Senate probe on deaths of refugees in Zamboanga hailed

Various sectors have welcomed a senate resolution that would investigate the deaths—due to diseases—of many war refugees in government evacuation sites in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines.

Alarmed by the rising casualties, Senator Nancy Binay has filed Resolution 566 urging the Senate to investigate the reported deaths and look into the health of children living in evacuation centers and many of these are filthy and lack medical and emergency facilities.