00:00 A conjoined twins from Davao del Norte, Panabocity, has been separated.
00:06 With the help of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ivonne Aquino reports.
00:11 Chan and her husband are in a relationship with a one-year-old conjoined twins,
00:20 Akiza and Aisha Yusof from Davao del Norte, Panabocity.
00:24 According to their mother, when the twins were still young, they were looking for help to separate the two.
00:32 It's very hard, especially when they get sick, because they are together.
00:38 Sometimes I think of surrendering, but I didn't really do it.
00:46 During the five-month-old twins, a Saudi Arabian national led by the Islamic Foundation helped them.
00:53 They saw the baby in the CCTV.
00:57 He helped us continuously, he recommended us to the Saudi government.
01:03 Last month, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud approved the free operation to separate the twins.
01:12 All necessary services and procedures for Akiza and Aisha Yusof operation as well as transportation
01:21 through a medically equipped evacuation plane, accommodation and hospitality for their relatives during their treatment period will be under the state expense.
01:33 I am very thankful to them. I am very happy.
01:36 We support this humanitarian action of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia very much.
01:45 And we appreciate it.
01:46 The twins, Akiza and Aisha, are the second Filipino conjoined twins helped by Saudi Arabia.
01:53 Earlier, the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia hosted a reception for the Saudi medical team and delegation members from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center.
02:05 The twins will travel to Saudi Arabia this week.
02:08 Von Aquino reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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