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Zambo health officials worried over deportees health
By LEILA VICENTE ABS-CBN Zamboanga
Zamboanga City - Health officials in the city are worried over the health of the thousands of Filipino deportees coming to Zamboanga City from Sabah, Malaysia.
The agency is concerned that some deportees arriving in the city may possibly be positive with HIV-AIDS.
Zamboanga City Health Officer Dr. Rodel Agbulos disclosed that out of the total 15 cases of HIV-AIDS in the city since 1996, eight were overseas Filipino workers from Malaysia, and out of the 15, five of these HIV-AIDS positive patients have died.
Agbulos admitted there is difficulty in determining who among the deportees, or "halaw," are infected with the disease, because under the AIDS Law, HIV testing is voluntary.
Probe on alleged abuses
The Commission on Human Rights meanwhile has sent a "quick reaction team" of investigators to check on the status of the deportees, especially those who were allegedly maltreated by the Malaysian police.
But CHR regional director Atty. Jose Manuel Mamauag said that after interviewing some deportees, these "halaws" admitted that they are still willing to go back to Malaysia even if they are deported several times, saying the Philippine government cannot give them jobs to be able to live decently like they did in Malaysia.
Thousands of Filipino deportees are still expected to arrive in Zamboanga City causing an additional burden on the part of the local government.
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