Immigration busts fake ID scheme for foreign workers in Mindanao

Philippine immigration authorities uncovered a scheme in Mindanao where foreigners are using fake Filipino identities to establish businesses hiring illegal aliens.

Bangdie Pan, also known as Ditdit, was arrested on March 20 in Digos City for managing a hardware business registered under an alleged Filipino citizen's name and found with forged documents.

Support from various law enforcement units, including the Philippine Army and PNP, facilitated the arrest of Pan who held a work visa issued under a company in Pasig but worked illegally in Davao del Sur.

On March 24, four more Chinese nationals were apprehended in Mlang for working at a chemical plant with false identities and documents.

Investigations revealed that Dezhen Liu used fraudulent Philippine birth certificates to claim Filipino citizenship while running the business under a Filipina who never existed.

All five arrested individuals now face deportation charges as the crackdown continues, aligning with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s directive to enhance border security.