LETTERS

LETTERS

Justice for Jocelyn Dulnuan and other OFW victims

As an organization composed of Overseas Filipino Workers and their families from the Cordillera, Migrante-Metro Baguio commits to seeking justice for Jocelyn Dulnuan, a fellow Cordilleran found murdered in Ontario, Canada .

We urge the Canadian authorities to disclose details about the full investigation into her case and we remain vigilant against any attempts to whitewash the investigation. We assert that Jocelyn’s family has the right to be fully informed aLETTERS bout the progress of their investigation. We also urge the Arroyo administration to ensure justice for Jocelyn Dulnuan.

Jocelyn is one of the million Filipinos forced to leave the country because of poverty, absence of jobs and very low wages. We do not want Jocelyn’s case to be another addition to the growing number of unsolved murders committed against Filipino workers around world.

Jocelyn and countless other migrant workers prop up the ailing Philippine economy by infusing more than US$12 billion annually into the country’s dollar reserves. The Arroyo administration must therefore ensure that justice for Jocelyn and her family is duly given to them.

We denounce OWWA refusal to provide assistance to Dulnuan. Her case highlights yet again how the Arroyo administration exacerbates the injustices suffered by overseas Filipino workers. Instead of blaming Jocelyn over her membership status with OWWA, the real problem is the OWWA Omnibus Policy passed by the OWWA Board in September 2003.

Jocelyn was brutally murdered in her room inside a mansion in the city of Mississauga , Ontario , Canada last October 1st. Jocelyn is from Namulditan, Ifugao. She worked in Hong Kong before she transferred to Canada under the Live in Caregiver Program.

Her remains were expected to be flown to the Philippines from Canada on Oct. 18 direct to Ifugao. Canadian police had reportedly confirmed that she died from “foul play”.

Migrante Metro-Baguio vows to intensify efforts to obtain justice for Jocelyn and all Filipino migrant workers. As a member of Migrante International, a global alliance of organizations composed of overseas Filipinos and their families, we commit to ensuring actions for Jocelyn are launched across the Philippines and around the world. Justice for Jocelyn Dulnuan!

Flora Belinan
Migrante
Metro Baguio Chairperson