Nine Chinese nationals nabbed for visa violations

Immigration authorities apprehended nine Chinese nationals on June 29 at the Paranaque City Fishport for alleged visa violations and suspicious activity in Manila Bay reclamation sites.

Four of the men possessed passports and 9G visas petitioned by an engineering company in Pasay City, while the remaining five were undocumented.

BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco explained that their visas restricted their work to the engineering company, and working elsewhere constitutes a violation of their stay.

Authorities noted that the group's boat had recently departed from a dredging site in Manila Bay.

BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval mentioned that the group was seen with a woman during their frequent trips, suggesting possible suspicious activity.

The operation involved months of surveillance and intelligence gathering by the BI's Intelligence Division in coordination with military troops.

The arrested Chinese nationals were turned over to the BI's facility inside Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig.