Zubiri and Villanueva issued separate statements after video footage was aired on a news channel in Brazil showing ambassador Marichu Mauro physically mistreating her Filipino staffer in separate instances. ADVERTISEMENT“While watching the video, I was horrified to see the brazenness of our ambassador to Brazil in physically maltreating the embassy service staff. I cannot imagine how people in her position could enact such violence to the very people they are sworn to protect,” Zubiri said in a statement. Mariin po nating kinukundena ang insidenteng ito at hinihiling natin sa pamunuan ng DFA na imbestigahan ang ating ambassador sa Brazil,” Villanueva said. We strongly condemn this incident, and we ask the DFA leadership to investigate our ambassador to Brazil.)

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 27, 2020 05:48 UTC