Many others still in detention need to be repatriated
By Al Jacinto Correspondent
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Malaysia has
deported at least 250 illegal Filipino workers arrested in the
oil-rich state of Sabah, authorities said on Monday.
Reports indicated that Filipino
deportees, mostly Muslims, arrived by boat in Zamboanga City on the
weekend and were staying in refugee shelters under the care of
social workers. The Filipinos were mostly natives of Tawi-Tawi and
Sulu provinces who illegally crossed the border to Sabah to find
work.
Besides the constitution of the
board of election inspectors (BEI), the Commission on Elections (Comelec)
on Monday said that all systems go for the coming Autonomous Region
For Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) election...
SUBIC BAY Freeport: The Subic Bay
Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) was forced Monday to issue another
cease and desist order (CDO) to Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. (HHIC-Phil)
after another worker died at their site Sunday morning.
CABANATUAN CITY: Thousands of
Novo Ecijanos took a stand against illegal drugs with province-wide
motorcade and a formal declaration of war at the Nueva Ecija
Convention Center on Monday.
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