Filipinos who are being detained as Malaysia cracks down on illegal migrant workers should be treated humanely, Vice President Jejomar Binay appealed to Malaysian authorities on Friday.

Binay, who is the Presidential Adviser on OFW Concerns, said if Filipino workers were proven to be illegally staying in Malaysia, it is just proper that they should be punished, but not abused.

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