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OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Valentine\u2019s Day arrested three foreign nationals following a report from the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) linking them to illegal online gambling.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The operation is part of President Ferdinand \u201cBong Bong\u201d Marcos\u2019 administration\u2019s intensified efforts to crack down on foreign nationals engaging in unlawful activities in the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BI intelligence division chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. reported the arrest of three Chinese nationals in Bgy. Milagrosa in Calamba, Laguna after receiving a report from PAOCC that the trio are conducting online gambling and are engaging in prostitution.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Upon verification, two of the suspects were found to be in the country on a tourist visa but failed to present valid documentation, while the third was holding a working visa for a company based in Makati.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe BI remains committed to strengthening border security and going after foreign nationals who abuse their stay in the country,\u201d said Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThis operation is a testament to our dedication to upholding immigration laws and supporting the government\u2019s crackdown on organized crime,\u201d Viado said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The operation was carried out in coordination with the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG).<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n All three suspects will remain in PAOCC\u2019s facility in Pasay City while undergoing deportation proceedings.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Valentine’s Day arrested three foreign nationals following a report from the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) linking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11853"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11853"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11855,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11853\/revisions\/11855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}