{"id":267553,"date":"2020-09-03T05:16:41","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T09:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=267553"},"modified":"2020-09-03T05:16:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T09:16:41","slug":"uae-to-release-remains-of-2-pinoy-blast-fatalities-after-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/03\/uae-to-release-remains-of-2-pinoy-blast-fatalities-after-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE to release remains of 2 Pinoy blast fatalities after probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_267554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-267554\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/quintana.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-267554\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/quintana.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/quintana.png 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/quintana-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-267554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PINOY VICTIMS. Philippine Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Hjayceelyn Quintana (right) attends the virtual Laging Handa briefing on Thursday (Sept. 3, 2020). Quintana said two Filipinos killed in a gas explosion in Abu Dhabi last August 31 would be released once the investigation is completed. (Screenshot via PNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Authorities at the United Arab Emirates are expected to release the remains of two Filipino nationals who were killed in a gas explosion in Abu Dhabi once the investigation is finished, the Philippine Embassy in the UAE said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Dahil ito ay isang aksidente, kailangan muna na matapos &#8216;yong imbestigasyon at iyan ang aming nililinaw sa mga pamilya at humihingi po kami ng pang-unawa<\/em>\u00a0(Because this is an accident, they still need to complete their investigation and this is what we&#8217;ve told the families as we ask for their understanding),&#8221; Ambassador Hjayceelyn Quintana said during the virtual Laging Handa briefing.<\/p>\n<p>Quintana said the embassy has already reached out to the kin of the victims to explain the process for the release of the remains.<\/p>\n<p>The UAE authorities, on the other hand, assured they would expedite their investigation into the case.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Mismong sila ay nakikipagusap sa pamilya at kami ang nagiging tulay. Kapag natapos iyon ay saka naman natin uupuan kung ano ang<\/em>\u00a0next steps\u00a0<em>para sa mga pamilya na naiwan<\/em>\u00a0(The UAE authorities themselves are coordinating with the families and we&#8217;re acting as the bridge. Once the investigation is done, we will take the necessary steps to assist the bereaved families),&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Filipino nationals were also injured in the August 31 restaurant explosion with eight requiring medical attention in hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Quintana said five of them have been discharged while the other three are still recuperating in two separate hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>With Filipino nationals making up the third biggest group of expatriates in the UAE, she advised all OFWs to remain safe and be &#8220;mindful of the security and safety protocols&#8221; of the host country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 Authorities at the United Arab Emirates are expected to release the remains of two Filipino nationals who were killed &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":267554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-267553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-joyce-ann-l-rocamora","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267553"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":267555,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267553\/revisions\/267555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}