THREE suspected fake Filipinos were arrested in separate operations in Pampanga conducted by agents from the Bureau of Immigration-intelligence division (BI-ID).
In his report, BI Intelligence Division chief Fortunato ‘Jun’ Manahan, Jr., said that first to fall was Chinese national Lin Yi, 35, who was arrested last July 31 at a business establishment along Pandan Road in Angeles City, Pampanga.
Manahan said the arrest stemmed from an anonymous complaint against Lin, who was found running a carwash business in the area. He was reported by the complainant to have been using a Philippine identity in his business dealings.
The BI received a copy of Lin’s Philippine birth certificate, which was suspiciously registered late, a Philippine identification card and an official receipt for a Philippine driver’s license, even as he was also found to be in possession of a working visa valid until 2027 under his Chinese identity.
Nabbed in a residential unit along Sarmiento St. in Malabanias, Angeles City, Pampanga was Yan Yize, 30, while also arrested in Brgy. Panipuan in Mexico, Pampanga was Wang Jiangyi, 55.
Manahan said both were reported by government intelligence forces to be using Philippine identities and allegedly possessed late-registered Philippine birth certificates, BIR TIN identification and business registrations with the Security and Exchange Commission. They are said to be linked to a construction and development corporation allegedly used as a vehicle for land acquisition activities.
The three suspected fake Pinoys will remain in the BI’s custody pending deportation proceedings to be instituted against them.
