The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in the Philippines is providing assistance to the family of a Filipino domestic worker who was found dead in Kuwait after being missing for two months. The DMW is offering condolences, repatriation support, legal aid, and other forms of assistance to the family.
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Thursday said it is providing assistance to the family of the slain Filipino domestic worker whose body was found in an advanced state of decomposition at the home of a Kuwaiti after being reported missing for two months.In an interview with Balitanghali, DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said, 'We conveyed our utmost condolence, pakikiisa, ganap na tulong, repatriation, legal assistance sa pagkamit ng hustiysa at pagtulong sa naiwang pamilya.
'(We expressed our deepest condolences, solidarity, full support, assistance with repatriation, legal assistance in seeking justice, and support for the family that was left behind.)Cacdac said the victim's remains are set to be repatriated to the Philippines following the conclusion of the probe by Kuwaiti authorities.'Tayo ay in coordination with our embassy in Kuwait at du'n napag-alaman natin… na noong December 28, 2024, may nagpresenta sa Kuwaiti police na nagsasabing may kaalaman siya sa pagpaslang ng ating kababayan,' Cacdac told Balitanghali.(We are in coordination with our embassy in Kuwait, and there we learned that on December 28, 2024, someone reached out to the Kuwaiti police claiming to have knowledge about the murder of our countryman.)The victim, who had been working as a household service worker in Kuwait since December 2019, was reported missing by her second employer in October 2024.However, initial reports indicated that no family member in the Philippines reported about it even though the victim had been missing for two months.'Nakausap namin ang husband at sabi niya, October ang huling communication sa kanila. Ang akala nila ay busy lang ang kanilang mahal sa buhay na OFW hanggang sa nakatanggap ng balita ng kaniyang pagpasalang,' he added.(We spoke to the husband, and he said that their last communication was in October. They thought that their loved one, who was working overseas, was just busy until they received the news of her passing
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