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MANILA, Philippines – One other batch of unlawful aliens concerned in illicit Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) was deported by the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
In a information launch Saturday, BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado mentioned the current deportees consisted of 23 Chinese language nationals and three Malaysians, who boarded Philippine Airways and Malaysian Airways flights, respectively, on Friday night time.
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He mentioned the 26 deportees had been a part of the 450 international nationals apprehended in January for violating Philippine immigration legal guidelines, significantly POGO-related scams.
The day earlier than, the BI reported 57 international nationals, had been deported from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5 — 46 Chinese language, seven Myanmar nationals, three Vietnamese and one Malaysian.
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“We’re resolute in implementing immigration legal guidelines and guaranteeing that those that exploit our nation for illicit actions are eliminated,” Viado mentioned.
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He vowed that the BI will proceed to work intently with different authorities businesses to determine and take away international nationals concerned in unlawful actions in keeping with the directives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to eradicate POGOs.
“International nationals who have interaction in unauthorized and unlawful operations ought to take this as a warning. We’ll discover you, arrest you and ship you again to your nation,” Viado mentioned.
“This can be a whole-of-government effort. We’re dedicated to cleaning the nation of unlawful POGOs and guaranteeing that the rule of legislation prevails.”
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