Immigration nababahala sa pagdami ng mga kaso ng iligal na passport | Newsroom Ngayon

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Mahigit apat-na-milyong dayuhan na ang bumisita sa Pilipinas — January hanggang nitong September halos doble ang itinaas nito kumpara noong 2022 base yan sa tala ng Department of Tourism.

Kasabay niyan, naghihigpit naman ang ating Bureau of Immigration sa mga dayuhan lalo na’t may mga nahuli silang may hawak ng mga lehitimong passport mula sa Pilipinas.

Bukod sa possibleng may epekto ito sa ating national security dahil illegally acquired passport isa pang problema para sa atin — posibleng magamit ang ating pangalan at identity sa mga gawaing ito.

Pagusapan natin yan sa Serbisyo Ngayon kasama si Bureau of Immigration Spokesperson Dana Sandoval.

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00:39 - I'm a senior immigration spokesperson, Dana Sandoval.
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01:15 - There was an attempt to use a different identity.
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01:40 Because they are overstaying here
01:41 in the Philippines already.
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01:47 - Yes, Ms. Ruth, actually it's very difficult
01:55 to intercept these kinds of cases.
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02:00 They have their passport.
02:02 If you ask for further documents, supporting documents,
02:05 they have their birth certificates, they have IDs.
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02:13 So it's really difficult and challenging for us
02:18 to intercept such cases.
02:20 But thankfully, (speaking in foreign language)
02:23 trained skills for (speaking in foreign language)
02:25 immigration officers was able to intercept
02:29 (speaking in foreign language)
02:31 because (speaking in foreign language)
02:32 even if they have the full documents
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02:35 they are not real Filipinos.
02:37 They do not know anything about the Philippines.
02:40 They do not know the basic things about our country.
02:44 So when we ask them small questions, basic questions,
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02:51 - Yes, (speaking in foreign language)
03:02 cases, we forward them to the Department of Foreign Affairs
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03:09 because definitely there was misrepresentation,
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03:16 In the cases, there are also Filipinos
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03:27 for them to be able to be eligible to work abroad
03:35 as household service workers in the Middle East
03:39 because (speaking in foreign language)
03:41 age requirement.
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03:47 Or they used misrepresentation to get those documents.
03:54 So we forward these cases to the Department of Foreign Affairs
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04:02 And at the same time, (speaking in foreign language)
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04:14 Their documents, their work, their employment abroad,
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04:26 So we forward this to the NBI (speaking in foreign language)
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05:08 They see posts, they see advertisements on social media,
05:27 on Facebook groups (speaking in foreign language)
05:33 Foreign nationals (speaking in foreign language)
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05:44 Make sure (speaking in foreign language)
05:57 accredited by the Department of Migrant Workers.
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06:32 Definitely it's misrepresentation.
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06:58 Despite it not being theirs or not being eligible for it,
07:05 definitely (speaking in foreign language)
07:07 violation of the Philippine Passport Act.
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07:13 So we should not (speaking in foreign language)
07:22 authorities and we could be liable for them
07:25 even if (speaking in foreign language)
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08:19 Process the influx of arriving and departing passengers.
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09:01 Long weekend and for Christmas and the new year,
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09:20 The last quarter of this year,
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09:43 We're really (speaking in foreign language)
09:47 gearing up for this last quarter.
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10:18 Holiday season, there's nothing to worry about.
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10:25 Of human trafficking and illegal recruitment.
10:28 So that's just a very small percentage.
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10:34 At least three hours prior to our flight.
10:43 (speaking in foreign language)
10:45 Three hours before, check in.
10:47 (speaking in foreign language)
10:50 So we have to also prepare for that.
11:01 Be there, check in three hours before.
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11:07 Yes, if you have questions, if you have complaints,
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11:19 you can visit facebook.com/immigration.helpline.ph.
11:27 (speaking in foreign language)
11:31 So you can visit those pages.
11:43 If you have questions, if you need any information
11:46 about the Bureau of Immigration,
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