The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its officers stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) intercepted two foreign nationals suspected of attempting to enter the country to work illegally.
In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the aliens were intercepted at the NAIA Terminal 3 on June 23 and June 24 when they arrived and sought admission into the country as tourists.
On June 23, Immigration officers intercepted 20-year-old Ding Junda, Chinese national. He arrived aboard a Xiamen Air Airlines flight from China and claimed he was visiting an unnamed relative in the Philippines for eight days.
And, on June 24, Immigration officers intercepted a 22-year-old female Vietnamese national identified as Ngyuen Thi Tuyet Trang. She arrived aboard an Air Asia Airlines flight from Thailand and stated she was heading to Tagaytay for a holiday.
During a secondary inspection, both gave highly- inconsistent statements. Ding reportedly work as a parcel delivery rider, and is sponsored by another Chinese national who is outside the country upon verification. Meanwhile, Nguyen was previously in the country in 2022, and admitted that she worked as a nail technician while holding a tourist visa.
“They were denied entry after our officers determined that they were likely to become public charge, as stipulated by the provisions, resulting in their classification as excludable aliens under our immigration laws,” Tansingco said.
Meanwhile, Tansingco said that all immigration personnel stationed at international airports continually receive ongoing alerts to remain vigilant against certain foreign nationals attempting to enter the country under the pretext of tourism while intending to engage in unauthorized work activities.
As a result of their exclusion, the two foreign nationals were placed on the immigration blacklist, barring them permanently from entering the Philippines.
