Those of us who have been following Jocelyn Dulnuan’s story will know that Imie Belanger is one of those who worked hard to organize public support for our kailiyan who was killed in Toronto. This is a reflection she wrote on one of the most trying times of her life:
Reflection
by Imie Belanger
The other side to the Toronto tragedy is that it has proven once again that Filipinos do care. It has exhibited our capacity as a people to look after each other. It has proven that we can work together for a common cause despite our tendency to have disparate/diverse/dispersed communities.
The death of Jocelyn Dulnuan, we believe, has been a catalyst for greater collaboration and greater solidarity among Filipinos in the Greater Toronto Area. May they continue to be united. And may the example that our kailiyans/kababayans in Toronto showed us be replicated in other parts of the world where there are Filipinos and, more importantly, in our Inang Bayan.
19 October Update
From Vincent Cabreza:
The remains of slain domestic helper Jocelyn Dulnuan arrived in Manila as a militant migrant workers’ organization appealed to the Arroyo administration to ensure that her killing was solved.
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There were no hysterics from her family but the tears flowed. The Dulnuans have a four-year-old daughter, Migrante said.
The crate bearing Dulnuan’s casket was loaded to a jeepney, and would be brought to Hingyon, Ifugao, her home province.