Pinay in Singapore slapped with $25,000 fine for 3 charges

A Filipino domestic worker in Singapore was fined a total of $25,000 for three charges, which included being an alleged accomplice of an unlicensed employment agent. The news site “The Straits Times" reported on Thursday that 39-year-old Jeraldine Pagulayan Tuliao was slapped with a charge under the revised Employment Agencies Act (EAA). During an EAA prosecution, Tuliao reportedly admitted that she worked as an assistant for Chua Mei Chern, an unlicensed agent who also goes by the names “Jayson" and “Shawn." The Straits Times said for this offense alone, the Filipino was fined $20,000. Tuliao also faced two charges under the revised Employment of Foreign Manpower Act “for making false declarations in her work permit" when she applied as a domestic worker. - VVP, GMA News