Manila, Jan. 16 -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) vowed to repatriate the body of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In an interview with OWWA Administrator Patricia Yvonne Caunan in Pasay City on Friday, she said Mary Jill Dela Cerna Muya, 44, of Barangay Cubay in Jaro, Iloilo City, was found dead inside her room in Abu Dhabi on Dec. 31, 2025.

Caunan said the repatriation of Muya's remains has to go through a process, as clearances must first be obtained.

"Merong imbestigasyon pang mangyayari. So may mga clearances pa tayong kailangan makuha from the host government. And once na ma-clear ito, hindi na tayo mag-hesitate to repatriate dahil syempre 'yung pamilya is nag-aanta...