Saudi Arabia has a deep cultural belief that it is socially acceptable to hit a woman to discipline a spouse. Ever since then, there have been numerous cases of domestic violence that have gone unnoticed.
Recently, an OFW named Luzminda Romulo from Davao has posted a video and picture on Facebook crying for help regarding the abuse that she’s allegedly experiencing from her male employer. She has called on the attention of Raffy Tulfo, a popular TV and radio personality, to help her get back to our country.
“Pagdating ko sa taas, nag cr po ako sir. Di ko namalayan pumasok na sya sa kwarto ko. Tinanong ko sya kung anong ginagawa nya sa kwarto ko at sabi nya magpapahilot daw sya.” “Pero, sinagot ko sya na di kasama sa kontrata ko yan. Kontrata ko bahay lang, hindi yan kasali. Natakot na ako dahil madaming beses na nya yan ginawa sa akin.”
Luzminda said.
She also mentioned that she’s afraid to tell her female employer because her 5 months’ worth of salary is still with them. Even though she wants to report the issue, she feels helpless because she doesn’t have any way to contact the authorities for help especially the agency who hired her for the position.
Many Filipino Facebook users have shared their anger and frustration to Luzminda’s employer regarding the alleged abuse in the Facebook post.
One user commented,
“Dapat binibigyan pansin ang mga ganitong problema. Kung ganyan ugali ng mga lalaki ng Saudi, dapat hnd na cla binibigyan ng tao maging ksambahay dito sa Pilipinas.”
Another user said,
“Hindi po kasi basta basta pwedeng magsumbong sa amo na babae kasi madalas ikaw pa ang babaliktarin ng amo at mas lalo kang pag iinitan, hindi din basta makalabas kung wala sa kanya yung ikama nya! tulungan nlabg nten syang ishare para mkarating ang kay raffy tulfo at pag punta ng nga taga embassy kala ate dretso alis na sya, kasi kung mqiiwan pa sya ay baka ano na ang gawin sa kanya!”
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