Sally to kids, husband: 'Take care, I love you'

MANILA, Philippines – “No matter what happens, I love you forever.”

These were the last words written by Sally Ordinario-Villanueva on a piece of paper before she was executed by lethal injection in China on Wednesday.

Peter Ordinario, Sally’s father, read parts of the letter during an interview on Radyo Singko.

Ordinario said that in the letter, Villanueva entrusted her two children and her house in Isabela province to her parents.

“I, Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, entrusts my two children and my house [to my parents] for them to take care of them. I’m giving them my decision to handle them,” Ordinario said, reading his daughter’s last letter.

“I want my mother to do this for me – live in my house and take care of them, my children.”

Villanueva also sent I Love Yous to her two children and husband.

“Princess, take care, I love you. Lexbert, take care, I love you. Aryong, take care, I love you.”

Ordinario said his daughter scribbled the words on a piece of paper provided by prison authorities. He said the letter was written during their one-hour meeting inside the Xiamen detention house.

He added that the prison guards were too strict and prevented Villanueva from writing more messages on the paper.

“Kasi lang masyado pong mahigpit yung mga guard doon kaya konti lang po ang naisulat niya,” Ordinario said.

He said that the last words written by Villanueva in the letter were: “No matter what happens, I love you forever.”

He said his daughter was wearing a green sweater, a white pair of pants, and rubber shoes.

Ordinario also recalled their last embrace with Villanueva.

“Nayakap po namin siya pero may pagitan na rehas,” he said.

After their one-hour visit, Villanueva was taken from the prison cell in handcuffs and they were all directed to proceed to a hall where the promulgation of her case was conducted.

Villanueva was executed yesterday in China. Ramon Credo and Elizabeth Batain, who were also convicted of drug trafficking, were also executed by lethal injection.

Based on the timeline from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Villanueva and Credo met with their respective families inside the Xiamen detention house from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m..

They were brought to the venue of the execution at 10:40 a.m.

Batain was also able to meet her family at the Shenzhen detention house after the promulgation of her sentence.

She was the last to be executed.

The families of the three Filipinos have arrived in Manila. The Villanueva and Ordinario families arrived before midnight Wednesday and Credo’s family arrived Thursday morning.

Credo’s ashes are already in his home in Bacoor, Cavite, while the remains of Villanueva and Batain were expected to arrive in Manila next week.