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Published December 18, 2020, 3:29 PM
Malik Darimbang, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, arrived in the country last Wednesday after a grueling six-year struggle to be repatriated.
Darimbang had been stuck in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after he got involved in a road accident in 2014 that led to the death of a Pakistani national.
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has been instrumental in his successful repatriation.
Through the efforts of the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh led by Ambassador Adnan Alonto, Political Officer Alexander Joseph Estomo of the same embassy, the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah headed by Consul General Ed Badajos, the Office of the President, the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (OUMWA), involved charity groups, and private donors a Zoom meeting on the repatriation of Darimban.