SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, Philippines — For the family of 33-year-old overseas Filipino worker Julieva Benlingan, her rescue after 60 hours under tons of rubble from an earthquake-devastated
“It was God’s miracle. His greatness worked wonders. We are grateful for the second life of our sister,” said Benlingan’s eldest sibling, Maribel Liyab.
“It is a miracle. She is alive. She was brought out of the rubble alive,” Liyab said, quoting the employer.“We were computing the hours and it took her 60 hours under the rubble at the fallen building before she was rescued alive. Her employer was rescued nine hours after the earthquake,” Liyab, the eldest among the nine Benlingan siblings, said in a phone interview on Friday.
Benlingan, who has one child, decided to work abroad as a domestic helper, Liyab said, giving no details about her sister’s child. In the Turkish capital of Ankara, the Philippine Embassy said it was working to repatriate the remains of Wilma Tezcan, 45, one of two Filipinos who were confirmed to have died in Antakya City.
Several Filipinos in Gaziantep chose to stay behind in their homes with their families with the embassy providing relief supplies and medical assistance.PH rescue team. Tezcan’s father, William Abulad, 67, said the family was desperate to bring home the remains of his daughter.
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