PHL Embassy seeks info on 44 Pinoys in Japan

The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo is looking for information on the following Filipinos who have yet to contact their relatives and could not be reached following the earthquake and tsunami there. 1. Baby Capuyan Calope, Tokyo 2. Vilma Chiba, 38, Miyagi 3. Teresita Daikoku, 51, Rikuzentakata Shi Iwate 4. Michelle Ikeda, 42, 133-1 Aza Iwashita Oaza Odakura Nishi Gomura Nishi Shirakawa Gun Fukushia Ken, Japan 5. Jacqueline Mendoza Endo, 47, Sendai 6. Masaru Katsamata, 11, Aoba Ku, Kikuta Machi, 10-23 Kopposhiki 102 Miyagi Ken, Sendai 7. Cecile Komatsu, 50, Miyagi Ken 8. Lourdez Odeth Yomongihata, 53, Aomori-Ken 9. Kathy Reyes Maruyama, 33, Aoba Ku, Kikuta Machi, 10-23 Kopposhiki 102 Miyagi Ken, Sendai 10. Michiko Nakagami, 51, Tokyo 11. Elisa Adora Velasquez Nakamura, 45, Osaka 12. Karen Onodera, 29, Miyagi Kesennuma 13. Jenalyn Orbe, 28, Miyagi Ken 14. Susan Sato, 41, Ibaraki Ken 15. Darwin Alcantara, 36, Tokyo 16. Susan Kinno, Rizuken Takada Iwate 17. Maria Corazon Lozada Kiuchi, Miyagi Ken 18. Jennifer Jeanne Lozada, Oikawa Miyagi Ken 19. Adelaida Lozada, Saito Miyagi Ken 20. Taneharu Chiba 21. Violeta B. Kunishima, Ukagawa-shi Hinata-machi 107-2 Koto Village Hinata Fukushima-ken 22. Ayumi Kunishima, Ukagawa-shi Hinata-machi 107-2 Koto Village Hinata Fukushima-ken 23. Nanae Kunishima, Ukagawa-shi Hinata-machi 107-2 Koto Village Hinata Fukushima-ken 24. Nika Kunishima, 5 months old, Ukagawa-shi Hinata-machi 107-2 Koto Village Hinata Fukushima-ken 25. Gracelyn Geraldino Mizuno (contact no. 09028421478), last location: Sendai, Miyagi Ken 26. Ruby Mori, Iwate-ken (contact no. 08016636249), Ofunato-shi, Tomizawa Aza 38-1 27. Kai Mori, Iwate-ken, Ofunato-shi, Tomizawa Aza 38-1 28. Yu Mori, Iwate-ken, Ofunato-shi, Tomizawa Aza 38-1 29. Kazuhiro Mori, Iwate-ken, Ofunato-shi, Tomizawa Aza 38-1 30. Joy Sato, Miyagi-ken, Ishinomaki izumicho, sekichu ishinomaki elemementary School 31. Jennifer Suzuki (contact no. 09039804055988-0025), Miyagi-ken, Kessenuma, Shinainuwaki, 2-41-1 Haimu Itoku 103 32. Takeshi Higuchi Shiwa 33. Wilma Saito, 18 Nameri Aza Sasu Litatemura Suma Gun Fukushima 34. Chosei Saito, 18 Nameri Aza Sasu Litatemura Suma Gun Fukushima 35. Yukenare & Yukachan, 18 Nameri Aza Sasu Litatemura Suma Gun Fukushima 36. Valentin Kuniyoshi Buis Jr., 56, Matsumoto Gumi, Koizumi 977 Iwai-shi, Ibaraki-ken 306-0635 37. Elisa M. Padilla-Tsurusawa, 65 yrs.old, Ibaraki-ken 38. Loramy Komatsu, Mesennuma-shi, Miyagi 39. Miho Komatsu, Mesennuma-shi, Miyagi 40. Kenski Komatsu, Mesennuma-shi, Miyagi 41. Grace Mizuno, Miyaji-ken, Ishinomaki Elem.School 42. Thelma Ravida Miyamoto (contact no. 090-3758-2559), Iwate-ken, Ofunato-shi 43. Hikaru Miyamoto, Iwate-ken, Ofunato-shi 44. Miraflor Mika Ponteras Itsuka, Fukushima-ken Not missing The Embassy is asking the said Filipinos to contact the Embassy as soon as possible, while those who may have information on them are encouraged to get in touch with the Embassy to let the government know of their situation. The Embassy’s 24-hour hotline numbers (03)5562-1570, (03)5562-1577 and (03)5562-1590, while its email address is emergency@philembassy.net. Earlier, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) clarified that the names on the Embassy’s list does not name missing Filipinos, but only those whom relatives have not been able to get in touch with. "The names of these Filipinos were submitted to the Embassy by concerned individuals and organizations through e-mail, the people-finder online, and helplines put in place by the DFA Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (DFA-OUMWA), the media, and cause-oriented non-government organizations," the DFA said in an earlier statement. The DFA said the Embassy posts the names of the individuals after Embassy personnel are unable to talk to them after several attempts to reach them. More Pinoys unreached by kin In a separate list, OFW alliance Migrante International said the following Filipinos have likewise been unable to be contacted by their relatives: 1. Maria Lara Kikuchi, Sendai 2. Marivic Watanabe and her baby, Miyagi-ken 3. Sandinelle Valencia Uchida, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken 4. Kana Sato, Motoyoshi-gun, Miyagi-ken 5. Konichi Sato, Motoyoshi-gun, Miyagi-ken 6. Miriam Miyasato, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka-ken 7. Ayumi Miyasato, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka-ken 8. Masahiro Miyasato, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka-ken 9. Diana Trinidad Saito, Tokyo 10. Mary Jane Sakagami, Tokyo 11. Gerilyn Baylen Mendoza, Hiroshima-ken 12. Ma. Luisa Udto Oyama, Kessenuma-shi, Miyagi-ken 13. Hitoshi Oyama, Kessenuma-shi, Miyagi-ken 14. Ana Cindy Maglonzo, Ichinomaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 15. Dulce Exclamador Nakada, Tochigi-ken 16. Gina Digal Sakamoto, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi-ken 17. Editha Antazo Kawamura, 37 Rikuzentakada, Iwate 18. Angelita De Jesus Suzuki, 33, Rikuzentakada, Iwate 19. Emelie Ancho Suzuki, Rikuzentakada, Iwate 20. Alma Agoipa Yoshida, Rikuzentakada, Iwate 21. Imelda Plancia Chiba, Ofunato, Iwate 22. Ginalyn Castillo Ogawa, Ofunato, Iwate 23. Stella Sta. Cruz Hayano, Tokyo 24. Tomo Hayano, Tokyo 25. Nelle Hayano, Tokyo 26. Jocelyn Dizon Sumigama, Ofunato Meanwhile, the following have been reported safe by relatives, according to Migrante: 1. Cecile Komatsu 2. Dina Murakami 3. Maria Ruvie Omori, Kani-shi, Gifu 4. Gerndyl Kaneko, Kani-shi, Gifu 5. Susan Kinno 6. Haydee Kaiyama 7. Rosemarie Pantaleon Miura, 42, Rikuzentakada, Iwate 8. Estrella Boreta Yoshida, Rikuzentakada, Iwate 9. Maritess Sugiyama 10. Wendelima Rempillo Niita 11. Maricel Omana Shioya - KBK, GMA News