BI: Chinese woman nabbed at NAIA for passing self off as Filipino

Immigration authorities have arrested a Chinese woman at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for allegedly misrepresenting herself as a Filipino. 

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said the 43-year-old suspect was nabbed at NAIA after arriving in the country from Malaysia.

She was allegedly using the alias Cassia Palma Poliquit to reside in the Philippines and to sell and distribute electric vehicles in Metro Manila.

According to the BI, the woman was placed under their monitoring after the bureau received information from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) regarding her suspicious identity.

She allegedly acquired a fake Philippine passport and birth certificate through late registration despite being a Chinese holding an investor’s visa. 

A cross-examination of the NBI records revealed that Poliquit had the same fingerprint records as those of the Chinese person, confirming they were the same individual.

“The BI and the NBI have been strongly working together, leading to the arrest of key figures in identity theft and illegal use of Philippine documents," BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said.

“We commend our partners in law enforcement and vow to further work together to rid the country of these undesirables,” he added. 

The Chinese is currently under the custody of the BI warden facility in Taguig while waiting for deportation proceedings. –NB, GMA Integrated News