Former Philippine charge d'affaires to Syria Alex LaMadrid denies the claims.
With the filing of the case, the OFWs hope for appropriate administrative and criminal charges against the officials.As they filed the case with the Ombudsman on Friday, the OFWs were confident and passionate about exacting accountability from the Philippine officials.Kailangan namin maging malakas para mabigyan kami ng hustisya.
LaMadrid said that there was a lockdown in Syria from March 2020 to September 2020, and the airport was closed. The airport reopened on September 15, which was when Syrian immigration officials resumed processing exit permits. Migrante had said in a statement that the OFWs were confined in the shelter at the embassy’s basement. While LaMadrid confirmed that the shelter was in the basement, he said that the women were free to roam around the embassy premises.
“They also interacted with FilCom during meetings, commemorative events like Philippine holidays, as well as Christmas and other parties organized by FilCom with the embassy,” LaMadrid said in the report. LaMadrid also said that he was not aware of any verbal sexual abuse against any ward in the shelter while he worked at the embassy.
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