DFA Continues Search for Missing OFW in Kuwait

23 August 2018 — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has reiterated its appeal to the public for information that could help authorities find a Filipina overseas worker in Kuwait who has been missing for the past 18 months.

In a statement, the DFA said it is seeking the help of the public in finding Ronalyn Yonting Lawagan, a household service worker, who last contacted her family in February last year or a month after she was reported to have ran away from her Kuwaiti employer.

The DFA said it only learned about Lawagan’s case in April of this year after her disappearance was reported to the Philippine Embassy by her recruiting agencies in Kuwait and in Manila.

Chargé d’Affaires Mohammad Nordin Pendosina N. Lomondot said the Embassy requested the assistance of Kuwaiti authorities in locating the missing Filipina as soon as it was notified of her disappearance.

Chargé d’Affaires Lomondot said Kuwaiti authorities have informed the Embassy that Lawagan is still in Kuwait because they have no record that she has exited the country.

The Embassy has made an online appeal for information and also sent personnel to search for Lawagan in local prisons and hospitals but all these yielded negative results.

“We are requesting our kababayan who may know where Ronalyn is to immediately inform us so we can assist her,” Chargé d’Affaires Lomondot said.

The DFA said those who have information on the whereabouts of Lawagan may contact the Office of Public Diplomacy in Manila at +632-834-4483 and the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait at +965-6500-2612. END