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OFWs condole with the kin of OFW who died while on flight going home; group pushes for medical attaché deployment

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Press Release

10 February 2013

OFWs condole with the kin of OFW who died while on flight going home; group pushes for medical attaché deployment

Filipino migrants’ rights group, Migrante-Middle East (M-ME) today said its officials and members and fellow Saudi-based OFWs are saddened upon hearing the news report about a fellow OFW who died on board an airplane going home.

“We express our sympathy to the family, relatives and friends of our fellow OFW Reynaldo Santos Ofracio, who died on board a flight going home. We have known that he has been sick and suffering from cancer,” said John Leonard Monterona, M-ME regional coordinator and Vice-chairperson of MIGRANTE Sectoral Party of OFWs and Families.

Monterona added that there are quite number OFWs in same situation with that of OFW Ofracio. “We have been witness of fellow OFWs struggle especially those who are old and sick, and undocumented,” the Saudi-based OFW leader added.

He said that in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia alone there were about close to 12,000 undocumented OFWs.

“Sixty to 70 percent of them are sick women and old. They’re those who have been undocumented for six to 10 years or even more. But could not come home due to the need to earn a living for their families back home,” Monterona added.

Monterona cited the case of OFW Virginia Gabilan, 47, from Iloilo, who is now confined at a Jeddah hospital for more 3 months as she was inflicted with meningococcemia, an acute and potentially life-threatening infection of the bloodstream.

“OFW Gabilan sought a friend’s assistance who in turn endorses her to us. We arranged her hospital confinement and we are working her repatriation with the PH consulate in Jeddah. If she could get a medical certificate that she’s ‘fit to travel’ then we are more than happy to see her home and reunited with her family,” Monterona added.

Monterona also cited the case of OFW Mateo Amaro, 67, who succumb to lung cancer and died sometime November of last year.

“His remains still at morgue in a hospital here in Jeddah; Migrante-Jeddah were informed by the PH consulate that his remain will be repatriated this week,” Monterona added.

“The cases of OFWs Ofracio, Gabilan, and Amaro, are just few of the cases we have been attending. This prompted us to renew our call to the Aquino govt. and concerned PH agencies such as OWWA and DFA to consider deploying medical attaché or a medical team whose task will look into the medical needs of sick and old OFWs and assist for their eventual repatriation,” Monterona added.

Monterona suggested that the medical attaché and its team will be stationed at PH diplomatic posts and will provide on-site medical services and guidance, among others, to sick and old OFWs while waiting for their repatriation.

Monterona also calls on OWWA to provide assistance to the family of OFW Ofracio specifically burial and financial assistance.

Reference:

John Leonard Monterona

Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator

Mobile No. 00966 543547736

2013-02-16 17:02:32

Source: http://migranteme.blogspot.com/2013/02/ofws-condole-with-kin-of-ofw-who-died.html

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