Gunawan siblings leave for Netherlands
MANILA, Philippines - Relatives of Irene Pabellon-Gunawan, the Filipina killed in the Malaysia Airlines tragedy in the Ukraine, left Friday night for the Netherlands to arrange the possible repatriation of her remains and those of her two children.
Tirzo and Erlinda Pabellon, along with a certain Kim, boarded a Malaysia Airlines flight for Kuala Lumpur at 7 p.m. after they were given visas with the help of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
From Kuala Lumpur, they will proceed to the Netherlands where the bodies of the victims of MH17 have been taken for identification.
They thanked the public for praying for them and their family, and especially the DFA for supporting and assisting them.
Irene and her two children were among the 298 passengers and crew of the MH17 flight that was hit by a missile reportedly fired by pro-Russian rebels in the Ukraine.
DFA spokesman Charles Jose said from their hometown in Pagbilao, Quezon, the Pabellons went to the Office of the Consular Affairs to apply for their travel documents.
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