The Filipinos arrived by boat in Zamboanga City, but the Department of Social Welfare and Development said the deportation had nothing to do with the hostilities between the Sultanate of Sulu and Malaysian security forces.
Dumating sa Zamboanga City ang mga ito sakay ng isang barko, ngunit ayon sa Department of Social Welfare and Development ay walang kinalaman ang deportation sa kaguluhan doon.