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26-year-old Pinay nurse in U.K. murdered |
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MANCHESTER, Dec 12 - - The body of Filipina nurse Deborah Remorozo was found in her apartment in Summervale House located on Vale Drive in Oldham on December 8 at about 5:38 PM (UK). Police authorities investigating the case confirmed that the post mortem examination revealed Miss Remorozo died from multiple stab wounds. The 26-year-old Deborah had been working as a staff nurse at the Royal Oldham Hospital.
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Investigators are now trying to piece together Debbie's movements over last weekend. According to a Greater
Manchester Police report, Detectives knew Miss Remorozo left work at the
hospital at 3pm and arrived back at Summervale House at around 4pm. |
Investigators are working closely with the hospital to reassure workers who live in the area that their safety is a priority. Anyone who has any
information or who saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area is asked to
contact officers in the incident room on 0161 856 9046 or call
Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. |
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MANILA, Dec 13 -- Upon receiving the report of Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Cesar Bautista on the murder of Filipino nurse Deborah Remorozo, in her flat in Greater Manchester, England, Secretary Ople immediately instructed Ambassador Bautista to send a consular team, headed by the Philippine Consul General in London, to Greater Manchester to coordinate with local authorities there. He also instructed Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Jose S. Brillantes to contact the family of Ms. Remorozo and to extend all assistance necessary. Undersecretary Brillantes and the family of Ms. Remorozo have been meeting and discussing ways for the Department to be of full assistance. “I condemn in the
strongest terms the dastardly murder of Deborah and pledge to do all that
we can to bring her justice,” Secretary Ople said as he extended the
deepest condolences of the Arroyo Administration and the Department
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represented by her brother Dennis who visited the Department. He added, “I call on the authorities in the United Kingdom to exert every effort to find the perpetrator of this heinous crime and to bring the full force of the law to bear on Deborah’s killer.” He added that he will be taking additional action. He said, “I will be getting in touch directly with high government officials in the United Kingdom to call on them to do all they can to see that justice is done.” The Secretary said that Deborah’s family has requested for assistance in repatriating Deborah’s remains. “We are prepared to assist in returning Deborah’s remains to the Philippines so that her family can properly mourn her, but we have been informed that there may be some delay as the nature of the crime requires the police authorities to hold the body during this stage of the investigation,” Secretary Ople said in response to questions on when Deborah’s
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remains would be flown home. “We will repatriate Deborah’s remains as soon as police authorities release her body and we have made representations that her remains should not be held any longer than necessary,” Secretary Ople added. “We will also make sure that all death benefits from Deborah’s employer or from the U.K. government that her family is entitled to will be expeditiously released to her family,” Secretary Ople said. Secretary Ople is in constant consultation with Ambassador Bautista and would like to assure the families and friends of the 15,000 Filipino nurses in the United Kingdom that their loved ones are safe and work under excellent conditions. “We have exerted every effort
to ensure that Filipino nurses in the United Kingdom are all legal and
properly documented. This helps |
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MANILA, Dec 16 -- Foreign Secretary Blas F. Ople reported yesterday that every effort was being taken by the Manchester police to solve the murder of Filipino nurse Debbie Remorozo whose body was found at her flat in Greater Manchester, England, last December 8. Quoting from a report of Philippine Ambassador Cesar Bautista to the United Kingdom, the secretary said that 30 detectives had been assigned by the Manchester police to the case. At the same time, Ople said that the Manchester police had allayed the fears of Debbie's fellow nurses in the Royal Oldham Hospital by saying that there was no evidence that the killing of Debbie was racially motivated or perpetrated by a serial killer. He said Ambassador Bautista had strongly requested the police and the hospital administration to address the safety concerns of Debbie's fellow nurses, who had expressed shock |
over the killing, especially when they are outside of their workplace. Bautista, according to Ople, had also talked directly with Debbie's father to assure him of the Philippine Embassy's full efforts to ensure the repatriation of the nurse's remains at the earliest possible time. Police investigation
showed that Debbie left work at the hospital a little after 3 p. m. on
Saturday, December 7. She failed to show up for work the following day and
efforts to reach her by phone were unsuccessful.
Bautista reported that he had sent two senior officers of the Embassy to Oldham, a city almost |
350 kilometers north of London , to directly confer with hospital and police authorities and comfort grieving Filipino nurses in the hospital and to take appropriate measures to enhance the personal safety of Debbie's fellow nurses. A couple of the nurses, according to Bautista, went with Debbie to the same school and hospital (San Juan de Dios in Pasay City) in the Philippines. During the past few days, the Embassy, according to the ambassador, had received more expressions of sympathy and condolence to Debbie's family. "Debbie was a
hard-working and friendly woman who was dedicated to helping others," they
said. "She came to Oldham to help all the community and now needs the
community's help in tracing her killers." (DFA)
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Slain Pinay nurse's remains arrive from U.K. |
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MANILA, Jan. 1, 2003 -- In a statement issued today, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported that the remains of Filipino nurse Deborah Remorozo arrived today at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) , through the repatriation efforts of the Philippine Embassy in London, the Overseas Workers Welfare Association (OWWA), and the Office for the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (DFA-OUMWA).
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Deborah's brother, Dennis Remorozo, met the casket containing her remains Mr. Remorozo was accompanied by Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas, OWWA Administrator Virgilio Angelo and a Consular Officer from the OUMWA. Deborah's remains was loaded on a van which will take them straight to the Remorozo's hometown in San Jose, Camarines Sur. |
Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas F. Ople earlier wrote a personal request to the Hon. Jack Straw MP, Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom, asking the UK government to do everything it can to solve the murder case. According the a report from the Philippine Embassy in London, the Manchester Police assigned 30 detectives to Deborah's case. (DFA) |
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