Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Ronaldo Geron has
ordered its newly designated intelligence head to tighten the security and
monitoring of all foreign nationals arriving in the country.
He issued the directive to Intel Chief Rommel De Leon to
ensure that wanted persons from friendly nations and foreign terrorists with
links to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will not use the Philippines
For his part, the new chief of the Intelligence Division
vowed to assign skilled and experienced immigration agents in all international
airports and seaports to screen arriving foreigners and prevent the entry of
suspected international terrorists and wanted foreign persons.
With this, De Leon
reported that they intercepted a Korean national wanted in his home country for
various crimes, including extortion and blackmailing his countrymen living in
the Philippines
The fugitive was identified as Choi Yeong-ik, who also used
fraudulent Philippine passport under a Filipino name Bryan Cruz Chua. He also
claimed that he was born in Motiong, Samar, to gain easy entry at the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport
The BI reported that the foreigner also holds a Philippine
driver's license, while his Philippine passport was allegedly issued in Cebu province.
Meanwhile, the BI also held a Chinese national at the NAIA
terminal 1 last April 7.
He was identified as Mark Chin Perez Lao, bound for Tel
Aviv, Israel
Lao’s passport turned out to be fraudulent when an
immigration officer entered the passport in the newly installed passport
reading machine.
The passport revealed only three digits instead of eight
numerical digits.
Both are now now detained at the BI detention facility in
Camp Bagong Diwa, Bicutan, Taguig
City
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=875271
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