Two Women Fight Over Ignacio Arroyo’s Body
The women in the life of Negros Occidental Rep. Ignacio “Iggy” Arroyo are both claiming his remains.
Alicia “Aleli” Arroyo, the lawmaker’s estranged wife, and her lawyer Lorna Kapunan failed in their mission to bring his body home from London because the director of the mortuary would not turn it over to them.
The director was said to be acting under the instruction of Grace Ibuna, Ignacio’s longtime companion who was at his bedside when he was taken off life support on Jan. 26. The director allegedly continued to recognize Ibuna as the lawmaker’s next of kin because Alicia Arroyo failed to show proof that her marriage had not been annulled.
Ibuna wanted to have the lawmaker’s remains cremated, according to Kapunan.
But Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo on Saturday told the Inquirer in Manila that his younger brother’s body would be brought home by the latter’s eldest child, Bianca, either Sunday or Monday.
“I think they (Aleli and Kapunan) will come home empty-handed. It is Bianca who will bring her father’s body here in a day or two,” he said.
Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/139665/two-women-fight-over-ignacio-arroyos-body
