Justice for Overseas Filipino Worker’s Death Abroad
pinoyambisyoso.com | Oct 22, 2008 | Comments 25
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Jenifer Bidoya, a 27 years old Overseas Filipino Worker in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to death in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The merciful death of this young guy from Zamboanga came out in public last week. According to the family, some officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs informed them to keep the issue in private especially in media reporters. They were offered assistance, but it’s late Jenifer was already executed.
The desperate and hopeless family broke their silence and reported to media about the news. Reports said, DFA sent a letter twice in Saudi Arabia. Nothing happened, except the verbal promises by the officials of DFA.
Bidoya was in jail for three years for killing an unnamed Saudi Arabian man by stabbing him three times and strangling him with a shower cord inside the latter’s house. The two first got acquainted at the restaurant where Bidoya was working in Saudi Arabia. They got familiar to the point that Bidoya got invited twice to the latter’s house. The crime happened on the second visit.
Jenifer, second among eight siblings was a very helpful son . He would do everything to help his family especially his brothers and sisters. Jenifer is a good example of a Filipino Worker who’s destined to die without justice being served. His family believed that Jenifer was framed up and will never ever kill anyone. They also believed that he just defended himself, but the law in Saudi Arabia has to be executed.
The family will receive P100,000.00 in life insurance and P20,000.00 in burial assistance. Sadly, the body was already buried immediately after the execution at the site where Saudi Arabia’s criminals were buried.
The family claimed that they were ignored, no full support and no justice given by the the government.
If the government wouldn’t serve fair justice in all our Filipino Workers abroad who are facing the same fate like Jenifer Bidoya, who do you think will defend them in return?
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Grabe, tsk tsk tsk wala mn lng kalaban laban. kung sakin, sa inyo, sa kanila mngyayari ng ganyan.nakakalungkot isipin at syempre nakakatakot din isipin kapag my plano kang mg abroad lalo na sa saudi hay naku wag na lng mg abroad nakakatakot e baka pugutan na nmn ng ulo ew…
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thanks!
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@BM, Nicely sorry i have no idea kasi karamihan ng blogs ko WP kasi. Di bale hayan na ang mga sagot
@AMBO, eto yung sinabi ni BM – http://www.bloggerbuster.com/2008/03/top-commenters-widget-for-blogger-blogs.html
@AMBO, Blogspot pang kuripot bloggers like me
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Nadelete ata yung comments ko huhuhu
@BM, Nasa baul ni Akismet BM hahaha.
@AMBO, I hate Akismet now
it really is difficult to be working in a foreign land. the language is unfamiliar, the laws are unfamiliar. and the government is not yours.
which is why it’s important that our government step in quickly and effectively whenever we have citizens who are in trouble abroad. it appears, based on what the family was saying, that they were not satisfied with our government’s actions.
the media should scrutinize this event.
@kouji, ayaw ko na tuloy mag abroad.
@kouji, It’s true. Been away for years and worked abroad. Ang hirap nga talaga mamuhay sa ibang bansa lalo na Hapon ang mga kasama ko. But that’s life. We need to learn and adapt as well sa bagong environment. Like what you’ve said, dapat bilisan ng gobyerno natin kung paano poprotektahan ang mga ganitong kaso. Etong si Jen nang mangyari ang crime tumakbo daw sa Emabahada ng Pilipinas sa Saudi. Ang sabi sa kanya, “magtago ka na lang”. So disappointing!
Anlungkot naman ng post na ‘to. Magtatrabaho ka ng marangal overseas tapos you end up buried with the criminals.
@BM, Sana nga kahit ibalik na lang yung bangkay dito sa atin. Yan ang hiling ng pamnilya ni Jen. Kaso nailibing na.
so it’s not possible! Wawa naman yung family d2 sa RP.
Nakakalungkot talaga ang sinasapit ng mga pinoy OFW, minsan basta may managot lang sa crime ididiin kahit sino.
@Nilo, let’s just hope merong gawin ang gobyerno. Pansin ko dumadami ang kasong mga ganito. Eto i am watching the news. Meron na namang Pinoy na bibitayin sa Taiwan. So sad.
@AMBO, Ang gobyerno kung saan sila sisikat yun ang bibigyan nila ng pansin, ika nga eh celebrated news dapat bago sila umaksyon…kawawa naman yung mga ordinaryong mamamayan na OFW’s na nagpapayaman sa Pilipinas. Nakakalungkot talaga!
malungkot kung iisipin ang ganyan mga kaso.pero hanga pa din ako sa ibang bansa dahil sinusunod at pinapatupad nila ang batas.di tulad satin, nakarape na e s embassy p nakakulong at madami pa kaso na may special treatment.gaya na lang non kay claudio, napardon kahit pumatay samantala yun nagnakaw lang ng 1 lata ng sardinas e hanggang ngayon nakakulong pa.kung ang hustisya dito stin e di matulungan ng mga hukom natin e lalo ng di din nila kaya tulungan bigyan ng hustisya ang mga ofw natin.sabi nga ni manny villar,ang mga ngpapakahirap e d dpt pinahihirapan.bayani nga kung ituring dhil lang ba s pinapadalang dolyar.maawa nmn sila.
@itot, stay sa pinas na lang ako..
@itot, meron akong kaibigan na nakulong before. Was framed up for shabu daw. Kwento nya meron siang kasamang pipi na nanghipo daw. Hayun ang tagal sa kulunga taon na ang nakalipas walang nangyayari sa kaso. In other words, kung di ka maimpluwensiyang tao dito sa atin at kahit napakaliit ng kaso mo maiipit ka lang sa hustisya sa bansa natin. Maybe it’s an isolated case pero ilang isolated case ba meron? Dami!
@AMBO, kita mo na.lalo na siguro yun mga ofw.may 1 ofw nagkwento skin,s saudi siya.pinagbintangan siya kumuha ng pera,ikinulong siya tpos kinalkal un aprtment niya.non mapatunayan iba may sala, ayun bumawi, kinuha lahat ng mga mahahalagang bagay s aprtment niya gaya ng mga tv,radio,etc.dinala pauwi.ahehehe