Bacolod City – In a similar fashion as Cadiz City caregiver Loreta Alacre, who was killed during Hamas militant attack in 2023, the Israeli government is now also working to recognize slain San Enrique caregiver Leah Mosquera, 49, as a victim of terror.
“As such, her immediate family will receive lifelong support from the Israeli government as part of Israel’s unwavering commitment to stand beside them during this difficult time,” a statement from the Philippine embassy in Israel said.
Mosquera, who would be 50-years-old on July 29, died on July 13, after undergoing several surgeries. She was one of the four Filipinos who were injured and hospitalized due to an Iranian missile attack in Israel on June 15.
Mosquera was a former treasurer of Barangay Guintorilan in San Enrique, Negros Occidental, served for several years as a caregiver in Israel, just like Alacre. Both were also 49 years old, when they died in Israel.
In another statement, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said it is joining forces with the Department of Migrant Workers, the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv, Migrant Workers Office, and relevant authorities in Israel, to ensure the immediate repatriation of Mosquera’s remains, and provide the necessary financial and psychosocial assistance to her family left behind.
In accordance with the clear directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. who said “no Filipino will be left behind,” the government will answer all related expenses – from repatriation, local transport, funeral and burial expenses, to help for Leah’s family, OWWA added.
As it mourns the loss of Mosquera, OWWA said it is calling for more global action to ensure the safety of migrant workers in countries with crisis or conflict.
“Like the DFA and DMW, we stand that every OFW has the right to live and work safely, with dignity, and with adequate protection wherever in the world,” it added. (Chrysee Semillano/ Gilbert Bayoran via tvds photo by tvds)