Two foreign nationals were detained by Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for possessing forged travel documents.
According to BI Border Control Investigation Unit (BCIU) chief Dennis Alcedo, 30-year-old Chinese national Zhang Yang and 42-year-old Indian national Malkeet Singh were arrested at NAIA Terminals 2 and 1.
He stated that the Chinese national was discovered to be in possession of a fake Philippine visa in his passport as he attempted to board a Philippine Airlines flight bound for Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday at the NAIA Terminal 2 in Pasay City.
During the inspection, the officers discovered that his name was previously on the BI's blacklist for violating the terms of his stay.
The officers also discovered a suspicious Philippine visa in his passport, which was confirmed as a forgery by the bureau's forensic documents laboratory.
On the other hand, Singh was apprehended at the NAIA Terminal 1 in Parañque City on Monday morning after arriving aboard a Scoot Airline flight from Singapore.
Officers discovered a previous Philippine arrival stamp on his passport, but it contained inconsistencies.
A secondary examination in the BI's forensic laboratory confirmed that the stamp was fake.
Both will be held at the BI's facility inside Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig City until they are deported.
