Senate probe on deaths of Zamboanga refugees hailed

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Various sectors have welcomed a Senate resolution that would investigate the deaths of many war refugees who have succumbed to various diseases in government evacuation sites in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines.

To date, more than a hundred people have died from diseases during the past few months in evacuation centers. This grim trend is expected to continue since many centers are filthy and lack necessary medical and emergency facilities.