2 Pinoy OFWs in Trouble in Dubai, UAE
Two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sentenced to life imprisonment for drug-related offenses in the United Arab Emirates have been granted royal pardon, Malacañang announced today.
In a press briefing, Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita identified the two OFWs as Editha E. Dagdag and Christian Albert Garcia.
Dagdag, the only Filipina serving life sentence at the Dubai Central jail, was granted pardon by His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
The granting of royal pardon, according to Ermita, was the result of representations made by the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai on the occasion of Eid Al Adha (U.A.E. National Day).
Garcia, the only Filipino serving life sentence in the Emirate of Sharjah, on the other hand, was convicted in 2003.
He was granted pardon by His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi, Ruler of Sharjah, on the occasion of Ramadan.
It was also through the representations of the Philippine government that the sentences of six OFWs charged with offenses punishable by death in different countries have been downgraded to jail terms recently.
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