INQUIRER.net: Filipino maid saved, thanks to Facebook

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Filipino maid saved, thanks to Facebook Jan 25th 2013, 21:55 ALAMINOS CITY—Thanks to the social networking site, Facebook, and a white towel hoisted outside the window, a 32-year-old domestic helper from this city was rescued by the Philippine embassy officials after being locked up for 19 days without food by her employers in their house in Amman, Jordan.   Lalane Fontanilla Balcorta, however, had access to a laptop computer, and her posts over Facebook page, "Taga-Alaminos Pangasinan Ka Kung… (You are from Alaminos, Pangasinan if... )," caught the attention of Mayor Hernani Braganza on Monday.   For nine hours, Braganza said he communicated with Balcorta through the instant messaging system, Yahoo! Messenger, as wel... Keep on reading: Filipino maid saved, thanks to Facebook Media files: facebook1.jpg (image/jpeg)

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