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“Migrant workers, and workers in general, have just lost a great and tireless champion in Secretary Ople.”
Ito ang malungkot na pahayag ni Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez sa pagpanaw ni Sec. Susan “Toots” Ople, ang kauna-unahang Kalihim ng ng Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) na sadyang nilikha ng Kongreso para protektahan at itaguyod ang kapakanan ng milyun-milyong overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
Para kay Romualdez, nakakapanghinayang ang paglisan ni Ople na aniya’y masigasig sa pagtulong sa lahat ng OFWs – batayan para kilalanin ng iba’t-ibang local at international labor organizations.
“Our thoughts and prayers go to Secretary Toots Ople’s family and loved ones at this most difficult time,” pahayag ng lider ng Kamara.
Nagpaabot din ng kanyang lubos na pakikiramay si Kabayan Partylist Rep. Ron P. Salo, chairman ng House Committee Overseas Workers Affairs, sa pamilya at mga kasamahan sa DMW ni Sec. Ople.
“Secretary Ople was a true champion of the Filipino Migrant Workers. Her passing is a great loss to the entire Filipino nation. She was a dear friend and a colleague,” saad sa isang bahagi ng kalatas ni Salo.
“We hope to honor her life’s work by continually advocating for the rights and the protection of the welfare of our Filipino Migrant Workers. Her legacy will live on,” ayon pa sa House panel head.
Sa panig naman ni Nacionalista Party Spokesperson at Deputy Speaker Camille Villar, sinabi niyang nakikiisa ang kanilang pamilya at partido sa pagluluksa ng buong bansa sa pagpanaw ni Sec. Ople.
“Our family had the privilege of knowing Ms. Toots personally, and we know her as a compassionate, inspiring and kind individual,” ayon sa Las Pinas City lady solon.
“Her contributions to improve and deliver no-nonsense public service will always be the yardstick in government work. With her work as head of an advocacy group and as chief-of-staff of her late father, she gained deeper and genuine understanding of the concerns of OFWs,” pahabol ng batang kongresista.
