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Case vs ex-PH envoy to Brazil caught maltreating aide now under ‘formal investigation’

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Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs&#x27; (DFA) case against the country&#x27;s recalled ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro​ for maltreating her helper “is already under formal investigation,” an official said Wednesday. </p><p>“The case is already under formal investigation po,” Executive Director Ivy Banzon-Abalos, acting head of the DFA Office of Strategic Communication and Research, said in a message when asked about the status of the case.</p><p>Last Nov. 26,​ Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay said <a href="https://twitter.com/dododulay/status/1331675305803583494">in a tweet</a> that the proceedings in the case​ against Mauro were ongoing​ “to give everyone the opportunity to be heard.”</p><p>The Board of Foreign Service Administration’s findings and recommendation will follow, Dulay added.​</p><div><strong>WATCH: PH envoy to Brazil recalled after caught on video maltreating Filipino helper | ANC</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_734qaA-or8?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>On Nov. 9, a <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/09/20/formal-charge-served-on-ex-envoy-to-brazil-over-maltreatment-of-aide">formal complaint</a> was served to the former ambassador. DFA chief Teodoro Locsin Jr. did not elaborate on the details of the complaint but said he has sent a memo to President Rodrigo Duterte about it.</p><p>Presidential Directive No.​ 2020-196​ directed the​ DFA “to investigate the alleged abusive conduct of the Philippine Ambassador to Brazil.”</p><p>Mauro made headlines early in November after Brazil&#x27;s Globo News exposed the ambassador&#x27;s repeated assault of her 51-year old Filipina helper inside the diplomatic residence in the Latin American country. The abuse was caught on video.</p><p>The domestic helper has returned to her hometown in South Cotabato and is doing good, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri earlier said.</p><div><strong>RELATED STORIES:</strong></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/30/20/ph-envoy-to-brazils-abused-aide-back-in-hometown-doing-good-zubiri">PH envoy to Brazil&#x27;s abused aide back in hometown, doing good: Zubiri</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/17/20/locsin-says-case-vs-brazil-envoy-caught-maltreating-helper-moving">Locsin says case vs Brazil envoy caught maltreating helper ‘moving&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/26/20/ph-envoy-to-brazil-recalled-after-caught-on-video-maltreating-filipino-helper">PH envoy to Brazil recalled after caught on video maltreating Filipino helper</a></li></ul>

<p>The Department of Affairs' (DFA) case against recalled ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro? who was caught maltreating her helper in November “is already under formal investigation,” an official said Wednesday. </p>

The Department of Affairs' (DFA) case against recalled ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro? who was caught maltreating her helper in November “is already under formal investigation,” an official said Wednesday.

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Case vs ex-PH envoy to Brazil caught maltreating aide now under ‘formal investigation’

Willard Cheng,

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Published Dec 02, 2020 02:50 PM PHT

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