Ikinalungkot ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ang pagpanaw ni Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople nitong Martes, Agosto 22.
"It’s a very, very sad news. I have lost a friend. The Philippines has lost a friend," ani Marcos sa panayam ng mga mamamahayag.
“Ang galing-galing ni Secretary Toots. She was very much following the tradition of Ka-Blas Ople, of excellence, of compassion,” saad pa niya. “It is a great lost to the Philippines for the service that we know she could still have rendered.”
Sa kaniya namang pahayag sa X (Twitter), binanggit din ni Marcos na tinuturing niyang “much valued friend” si Ople.
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“The Philippines now also mourns a great champion for the labour movement in the Philippines. She dedicated her life, in every waking moment, to the welfare of labourers in general and migrant workers in particular. She was tireless in her pursuit to always support and find protection for our workers,” saad ng Pangulo.
“There cannot be a better example of the perfect mix of compassion and hard-nosed pragmatism than in Toots. She got many things done in her years of public service, and all for others, never for herself.”
“I grieve together with her family and all those who called Toots a friend. Our prayers are with you,” dagdag pa niya.
Matatandaang nitong Martes ng hapon nang kumpirmahin ng DMW sa isang pahayag ang pagpanaw ni Ople.
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