TWO Chinese were arrested for presenting fake exit clearances to immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport last January 24, authorities said yesterday.
Dennis Javier, BI NAIA Terminal 3 head, said the two Chinese, identified as Wang Changru, 53; and Cui Wen, 33, were stopped from boarding a Cathay Pacific Airlines flight to Hong Kong for presenting counterfeit documents.
They were found to be overstaying, both having arrived in 2019, Javier said.
However, they presented emigration clearance certificates (ECC) to the officers manning the immigration counter at NAIA Terminal 3 supposedly issued on January 23 stating they are authorized to stay in the country until February.
“The two men failed to realize that our centralized database can detect actual arrivals and verify documents presented,” Javier said, adding the ECCs presented were later confirmed to be counterfeit, prompting officers to arrest the two.
They were turned over to the BI’s legal division and will face deportation cases for violation of the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940.
