Another Filipino executed in China, OFW group calls for ‘Zero Remittance Day’ on Dec. 18
“No Filipino goes out of the country with a death wish. Our 12
million overseas Filipino workers were compelled to leave the country to
seek so-called greener pastures abroad in the absence of jobs,
livelihood and decent living conditions in the Philippines.” – Garry
Martinez, Migrante International
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Bulatlat.com
BUSTILLOS CHURCH, Manila — Shortly after noon, Vice President Jejomar
Binay confirmed the execution in China of the 35-year-old Filipino who
was sentenced to die for smuggling heroin. In front of Bustillos Church,
a stone’s throw away from Mendiola, a moment of silence was offered to
another victim of government neglect.
“I came here to extend my condolences to the family. I know how they
are feeling right now. Seeing, touching your loved one and then after a
few minutes, you see them lying down, cold and lifeless,” Basilisa
Ordinario, mother of Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, a Filipino executed in
China on March 30, told Bulatlat.com.
Ordinario said she knows how difficult it is to accept an execution
of a loved one. She broke down in the middle of the campout dubbed
“Kampuhan laban sa Krisis, Kaltas at Kahirapan” when Garry Martinez,
chairperson of Migrante International, relayed the execution of the
35-year-old OFW in China.
“They need prayers so they could gather their strength,” Ordinario said. “Our government runs under a rotten system.”
Basilisa Ordinario, mother of Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, breaks down during the moments of silence offered to the unidentified OFW executed in China on Dec. 8(Photo Janess Ann J. Ellao / Bulatlat.com)
“The labor export policy has brought about deaths of OFWs,” Martinez said, “Even if we die abroad, they would not speak to protect our rights for fear of losing billions of dollars in remittances.”
Last minute efforts?
The unidentified OFW was arrested for trying to smuggle in 1.495 kilos of heroin at the Guilin International Airport in China. Last November 28, the Philippine Consulate General in Guangzhou received a confirmation that the Supreme People’s Court has affirmed the lower court’s decision imposing the death sentence on the OFW. On Nov. 30, the DFA announced that the OFW would be executed.
The DFA stressed that the Filipino was not an overseas Filipino worker but entered China as a tourist. Consequently, on Dec. 3, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said the Filipino was a “veteran drug mule,” receiving about $4,000 to $6,000 every operation..... MORE
Source: Bulatlat.com
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1 comment
tama itong "zero remittance day" na ito, wag lang gagamitin sa politika. talagang ang mga taga dfa, atbp ay parang mga walang puso, walang paki sa mga naiipit na ofw, kesehodang mabitay kahit walang laban sa kaso.
"“The labor export policy has brought about deaths of OFWs,” Martinez said, “Even if we die abroad, they would not speak to protect our rights for fear of losing billions of dollars in remittances.”"
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