OWWA tracking down OFW mother of 3 abused kids in viral video



The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is now tracking down the mother of the three children seen on a viral video being abused by their own father, GMA News' Susan Enriquez reported on 24 Oras on Tuesday.
The mother is reportedly a domestic worker in Kuwait who has stopped sending money to her family in the Philippines and is allegedly having a relationship with another man.
Police suspect this is what drove the father in General Santos City to physically abuse their children — aged 8, 6 and 3 years — and even take a video of it.
"We are now coordinating with our Philippine labor office sa Kuwait, labor attache, at welfare office ng OWWA para makausap 'yung nanay at matanong siya kung ano ang nais niya, kung gusto ba niyang umuwi ay tutulungan siya ng OWWA," said OWWA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac.
Two of the children are already under the custody of social workers, while the six-year-old remained with the father who, according to Senior Inspector Reynaldo Rojo, will be charged with violation of Republic Act 7610 or the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.
Rojo surmised that the father beat the children on video to force his wife to send money to them. "Ginawa niya 'yun para mapursige siguro 'yung nanay na magpadala ng pera," he said.
Cacdac said they will shoulder the mother's airfare should she wish to return home following the incident.
He said OFWs whose children are being abused by their spouse or guardians may seek help from OWWA, the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Department of Justice, as all three agencies have a long-standing agreement for dealing with such cases. —Rie Takumi/KBK, GMA News

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