THE Bureau of Immigration on Thursday reported the arrest of two Chinese nationals who were found to have been overstaying and working without a proper visa in Davao del Norte.
In a report to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente, BI Intelligence Division Chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. identified the illegal aliens as Yuehui Li and Jianren Zhao.
Yuehui, 54 was arrested by BI operatives in Purok 2 Mangga, New Visayas, Panabo City, while Jianren, 55, was arrested in Bingcungan, Tagum City.
The Mindanao Intelligence Task Group (MITG) head Melody Gonzales effected the arrest of the two aliens, by virtue of a mission order issued by Morente.
BI records reveal that apart from reportedly working in the country illegally, Yuehui has also been overstaying for 2 years.
During the course of the operations against Yuehui, Gonzales reported that a Filipina who presented herself as Yuehui’s translator attempted to intervene with the arrest.
She reportedly aided in the attempted escape of the Chinese national, prompting the MITG to seek assistance from the Philippine National Police to investigate the translator.
Eventually, the Filipina admitted the deceit and disclosed Yuehui’s location.
The BI is readying charges against the Filipina for coddling an illegal alien and for obstruction of justice.
Meanwhile, Jianren was found to be illegally manning a hardware store aside from having overstayed in the country for three months.
“Those who harbor illegal aliens commit a violation of the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940,” Morente stressed.
“Let this incident serve as a warning, if you are aware of illegal aliens in your area, immediately report them to the Bureau,” he added.
Morente said the two Chinese nationals would be held at the BI’s holding facility in Davao pending their deportation proceedings.
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