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Filipino helper’s case erupts into Taiwan-Philippines sovereignty dispute

Taiwan has demanded the Philippines stop referring to the island as a part of China,
as tensions again flare between Taipei and Manila in a sovereignty row over a Filipino
domestic helper.

Taipei lodged a protest with Manila on Thursday after Philippine presidential

spokesman Harry Roque said Taiwan was part of China while commenting on the
helper’s deportation case.

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The tensions stemmed from the handling of allegations of libel against Elanel Egot
Ordidor who works as a helper in Taiwan’s southwestern county of Yunlin.

On Saturday, the Philippine Department of Labour and Employment accused Ordidor

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Fidel Macauyag, the Philippines’ labour attaché on the island, said representatives
from the Philippine Overseas Labour Office in Taiwan’s central city of Taichung met
Ordidor at her workplace on April 20 “to enlighten her that her actions amounted to a
crime for which she might be prosecuted both in Taiwan and the Philippines”.

“We are constrained to act for the deportation of a Filipina working as a caregiver in
Taiwan for the crime of cyber libel for wilful posting of nasty and malevolent materials
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He said labour office “coordinated with her broker and employer on her deportation”
due to the gravity of her offence under Philippine law.

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But Taiwan later cried foul, with its foreign ministry saying it was not up to the office to
deport the woman employed in Taiwan because the island had jurisdiction.

The Labour Affairs Ministry also said the island would not deport Ordidor as long as Beijing critic Tom Tugendhat reports email
she did not violate local laws during her time in Taiwan. hackers to parliamentary authorities
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On Tuesday, Roque denied that Manila was seeking Ordidor’s deportation, saying the
Philippines upheld freedom of expression.

The Philippines’ top envoy in Taiwan, Angelito Banayo, also said he had received no
instructions from the presidential office to seek the deportation.

As the controversy appeared to come to a halt, Roque told ABS-CBN News in the
Philippines on Wednesday that the decision on whether the helper should be deported
rested with Taiwan and China.
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“We leave that wholly to Taiwan and China. Taiwan is part of China,” Roque said.
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Taipei responded on Thursday, protesting against Roque’s comments.

The foreign ministry also stressed that Taiwan was ruled by law and all migrant
workers were protected by the island’s laws.

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The Philippines does not maintain official ties with Taiwan. It has kept diplomatic
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The Philippines later removed Taiwan from the ban after Taipei threatened to take
“corresponding measures” against the Philippines if the ban stayed in place.

So far, the Philippines has a total of 8,212 confirmed coronavirus cases, including 558
deaths.

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