Stranded Filipinos told: Don’t use the back door

28 Apr 2021 • 10:20 AM MYT
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Kota Kinabalu: Turtle Islands (Taganak) Mayor Mohd Faizal Jamalul (pic) urge stranded Filipinos holding  expired documents and  facing the  risk of arrest and detention  in Sabah not to return home via the “back door”.

He said going home through illegal means is too risky due to the unpredictable weather condition and might cause a spike in Covid-19 cases in the Zambasulta area.

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