The Philippines Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Friday that eight (8) foreign nationals apprehended for illegally residing in a village in Muntinlupa City are set to be deported.
In a news release, Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado reported that seven Chinese and one Vietnamese national were arrested on October 22 by BI’s intelligence division agents across three different streets within the village.
“The Ayala Alabang Village homeowner association representatives were instrumental in helping us identify target areas,” Viado stated.
All of the individuals were found to be undocumented, with two of them overstaying and one suspected of illegal entry into the country.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) previously disclosed that items used for online scamming were seized from the suspects during the operation.
Viado noted that information suggests smaller “pockets” of scamming operations are emerging after the closure of larger Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hubs in the country.
“We have grounds to file deportation cases against these individuals. Once resolved, they will be classified as undesirables and will face deportation,” he added.
The operation was carried out with the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and the NBI National Capital Region (NCR).
