Philippines fires diplomat whose maid attacks were caught on film


Marichu Mauro was posted to Brazil in 2018 and also had overseen several missions to other South American countries. - Facebook/Department of Foreign Affairs, The Philippines

MANILA, March 2 (AFP): The Philippines has sacked its former ambassador to Brazil, after she was caught on camera attacking a domestic worker at her official residence in Brasilia.

Marichu Mauro was recalled to Manila late last year after Brazil's GloboNews channel broadcast security camera footage filmed over eight months showing her repeatedly assaulting a member of her household staff.

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