THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) denied entry to a Chinese national with a standing criminal conviction and an active derogatory alert.
The foreign national, identified as Shi Baoyi, 36, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on May 29 via a Cebu Pacific flight from Hanoi, Vietnam.
Upon arrival, he was flagged by immigration officers after his name matched an active Blacklist Order issued earlier this year.
Shi was the subject of an official communication from Chinese authorities in April, which stated that he had been convicted in Henan Province, China in 2022 for Undermining Credit Card Administration and was sentenced to two years and six months of imprisonment. He was also wanted for additional charges and was classified as undesirable and a fugitive from justice.
BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado confirmed that despite Shi’s attempts to disrupt his exclusion process—including an incident where he deliberately slammed his head onto the glass shield of a fire extinguisher case—the bureau proceeded with his exclusion in accordance with protocol and coordination with counterparts.
Medical personnel immediately responded and provided treatment to Shi. Despite the incident, the exclusion process continued. Shi was temporarily held while arrangements were made for his escorted return.
On June 9, he was placed under the custody of Chinese authorities and boarded a China Southern flight bound for Guangzhou, effectively enforcing his exclusion from Philippine territory. He has also been blacklisted from reentering the country.
“No act of resistance will deter us from enforcing the law,” said Viado. “We remain committed to the President’s call for strong and secure borders, and we will continue to prevent foreign fugitives from using the Philippines as a safe haven,” he added.
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