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Philippines probes death of Filipino worker in Saudi

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MANILA (UPDATED) — The Philippines on Monday said it was investigating the death of a Filipino worker in Saudi Arabia.The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in a statement confirmed the death of Marjorette Garcia, a domestic worker deployed to Saudi in 2021.The 32-year-old Filipina was found with stab wounds, media reports earlier said. The DMW said its office in Al-Khobar and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration were coordinating with the Philippine Embassy and Saudi police to determine the &quot;circumstances behind&quot; the death of Garcia.The DMW is also working for the immediate return of Garcia&#x27;s remains to the Philippines.&quot;We assure them of our continuing support during their time of grief and in the ongoing investigation,&quot; it said.<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2825725" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div>JUSTICE</div>In an interview with ANC on Monday, DMW officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac said that &quot;justice will be delivered&quot; for Garcia and her family.&quot;Rest assured if the Saudi authorities find that there had been wrongdoing or crime committed against Marjorette, then we will seek justice [to] the full extent of the law under Saudi law,&quot; he said.Cacdac could not confirm whether or not Garcia had been stabbed to death as they await the results of the investigation by Saudi authorities.But he said Garcia had been working &quot;at least very well and smoothly&quot; with her current employer.Earlier this year, Jullebee Ranara, a Filipino worker in Kuwait, was found dead in a desert in the Gulf State. An autopsy report showed she was pregnant at the time of her death.The culprit, the teen son of Ranara&#x27;s employer, was sentenced last month to 15 years in prison for murder, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/14/23/jullebee-ranaras-killer-sentenced-to-15-year-imprisonment">Jullebee Ranara&#x27;s killer sentenced to 15-year imprisonment</a></li></ul>

The Philippines on Monday said it is investigating the death of a Filipino worker in Saudi Arabia.