KOTA KINABALU: Manila has made it a top priority to help the 43 “stateless” children of Filipino descent kept at the Menggatal detention centre here since early last month.
Philippines Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Jose Brillantes said his embassy in Kuala Lumpur had been directed to immediately determine the citizenship status of the children, aged between four and 16.
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