Bishop: Gov’t assistance to executed Filipina ‘not enough’ - News Summed Up

Bishop: Gov’t assistance to executed Filipina ‘not enough’


MANILA, Philippines — A Catholic bishop said on Thursday that the assistance extended to the 39-year-old Filipina who was executed in Saudi Arabia earlier this week “was not enough.”“Yet, assistance and help should still be extended to her kin,” said Ruperto Santos, bishop of the Archdiocese of Balanga, in a statement on Thursday. READ: Filipina executed in Saudi ArabiaThe DFA did not reveal the identity of the worker. It is regretful that legal assistance was not enough. Yes, assistance and help should be extended her kin,” Santos said, adding that Filipinos should always pray for the safety and security of overseas Filipino workers. Philippine embassies and consulates are supposed to help Filipino citizens caught in legal troubles abroad through its Assistance to Nationals fund.


Source: Philippine Star February 01, 2019 11:03 UTC



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