By Liezelle Soriano
MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to repatriate the remains of three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who perished in a fire in Mangaf, southern Kuwait.
“We are working on the return of the three fatalities and are in touch with all their families, as per the President’s directive,” said DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac at a news forum on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
Out of the 11 OFWs affected by the fire in a building housing workers of a Kuwaiti construction company, three died, and two others are in critical condition in the hospital.
According to Cacdac, the remaining six are safe and unharmed, as they were “far away from the incident.”
He added that President Marcos has instructed the DMW to closely coordinate with the families of the two OFWs who are still in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a Kuwaiti hospital.
“Hopefully, they will recover very soon,” Cacdac said.
“As for the six who are safe, we are working on their repatriation. However, we are also giving them the option to continue working in Kuwait if they wish. Most of those who are safe were on duty at the time of the incident,” he added.
(el Amigo/mnm)
