Nagpahayag ng pakikiramay si Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs Chairperson Ron Salo sa pamilya ni Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople na pumanaw nitong Martes, Agosto 22.

"I offer my sincerest condolences to the family of Secretary Susan Toots Ople, and the entire Department of Migrant Workers," pahayag ni Salo na kinatawan din ng Kabayan Party-list.

"Secretary Ople was a true champion of the Filipino Migrant Workers. Her passing is a great loss to the entire Filipino nation," dagdag niya.

Binanggit din ng tagapangulo ng Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs na isang tunay na kaibigan at kasamahan si Ople para sa kaniya.

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"Her passion in promoting and protecting the welfare of every Filipino Migrant Worker is truly appreciated and will be greatly missed," ani Salo.

"We hope to honor her life’s work by continually advocating for the rights and the protection of the welfare of our Filipino Migrant Workers. Her legacy will live on," saad pa niya.

Matatandaang kinumpirma ng DMW nitong Martes ang pagpanaw ni Ople.

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