I am a son of a refugee who fled to Sabah in the 70's and 80's. We thanked the previous leaders of Malaysia for giving our people a place to stay, to work and the rest.
Last few days, there was a chieftain of a refugees community in Sabah chatted with me in the messenger. Honestly, he and hundreds of refugees who holds IMM13 documents are willingly to go back home once incoming President Rodrigo Duterte installed peace and development in the Philippines. We already missed home, he said.
The letter below was posted in facebook. Hopefully, it had reached the incoming President attention.
Dear President Rody Duterte,
In behalf of the Tausug and other
tribes who fled to Sabah Malaysia from Southern Philippines in the 70's and
early 80's I would like to bring this issue to your attention as our President
and as our fellow Mindanaons. We still believe someday there shall be a leader
of our country who can save us from the situation we are currently facing. In
addition, we are hopeful that the said leader is you.
We are living for decades in
Sabah. There are many Presidents come and go in our country, unfortunately no
body taking care of our plight. No effective solutions yet been undertaken by
our government to solve the reasons why we are here. Yes, most of us are
victims of Martial Law and corruption.
We are still hoping that there
shall be a leader with full of courage and sympathy to bring us back to our
homeland. If you cannot afford to do so, please just save our children from
illiteracy. Let them feel that they have a country and leader that would really
take care of their plight. Let them experience how it feels to be at school.
In this video, you can see the
children of the refugees living in some parts of Sabah.
May the Almighty give you more
power to realize your vision for the better future of the Filipino people
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