President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to visit the wake of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Joanna Demafelis in Sara town in Iloilo this week, Malacañang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed this when asked if Duterte has plans to visit the wake of Demafelis, whose corpse was found kept inside a freezer in KuwaitRoque, however, did not disclose the exact date of the Mr. Duterte;s visit. ADVERTISEMENTBut Roque said that the government would extend financial and burial assistance to the family of the murdered OFW. Demafelis’ remains arrived in Manila last Friday and was flown to her hometown in Iloilo on Saturday. The case of Demafelis and other reported abuses among OFWs have prompted Mr. Duterte to impose a total employment ban of Filipino workers to Kuwait.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 19, 2018 06:11 UTC