Comments on: Tabo Scandal: Filipino Worker in Australia “fired” over Toilet Habits

By: ana

ana — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:14:54 +0000

@iya spain madrid
” In France, even in resto u cannot enter if ur not from the white race” . I’ve been to France but i have never experienced discrimination in restaurants. People were friendly and smiling. I was never got stared at because of my color.
But it’s not fun though to be discrinated against because of your using a water in the “tabo”.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:29:14 +0000

A water and soap has never killed anybody…

By: Menard

Menard — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:29:29 +0000

@dido Sorry, I deleted your comment. The content was good, but it was too long (kindly read my comment policy). I suggest that you blog it and I would love to link it back here.

By: iya

iya — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:23:25 +0000

@Menard no prob ! thanks 4d thread too !

By: Menard

Menard — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:26:17 +0000

@Iya spain madrid
Thanks for the comments. I appreciate it.

TERMINAL FEE TAX when entering the airport!? ONLY IN THE Philippines !!!
IVE BEEN TO MANY PLACES …BELIEVE ME ,ONLY IN THE PHILIPPINES I PAID 750 PESOS JUST FOR ENTERING THEIR AIRPORT …

Agree. Only in the Philippines.

By: iya spain madrid

iya spain madrid — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:14:25 +0000

OFW in toilet habit mess in Australia faces new problem

abs-cbnNEWS.com | 02/24/2009 12:52 AM

An overseas Filipino worker who got fired for his “un-Australian” toilet habits and later rehired is now planning to file a complaint against his employer.

Amadeo “Buddy” Bernabe claims that he’s a victim of harassment because paint thinner was poured over his toilet paper or “baby wipes” causing him injury.

Last January, Bernabe was fired because he used water instead of tissue paper to clean himself after bowel movements.

After the union backed his case, he was asked to return to work. His company, Townsville Engineering Industries (TEI) in Australia, had promised to sponsor his family and guarantee him a job in the next four years.

“Ang hiningi lang nila sa akin is, I will not use water anymore to wash my ass. Instead su-supply-an nila ako ng wet tissue or baby wipes,” Bernabe said.

However, Bernabe, along with six other OFWs in the company, were fired a week later allegedly due to the company’s weakening business brought about by the global economic crisis.

Days before their contracts were set to end, Bernabe claimed he was a victim of harassment in the workplace. He said the toilet wipes he kept in his toolbox were doused with paint thinner.

“Yong dapat kung gawin, ginawa ko na. After that magpupunas na ako ng puwet ko, kumuha ako ng wipes. After pagkuha ko ng wipes deretsong punas siya, biglang nag-iinit. Parang nasusunog ‘yong balat ko sa puwet. ‘Nung naano ko, biglang umalingasaw yung amoy. It’s thinner. Paint thinner. Which is napaka-delikado sa balat natin,” Bernabe said.

His claim was confirmed by a Townsville doctor. He immediately filed a police report.

The Townsville police is set to investigate TEI to determine who was behind the incident. Bernabe is also set to file two other cases of assault against the company.

Now, Bernabe is asking the Philippine government to assist him.

“Walang nagtatanong. Walang tumatawag. Walang kumokontak, as in totally wala. Walang communication sa akin. Hihingi ko sana ng pansin kay [Executive] Secretary [Eduardo] Ermita na kung pwede eh pukpukin ‘yong dapat pukpukin na tao para umalalay sa akin,” he said. Report from Gigi Grande, ABS-CBN News, Townsville, Australia.

as of 02/24/2009 12:52 AM

from WEB

YOU SEE , FROM MR. BERNABE’S MOUTH …NO SUPPORT FROM PHILIPPINE GIVERNMENT …

By: iya spain madrid

iya spain madrid — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:55:33 +0000

doctors recomend to wash with soap and water rather than toilet ..TO BRORUTOY here in spain we have here an automatic bacteriostat inside wc working every 15 mins to disinfect..NO IMPORTA si tu utilizar papier hygenique
thing here is
1.hygiene thing , well i guess filipino is very hygienic aside from they bathe every day no matter where they are even if they migrated 2 winter places .. nothing can stop them from taking a bathe everyday !
2.RESPECT – i guess we all have to respect each other as long as we all abide the law or the rule LA PASANADA TIO !
3.ENVY – I THINK THE FOREMAN IS ENVY TO THAT FILIPINO thats why it came to a point that He have to follow the filipino in the bathroom !
4.DISCRIMINATION- Do you think if the one who did that “thing” is a german., do you think the foreman would react the same ? definitley NOT !
SO IT IS VERY CLEARLY STATED THAT being Filipino is really a HARDTHING … leaving his own country for a living coz GOV didnt think of SERVING FILIPINOS BUT MINDING 2B a silent CORRUPT gov officials !
Leaving Philippines is not that easy , GOV implimented rules to PAY 1st b4 leaving the counrty like POEA , TERMINAL FEE TAX when entering the airport!? ONLY IN THE Philippines !!!
IVE BEEN TO MANY PLACES …BELIEVE ME ,ONLY IN THE PHILIPPINES I PAID 750 PESOS JUST FOR ENTERING THEIR AIRPORT …
SO MANY TAXES …BUT NOW WORKING FOR FILIPINO’s..BUT FOR THE CORRUPT GOV OFFICIALS…
WHERE’s the owwa’s ROLE in here ? Is it right that Filipino Paid PHIL GOV for ASSISTANCE ? DID ANYBODY from OWWA assisted that Filipino Victim ???
tsk ! tsk !
IN FRANCE THERE’s so many discrimination even in resto’s you cannot enter if ur not from the race of whites…to mr.brotherutoy..I HOPE ur not one of those victims..

By: dodoods

dodoods — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:26:23 +0000

If we use tissue paper, the bacteria still stay so for me it is agreeable to use water to clean our gluteus maximus.

By: ku

ku — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:25:03 +0000

mas hygenic kya maghugas ng pwet kesa punasan lng noh!

By: brotherutoy

brotherutoy — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:50:38 +0000

ni hindi nga tabo ang gamit nung foreman, bote!

here in France, we don’t have dippers,
we have papier hygenique (toilet papers).
kaya mahalaga rin na may eau de toilette (handspray)
sa loob ng WC para pang-spray
to mask the odeur de la merde
(amoy ng… uhhhmm… mierda, in spanish)
from the hand. hehe…

kung nagtabo sila, di mangyayari yun.