THE Philippine government has vowed to seek justice for a Filipino overseas worker who was allegedly raped by her foreign recruiter and abused by her employer in Saudi Arabia.

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd on Tuesday disclosed that he has ordered the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Riyadh to initiate legal proceedings against the suspects.

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