Abu Dhabi OFW’s body returned to loved ones at NAIA

Published October 30, 2019 5:26pm

By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News


Rojan, the son of OFW Mary Jean Alberto, and the rest of the family at the NAIA. The wake will be held at the family residence in Brgy. Dela Paz, Antipolo City. PHOTO VIA MAV GONZALES
Rojan, the son of OFW Mary Jean Alberto, and the rest of the family at the NAIA. The wake will be held at the family residence in Brgy. Dela Paz, Antipolo City. PHOTO VIA MAV GONZALES

The body of the overseas Filipino worker who fell to her death in Abu Dhabi arrived in the country on Wednesday.
According to the OFW group Migrante International, the body of Mary Jean Alberto was subjected to an autopsy before it was repatriated.
Migrante International chair Joanna Concepcion told GMA News Online that Alberto's remains arrived around noontime at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 in Pasay City.
Jean allegedly committed suicide on October 2 by jumping from the 13th floor of the building where she worked for a Moroccan employer.
But her family is not convinced that she took her own life.
Alberto's loved ones are speculating that she was killed by her employer. Her last messages to them showed she was begging to be rescued from the employer who was allegedly abusing her.
Her youngest child Rojan, 18 years old, became emotional upon seeing the wooden box with the name of her mother written on it, Concepcion said.
“Yung bunsong anak ni Mary Jean, siya unang nakakita doon sa kahon…Siyempre, sobra yung buhos ng iyak,” added Concepcion who joined the family.
Jean’s 21-year old son Ronel, mother Flordeliza Balag-ey, and sister Daday were present at the warehouse and waited for the remains of the OFW.
“Nabanggit ng panganay na anak ni Mary Jean sa Abu Dhabi kaya naibalik dahilo natapos na yung autopsy at forensics, kaso hindi pa nare-release yung resulta,” Concepcion said.
The investigation on the death of Jean has started as the lawyer provided by the Philippine Embassy has already interviewed her family. The last text messages of Jean will be used as evidence against her Morrocan employer, Concepcion said.
Migrante slammed concerned government agencies for not responding immediately to the concerns of the Alberto family, saying that the government has the responsibility to help the family.
“Nagagalit kami. Sana noong unang araw pagpunta ng panganay ni Mary Jean  doon sa embahada natin hindi siay kaagad  tinulungan.  Pinabalik-balik pa siya,” Concepcion said.
“Yung panahon na yun ay sana nabigyan siya ng abogado, sinamahan siya doon sa employer,  na sinamahan siya sa pulis para i-report. Walang nangyaring ganun sa loob ng  15 araw,” she added.
Concepcion said that the family keeps on seeking justice for the death of Jean.
“Unang-una, ang panawagan ng pamilya , kasama ang Migrante group, ay hustisya na akhit na nakauwi ang kanilang ina… Gusto nilang mapanagot  ang may sala,” Concepcion said.
“Ayaw nila na lumabas sa imbestigasyon na suicide ang ikinamatay (ni Mary Jean). Naniniwala talaga sila  na may foul play na nangyari between  sa nanay nila at sa employer," she added. —NB, GMA News

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