FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said Friday the search for the Filipino woman missing in the fire in London on June 14 had so far not been successful.
But he said the Philippine Embassy in Britain would continue to locate Ligaya Moore, a known resident of the 24-story Grenfell Tower that burned down on June 14 and killed at least 17 initially.
“So far, the efforts of the embassy to locate her has been unsuccessful,” Cayetano said in an ambush interview.
Foreign Affairs spokesman Robispierre Bolivar said since the fire incident, the officials of the Philippine Embassy in London had been visiting every hospital in the area to determine if Filipinos were among those being treated for injuries.
“Our embassy in London is currently looking for Ms. Moore,” Bolivar said.
The Philippine Embassy earlier confirmed that some Filipinos were injured in the fire, but it has yet to account for all those who had been affected by it.
“We have exerted all efforts to locate and identify the Filipino victims of the fire by visiting rest centers, reception and drop-off points and hospitals, and by engaging the Filipino community in an information gathering and sharing campaign,” the embassy said in a statement posted on its official Facebook account.
Most of the fire victims were brought to emergency shelters including St. Clement’s Church, St. Francis of Assisi Church and the Portobello Rugby Club on Walmer.
“There were 13 [Filipinos] hospitalized and the others were provided temporary accommodation last night,” Cayetano said.