By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com The National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) is calling on President Benigno Aquino III to assist more than 12,000 Filipinos who stand to be deported from the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) this year. The CNMI is located in the western Pacific Ocean.Based on previous US census counts,…
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Rights of Filipino Deportees from Sabah Neglected – Mission
BY BULATLAT A fact-finding mission said the Philippine government failed to protect the rights of Filipino deportees from Sabah, Malaysia. In a statement, Connie Bragas-Regalado, chairperson of Migrante International slammed the inter-agency committee (IAC) for not monitoring the cases of Filipino deportees. The IAC was created by the Arroyo government through Administrative Order 116. Its…