Actor with HIV can now enter Philippines
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March 11, 2011, Friday
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THE Philippine immigration chief said yesterday he has rescinded an order barring a movie and theater actor who is HIV positive from entering the country, calling it a mistake and violation of the government's international commitments.
Filipino-Australian actor Marcelino Cavestany said he was unaware he had been banned and shocked when officers at the Manila airport stopped him upon arrival from Australia on Sunday because his name was on an immigration blacklist.
Cavestany told GMA television he has been living with HIV for 12 years and has been an activist since 2006, using theater to promote AIDS awareness among Filipinos.
The Philippine Commission on Human Rights said yesterday it was "deeply alarmed" by the blacklisting. It said it was "unacceptable and illegal," citing a 1998 Philippine law that guarantees HIV positive individuals freedom to travel.
"Ironically, Mr Cavestany had intended to travel to the Philippines to help educate Filipinos on the effects of AIDS," the commission said.
Filipino-Australian actor Marcelino Cavestany said he was unaware he had been banned and shocked when officers at the Manila airport stopped him upon arrival from Australia on Sunday because his name was on an immigration blacklist.
Cavestany told GMA television he has been living with HIV for 12 years and has been an activist since 2006, using theater to promote AIDS awareness among Filipinos.
The Philippine Commission on Human Rights said yesterday it was "deeply alarmed" by the blacklisting. It said it was "unacceptable and illegal," citing a 1998 Philippine law that guarantees HIV positive individuals freedom to travel.
"Ironically, Mr Cavestany had intended to travel to the Philippines to help educate Filipinos on the effects of AIDS," the commission said.
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