Dyanne April Dagger
Complaint 263129 Details

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am a 63 year old British citizen with Australian residency and I am
asking for your organization or staff for urgent assistance. This is a
genuine request and it will be confirmed by a senior representative at
the UK Embassy in Manila called “Hannah” and she can be contacted on:

Joanna Hannah Teh l Consular Officer l British Embassy Manila l 120
Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Hill, Taguig City 1634 dl: 00632 858
2224 l ftn: 8411 2224 l fax: 00632 858 2342 l website:
ukinthephilippines.fco.gov.uk. [email protected]

I want to return to Australia but the Australian Embassy in Manila, does not
answer emails.

THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY…MY LIFE IN THE PHILIPPINES .

It all started back in 2006, about February when I went into a dating
Website and found what I will call Miss X, from Davao City in the
Philippines . She came across as welcoming and sincere, telling me
that she was only poor but wanted happiness for her and her baby (That
she admitted that she had tried to abort). Both my Father and daughter
from my first marriage actually pleaded with me to let it go and not
visit Miss X, which I intended to do in June of that year. During the
time we first met on the Internet until much later on in our
relationship I sent her money, clothing, magazines on a weekly basis
and even a camera!

In June of that year I went to Davao City , and on arrival was greeted
at the Airport by Miss X, her Mother and a number of relatives. We all
went out to lunch which I paid for and I should have realized at the
time that something was wrong when her Uncle said had I got an
International Credit Card. For these two weeks we stayed in a large
apartment, and so did half of Miss X and her relatives, with me paying
for everything. Even one morning another relative pleaded for PHP8,000
which I stupidly gave as he claimed his sons were ill and needed
medical attention. (Later I found out this was a lie).

I got engaged to Miss X during these two weeks. We had a small party
in the apartment, against the wishes of Miss X’s Mother who would have
rather had a party fit for Imelda Marcus and her cronies!! During this
period arrangements were made for Miss X and Her Mother to take an
apartment at Landmark Three in Sasa, which I would pay for, as I
decided to return to Cairns , Australia , resign my job at the
Shangri-la Hotel and return to Davao . We chose a modern apartment
that my Mother in Law of the future said was PHP5,000 per month which
I later found out was a thousand less per month. The scamming had
begun.

I returned to Australia and came back to Miss X in Davao . During this
time up until the marriage at the Halls of Justice on May 12th , there
were a lot of warning signs that I chose to ignore, partly to prove to
my daughter and Father that I was right and they were wrong, but as
you will see from this story how wrong I was !!
Miss X started to steal money from me that I left around, relatives
were invited to stay at my expense and I paid for a nanny for Miss X’s
baby girl. This in itself was a mistake as this gave Miss X freedom,
like one night late telling me she was going to church (Midnight) but
I saw a bottle of Vodka sticking out of her handbag!! Later I was
advised she often met other “Boys” to have a good time
.
We ahd some good times flying together to places such as Manila,
Leyte, Negros and other parts of the Philippines staying in good
hotels. Bought a second hand car that my Mother in Law later stole and
sold.
I blundered on ignoring the warning signs and got married hoping that
Miss X would become more responsible as she matured. But I was wrong
and things only got worse. The Marriage day was very disappointing for
me, and one of the saddest days of my life. My daughter flew in from
Australia , but that was all – even Mrs Dagger Mother in law boycotted
the wedding after I refused to pay for a lavish affair befitting a
Prince and Princess.

As my employment meant a lot of traveling to places in Thailand,
Indonesia, Singapore, South Africa, Vietnam, Mauritius and Maldives I
was away a great deal and as they say whilst the Cat is Away, the Mice
do Play”, and Mrs Dagger got up to.all sorts of adulterous mischief. I
did take her to Thailand and the Maldives , where in the latter
location she enjoyed her days swimming and drinking “Sex on the Beach”
Cocktails. During this time I received emails from her boyfriends
telling me to leave her, as she and her Mother only wanted money from
me and nothing else.

Mrs Dagger then returned to Davao and I remained on another working
project in Bangkok. She advised me that her Mother had stolen/taken
everything from the Apartment, back to their farm/home in Padada. When
I returned to Davao I got some of the items back, but I had to also
spend thousands more replacing items. Depression set in and I knew
that the end was coming and I went to Cebu leaving my wife and her
baby,

In Cebu I made many friends, many of which I still have. I went
downhill with depression, attempted suicide and had to con my Father
on many occasions to
get money from him to survive and I slid into drinking very heavily.

I decided to give it one more go – Me and Mrs Dagger! Stayed in a
hotel in Digos near Padada, and then It was suggested I go and live on
their farm. Lefty an outstanding Hotel Account with my Passport as
security until my Mother In Law paid the Account. Never seen my
Passport since! Life on the farm was good at first as I was
negotiating an overseas working contract, and that meant money. Once
that fell through both Mrs Dagger and her evil Mother wanted me out
and openly encouraged me to commit suicide. Saw some of my stolen
property on the Farm and witnessed them tampering with Electric
cables/Meters to reduce their Electricity Bill, and they admitted that
they never paid any taxes whatsoever for farm produce sold, they motor
repair shop or Sari Sari store. They felt they were above the law!!

I had to run from Padada and returned to Davao where I ran into more
trouble, staying with people who did not like Mrs Dagger, but were
passing back information about me to her and her Mother. Stayed here
and there as now was getting Death Threats, and even stayed with
another person who took me off the street, whom I later found out was
a convicted Killer. My health was going downhill rapidly with
Pneumonia, Electrolyte In balance and Kidney problems and I spent many
nights in SPMC Hospital .

Then it was to Co Su Guin – Home for the Aged. A good modern
Establishment, but lacking any form of real security or
confidentiality of the patients. The management was weak and some of
the male staff negligent in their duty.
There were two occasions where the breach of Confidentiality could
have resulted in harm to me or death and that is no exaggeration. The
one saving grace in that establishment was the female head nurse that
was magnificent.

Then I thought I was saved again being taken out of that place, but
alas it was out of the Lions Den and into the Lions mouth, and for
many reasons I was soon on the run again after another Death Threat. I
wandered the streets, spent one night in hospital again, another night
in protective custody at a Police Station, where they gave me
accommodation and food. Then as I was sitting beside Laurel Avenue on
the steps of a derelict building a good Samaritan saw me, and took me
in into their home where I am now. Other people have helped me and one
in particular who I will call “Hot Potato”.

Immigration do not want to deport me, but eventually I should get out
on an “Indigency Plan back to Australia I hope. But I need Justice as
my scheming, adulterous, defrauding, thieving and fiendish wife has
Bankrupted me, and basically just wants me to pass away. The PHP2,5
million I have spent on her has gone and she is now moving from
foreigner to foreigner doing the same old thing, grabbing money with
the help of her Mother. She has just had a Baby with her Japanese
boyfriend, so all I can say she is proud of what she is doing and will
continue to do so until the law decides to do something about her and
her mother. Finally I still love the Philippines .


I know that many times the Philippines has asked for Aid in times of
Typhoon destruction and received a great deal from Australia and the
United Kingdom. Now I am the one feeling destroyed.

Basically am trying to get a job and work my way out of the Philippines.

Hoping that you can assist me and I will be hearing from you.

Kind regards
Richard

Richard H Dagger
Republic of Philippines
Tel: (Personal Information Removed)