Philippine immigration authorities stopped the entry to the country of a Taiwanese woman wanted for negligence resulting to injury.
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 excluded on Wednesday, Ko Meng Yu, 30, after being found to be in the agency’s blacklist.
The Taiwanese woman arrived from Dubai on board an Emirates flight, but was found to be ineligible for entry upon primary inspection of immigration officers. She is reportedly wanted in Taiwan for reckless driving and negligence resulting to injury. Ko was immediately excluded and her case was referred to Taiwanese authorities. She was immediately boarded on a flight out to Taiwan.
“We remain vigilant in our efforts to ensure the safety and security of the Philippines by preventing the entry of individuals, who may pose a risk to public order and security,” said BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco.
“Our partnership with foreign counterparts have proved to be stronger than ever, and has been very effective in the interception of fugitives attempting to cross borders,” he added.
IACAT rescues 6 trafficking victims
Six tourist female passengers (4 for Malaysia, 2 for Singapore) were intercepted at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal III on July 30, 2023, and endorsed by the Bureau of Immigration’s Immigration Protection and Border Enforcement Section (I-PROBES) to the NAIATFAT of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking. Five of these women were human trafficking victims, and one of their acquaintances was apprehended as their trafficker.
All of them initially stated that they were tourists in Malaysia and sponsored by De Leon throughout the interview. Five (5) said De Leon was their Sales Encoder Assistant, while one (1) claimed she is a relative helping De Leon because she is pregnant. However, De Leon claimed to be an International Property Specialist of a Philippine developer.
The NAIATFAT of IACAT referred the travellers to NBI-IAID. The five passengers revealed that they encountered De Leon that day at an NAIA Terminal III fast food outlet. A woman named “Tiffany” allegedly offered them work in Malaysia, but they met De Leon that day and handed their bogus employment documents to immigration agents.
They verbally and in writing confirmed that De Leon told them to appear as tourists and be forceful in declaring that they were her employees and One (1) her family. They also readily confirmed verbally and in writing that they are all unemployed and traveling to Malaysia to work as Entertainers, Online Tutors, Caregivers, and Massage Therapists.
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