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Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Go Meets with Sister of late OFW
Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence Go took time to listen to the plea for justice from Analyn Jumamoy Legarda, sister of Ronald Jumamoy, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died in Saudi Arabia last 2016. The meeting was held at the Matina Enclaves in Davao City on April 14, 2018.
During the meeting, the Special Assistant to the President assured Legarda that the case of her brother will be reviewed and that an investigation will be conducted on why there has been alleged failure in assisting their family.
Joining Go in the meeting are Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Labor Attaché Nasser Mustafa, and ACTS OFW Partylist Representative John Bertiz. PHOTOS BY TOTO LOZANO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
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