A Filipino domestic worker allegedly abused by her employers in Saudi Arabia has died four days after flying home to Cebu in the Philippines.
According to a Facebook post, Marivic Villarejo left Riyadh on February 16. She was at the airport in the Saudi capital when some Filipinos saw her and wanted to help her.
Pictures of Villarejo showed she was badly malnourished.
The post said Villarejo’s employers had not paid for her plane ticket to Cebu and did not even take her to the airport.
Some Filipinos who saw her felt pity for her, given her frail physical condition.
Four days after she left Saudi Arabia, Villarejo died in Cebu. Another Facebook post said Villarejo was abused by her employers and not given sufficient food.
But no other details have been revealed about her employers or the circumstances that led to her leaving Saudi Arabia.
Many Filipinos have expressed their condolences to Villarejo’s family.
Update: Saudi employer failed to pay maid who died after flight home
Read: Filipina maid in Saudi Arabia pleads for help over abuse fears
Very sad…grabe
Condolence to the family RIP Kabayan
Hunt that employer cos he is answerable for her death. How can human being be so cruel.
Tas-so Kilat Balucan Balili i dnt think nagkamali po sya s pag type kasi ung p din ung sinagot nya eh..tignan mo po nag reply p sya s iba nagcomment dto un prin reply nya..kaloka sya..
May Gejon Beñalet ..me bobo dto promise ????????sabihan png lucky si ateng..bobo ng English nya…
Wrong type ka yata…basahin mo messege mo…
Condolence po sa pamilya ni kabayan
Lawrence young are you crazy?????what s you means ?she’s lucky? May be you need to replace her…then you know what are you talking about…
Condolence to her family i fell very sad and tear out over this….may Allah forgive your sins and heaven will be your last destination.aameen aameen ya robbalalamin
I am saddened to read this story????How could Saudi Arabia treat a human being so cruel! Something has to be done! Seriously.. she was their maid & should have been well taken care of!
#JUSTICE_FOR_MARIVIC_VILLAREJO
#CONDOLENCE TO THE FAMILY…
Bapa a Digong must ban sending domestic help to any country.
Nakakalungkot… kungdi pa meron mamamatay. Tska lang gagawa ng aksyon ang gobyerno. Kawawa naman ang ating mga kapwa Pilipino. Sa kagustuhan mag trabaho ng marangal para mabuhay ang pamilya. Ganito ang kakahinatnana nila. Ang siste sila pa ang mali ayon sa mga employers nila. Dapat dumadaan sa psychological text ang mga employer. Para kung capable sila maging amo or hindi…. nakaka awa talaga. RIP.
You better rectify your comment bro, kundi pagpipistahan ka ng negative comments. It should’ve read " luckily she wasnt raped and tortured"
Condolence po
Philippine Government, Please provide opportunities for the Filipino people so that they no longer need to be maids ANYWHERE. What does it do to the country’s pride when Filipinos need to be maids in other third world countries???? Think about that for a moment. RIP Marivic.
Condolence po,sana wala ng ma abusong ofw????
Pres. Duterte, please BAN the DEPLOYMENT of domestic helpers to the inhumane MIDDLE EAST countries. Let those Arabs work for themselves. Pres. Duterte you have an iron fist….stop the deployment please. Once you keep someone abuse you..he/she will do it again and keep doing it.
Dapat tlaga wag papupuntahin mga pinay at pinoy jn a lahat ng part ng Middle East,mga hayop sila
Dapat tulungan din yn hnd ung nsa iisang tao simpatya nila maging fair cla.