DFA asked to explain OFW’s death
By Gina Peralta-Elorde 09/18/2011A lawmaker has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to provide more details surrounding the fate of a murdered overseas Filipino worker (OFW) whose remains with missing body parts arrived home early this month.
Sen. Manuel Villar noted that Romilyn Ibañez’s repatriated body was missing a tongue and an eye, a fact that brought even more pain and sadness to her family.
He also pointed out that it took a year for the Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia to work for the repatriation of Ibañez’s remains, and the DFA has not been forthcoming with any explanation as to the delay.
“For the family’s peace of mind and in the name of justice, I join the different non-government groups in calling on the Department of Foreign Affairs to reveal the forensic and police reports surrounding Ibañez’s gruesome death,” Villar, in a statement, said..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110918hed4.html
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