Japanese Yakuza Top List Of Aliens Barred From Philippines
Komfie Manalo - All Headline News Foreign Correspondent Manila, Philippines (AHN) - Suspected members of the Japanese Yakuza (Japanese gangsters), top the list of foreigners barred from entering the Philippines during the fist six months of 2006, officials of the Bureau of Immigration said Tuesday. Immigration records show a total of 797 aliens were prevented from entering the country from January to June because of several reasons but mostly because they were either classified as undesirable aliens or were traveling using a fake travel document. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez said that of the list, 222 Japanese nationals were not allowed entry on suspicion they were Yakuza members and could be involved in illegal activities. The other nationals who were barred entries were 99 Chinese nationals, 75 Koreans, 55 Indians, 28 Taiwanese and nine Americans. Under Philippine immigration laws, any foreigners who were barred entry would automatically be included in the immigration blacklist and could no longer return to the country. The number of excluded aliens increased by 115 in the first half of the year compared to 685 in the same period in 2005. Majority of the foreigners were intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The remaining five percent were stopped in Mactan, Subic, Zamboanga, Davao, Clark and Laoag.
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