THE GOVERNMENT is currently requesting clemency for Filipinos on Malaysian death row, according to Presidential Spokesperson Herminio Harry L. Roque, Jr. “Lahat na po ay ginagawa natin para matulungan ang mga kababayan natin d’yan sa (We are doing everything we can to help our countrymen in) Sabah,” Mr. Roque told reporters at a televised press briefing in Legazpi City, Albay yesterday, Jan. 18. He added, however, that the decision ultimately rests on the Malaysian government. Last Monday, Jan. 15, it was reported that the highest court of Malaysia has upheld the death sentence for nine Filipino men involved in the 2013 standoff in Lahad Datu District in Sabah, Malaysia. — Arjay L. Balinbin

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