MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is working for the deportation of a Filipina caregiver in Taiwan after the woman posted online “nasty and malevolent materials intended to cause hatred” against President Rodrigo Duterte.
DOLE said in a statement over the weekend that Elanel Ordidor, a caregiver in Yunlin County, will be charged with cyberlibel upon her return to the country. Her employer was already notified about the deportation.
“She will be deported for her willful posting of nasty and malevolent materials against President Duterte on Facebook intended to cause hatred amidst the global health crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic,” the DOLE said.
Labor Attaché Fidel Macauyag, for his part, said that labor officials have went to Ordidor’s workplace in Yunlin County last week to tell her of the charges she might face for her posts.
He added that Ordidor has “committed to delete all her uploaded videos against the President and promised not to do it again and has promised to issue a public apology.”
“However, hours after the visit, several posts were seen on the Philippine Overseas Labor Office Taichung Facebook page from several fake accounts (supporting her) cause,” Macauyag said.
He also said that the DOLE found out that Ordidor was using several social media accounts “and has a group organized to discredit and malign the President and destabilize the government.”
DOLE said the sharing and posting of such videos are punishable under Republic Act No. 10175, the cyber libel law./PN
