THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has apprehended nine Chinese nationals last June 29 for violation of the conditions of their stay.
All nine individuals were found to be illegally disembarking from three motorboats at the shoreline of Parañaque Fishport, in Brgy. Dongalo, Parañaque City, at approximately 1630H.
BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said that the Chinese men were arrested by agents of the BI’s intelligence division, in coordination with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
The arrest was conducted along the shoreline of Manila Bay in Parañaque City, and was conducted pursuant to a mission order issued by Tansingco.
According to BI intelligence division (ID) Chief Fortunato Manahan, Jr., they conducted months of surveillance and intelligence gathering after receiving reports of Chinese nationals boarding and disembarking vessels along Manila Bay.
The apprehended individuals, aged between 33 and 54, were identified as Li Weilin, Liu Peng, Wang Yong, Huang Haibing, Gong Yuan Ju, Zhang Tao, Dai Guang Yuan, Li Jiang Yu, and Kang Tian De.
Four of the individuals were found to possess passports and hold 9G visas petitioned by an engineering company in the Philippines, while the remaining five were found to be undocumented.
“We have reason to suspect that these individuals are engaging in illegal work in vessels along Manila Bay,” said Tansingco. “Their visas limit their work to a company in Pasay City and nowhere else. Foreign nationals with valid working visas, if found to be working in a different company, are violating the conditions of their stay,” he added.
Following the apprehension, the subjects were turned over to the BI’s facility inside Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig.
“This operation is a clear message that we will not tolerate foreign nationals abusing their stay in the country,” Tansingco stated. “We remain vigilant in our efforts to protect our borders and maintain order,” he added.
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