MANILA: The Philippine immigration chief said Thursday he has rescinded an order barring a movie and theater actor who is HIV positive from entering the country, calling it a mistake and violation of the government's international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 told GMA television that he has been living with HIV for the past 12 years and has been an activist since 2006, using theater to promote AIDS awareness among Filipinos. The actor played a role in the 2005 movie “The Great Raid,” about a World War II mission to liberate Allied prisoners from a Japanese war camp in the Philippines.
