Two Philippine lawmakers have called for an investigation into the suspicious death of a 35-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kuwait. Dafnie Nacalaban's body was found buried on the property of her employer in December 2022.
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez and OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa “Del Mar” Magsino have sought on Tuesday, Jan. 7 an investigation on the suspicious death of 35-year-old overseas Filipino worker ( OFW ) Dafnie Nacalaban in Kuwait . Two House members sought on Tuesday, Jan. 7 an investigation on the suspicious death of 35-year-old overseas Filipino worker ( OFW ) Dafnie Nacalaban in Kuwait . Both Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez and OFW Party-list Rep.
Marissa “Del Mar” Magsino expressed great sadness and concern over the incident. In House Resolution No. 2151, the Mindanao congressman said his OFW constituent had died under “suspicious circumstances.” Rodriguez said Nacalaban has been employed in Kuwait as a household service worker since December 2019. He said that in October last year, her employer reported her missing. Three months later, or last Dec. 31, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that the OFW’s body was found buried in the yard of her employer’s home in Saad Al-Abdullah, Jahra, Kuwait. “It was reported that the suspect in her killing was said to have also killed his Filipina girlfriend a few months earlier,” Rodriguez said. “As a sign of her dedication to building a brighter future for her loved ones, Dafnie Nacalaban had planned to come home in December 2024 to live with her family and construct a house,” he said. Rodriguez pointed out that his constituent’s “premature and tragic passing brings to light the dangers many OFWs, especially those in vulnerable circumstances like household workers, suffer'. He added that what happened to Nacalaban was “not an isolated incident, as previous reports of abuse, maltreatment and death of OFWs abroad continue to surface, demanding immediate and sustained government actio
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