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There are at least 43 Filipinos abroad currently facing the death penalty, according to the Department of Migrant Workers .This was disclosed during the continuation of the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget past midnight on Wednesday.Upon the interpellation of Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada, DMW budget sponsor Senator Joel Villanueva disclosed that 41 of the Filipinos on death row are in Malaysia, two are in Brunei and one is in Saudi Arabia.
The Filipina in Saudi Arabia is appealing her case through the DMW's retainer lawyer and has been detained for about seven years now.Villanueva said the DMW has been "negotiating and convincing" the family of the OFW's victim to accept the blood money.On the 41 Filipinos sentenced to death in Malaysia, Villanueva said some of them were drug mules and some were caught for possessing illegal substances.
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