BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—The family of a man who died after a road accident here is crying foul over the handling of his remains in a hospital where he was rushed.
The remains of construction worker Merwin Jay Sapipi, 23, were wrapped in packing tape and his family said the hospital management suspected that he was sick with COVID-19 when he died on May 1.
Merwin’s mother, Mitchilou, who is an overseas worker in Hong Kong, has appealed to authorities, including President Rodrigo Duterte, to investigate.
In a plea posted on Facebook, Mitchilou said her son suffered injuries when he was hit by a dump truck while driving a motorcycle.
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