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December 17, 2014

VILLAR EXTENDS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MOTHER OF BEHEADED OFW: Senator Cynthia Villar, a long-time OFW advocate, extended financial assistance to the mother of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Carlito Lana, who was beheaded in Saudi Arabia last week for killing a Saudi national in 2010. Carlito's mother Susana Lana and Uncle Omar Pagarungan sought help from Villar during the Pusong OFW Awarding ceremony and OFW Party of Ople Policy Center, headed by Susan 'Toots' Ople on Tuesday (Dec. 16). Incidentally, Villar was one of the seven Pusong OFW awardees this year. The awardees were chosen for showing dedicated service in protecting and promoting the welfare of OFWs, especially those in distress or emergency situations.

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