Vice President Jejomar Binay on Tuesday promised to pursue the filing of charges against an Arab employer who poured boiling water on a Filipina household helper working in Saudi Arabia.

In a statement, Binay said he already instructed the Special Concerns Unit of the Office of the Vice President to coordinate with the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh to monitor the case and take necessary actions against the Arab employer.

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