Chinese national na gumamit ng pekeng Philippine passport, naharang sa NAIA Terminal 3
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00:00The Bureau of Immigration is now in charge of increasing the number of Chinese nationals who were caught with a Philippine passport.
00:06The BIA believes that there is a syndicate behind this act.
00:11Rod Laguzad has the details.
00:16A Chinese national was stopped by the Bureau of Immigration who used a fake Philippine passport
00:22while entering the country yesterday morning at IA Terminal 3.
00:26According to BIA spokesperson, Danes and Noble,
00:29this person was able to show a birth certificate with a late registration.
00:33According to her, BIA officers noticed a suspicious movement in the individual's nature.
00:39And through verification and secondary inspection,
00:42it was confirmed that this person is a Chinese passport holder.
00:46We can see that the syndicates involved in giving Philippine documents to foreign nationals are still at work.
00:58This person is a holder of a permanent residence visa here in the Philippines with his Chinese identity.
01:05But he used his Philippine passport to evade some things that we still don't know why he did it.
01:13BIA continues to investigate if this person left the country with a Philippine passport.
01:19BIA believes that this person is not isolated because some foreign nationals were caught first.
01:24According to the agency's investigation,
01:27the Department of Justice and the Department of Tourism of the Cruise Visa Waiver Program
01:31gave a statement that the public should not be worried because the movement of tourists here is limited.
01:37This cruise visa waiver is like a temporary stay here.
01:42They are not really landing passengers per se
01:45because they are not entering the Philippines and staying in the country.
01:48They are just passing through onboard cruise ships to enjoy for a few hours or a day or two the sights and sounds of the Philippines.
01:58The visa for this is applied by DOT-accredited tour group operators and not by each individual.
02:05BIA personnel are staying with the ship to monitor the movement of tourists.
02:11Rod Leguzad for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.