The family of overseas Filipina worker (OFW) who recently went viral after she was reportedly starved by her employers in Kuwait said that the OFW kept her situation, including her sickness, as a secret to them.
Mariel Bantisil, daugher of OFW Jeanette Plegaria-Opido, said that they wish to know the truth behind their mother’s death.
“‘Yun po kasi ‘yung gusto namin malaman, kung ano nangyari dun sa Kuwait kasi wala po kami talagang kaalam-alam,” she said.
Gladys, one of the children, expressed her disbelief toward the thin physique of her mother.
“Bakit po ganu’n na siya kapayat? Agad bagsak na ‘yung katawan niya,” she said.
Despite the death certificate stating that the OFW died of pneumonia, the family still believes that there is more to the story than her sickness.
A video of Opido pleading for help to return to the Philippines went viral on social media, claiming that her employers was starving her. This allegedly caused her to feel weak and suffer from acute failure of blood circulation and other complications.
Director of Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Ariel Valenciano said that financial assistance of P120,000 and educational assistance will be extended to the family.
