DFA: One Filipino worker confirmed dead in Myanmar quake

A Filipino worker is confirmed to be one of the fatalities in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28.

This was confirmed by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

The OFW, identified as Francis Aragon, was earlier confirmed as missing .

DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega confirmed that Aragon’s “remains were positively identified last night.”

Meanwhile the DFA noted that they had informed the family of the deceased Filipino.

“The Department of Foreign Affairs regrets to inform the nation that the remains of one of the four missing Filipinos in Mandalay, Myanmar have been positively identified,” it said.

“Out of respect for the privacy (of the family) in this time of grief, we are withholding further information on the matter,” it added.

Likewise, the DFA said that they will “continue to work and hope for the best for the remaining three Filipinos still unaccounted for as a result of the powerful earthquake which hit Myanmar last 28th of March.”

Earlier, Alvin Aragon, brother of the missing OFW, announced on Facebook that the body of his sibling has been found.

“Ipinapaalam po [namin] na nakita na po [‘yung’ kapatid namin at masakit man sa amin [tanggapin na kasama na siya] ni Lord [ngayon],” Alvin said in his Facebook.

Aragon, 38, is a Physical Education teacher in Myanmar.

Banner Photo Courtesy: Alvin Aragon | Facebook

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