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83 OFWs dead men walking
By Nidz Godino
"It is surprising how many of our Filipinos overseas are facing death row and most of us are not aware of it… most recent case of Mary Jane Veloso, only one in Indonesia, wildly agitated our political landscape for quite some time…now, how do we make of these 83 cases?," Bayan party-list Representative Ron Salo said in statement at least 83 Filpinos abroad are on death row in different countries due to various offenses, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials told House overseas workers affairs committee of the said figure, 56 are in Malaysia while rest are facing death row in United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, USA, Japan and Brunei.
Salo head of panel, urged government to provide urgent assistance to OFWs.
"Let us never forget that these 83 Filipinos are not just statistics…they represent lives of our kabayans who have tried to seek better lives for their families, but have fallen on dire times…in all this, we must do all that we can to assist them and their families," Salo stressed.
Salo then said based on account of Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes of Department of Foreign Affairs, most of these cases are already in final and executory stage and only remedy Philippine government can work on for them is to secure pardon.
Based on DFA data presented during briefing, most death row cases involve illegal drugs and theft.
"As our only hope is presidential pardon, I am appealing to our DFA and DMW to immediately undertake necessary interventions and representations on our Kabayans' behalf, finding out that we have these 83 Filipinos working abroad about to be executed should make us pause and assess how we can do more…being in foreign country is sad and lonely enough for our kababayans, least they should have, most especially in difficult times, is some comfort in knowing that their government is always there for them…we owe it to them and to their families," Salo said.
As these developed, overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kuwait who was dismissed from work reportedly suffered abuse and was raped by her new employer.
According to victim Dina, she was fired from her job in 2017 after getting sick eight months into her employment. She was unaware, however, that she was sold off for KWD 1,900 or approximately P370,000.
"Pumasok po ako sa isang Kuwaiti tapos nag-trabaho po ako doon ng walong buwan…pagkalipas ng walong buwan nagkasakit po ako…isang araw basta na lang po ako pinaalis ng amo ko... hindi ko alam basta nya ako ibinigay sa bago kong amo…ibinenta nya ako ng 1,900 KWD sa bago kong amo, pagkalipas ko dun sa amo ko ng dalawang linggo, ni-rape ako ng bago kong amo…tatlong araw humihingi ako ng tulong kahit kanino sa social media...nag-ano lang ako sa mga government gaya ng embassy, sa OWWA , agency, sa POLO , lahat hiningian ko ng tulong...lumipas dalawang araw, tatlong araw, walang tumutulong sakin… tumakas ako... napunta ako sa shelter," she said.
Dina stayed in shelter along with some 500 OFWs where she learned her employer was able to walk free even after an embassy lawyer vowed to bring justice over reported abuse. She is currently staying in the Philippines and has been under care of lawyer of Jullebee Ranara's recruitment agency for three months now.
Victim cried did not receive any assistance from government.
But OWWA Administrator Arnel Ignacio said administration paid for Dina's repatriation and she received P20,000 cash assistance and scholarship from Technical Education and Skills Development Authority.
Ignacio previously explained reported congestion of OFWs in shelters in Kuwait may be due to Christmas rush.
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