Manila last week.</p><div class="containing-block"><div class="outer-container"><div style="display:none">Default News template and player embed</div><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script><object class="BrightcoveExperience" id="myExperience4704784516001"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/><param name="width" value="510"/><param name="height" value="287"/><param name="playerID" value="1880751799001"/><param name="playerKey" value="AQ~~,AAABtXvbPVE~,ZfNKKkFP3R9qoEvgz2KMCs8gaY-UGBkT"/><param name="isVid" value="true"/><param name="isUI" value="true"/><param name="dynamicStreaming" value="true"/><param name="@videoPlayer" value="4704784516001"/></object><script type="text/javascript">brightcove.createExperiences();</script></div></div><p>Weng said Angel&#x27;s family is appealing for help.</p><p>&quot;Nakaburol sa [bahay ng] mother niya. Sabi sa amin, nadamay lang anak niya,&quot; Weng said. &quot;Gusto namin matulungan ang family ni Angel kasi wala rin kaming maitutulong. Malaki daw kailangan nilang bayaran sa punerarya.&quot;</p><p>Those who wish to extend a little help to Angel&#x27;s family can send it to Smart Padala (reference number: 5299-6755-9520-7117), under the name of her mother, Nelda Castro Calape.</p><div><strong>&#x27;VICTIM FEARED FOR HER LIFE&#x27;</strong></div><p>Sandra Cam, president of the Whistleblowers Association of the Philippines, said that before Angel&#x27;s death, the OFW wanted to meet her in person last December to seek help because she feared for her life.</p><p>&quot;Si Angel, nagsabi kung pwede daw siyang pumunta sa akin dahil natatakot siya dahil yung lugar daw niya ay puno ng [nagdo] droga. I waited for her, hindi naman siya dumating, panay nga ang tawag niya sa akin at may mga banta na raw sa kanya dahil sa drugs and then suddenly yung nangyari na nga sa Quiapo,&quot; Cam said.</p><p>Cam, however, could not say if Angel got in trouble with drug dealers or users. But police investigation disclosed that the incident was drug-related, she said.</p><p>&quot;I talked to the police at true enough, ang dahilan sa imbestigasyon ay involved ang droga,&quot; Cam said.</p><p>Meanwhile, Weng said that she and the others in the second batch of sex-for-flight victims decided to no longer pursue their case.</p><p>&quot;Priority na lang namin mga anak namin,&quot; she said.</p><p>Weng sought help from labor attache Adam Musa after she was raped.</p><p>&quot;Bago niya ako na rescue ni Adam Musa, na trap ako ng tatlong pulis. Nag runaway ako sa employer ko dahil pina-rape ako ng employer ko tapos nung pabalik-balik ako, puro next week ang sabi niya sa akin, nahuli ako ng tatlong pulis, ni rape din ako,&quot; Weng said.</p><p>&quot;Nung umuwi ako, hindi alam ng mga anak ko at hindi ko rin alam na buntis ako,&quot; she added. But that pregnancy ended up in a miscarriage after an accidental fall in a mall in Quezon City.</p><p>Both Weng and Analisa admitted that they don&#x27;t have enough money to pursue their case.</p><p>&quot;Kaya nung mga hearings, hirap na hirap kami kung saan kami kukuha ng ipapamasahe pang luwas-luwas. Nanghihiram ako ng pera pang pamasahe,&quot; said Analisa, a single mother of two children.</p><p>She added, &quot;Ako po, gusto ko tuloy tuloy ang kaso kung may tutulong lang po financially, tutuloy po ako. Kasi sa tatlo kami, ako po yung naiwan na nakarating sa MTC [trial court] yung kaso.&quot;</p>

<p>MANILA – A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who accused a Philippine official in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia of engaging in a "sex-for-flight" scheme is dead.</p>

MANILA – A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who accused a Philippine official in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia of engaging in a "sex-for-flight" scheme is dead.