“Unimaginable honor in the face of evil.”
Ganito inilarawan ni Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum ang kabayanihan ng Filipino caregiver sa Israel na si Angelyn Aguirre, 33.
Isa si Angelyn sa dalawang Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) na kumpirmadong patay matapos lusubin ng Palestinian militant group na Hamas ang Gaza, Israel, noong October 7, 2023, Sabado.
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Nag-viral ang kuwento ni Angelyn sa Facebook nang i-share ng Israelis ang kanyang sinapit sa lumalalang sigalot ng Israel at Hamas.
Pero bukod sa brutal na pagpatay kay Angelyn, kinilala ng Israelis ang caregiver na tubong-Pangasinan dahil sa kanyang kagitingan sa bingit ng kamatayan.
Tinawag pa nga siyang “wonderful hero” ni Hassan-Nahoum.
Nakaligtas sana si Angelyn, subalit pinili niyang huwag iwan ang kanyang inaalagaan.
Ibinahagi ng deputy mayor ang picture ni Angelyn sa Twitter.
Caption nito (published as is): “Angeline [sic] was a nurse from the Philippines who was caring for her elderly patient, Nira on Kibbutz Kfar Gaza.
“Despite having a chance to flee the Hamas terror attacks, Angeline showed unbelievable humanity and loyalty by remaining Nira’s side during the violence, resulting in both of them being brutally murdered by Hamas.”
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Angeline was a nurse from the Philippines who was caring for her elderly patient, Nira on Kibbutz Kfar Gaza. Despite having a chance to flee the Hamas terror attacks, Angeline showed unbelievable humanity and loyalty by remaining Nira’s side during the violence, resulting in both… pic.twitter.com/IDWcqntwWn
— ??? ??? ???? Fleur Hassan-Nahoum (@FleurHassanN) October 11, 2023
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Si Angelyn ang tinukoy ng Department of Foreign Affairs na Filipino nurse na namatay. Siya ay bagong kasal.
Sa panayam ng ABS-CBN News, ikinuwento ni Hassan-Nahoum ang sinapit ni Angelyn.
“She could have escaped. There was a moment when she could have escaped. But she stayed with the old lady that she was taking care of, and they were both brutally murdered.”
Ang tweet daw niya ay ukol sa “heroism” ni Angelyn.
Sabi ng deputy mayor, “She’s a friend of a lady that I know and I’m friendly with, and I just thought the story had to be told.”
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Kinikilala rin daw ng Israelis ang malaking kontribusyon ng OFWs sa Israel.
Maging ang kanyang nanay daw ay inaalagaan ng dalawang Filipino caregivers.
Sabi ni Hassan-Nahoum, “So many people in this country owe the Filipino community so much.
“It’s as painful to lose one of you, as it is painful to lose one of us.”
Sa ulat ng ABS-CBN News, sinabi ni Wilma, kapatid ni Angelyn, na plano na sanang pagtuunan ni Angelyn ang pagkakaroon ng pamilya.
Sabi ng umiiyak na kapatid, “Yun nga po yung gustung-gusto niyang mangyari, gustung-gusto niya na daw po magkaanak kasi may edad na rin daw po siya.”
Hangad ngayon ng pamilya na maiuwi ang mga labi ni Angelyn.
Nangako naman ang gobyerno na tutulong sila para ma-repatriate ang mga labi ni Angelyn, gayundin ang isa pang OFW na nasawi na si Paul Castelvi.