Aired (March 23, 2025): Pinapaso at pinupukpok ang OFW na si Leslie Diaz ng kanyang amo sa Saudi Arabia. Dahil sa pang-aabusi, si Leslie, nabulag. Panoorin ang buong kuwento sa video. #ReportersNotebook
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00:00After more than two years of working in the Middle East as a domestic helper,
00:14Leslie Gay Diaz, 34, returned to the country.
00:20But instead of staying at home in Basilan, he went home.
00:24He was sent to a hospital in Zamboanga City to treat the wounds in various parts of his body.
00:32Leslie was a victim of the abuse of his ex-girlfriend in Saudi Arabia.
00:40In June 2022, he decided to work in Saudi Arabia as a domestic helper.
00:47His first year in the hospital was fine.
00:52But in the second year, that's when the abuse of his ex-girlfriend started.
01:16In two years, how many times did he get hurt in his memory?
01:21A lot, almost every day.
01:24Leslie's other wounds left a lasting mark on him.
01:34He took this picture in 2021 before he left for the Middle East.
01:40He took this picture in 2021 before he left for the Middle East.
01:45But now, he is almost unrecognizable.
01:51He had a lot of wounds on his head.
01:54That's why he needed a scalpel to quickly heal the wounds.
01:58The scars on his arms and hands were also noticeable,
02:02which had the effect of penetrating the implant.
02:06He also had scars on his back.
02:09Because of the stabbing of a scissor.
02:12He also needed to shave his head,
02:15after he was stabbed by his employer, the butcher.
02:19His employer also stabbed his left eye,
02:23as a reason for his blindness.
02:25What really marked your mind
02:29that your employer did a lot to that woman?
02:32The stabbing of my eye and the stabbing of my head,
02:36I can't see it anymore.
02:39It's gone.
02:41What did the doctors say about your head injury?
02:44It's just a little fractured on the head and here on the mouth.
02:49It's a big thought for him,
02:51what is the reason for the stabbing of the butcher.
02:54Why is he so brutal to you?
02:56I don't know why he did that to me.
02:59It just happened suddenly,
03:01when I was 2 years old,
03:03it started with the stabbing of me.
03:06Because of the mistreatment of his employer,
03:10in December 2024,
03:12Leslie decided to ask for help from his employer.
03:16He told me,
03:18in 2 weeks, I will cure you,
03:20you will recover,
03:22then I will send you back to the Philippines.
03:24That's what he said.
03:28And just on January 27,
03:31Leslie returned to the Philippines.
03:33When we talked to him last week,
03:36he said that he has been recovering in a hospital in Zamboanga City for a month.
03:41Who is paying your hospital bills now?
03:46We asked for help from the government.
03:49How big is your hospital bill?
03:51It's already more than P100,000.
03:53How long have you been there?
03:56We already paid a down payment,
03:59because it's already more than P300,000.
04:03Leslie is planning to file a case against his employer.
04:08He brought his complaint to the Department of Migrant Workers,
04:13or DMW,
04:15and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, or OWWA.
04:18What do you want to happen to the woman who did this to you?
04:24She will go to jail.
04:30Just on February 24,
04:33the OWWA officials went to Leslie.
04:36They were able to get the details on the situation of the woman.
04:40They also asked for financial assistance,
04:43and promised to file a case against Leslie,
04:46so that justice can be served.
04:48We are just here because we heard that the woman is missing.
04:53The post is different.
04:55We are still looking for her.
04:59Meanwhile,
05:01we tried to contact the recruitment agency
05:04that sent Leslie to the Middle East.
05:07Although the agency is registered
05:10with the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency, or POEA,
05:13we were able to contact their office
05:16when we went to their address in Pasay City.
05:21We then went to their office in Quezon City.
05:25The recruitment agency did not give an interview.