9 min listen
Singapore executes Filipina maid
FromWitness History
ratings:
Length:
10 minutes
Released:
May 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 1995, the execution of Flor Contemplacion caused protests, a government resignation and a diplomatic crisis between the Philippines and Singapore.
Flor, who worked in Singapore, was convicted of killing another domestic helper, Delia Maga, and the four-year-old boy Delia looked after, Nicholas Huang. While Singapore stood by the conviction, millions of Filipinos believed Flor was innocent and had been let down by their government as an overseas worker.
Flor’s daughter Russel Contemplacion, who was 17 at the time, and Flor's lawyer Edre Olalia give Josephine McDermott their account.
(Photo: The coffin of Flor Contemplacion is carried to church prior to her funeral. Credit: Getty Images)
Flor, who worked in Singapore, was convicted of killing another domestic helper, Delia Maga, and the four-year-old boy Delia looked after, Nicholas Huang. While Singapore stood by the conviction, millions of Filipinos believed Flor was innocent and had been let down by their government as an overseas worker.
Flor’s daughter Russel Contemplacion, who was 17 at the time, and Flor's lawyer Edre Olalia give Josephine McDermott their account.
(Photo: The coffin of Flor Contemplacion is carried to church prior to her funeral. Credit: Getty Images)
Released:
May 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Meeting Picasso: In the summer of 1951 art historian John Richardson met Pablo Picasso for the first time. by Witness History