The family members of Angelo Claveria, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) whose remains were found in a septic tank in South Korea, are looking forward to the speedy repatriation of his remains following the pledge of Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go.
Mayette Claveria, in an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Saturday, said that her sister Jeanette received a call from Go on Friday afternoon inquiring about the details of her brother’s case.
Mayette is the sixth among the nine Claveria siblings followed by Angelo.
The family has been waiting for the remains to be brought back to the Philippines since it was confirmed on May 1 that the bones found inside the septic tank were that of Angelo’s.
The main problem was on the discussion of who will shoulder the repatriation cost, Mayette said.
She added that they are “drained financially, physically and emotionally” as they travel daily to Iloilo City to process the documents for repatriation. The Claveria family lives in Poblacion Ilaya, Cabatuan in Iloilo Province.
Angelo, 34, left his hometown in July 2014 to work as a metal cutter in factory in Hwaseong, Gyronggi Province, South Korea.
The last time he communicated with his family was Christmas Eve of 2015.
In April this year, a report broke out in South Korea about “human bones inside a water purifier facility.” The clothes seen inside the purifier were similar to those worn by Angelo in one of his pictures.
Last April 20, the Korean Consulate took DNA specimen samples from their mother in Iloilo.
In May 3, media reports confirmed that their samples matched.
Source: PNA
