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Monday, July 22, 2013

Erasing Her Graceless Past

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In a country like the Philippines, a House help HH is one indispensable member of the household. HH spells the difference between blessed and stressed. Having them around allows us more time with the family, and more time to work on our professional projects and personal concerns.

Everyone knows that finding a good one is a big challenge. Others feel lucky to have found trusted HH they can leave their homes to, at the very least. Yet, HH’s “staying power” in one’s household is determined to a large extent - by the way their employers treat them.

Wherever they work, HH are often subjects of abuse since people know that most of them are gullible and easy prey. They are perceived as not knowing any better – especially those who come from the provinces. Many people, celebrities or not are just as guilty of abuse.

Young Actress YA was overheard giving tips to Fellow Actress FA regarding hiring maids. Earlier, FA was telling YA that she badly needed one for her mother who had been without HH for quite sometime. YA who projects an innocent screen persona said something to FA that kind of shocked her.

YA told FA that she could refer some HH to FA who would come from their province. YA quoted a salary bracket to FA that was way below standards. Before FA could even react, YA told her that it’s okay to give these HH or drivers below standard rates because they are ignorant.

What YA said next totally floored FA, “ Besides, it’s okay for them whatever amount you will give them because they are used to being penniless anyway.”

If the statement sounded mean and exploitative, people who know YA know where she was coming from. Notably, it is something in YA’s past that's behind such statements. Source said that YA must be describing herself during the years she felt so deprived - a poignant part of her life she had refused to acknowledge, and in her heart, would rather forget? 

“No one will dare maintain that it is better to do injustice than to bear it." ~ Aristotle

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134 comments:

  1. Sure aketch na KaF to. Sila lang naman ang may kayang mag-hire ng katulong unlike KaH na kakarampot lang ang sweldo compared to what KaF people make every second.

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    1. anon 12:14 u r such a fantard..ntwa lng aq sau,we have an Hh though my salary is just enough. wag mo ipgmalaki ang kaF mo jan. salary is not the topic or whatever,st*pid..such a loser fantard...network war is for id*ots

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    2. Masarap ang cupcake

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    3. it's tragic!

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    4. duh! initials are in the title already! she used to work in a c before!

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    5. Anon 3:52 talaga she used to work in a C? Sobrang cheap niya talaga! hindi nabasa at nalaman ang kasambahay law! Actually (excuse sa mga HH) pang longkatuts beauty siya

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  2. "mayaman" na kasi siya

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    1. At etong mayaman nato ipinagmamalaki galing sa exclusive school kuno e nd naman...ambisyosa tlga e...ewan bat maraming projects cya

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    2. U nailed it!

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    3. Tumpak! YA- E!Kaloka sya huh. nang galing din sya sa wala. Tunog mayaman nga pangit pla ng ugali nya.

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    4. kawawa naman si mayaman,siya kasi ang tinutukoy ng karamihan dito,as if naman siya lang yung young acctress na galing probinsya,..pwede naman kasing ibang young acctress pala yung tinutukoy ni FP dito,like sa hula ko,yung si YS(siya yung nanalo sa talent search sa kabro),she's also from the province din,she's from the queen city of the south.

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  3. Si mayaman bah toh? Grbe ah,.. Sumusobra nah

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  4. Well, totoo naman. Beggars can't be choosy. When we were hired here in the US, we were receiving less than half of the regular salary. Hindi naman kami makapag reklamo kasi we signed a contract. Pero after we got our green card, we were able to find better paying jobs. Something good will come eventually to people who are patient.

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    1. Pag nasa abroad kailangan ipangalandakan??? Mga pinoy pag nasa ibang bansa laging bukambibig "kami dito sa US ganito ganyan.. Achuchu" walang pake madlang tao kung nasan kayong lupalop ng daigdig. Kaya wag nyo icompare. Makapagyabang lang nako.

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    2. Beggars can't be choosers.

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    3. since na exploit ka eh ok lang na ma pagsantalahan ang iba? ikumpara mo ba naman sarili mo dyan sa america sa hirap ng pagiging HH dito sa pinas labo mo

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    4. Ah~ A Social Climber! Mahulog ka sana :D

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    5. Ha ano ulit ? sumakit naman panga ko sa yo neh!

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    6. so u reckon something good will come out for these people?... Cgru abroad yes kase ur a living proof of that peru kng sa pinas nungka..since poor din yang e n yan b4 she should show more compassion towards these people kase she's been there and all.its funny how fame can change a person.

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    7. anon 12:51 gnan tlga ung ibang mga nsa abroad,kala mo qng cno,,to think na ala nmn paki u iba d2 sa knla,.my maipgybang lng tlga....

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    8. Well nasa US nga pala kaya pala PATIENT talaga Lang ha.... Baka naman PATIENCE, ayan nasa Pinas lng ako ha.

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    9. Cge Anon 5:20, stay ka lng Pinas forever ha para maging PATIENCE ka. mang okray ba? I am PATIENT with you, talaga lang!!!

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    10. tama nMN patient @anon5:20. nasa pinas ka nga!

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    11. naku iba na ang panahon ngayon.. ang daming beggars na choosy ano! yung husband ko minsan nag MRT going SM North Edsa, pagbaba nya may namalimos na bata humihingi ng pang kape.. binibigay ng husband ko ang sandwich nya.. sabi ng bata, ayoko ng sandwich, ang gusto ko pang-kape! o di ba! grabe na talaga ang panahon ngayon..

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    12. PATIENT is correct.

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    13. Anon 5:20 - tama naman yung PATIENT ah. labo naman ng PATIENCE mo

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    14. Anon 5:20 yun pa talaga sinita mo e mali ka naman. hehe

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    15. 5:20 tama nman pag-gamit nya ng Patient ah... anu gusto mo "...people who are PATIENCE?" kaya cguro stuck ka n jan sa Pinas.

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    16. Anon 5:20 di aq agree sa main commenter, pero wag ka na magmarunong sa PATIENCE mo dahil mali ka."people who are patient" gagawin mo pang "people who are patience"? Basa ulit puhleaaassse.

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    17. EXCUSE, but whether nasa PINAS ka or US, or even country.. kahit pa naka pirma ka ng contract eh you cannot be receiving wage that is below the minimum wage unless under the table ang sweldo meaning wala kang papel kya na pag sasamantalahan ka ng employer mo.. at ang kapalit nun eh ang pag pepetition ng employer mo syo to obtain a green card. If you have legal documentation kung saan ka nag wowork and you are paid below minimum wage, you should KNOW that you have the right to report such maltreatment.

      Kahit pa sa PINAS yan o sa IBANG BANSA, wag mag abuso ng kapwa.. ibigay ang karapat dapat lalo na at pinagkakatiwala natin ang ating buhay at pag mamayari sa ating mga kasambahay!!!

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    18. Teh, ang tawag dyan exploitation dahil alam nila di kayo iimik kasi baka TNT kayo sa states. Pero teh, ang nasa BI ay nasa Pinas at ang kasambahay ay kababayan nya. Ang punto ng BI ay dapat tratuhin at paswelduhin ng tama ang katulong lalo't ang nasa BI ay nagsimula rin sa wala.

      Kapi Kat

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    19. alah.... daming mttalino ah.. spelling..grammar... lahat sinisita... ngbangit lng yung tao na nsa US sya mkapareact naman wagas... sng pangaabuso nangyayari talaga yan sa totoong buhay.. palibhasa puro kyo panood ng tv.. sa abroad.. sa pinas.. lahat may nangaabuso sa karapatan... bulok na sistema n yan.. kaya wag nyo na pagusapan ang mga nsa US etc... puna kyo ng puna sa grammar..spelling.. eh naiintindihan nyo naman diba? ang pinoy may sariling lenguwahe..spelling at grammar. kaya please magbigay na ng clue...

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  5. Househelps deserves a fair treatment. Yung kasambahay namin super tagal na. I think 8 yrs old pa lang ako andito na sya with us. Taking care of us. Kaya ngayon,ako naman yung nag aalaga sa kanya ü

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    1. You will be blessed, you have a good heart. And I agree with what you said, they should be treated fairly.

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    2. Good for you, dear. Lalo for loyal kasambahays, di lang fair treatment ang dapat nating ibigay, kundi pagmamahal na rin na parang pamilya. :-)

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    3. Kami turing nmin sa kanila kapamilya talaga.kasi naniniwala kami na kung ano ipinakita at ibinigay m kapwa m un din ang balik sau.

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  6. Dating Cgirl itey from south. Lol

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    1. hindi ,si YS,siya yung may show sa kabilang channel na C ang title,b din ang girl na ito,taga S siya...Yung isang blind item din dito na('she goe's goes mad and envious')hindi din sya ang tinutukoy ni fp dun,.taga kabro din ang mga iyon,yung show ni D na 'lightning',yung baguhan na si R,siya yung tinutukoy na YS,si N (na dating taga kah )naman yung FS,si R kasi yung original leading-lady ni D,later on na lang ipinasok ssa show na 'yon si N.

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  7. Hirap.. siney itey?

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  8. ah ung masamang ugali na inggit sa co star nya sa yun oh?

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  9. Well I think most HHs are paid below mininum. We have 2 HHs one yaya and one for general stuff. Both get paid 3500. We give them extra like 500 whenever there's a party where we all get exhausted. I think what matters is how YA should have treated HHs. She shouldn't abuse HH's ignorance. HHs from provinces are really nice but if you show them cruelty and like you don't value them, they'll mess up with your life and leave yoy

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    1. Yes us too dahil wala naman kaming pambayad na malaki and magegets naman ng hh yan kung hanggang saan lang kaya ng pamilya kaya binabawian nlng namin sa kabaitan. Bakit ba ang mga tao hirap maging mabait sa taong tumutulong na sakanila? Kaloka!

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    2. Ako ang P4000 is for my first year, after that we give at least P5000 and up. Even then does P5000 really give them enougH? I've offered to send them to school. Ayaw nila. Even if I pay for it and I allow them (they're not underage ha, vocational school para lang they can improve their lives.) Sadly, few have the determination to do this. I let them go on weekly dayoffs din.

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  10. yung gf ni bebe ko??

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  11. YA- capkeyk?
    FA- lock?

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  12. Feeling ko, c N itey.

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  13. nasa title ang initials... ang ka loveteam ng taong may k

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  14. Taga land of the hills ba ito?

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  15. i don't think there's such a thing a "below standard" when it comes to salary of household help, depende yan like kung gaano ba kalaki yung house, number of residents, may specific duties lang ba or all around? etc,etc! why pay someone ng malaki kung ilan lang kayo sa house and most of the time pa wala coz of showbiz commitments, kahit mayaman ka pa it's still not proper, pay should always be proportionate to duties and responsibilities, not because artist and mayaman magbibigay na ng malaki, well nyway sa dami ko nasabi d ko parin knows kung sino to, haha! dami kasing young actress ngayon lalo na sa kap, inulan ng mga teen actors/actresses yung station, haha lols

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    1. si cupcake girl to. bad sya for saying “ Besides, it’s okay for them whatever amount you will give them because they are used to being penniless anyway.”

      so important kaya ng mga HH sa atin.

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    2. may helper ba kayo? may standard starting pay sila, it's upto the employer if the helper gets more after a certain time. but initial salary shouldn't be below standard pay regardless work load.

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    3. You don't think? That's what you think! Google mo standard pay, seems like ni wala kang common sense.

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    4. Ignorance of the law excuses no one, 12:48.

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    5. ikaw ba sinusweldo ka sa office mo based sa duties mo? pag konti lang work mo eh ok lang below minimum wage ka?

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    6. Actually ganun nga samin. I teach in college.

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    7. anon 2:11 iba naman yata pag teachers. kung full time sympre they get paid more compared sa part time. iba sitwasyon ng helper sa teacher.

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    8. May minimum wage na P2500 ang household help sa Metro Manila. Basa basa muna ng Kasambahay Law bago comment

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    9. ummm.. heard of MINIMUM WAGE? pag may time, pwede mag research!! isip muna bago mag comment!

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    10. yung minimum wage for HH, iba, kasi you pay for their food and their roof.. obvious wala ka maid, minimum wage? same sa nakaparal na call center agent? truth is, masmababa sa minimum wage, but they get benefits.. they eat the same food you do, they sleep in a proper bed, they get to watch tv pag walang ginagawa, and you dont over work them, may day off.. may free wifi pa and dapat may sss sila and phil health. mahirap humanap ng HH na matino.. be kind to them kasi they prepare your food, and takes care of your things.

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  16. kaF...mayaman girl na sya..

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  17. Ang 'yaman' na kasi niya... Tsk! Tsk! Ingat na lang sa karma!

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  18. Sino??? More easy clues pla

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  19. Hirap naman. Hiiiiiint please. :) thank u.

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  20. maloloka ang mga taga kasambahay bill sa'yo.

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  21. This is E of the chosen one show

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  22. hay nako... si cupcake girl to!

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  23. Ang dating taga b

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  24. ang A - YA sino si FA?

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  25. How below is the standard. Kasi me standard pay na ang Kasambahay Law and if you give substandard salary, you will be in trouble. Kasi suwerte na ng mga kasambahay ngayon, libre lahat, me SS, Philhealth pa. So kung wala kang ibibigay na ganun, lawbreaker ung artista & he/she is in trouble. Ganun lang yun. Pero sa ibang kasambahay, di lang pera ang hanap nila kundi tratong tao. Kung mabait ka sa kanila di sila mag reklamo. So tratong tao lang.

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    1. Hirap sa kasambahay law protektado yung katulong. Hindi yung amo.

      May one maid kami, utang ng utang kesyo mayron mag enrol, meron maysakit. Nung ayaw na namin pautangin, sinumbong kami sa pulis. Tinangka daw sya gahasain ng kuya ko. Eh kuya ko ay never gagawa ng ganun, very responsible yun sa actions nya. Pero dahil her word against ours, umakyat sa piskalya sabi makipag areglo. Nak ng tokwa, 50k hinihingi samin. Yung utang na 20k parang nalimutan na nya.

      Kaya kung ako senyo, wag ng mag maid. Hirap magtiwala ngayon. Naging mbait kn,uubusin pa lahat ng pera mo.

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    2. Anon 1054, nakakatakot naman yan. Nakipag-areglo ba kayo dun sa dating kasambahay?

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    3. Anon 2:58 Same plight tayo. Abusadong amo. Their pay is 4,000 3 meals plus snacks. Pag lalabas kami, kasama siya sa kain. Same type of food. Hindi yung tulad ng iba na sila sila lang sa resto, tapos ija Jollibee lang yung maid. Hindi ako naninigaw and I make sure na by 10 as much as possible patulog na sila. Mga 8:00 AM required na gising ng yaya. But still, tatagal lang 2 weeks. Magka pera lang, lalayas na. Yung iba, di daw ma take kasi hindi daw puno ref namin ng food (we are not snackers so laman ng ref namin mga ulam lang). Nag eexpect yata ng cake at ice cream. Kaso di pwede hindi mag yaya. 3 kids puro bata (sunud sunod anak ko, hihihi)

      Middle class lang kami but we make sure we abide by the kasambahay law. Even before it was ratified, above standard pay na kami kasi galing agency. Kaso abusado sila, ang aarte. I also prefer those who are straight from the province kasi mas masipag. Pero same pay naman. They deserve equal and fair treatment. With or without the kasambahay law.

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    4. Err I mean abused amo ako. Hahaha. Typo

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    5. Care mo. Anon 2:58

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    6. Omg may ganyan din kaming kasambahay pero wala pang kasambahay bill nun! Grabe ang sabi niya nahulog daw ang tito niya sa motor at kailangan niya pera bigay naman nanay ko tapos pati anak sinama na lan g bigla pinagtcrabaho samin at nangungulit na sila dalawa bayaran. Kapalmuks nangutang mga 10k lang naman pero di tumagal ng 2months nangloloko lang talaga sila ng anak niya!

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    7. Sa amin naman, we eat at restos but ayaw ng maids. They'll insist on Jollibee. Maski bdays, I tell them, try lang nila buffet kasi. Ayaw. So ako I just encash the meals to them. I kept doing this that I noticed nahirapan na kami kasi they wouldn't eat while we're eating tapos paguwi saka pa kakain and nagiging late yong tulog ng kids. Tinigil ko na kc parang sadya na. Aynaku, may yaya ako dati, ayaw ng pasta ayaw ng kung ano ano. Andaming arte. Mahirap din talaga. Not all yayas will eat what you eat. Like minsan lauriat ang mahal nun ha, per person. tapos sasayangin lang. Kaya buti pa jollibee. They eat like children.

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  26. base ko lang sa Title... R?

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  27. Hmmm.....Ang sakit magsalita.

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  28. Feeling mayaman na kasi siya.

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  29. Si mayaman itey! Baka si i yung nagask ng HH! Hula lang pag may time

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  30. Erase erase!! Bata pa lang yan nasa showbiz na!

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  31. kaF ito... initials are in the title. yung nanalo?

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  32. nagets ko na si YA pero sino si FA?

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  33. Mayaman. Nasa title na e. --superbakla

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  34. dati kasing tiga B kaya alam CHOZ

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  35. Yung galing sa b

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  36. She should be grateful sa mga household help,if nagkaroon ng chance makapagtapos ng pag-aaral ang mga yan, hindi yan mamasukan at malamang mas disente pa mga yun kesa sa kanya....

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  37. Grabe. I can actually imagine her saying all these. Attention KaF management!

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    1. pati naman ang KAF parang siya din mababang magpasweldo hahhahahahah

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    2. NOT TRUE! yong mga nakapagtapos na maid namin, mas wala pang ibubuga dun sa mga high school di nakatapos. Why? attitude problems. Not willing to learn and feeling they have their "education" so they aren't as motivated/committed. Parang yon na ang major accomplishment nila. Di nila naisip this is real life!

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  38. we have 7 HHs. True na napakahirap mghanap ng trusted ng HH. Iba iba sweldo dn nla since mgkakaiba cla ng task. Dpende kc yan hrap ng work.. But still, ang rude ni CUPCAKE! As in!

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  39. Iba ang matalino at tuso pero si R pareho. Yun oh! Magkano lang ba ang nasa batas e 1,5K e di gawin na lang 2

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  40. sino si cupcake? more clues plsss..

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  41. mali ang hula ninyo wala sa title ang initials. - bekimon

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  42. Basic for kasambahay sa Metro Manila if I'm not mistaken is 2,500 pesos. Pero we pay 5,000 a month to our own kasambahay (we pay philhealth and sss also etc) because we know hindi talaga kaya mabuhay sa 2,500 pesos ang family nya? We the "educated class" should help build a more egalitarian and just society because we were taught what's morally right.

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    1. I agree. I sort of think the KB pay is tantamount to slavery. It really is. I really have this view. BUT naexperience ko na to give P7000 monthly to someone and sinalbahe pa kami. 2 years pa lang sa amin yon ha. Tapos yon isa naman 1 year P5000 and many bonuses throughout the year ha. Mga P500-P1000 and nadala ko pa sa travels local and abroad. Naku, di ok. Puro lalake saka walang dedication sa job. Nahuli ko pa in the act, kinurot anak ko! Tapos yong food ng asawa ko dinidikit sa basura napansin ko lang kasi bigla siya gumalaw mabilis para iayos yong mga food. Ibig sabihin yong katamaran nauuna sa malasakit. Merong ibang deserving like my nanny now gets P9000 (excluding 2 months bonus) pero may ugali pa rin but all in all may malasakit.

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    2. Congratulations for treating your kasambahay well. And I do hope you will be able to find one who will be loyal, honest and loving to your family.

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  43. Ba't ba nanalo yan sa B kung napakapangit naman pala ng ugali???

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  44. eto yung pang-i kuno pero di naman kumita

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  45. Sobra naman si YA...Hindi porke tagaprovince eh, maliitin na ang sweldo..I used to have 2 helpers 2 yrs ago..I paid 3,500/mo each..Free pamasahe pauwi sa province nila..Madalas din mag-advance.. May 1 month bonus pa but I got pissed off coz umaboso din sila..I caught them leaving the house at night and returning early morning so I terminated them both..Now, I have a part time helper who cleans the house 2x a week and i pay her 350/day, fee breakfast, morning merienda and afternoon merienda..She's been with us for almost a year and she's honest too...Now am comfortable having her around.. BTW, YA is mayaman

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  46. Ung bebe ni u!! Aysus!

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  47. rich na kc sya, kya feeling na... sa totoo lang, ung mga old rich.. most of them does not treat their house help like this. they are helpful na pinapaaral pa nila ang nagiging anak ng mga kasambahay nila.

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    1. True. Ka is a perfect example of this statement.

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  48. from the b? she was young when she entered the contest right? so she was at that alleged b when she was below that age?

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  49. Ya- mayaman! The other girl is lock

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  50. tragic,,,i dont know why kahit ang daming bi about E,ang mukhang totoo,,i still like her

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  51. She is disgusting and ignorant. She doesn`t even know that we have a new law.

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  52. Gayan ang ibang pinoy, they take advantage of their fellow pinoy. Walang hiya.

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  53. What a disgusting human being.

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  54. I dont like E.mukha kasi syang social climber n parng kinahihiya nya pinanggalingan nya.

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  55. Feeling lagi tong si E. kawawa naman yung mga maids!

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  56. rich na sya! Hindi ba nya alam na ang showbiz mabilis gumulong ang kapalaran baka maging poorita ulit sya at sya nman maging HH.pra maintindihan sya.

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  57. E? May commercial na D?

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