'She Never Made it Home': Filipino Worker Dies on Bus in Philippines After Returning From Kuwait

A grieving relative gazes at the coffin of Wilma Auza Calidguid, the overseas Filipino worker who died from cardiac arrest just hours before she was due home to surprise her family (Credit: Facebook)

KEY POINTS

• Wilma Calidguid, 46, was found unresponsive on a bus travelling from Cebu, only miles away from her hometown.
• She had just completed work as a domestic helper in Kuwait and as a babysitter in Japan for her niece
• Her luggage contained gifts for loved ones, symbolising years of sacrifice and dedication.

Wilma Auza Calidguid was nearly home. After years spent caring for others abroad, she was finally returning to her small farming town in the central Philippines — but heartbreak awaited instead of celebration.