Three domestic workers have appeared in Singapore’s State Courts on charges of conspiring to embezzle more than 200 valuables and household items from their employer’s home in October last year.
The court heard that the three Filipinos, aged between 29 and 32, were working for a woman surnamed Yeo in an apartment in Queen Astrid Park, Lianhe Wanbao (Singapore) reported.
At about 10pm on October 14 they allegedly stole 283 items, including T-shirts, jeans, socks, swimsuits, baby care goods like diapers, wipes and bottle nipples, as well as a juicer and other small appliances.
Mostly inexpensive, the items had a combined value of S$5,416 (US$4,111). The socks cost just S$1, though the maids also allegedly tried to take some orange trainers worth S$120 (US$90.85).
The three women are expected to plead guilty at the next hearing, scheduled for May 4. They were allowed out on bail of S$15,000 (US$11,355). If convicted, they could be jailed for up to seven years.
Oh my Gosh,,,,,
Not all employers are listing the items accordingly, mostly will write more! And put the maid in jail..
Josephine Vingno very true just anyhow write,who the hell will steal the baby nipple,the socks that worth $1 only nd how many dozen of socks they stole,the most expensive thing she wrote s $120? like they took the garbage only from their employer house nd the Boss charge them more than 5 thousands.
This is totally ridiculous!!!! Let us know also the other side of the story not only the so-called victims story..trully unbelievable!!!
Damn officer……!she is hoping for help and yet worst happened……needs to cut off his DICK!!!
Hmmmm bka nman miscommunication CLA sa amo. Bka cnbi Ng amo n keep it tpos pag intindi nila keep n para s knila. Unbelievable nkawin mga ganyang bagay.
Sorry to say ! But Singaporean only a few is considered good ! Most of them will acussing the maid , as if they are always right !
It is already a common expectation that there will be some Filipinos who will somehow defend their own countryman with reasons, excuses, explanations and what have you not because to them, their countryman are a people who do not commit crimes. Any accusation is always false.
As the article stated, the 3 maids are expected to plead guilty which means they did stole the items for whatever reasons best known to them.
Stealing means stealing, no reasons can justify that but I’m sure there will be some who will come out with reasons as to why they plead guilty like "bring forced", etc.
For me, I would rather wait for the court’s verdict and this is Singapore where the courts and the citizens are not bias and do not support our own people if they are in the wrong. Period.
Go back and do some research. We get very angry if a domestic worker or a foreign worker is mistreated, etc. and we criticise, condemn and push for heavy penalties to their employers. We are disgusted and ashamed by their behaviours.
And to be fair, I have also seen this in some foreigners especially from the Philippines where they commented fairly that they are disappointed that these few who committed the crimes, spoil the names of the many who are here for an honest living.
My humble opinion only.
Josephine Vingno
How do you know?
How many domestic workers you know were caught stealing items and the employers listed more items then were actually stolen? You should know a lot since since you stated "mostly."
The point is that you Josephine, is behaving just like the LP in your country where you assumed the worst without any evidence and use that to influence the public.
But I look at you differently. Because I know that you do not know of any employer who listed more items then what was stolen, I can only conclude that the reason why you stated so is because if you were the employer, this is what you would have done. It’s your own character.
Josephine Vingno
Have you done a survey or anything like that to back your statement?
Please produce the results if you have done so.
How do you feel is I use the incident and say "most Filipina maids are thieves"?
I don’t say that because I have Filipino friends and I’ve been to the Philippines and so far, all the people I know are good and I know for sure that such a statement will hurt the feelings of the many OFW who are honest.
I am proud of my country but if our people did any wrong, I would be disgusted and ashamed, and not wrongly defend them.
But for you, sad to say that you are an unfortunate product of your country.
Let it be known, your president Du30 is on top of things.and if Singapore is a place where Filipinos are poorly or unfairly treated, Du30 would have done the the same to Singapore as what he did to Kuwait.
Maybe, but then wouldn’t you ask the employer first if it is the case instead of asumming that?
If not, then it would be very easy to take something that is not yours and justify it by saying I thought you didn’t want it.
Unless you can prove it that it’s in your culture to not ask but to assume and just take… which I don’t think so, right?
I know of the Filipino’s honesty, integrity and humbleness.
Once when I was in the Philippines, I threw a pair of old shoes in the wastebin in the hotel which means I already don’t want it. Even that, my friend asked whether she can take the old shoes to give it to some people in the streets who might want it. Another friend when we eat, she asked whether she can pack the leftovers to give to the street kids.
Theye don’t have to ask as the shoes were already in the wastebin and the food is leftovers. But they asked because it is in the Filipino’s culture which many in the world respect and love them for that.
My humble opinion only.
Rhidz Espino Hablador
$1.00 is about 33 pesos, right?
So those shops in the Philippines which sells cheap things for 30 pesos or less, or those "one dollar" shops in Singapore or around the world, you are very sure that their items would never be stolen?
As I said we don’t know the real story right? My opinion s y they steal the Baby nipple nd worth $1 socks that isn’t worth it compare to their self dignity.F it’s true then they deserve punishment.I am not siding those 3 fellow Filipinos but just trying to know y they didn’t think 100x bfore they act like that.Roger Lim sorry to tell u most of the shop lifter n the Philippines r not idiot like them,they will sure choose the most expensive things in the shop.Maybe u will ask me y I know?,bcoz when I was in Philippines I was working as a costumer service investigation at the shop which s we usually caught a shop lifter with the expensive things they stole.
Mga siraulo! You come here to work and not to do something bad or anything against the law. Now, what? Tsk!
Very True! Because 1 fellow Filipino do the such thing will tarnish the whole people of the country they should think 100x bfor they act like that.it’s unfair to us who has been worked here for many yrs with dignity.
Roger Lim I’ve been working here for more than a decade but never think to tarnish my country name,but so sad to others never think twice or thrice bfor they act.I am so ashamed f my fellow Filipinos do bad to other foreign country,the y?,bcoz once we step out from our mother land we carried the name of country with dignity.too bad that they never think that.
@rosalie 2 yrs ago the reason why i did not bring all the things that my previous madam gave me and her daughter gave alot of cosmetics most haven’t use it and expensive i decided to leave it.
And when the time they don’t like me anymore she dug my luggage infont of the cctv and my agent but she keep on looking for a few recipe that she really like it. how many times that i told her you are looking for my own recipe madam.
and the agent got pissed on her and told her you already dig all her stuff and you still not believe her she told you its her own recipe.i believe her for 9 1/2 years worked with you she can make her own recipe and thats the time she let go of my luggage.
Yes it is better to leave all the stuff they gave rather than you go to the jail. Still thankful to them they let me find another employer instead of send me to our country
Still happy working here at ???????? and going to be 3 yrs with my new employer.
Roger Lim in philippine, the socks are very cheap, the diapers are cheap the clothing are cheap too,,,for $1 you can buy 3 pairs of socks in philippines, the real question is,,,, is it really true? Or there is other reason behind it.
I don’t buy this story… Hope to hear the other side of the story…(the helpers side)
Roger Lim helo Mr. Roger Lim ! Im living in Philippines i live in Malaysia for more than 30 years i know pretty well how employers behave ! Stop mentioning about LP in my home country because i dont even know them…Say that because , we been rescuing Domestic Helpers being maltrated by employers ! You are good in mentioning about LP parties might be you are one of them ! Are you ?
Exactly
Mr. Roger Lim, i also employed housemaids in many years but i did not do whatever you are accusing about me ! Dont make it personal ! You are going overboard ! Are you sure you are a good person ? Comments is normal but your are trying to go beyond limits ! I know your kind of people ! Always right and always talk big !
Josephine Vingno good and bad in any country..don’t prejudge..they pleaded guilty