Stranded woman picked up by cops hours before death

He added that after two hours, around 4:30 a.m. on June 5, they received a call, this time from a concerned citizen about an unconscious woman at the footbridge.

But the day before she died, Silvertino did not sound sick, said Jhimbo Mojica, a sidewalk clearing operative under the city’s environment and natural resources department. Martinez of the city youth development office who was in charge of making arrangements for stranded people in Pasay City, had already arranged for Silvertino to undergo a swab test on June 6 for her trip back home to Bicol region through buses provided by the office of Vice President Leni Robredo.

“I was shocked because I thought she was safe at the police station. I asked the police what happened. They told me they sent her back around 2 a.m. but she already had a fever,” he told the Inquirer.Silvertino was buried at a public cemetery in the city on June 7 with the consent of her sister. The social and community welfare department paid for her burial and hospital expenses.

jagoncilloINQ Some people should not jump to conclusions like the wait for a ride home caused her demise.

jagoncilloINQ This is one of the many cases that Filipinos are experiencing this pandemic , that is heartbreaking and really upsetting coz she didn’t need to die. It’s the government that failed her. And that is just sad. How can these people sleep? Imagine , walking that far yourself?

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