BI agents nab 9 ‘illegal aliens’ at Laoag International Airport

LAOAG CITY , Ilocos Norte — Agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested last Saturday nine Chinese nationals illegally staying in the country at the Laoag International Airport.

Perry Michael Pancho, BI-Ilocos Norte officer-in-charge (OIC), identified the Chinese as Chen Shiyang, Pen Caimu, Chen Xia Liang, Catmiao Ling, Catshen Ying, Liao Jian Ling, Lu Xiao Bing, Pan Cui Huan, and Shi Sen Sen.

The Chinese nationals were supposedly returning to China via China Eastern Airlines flight MU2457 at 11:45 a.m. Nov. 28 from LIA to Guangzhou, China when they were stopped for not having pertinent travel documents, said Pancho.

Pancho said that despite having a questionable visa, improper documentation, and without entry stamps on their passports, the nine had stayed in the country for six months.

The BI confirmed Wednesday the nine illegal aliens have already been turned over to the BI Main Office in Intramuros, Manila, for proper disposition. – Freddie G. Lazaro