Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. tweeted a sad news on Thursday saying that a female cruise ship worker awaiting for repatriation to the Philippines took her life.
“It is my sad duty to report that a 28-year old female mariner committed suicide in her cabin in the ship where she’s had to stay because repatriation flights back to the Philippines have been suspended again,” Locsin wrote on Twitter.
It was the second suicide incident reported among overseas Filipino amid the health crisis, according to the foreign affairs chief.It is my sad duty to report that a 28-year old female mariner committed suicide in her cabin in the ship where she's had to stay because repatriation flights back to the Philippines have been suspended again. I know our quarantine facilities are jam-packed; just don't know why.
— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) June 11, 2020
RIP. Ms. Mariah Jocson took her life onboard Harmony of the Seas where crew detained awaiting PH repeatedly rescinded repatriation. Second suicide. We are tartly reminded that Filipino resilience is no excuse to stretch them to breaking point. Di sila goma; tao sila.
— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) June 11, 2020
“We are tartly reminded that Filipino resilience is no excuse to stretch them to breaking point. Di sila goma; tao sila,” he said in a separate tweet.
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