MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro on Wednesday expressed “deep sadness” over her dismissal from service and cried foul over the alleged mishandling of her case by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
According to her, she only learned about her dismissal from the Philippine Foreign Service through media reports.
It was President Rodrigo Duterte who announced Monday that he approved DFA’s recommendation sacking Mauro over alleged abuse of a Filipina household helper.
“It, therefore, pains me that, despite the explanation and contextualization of what actually transpired, the penalty of dismissal was still recommended and imposed,” Ma…
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