BI to check status of foreigner who ran naked on MRT3 tracks

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday said it would verify the identity and status of a foreign national who ran naked on the tracks of the MRT3 on Thursday.

“We will be coordinating with MRT officials to confirm the identity of this man.  We have received initial information about him already from the arresting agency,” Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said. 

“We will check his immigration status in the country, if he is legally staying here.”

If found to be staying illegally, Morente said the man could be subjected to deportation proceedings.

“He may only be deported, however, once the cases filed against him have been resolved and he has served his sentence from those cases, if any,” the BI said.

The MRT3 management earlier said the foreign national, while being checked by security personnel, suddenly removed his clothes and jumped towards the tracks heading Shaw Boulevard station.

He was later apprehended and endorsed to the Mandaluyong Police Station for investigation. —Virgil Lopez/KBK, GMA News