By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet
The pain that a parent feels upon the demise of one’s daughter or son is heartbreaking, which epitomizes true love within a family.
Such was the case with a Europe-bound overseas Filipino worker (OFW), who lost his daughter in a tragic incident at the departure area of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Pasay City on Sunday, May 4.
Danmark Masongsong was employed as an assembly line operator in the Czech Republic.
He was with her daughter, Malia Kates Yuchen, at NAIA Terminal 1’s departure area in what should have been a farewell sealed with an exchange of intimate moments before boarding the plane.
He was scheduled to depart yesterday to resume his work abroad when the tragedy occurred.
Shortly after the incident took place, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) issued a statement expressing condolences to the Masongsong family, with Danmark grieving over his daughter’s demise and worrying about his wife who is in critical condition.
Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac visited the wake of Danmark’s daughter, conveying President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s message of care and support.
“Naririto po kami, inatasan ng Pangulo para ipaabot ang kaniyang pangangamusta at panalangin at siguraduhing maibigay ang lahat ng inyong pangangailangan,” Secretary Cacdac said, providing reassurance to the family for all the necessary assistance and other forms of support they need.
Prior to visiting the wake, Cacdac also met with Danmark’s mother and his wife Cynthia in the hospital to offer prayers of healing and fast recovery as both of them were also injured during the accident.
Through its Migrant Workers Office in Prague, the DMW also assisted Danmark in relaying the circumstances behind his absence from work to his current overseas employer.
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