MANILA - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday condemned the brutal killing of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kuwait. In a statement, the CHR emphasized that "one death is too many" and there are many OFWs seeking refuge in shelters and awaiting repatriation. This after the burnt body of Jullebee Ranara, 35, was found in the desert of Kuwait on Sunday. According to the initial investigation report of local Kuwait authorities, the suspect is the 17-year-old son of Ranara's employers who is currently in their custody. The CHR joined the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in monitoring the progress of the case and echoed the calls for the swift dispensation of justice against the perpetrator. "The Commission acknowledges the swift action of DMW, through Secretary Susan Ople, who met with Jullebee's family and guaranteed necessary assistance from the government," it said. In 2018, CHR urged the national government to "reflect and adopt th
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No hindrance to immediate repatriation of slain OFW from Kuwait
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Jullebee Ranara(Courtesy of Charald Dy Facebook) MANILA - The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) sees no hindrance to the immediate return of the body of Jullebee Ranara, the Filipino worker found dead in a dessert in Kuwait. In a radio interview on Tuesday, DMW Secretary Susan Ople said with the arrest and confession of the suspected killer, the remains of the 35-year-old OFW can be sent home to her family in no time. "Mukhang hindi siya kailangang magtagal, 'yung labi, kasi nga nahuli na 'yung suspect so I guess next na diyan 'yung trial so wala naman kaming nakikitang balakid para lalong magtagal pa 'yung repatriation ng remains (I think the remains need not stay long there because the suspect has been arrested. I guess the trial would be next so there's no hindrance for the early repatriation of the remains)," Ople said Ople said Philippine officials in Kuwait are on top of the arrangements for repatriation while a law office connected with the Depart