Catri Onay
Sa public hearing ng Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Management kahapon (September 24) tungkol sa implementasyon ng Occupational Safety and Health Hazards (OSHH Law), isa sa mga naging resource person si Lilibeth Romero, ang biyuda ng premyadong actor-director na si Eddie Garcia.
Sinabi ni Lilibeth na ayaw daw siya bigyan ng GMA Network ng kopya ng kanilang investigation report tungkol sa nangyaring aksidente sa kanyang asawa.
“If it takes his untimely death to prevent future threats to actors, stuntmen, and others inside the various production sets of television, film and movie industries, then I, together with the members of Garcia family, will fight until the end to get the rights and protection of his colleagues in place.”
Ito naman ay mariing itinanggi ng GMA Network sa kanilang pahayag sa ’24 Oras.’
“This is not true. In fact, their family was the first to be furnished a copy of the investigation report.”
“When the network finished its internal investigation, the family of Mr. Garcia, through Dr. Tony Rebosa, was immediately informed about it.”
“The Network coordinated with Dr. Rebosa and mentioned to him that GMA wanted the family to see the report first before releasing it to anyone else. Ms. Romero, however, was out of the country at that time.”
“The Network subsequently agreed to delay the release to enable Ms. Romero to see the investigation result first upon her arrival.”
“The said report was submitted to DOLE after a copy was given to the family.”
“GMA Network acknowledges the family’s grief following the unfortunate passing of Mr. Eddie Garcia.”
