MANILA, Philippines – Philippine officials have asked Malaysia to clarify news reports that Filipinos in Malaysia's eastern Sabah state were being mistreated while authorities crack down on Filipino gunmen staking a claim on the resource-rich region. The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday also reiterated a call for Malaysia to give Philippine diplomats full access to Filipinos who are being held outside the part of Sabah where Malaysian forces are battling followers of a sultan from the southern Philippines who revived a historical claim in the area. About 200 Filipinos, dozens of them armed, barged into Sabah in Borneo around Feb. 9, sparking assault...
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