Two Filipinas Die In Lebanon After Jumping From Buildings To Flee Employers
Komfie Manalo - All Headline News Foreign Correspondent Manila, Philippines (AHN) - The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the deaths of two Filipinas who were killed after jumping from buildings to flee their employers. It was believed that Mary Jane Pangilinan, who died July 27, and Michelle Tomogan, who died July 29, were prevented by their employers in joining the evacuation of overseas Filipino workers from the war-torn country of Lebanon. DFA Undersecretary for Special Concerns Rafael Seguis made the confirmation to Philippine officials after receiving the report from consul Marlon Miranda of the Philippine embassy in Beirut. However, in a separate report that made its way to the labor office in Manila, indicates the deaths of the two Filipinas were caused by accident. Both were working for different employers living in two different sites. Labor Undersecretary for International Labor Relations Manuel Imson said, "Initial verbal reports indicate the two were cleaning windows when it happened. We're still waiting for the official police reports to tell us if they fell, jumped, or were pushed. From initial reports, they (deaths) happened in the normal course of work." Pangilinan and Tomogan were the first reported fatalities of the efforts to get OFWs out of Lebanon as the fighting that broke out between Israel and Hezbollah fighters in July 12. Meanwhile, three other Filipinas were repo |
