Chinese allegedly posing as Filipino arrested by BI in Camarines Norte
The BI says the arrested Chinese national is undergoing deportation proceedings. File photo
A Chinese national allegedly pretending to be a Filipino was arrested by intelligence agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
The BI said it arrested Wu Zhishi, 45, in Daet, Camarines Norte on June 25, the BI said in a press release.
The arrest was done in coordination with government intelligence operatives, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Presidential Anti Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), it added.
Agents pretended to be customers in Wu's business prior to the arrest.
Wu allegedly uses illegally acquired government-issued documents and claims to be a Filipino in various transactions.
During the arrest, Wu presented an expired retiree's visa card and denied he assumed a fake Philippine identity.
However, the BI said he reportedly used Philippine identification cards in securing a license to own and possess a firearm.
Wu was transferred to the custody of the PAOCC. However, "[h]is legal custody remains with the BI as he undergoes deportation proceedings for violation of Philippine immigration laws," the BI said.
BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado called on government agencies to tighten measures to ensure that only Filipinos get to secure Philippine IDs.
'We have raised this concern before and we are raising it again... There is a need to review policies on the issuance of Philippine documents to prevent this from happening again,' Viado said. —KG, GMA Integrated News
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