Alien employment

By: Marlon Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized a Chinese dredger for “illegal and unauthorized presence” in Philippine waters more than a year after it was cleared to leave the country, the Coast Guard said on Friday.

by Xave Gregorio (Philstar.com), 15 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE 9:06 a.m., Dec. 16) — Chinese workers employed by local offshore gaming firms never left despite some of these companies closing shop when the pandemic struck.

by Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star), 22 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — China should have the flexibility to hire personnel for the projects it is financing, Malacañang said yesterday, after some senators questioned the high percentage of Chinese workers involved in the construction of some bridges in Metro Manila.

by Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star) – 25 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A mass deportation of Chinese nationals working in Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) firms is shaping up as China’s crackdown on telecommunications-related crimes entails the cancellation of their passports, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said yesterday.

By CNN Philippines Staff, 5 Dec 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 5) — At least 70 percent of Filipinos expressed concern over the rise of Chinese workers in the country, with some even believing it may be a threat to national security, a survey said.

By Paolo Barcelon, CNN Philippines, 10 Oct 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 9) – Immigration officials are seeking to deport hundreds of foreign nationals working in the Philippines without appropriate permits that were arrested by police and immigration officials Wednesday night.

by Vito Barcelo, Manila Standard Today, 21 Sep 2019 At least 10 chartered planes from China will arrive in the country next week for the deportation of nearly 700 Chinese nationals who were arrested by Immigration authorities for illegally working in Palawan, Pasig, Parañaque and Pampanga.

by Inquirer Central Luzon, Sep 12, 2019 MASINLOC, Zambales –– Seven undocumented Chinese nationals were arrested after they were allegedly involved in illegal dredging operations here on Wednesday.

by Faye Orellana, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 12, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Government agents have arrested seven Chinese nationals engaged in illegal sand mining in Masinloc, Zambales.

by Artemio Dumlao (The Philippine Star), 23 Aug 23, 2019 TABUK CITY, Kalinga, Philippines — A Chinese firm was fined by the regional Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for illegally employing foreign workers in the construction of the P4.3-billion Chico irrigation project in the province.

by Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star) with Christina Mendez, Emmanuel Tupas, Robertzon Ramirez, Mayen Jaymalin – Aug 16, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers yesterday raised concern about the presence of what they described as military-looking Chinese workers in a Philippine offshore gaming operation (POGO) facility in Las Piñas City.

by Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star) – Aug 15, 2019 There’s a mini grocery selling imported Chinese goods — from cigarettes, crackers and softdrinks, to sanitary napkins and what-have-you. There are living quarters with several dorm-type rooms and their bunk beds. There are smoking areas and wide open spaces; lots of greenery, too. There are…

by ABS-CBN News, Aug 15, 2019 MANILA – The head of the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation on Thursday called for stricter measures in allowing foreign nationals to enter and work in the Philippines.

BY BEN KRITZ, TMT, Manila Times, Aug 13, 2019 VERY soon, within a timeframe that can be measured in months if not weeks, the controversial issue of Philippine Online Gaming Operations (POGOs) is going to be resolved, and in a manner that will badly bruise a number of business sectors and government agencies for their…

by Bilyonaryo, Aug 9, 2019 Pagcor misses the point in segregating Chinese workers in POGO hubs Senator Win Gatchalian thinks Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. Chair Andrea Domingodoes not have a handle on the real issues bedevelling the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) and its droves of illegal Chinese workers.

by Faye Orellana, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 20, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Thirty five illegal Chinese workers will be deported and barred from reentering the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Thursday.

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By Dexter A. See, Manila Times 5 Jun 2019 TABUK CITY, Kalinga: The Cordillera office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE-CAR) has found about 60 Chinese working in the P4.37-billion Chico River Pump Irrigation Project without the required alien employment permits.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), May 5, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The presence of Chinese workers in the P4.37-billion Chico River irrigation project is necessary for its completion, according to the National Irrigation Administration.

By Xave Gregorio, CNN Philippines, Apr 4, 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 4) — The Labor department and the Immigration bureau admitted that some Chinese laborers spotted at a construction site in Manila are working illegally, only possessing special working permits which do not allow them to do construction work.

by ABS-CBN News, Mar 24, 2019 MANILA — Some 148,000 foreign nationals residing in the country recently reported in person to the Bureau of Immigration (BI), the agency said Sunday.

by Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News, Feb 23 2019 MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said Saturday he cannot deport Chinese workers in the Philippines in fear of Filipinos being deported from China.

Senator Joel Villanueva reprimands Pagcor: ‘Wala kayong masyadong ginagawa to regulate and vet these foreign nationals working here’ by Aika Rey, Rappler, Feb 21, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Senator Joel Villanueva said on Thursday, February 21, that laxity in regulating Philippine Online Gambling Operations (POGOs) in the country had led to a “loss in government…

by Cecille Suerte Felipe with Evelyn Macairan, The Philippine Star, Feb 20, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A joint Senate committee public hearing tomorrow will look into the possible accountability of several government officials for the influx of illegal Chinese workers in the country.

—by Jovic Yee, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 10, 2019 The Bureau of Immigration has arrested 30 Chinese nationals for working without permits in several establishments in Parañaque City.

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by Consuelo Marquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 13, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Sixty-nine foreign nationals were arrested this week for working in the country without appropriate visas, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday.

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Business Mirror, Dec 11, 2018 To cut the number of foreign workers entering the country, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday vowed to push for restrictions on the issuance of the special work permit (SWP).