Senate probe resumes on ‘sex-for-flight’ scandalBy Maila AgerINQUIRER.net
10:00 am | Thursday, August 15th, 2013
 Assistant
labor attache Antonio “Tony” Villafuerte faced anew at Thursday’s
resumption of the Senate investigation into the “sex-for-scheme” scandal
in the Middle East.Still present in a joint hearing by the Senate blue ribbon and labor committees, which started a little past 9 a.m., was Riyadh-based assistant labor attaché Antonio “Tony” Villafuerte, who had been accused by three overseas Filipino workers of sexually molesting and pimping them in exchange for plane tickets. Villafurte was also present during last week’s hearing but was not questioned by members of the committees. Last week’s hearing, instead, centered on an OFW, who recounted an alleged attempted rape by the driver and employee of Philippine labor attaché to Saudi Arabia, Adam Musa. Aside from Villafuerte, other resource persons who also attended Thursday’s hearing were Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario and Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz. Related Stories: 3 OFWs face labor exec in ‘sex-for-flight’ scandal Senate orders search for accused driver in ‘sex-for-flight’ scandal Lawmaker wants to cut DoLE’s budget for not acting on OFW sexual abuse DOLE to submit findings on ‘sex-for-flight’ probe, Baldoz tells lawmakers
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links: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/83337/senate-probe-resumes-on-sex-for-flight-scandal --------------------------------------------  links: https://www.dfa.gov.ph/index.php/2013-06-27-21-50-36/phl-embassies-and-consulates/542-135-filipinos-to-be-repatriated-from-riyadh-to-the-philippines-this-week-over-1100-repatriated-from-riyadh 135 Filipinos to be Repatriated from Riyadh to the Philippines this Week, Over 1100 Repatriated from Riyadh15 August 2013 - As part of the Philippine Government’s efforts to assist its nationals seeking repatriation during the correction period in the Kingdom, the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh announced that 135 distressed Filipinos in Riyadh would be repatriated from August 12 to 15 under the ongoing correction period on plane tickets provided by the Philippine government.With this number, the total of Filipinos repatriated from Riyadh alone through government expense will reach over 1,100 distressed Filipinos. The Embassy is also arranging the flight booking of another 203 Filipinos who already obtained their final exit, and requested the assistance of the Philippine government for repatriation tickets. Recently, 97 mothers with undocumented children also obtained their exit visas after the DNA testing by the Ministry of Interior team and fingerprinting at the General Directorate for Passports (Jawazat – Wafeedin at Shumeisy). In the meantime, the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah has repatriated 881 Filipinos on tickets purchased by the Philippine government. With the end of the Eid El-Fitr holidays, the Embassy and Consulate will continue providing assistance to Filipinos in facilitating the rectification of their status or expediting issuance of final exit visas to meet the deadline of the correction period on 3 November 2013. END
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