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By EDWIN O. FERNANDEZ

POLOMOLOK, South Cotabato– The relatives of a Filipina who died in a mysterious fire that hit her apartment in Malaysia are seeking help from the government in bringing her remains back home.

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Virginia Lloren, Rubelyn’s mother, said she received a call from her daughter’s Malaysian husband, informing her that she died in a fire incident in Johor Bahru, Malaysia last week.

Speaking over DXOM-AM Radyo Bida, Virginia said she was surprised to learn that it was only her daughter’s bed room that went into flames in the June 2 fire.

“Ang balita namo gilason anay siya bago gisunog base sa autopsy (We learned that she was poisoned before the fire incident based on the autopsy report),” Virginia said, adding that her daughter has been sending her money for the construction of her house beside the family owned home in Poblacion Polomolok.

In fact, she said, her daughter has planned a vacation next month.

She said Rubelyn went to work in Singapore as a domestic helper using a tourist visa. She went to Malaysia after marrying a Malaysian thus she has no record with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).

She is seeking help from the governments of Malaysia and the Philippines.

The Philippine embassy in Kuala Lumpur has sought a full investigation on the death of a Filipino woman in a fire incident in Johor Bahru, Malaysia last week, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Charles Jose, DFA spokesperson.

A native of Polomolok, South Cotabato, Ruby Lloren perished when her house was burned allegedly by a robber who entered her home on Tuesday, killing her in the process.

“The embassy, through its Police Attaché, has asked Malaysian police authorities for a full investigation of the tragic incident, particularly how and why Ms. Lloren was ‘trapped’ inside the burning house,” Jose said.

News of Lloren’s death was relayed to her family by her Malaysian husband in the afternoon of the same day.

Lloren’s husband was said to be not at home when the incident happened, the embassy said.

Lloren had been living in Malaysia with her husband for seven years and was working in a fast-food chain. She had a nine-year-old daughter.

But Virginia said she wanted to personally talk to her daughter’s husband who was only known to her as “Rolls.”

She also sought the help of South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance Fuentes to help the family bring Rubelyn’s remains in Polomolok. pna

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