DOLE extends assistance to family of slain OFW in Abu Dhabi

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has extended assistance to the bereaved family of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Abu Dhabi, whose body was found around 10 months after she went missing.

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and the family of Mary Anne Daynolo met at the office of the DOLE chief on Wednesday, according to Rolly Francia, director of the department’s Information and Publication Service.

“Kanina po ay nakapulong ni Secretary Bello ang nanay at kapatid ng pinaslang na kababayan nating si Mary Anne Daynolo. Nagtungo po sila dito sa tanggapan ni Secretary kung saan ipinaabot ni Secretary ang kanyang personal na pakikiramay sa pamilya at ipinaabot din ang mga tulong na mula sa DOLE at Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA),” Francia said in an online media forum.

(Secretary Bello had a meeting today with the mother and sibling of our slain countryman Mary Anne Daynolo. They went to the office of the Secretary. The Secretary extended his condolences as well as assistance from DOLE and OWWA.)

According to Francia, the assistance extended to the family of Daynolo includes death benefits and burial assistance, and educational and livelihood aid.

On Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it is coordinating with local authorities in Abu Dhabi regarding the ongoing investigation on the death of Daynolo, whose body was recently located after she was reported missing in March last year.

READ: DFA: Abu Dhabi police take custody of suspect in OFW slay

According to DFA, the suspect, Daynolo’s colleague at the hotel they were working in, is currently in police custody.