The government is now working with United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities in bringing justice to the family of slain Overseas Filipina Worker Mary Anne Daynolo.
Daynolo, a hotel receptionist in Abu Dhabi, was found lifeless after she was reported missing March last year. Her remains were repatriated last Saturday and will undergo autopsy at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
Based on the information received by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) from authorities in UAE, the suspect already confessed to the crime. He was the one who revealed the location of Daynolo’s body. She is believed to have been stabbed in the neck.
OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said there are two alleged accomplices of the principal suspect in hiding the body.
“Ang alam namin ‘yung principal suspek ay nakakulong pati yung dalawang accomplice o ‘yung tumulong sa kanya (What we know is the principal suspect and the accomplices have been detained),” Cacdac disclosed.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that it was Daynolo’s boyfriend, an Ugandan national, who was behind the crime.
“‘Yung sinabi niya sa kaso magre-resign na si Mary Anne. Ayaw niya siguro, mamimiss niya, so pinatay niya (He said Mary Anne was about to resign. Maybe he was against it because he will miss her, so he killed her),” DOLE Sec. Silvestre Bello III stated.
According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Malacaῆang is monitoring the case.
“Ang pangako po ng presidente mabibigyan po ng hustisya at katarungan ang pagkamatay ng ating kababayang si Mary Ann Daynolo (The promise of the president is to give justice for the death of Mary Ann Daynolo),” Roque assured.
“May autopsy rin pong nangyayari ngayon sa panig ng NBI at lahat po ng gastos para ilibing si Mary Ann ay sagot po ng ating OWWA (There is also an autopsy being conducted by the NBI and all expenses for the funeral will be shouldered by OWWA),” Roque added.
The family of Daynola will also receive financial assistance and death benefit from OWWA in due time. – Report from Kenneth Paciente
