MANILA -- The House of Representatives is urged to launch a probe into the “erroneous repatriation” of the remains of overseas Filipino worker Jenny Alvarado from Kuwait to the Philippines.

Congressmen from the Makabayan bloc at the lower chamber filed on Monday House Resolution 2213 calling for the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs to conduct the investigation in aid of legislation.

“Kinakailangan magkaroon na imbestigasyon kaugnay sa pagkakapalit noong kanyang bangkay. Kasi ‘yung ibinalik dito sa Pilipinas sa unang pagkakataon ay isang Nepali, tapos hindi alam ng pamilya, but supposedly ang pamilya ang unang-unang sinabihan at pina-identify. Hindi nangyari ‘yun. Ang nangyari ay pinapirma lamang sila at sinabi ay nandito or parating na ‘yung bangkay ni Jenny. So ‘yun ‘yung mga inireklamo at inilapit sa atin ng mga kapamilya,” Gabriela Party List Representative Arlene Brosas said.

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“So gusto naming malaman, ano ang mga ginawa ng DMW, the steps? Ano ang ginawa ng OWWA? Ano din ang ginawa ng NBI for the investigation? Ano ang ginawa ng gobyerno natin para ma-imbestigahan ‘yung kaso ni Jenny Alvarado?” she added.

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The family of Jenny Alvarado are seeking a second autopsy to be done by a third party, as her daughter said they expect the National Bureau of Investigation’s autopsy results to be out in at least a month.

“And sabi po nila is 1 to 2 months po ang dating ng results… Matagal po para sa akin… We will have a second autopsy,” Alvarado’s daughter, Angel, said. “Naniniwala po akong may foul play. Sa katawan pa lang po ng mama ko, marami siyang pasa… Sa tingin ko po, pinahirapan po ‘yung mama ko… and sa private part ng mama ko is halatang may nangyari sa kanya na hindi niya ginusto,” she added.

Last Saturday, the Department of Migrant Workers said it is planning to file cases against the service provider behind the repatriation of another person's remains to the Philippines instead of Alvarado’s. The service provider wrote a letter to the DMW, claiming that Kuwaiti authorities were the ones who labeled the remains as Filipina Jenny Alvarado, according to DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac.

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Alvarado was found dead — along with two other foreign workers — inside the vacation house of their Kuwaiti employer. Initial investigations in Kuwait showed that the three died due to cold smoke inhalation, but the National Bureau of Investigation is conducting an autopsy on Alvarado's remains to check if foul play was involved in her death.

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