Three OFWs testify before the Senate investigating allegations of sexual harassment against labor and foreign affairs officials in the Middle East in this file photo. MAILA AGER/蜜桃工作室
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� A former labor office employee admitted to senators that he gave 10,000 riyals to an overseas Filipino worker to settle 鈥渢heir problem.鈥�
After repeated questioning聽 by senators JV Ejercito and Benigno 鈥淏am鈥� Aquino IV, Jojo Casicas, former driver and employee of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Saudi Arabia, finally admitted that he sacrificed three-months鈥� worth of pay to solve his 鈥減roblem鈥� with 28-year-old Grace Victoria聽 Sales or Josie who accused him of trying to rape her in March 2012 when they were left alone in the POLO office.
鈥淵ung pagbigay ng 10,000 para iurong na yung reklamo sa akin,鈥� Casicas said, after initially insisting that the money was to help Sales and her family.
However, Casicas maintained that he did not harass or attempt to rape Sales.
Labor attach茅 Adam Musa said he only helped Casicas, by facilitating the salary deduction, to keep things at peace in their office since Sales also works there as a janitress.