You may have asked whatever happened to OFW Sarah Balabagan more than two decades after she had been saved from death row in the UAE.
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Balabagan is now based in Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband, worship director Jun Sereno, and their five children.
Photo credit: Sarah Balabagan Sereno, Facebook
She converted from Islam to Christianity and is now a singer, broadcaster, and a catering business owner.
Photo credit: Sarah Balabagan Sereno
In pursuit of helping other aspiring migrant workers, Balabagan set up the Angat Bagong Bayani Angat! (ABBA) foundation which offers counseling and orientation to OFWs prior to their deployment abroad.
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In an interview with Balitang America’s Bev Llorente, Balabagan shared a message to fellow OFWs, “Napaka-importante yung paninindigan mo. If you know it’s right, ‘wag ka matakot.”
Photo credit: AP Archive, Youtube
Credit: AP Archive, Balita America
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