Leomer and Erika Joyce Lagradilla (Photo from the Facebook account of Leomer Lagradilla)
MANILA, Philippines — The remains of the Filipino couple who drowned while on honeymoon in the Maldives are set to arrive in the country on Saturday afternoon.
In a text message, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said the remains of Leomer Lagradilla and his wife Erica Joyce will be arrive at 3:30 p.m. onboard an Etihad flight.
The coupled drowned while supposedly snorkeling off Dhiffushi Island in the Maldives
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The bodies of the couple were first brought to Sri Lanka to be embalmed before being flown to the Philippines.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs has promised to shoulder the repatriation of the remains of the couple. /muf
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