2 Pinoy transgenders face raps after brawl with Thai ‘ladyboys’

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THE Department of Foreign Affairs yesterday said four Filipinos were injured in a brawl with Thai “ladyboys” in front of a hotel in Bangkok in the wee hours last Tuesday.

DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said two transgender Filipinos are currently facing charges of assault and battery after the brawl involving 20 Filipinos and four Thais.

“There were just three Filipino transgenders being investigated by Thai authorities for assault and battery,” De Vega said, adding two of the transgenders are facing charges.

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He said a hearing for the case is set for March 8.

De Vega earlier said one of the four Filipinos who sustained scratches and bruises was only a bystander and did not know the three others.

“The fourth was a guest at the same hotel as the three, a bystander at the scene of the brawl when they were ‘attacked’ by the mob of Thai ladyboys,” De Vega said, adding the Filipino sustained injuries in the head.

De Vega said the fourth Filipino is planning to sue the Thais and has sought the assistance of the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok.

He said the embassy headed by Ambassador Millicent Cruz Paredes will provide legal and other assistance to the Filipinos who arrived in Bangkok as tourists.

“Pag may inaresto diyan (If someone is arrested because of that), we will give them legal assistance,” De Vega said.

He said local authorities are still investigating the incident and verifying the statements of those involved in the brawl and studying the footage taken by closed-circuit television cameras.

Thai media reported the brawl happened in front of a hotel in Soi Sukhumvit in Wattana District in the wee hours of March 5.

Thai media said that several transgender Filipinos, including the three who sustained injuries, taunted the Thai “ladyboys,” who retaliated by mobbing them.

De Vega said the Filipinos have requested the embassy for assistance in securing medical certificates even as they signified their intention to depart for Mumbai, India and Japan as soon as possible.

The DFA official used the incident to remind Filipinos abroad to follow local laws and not cause trouble.

“It is best to avoid problems or conflicts, especially with local citizens, if possible,” De Vega said.

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