Attorney general Pam Brown said her office will look into the possible use of the government\u2019s repatriation funds for the shipment of the remains of a nonresident worker who died three months ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fund can be tapped to assist\u2026. I\u2019ve allowed in the past its use to assist workers. I will look into it,\u201d Brown told reporters yesterday.<\/p>\n
At the same time, the government, she said, would go after the employer of the deceased worker, Pedro Hipolito.<\/p>\n
She said Gov. Juan N. Babauta is particularly concerned about the situation and asked the AGO to find ways to assist the worker.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe governor is very sympathetic to this situation,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n
Hipolito\u2019s body remains in the Commonwealth Health Center\u2019s morgue since he died last September, reportedly due to brain stem damage. He reportedly suffered a blunt trauma to the back of his neck after he was hit by a flying window shutter during typhoon Chaba in August.<\/p>\n
The Filipino community, meantime, has began separate fundraising campaigns to help defray the cost for embalming and shipment of Hipolito\u2019s remains. <\/p>\n
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration has reportedly learned that Hipolito was an undocumented worker. <\/p>\n
OWWA\u2019s Advisory Council is accepting donations for Hipolito. The OWWA office, headed by Mary Daet, is located on the ground floor of Nauru Building in Susupe. It can be reached by calling 235-6992. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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