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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17247558454978-27-2024 7-08-43 PM.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday said the Philippines is suffering from an “immigration crisis” after a series of congressional hearings found that high-profile individuals tagged in illegal gambling operations in the country were able to flee without being flagged by border control officials.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/27/bi-looking-into-air-sea-travel-mainfests-to-find-out-how-alice-guo-fled-ph-1313">• BI looking into air, sea travel manifests to find out how Alice Guo fled PH</a></div><p>Tulfo gave the statement in a Senate hearing after Shiela Guo, an alleged cohort of dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, faced the panel for the first time after she was nabbed in Indonesia and deported back to the Philippines last week.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/27/shiela-guo-admits-alice-is-not-actually-her-sister-1524">• Shiela Guo admits Alice is not actually her &#x27;sister&#x27;</a></div><p>“It is very clear that we have an immigration crisis, a clear and present danger... This is really a serious national security issue that may be part of a sleeper cell from an enemy country,” Tulfo said.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/27/anyare-sa-intel-funds-senator-confronts-pnp-nbi-bi-over-alice-guo-escape-1340">• Anyare sa intel funds?: Senator confronts PNP, NBI, BI over Alice Guo escape</a></div><p>“Dapat by now na pin point na natin kung sino ang mga kasabwat na yun. Bakit hindi pa natin nakakalawit yun?” he asked.</p><p>Aside from members of the Guo family, there have been dozens of illegal Chinese immigrants who have been intercepted in Philippine borders in several occasions, the senator said.</p><p>“Ano na nangyari sa Chinese nationals na na-intercept? Mayroon na bang nakasuhan sa local civil registry office… Mga taga-Philippine Statistics Authority?” he said.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/27/how-will-alice-guo-case-affect-ph-s-late-birth-registration-system-1320">• How will Alice Guo case affect PH&#x27;s late birth registration system?</a></div><p>“Wala pa tayong nababalitaan na nakakasuhan,” he added.</p><p>The Philippines needs to revisit its border control policies, especially in hangars of chartered planes, Tulfo said, underscoring the country’s lack of a “general aviation terminal” which processes passengers of chartered planes.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/1/tulfo-wants-more-stringent-screening-on-chartered-flights-1606">• Senator wants tougher scrutiny of chartered, private flights &#x27;abused&#x27; by VIPs</a></div><p>“Itong mga VIP passengers, hindi ito dumadaan sa frisking, sa x-ray, nothing… very convenient,” he said.</p><p>“Walang kapkapan so puwede sila magpuslit ng kontrabando… Fugitives can easily escape from the country unnoticed,” he said.</p><p>Bureau of Immigration (BI) commissioner Norman Tansingco said his agency is having a hard time as syndicates seem to be involved in the entry of illegal immigrants in the Philippines.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/22/how-indonesian-authorities-busted-alice-guo-s-sister-alleged-cohort-1506">• How Indonesian authorities busted Alice Guo&#x27;s sister, alleged cohort</a></div><p>“These foreign nationals, wala silang alam kung sino ang nag proseso ng papel nila,” the Immigration chief said.</p><p>“In effect may nag pro-process na sindikato for them,” he said.</p><p>Guo told senators that she and two other relatives linked to illegal POGO operations rode three different sea vessels before reaching Malaysia.</p><p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he already has a good idea as to which officials should be sacked over the lapse.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/27/marcos-says-kept-in-the-dark-on-guo-departure-1619">• Marcos says &#x27;kept in the dark&#x27; on Guo departure</a></div><p>“DOJ is almost finished with a very thorough investigation and we will identify all of those who are involved in this and we will act very quickly,” the President told reporters in Malacañang.</p><p>“The last part of this investigation -- how far how deep does it go, isa lang bang tao ang involved o marami sila sindikato ito. That&#x27;s what we&#x27;re looking for. There are no sacred cows,” he said.</p><p>Authorities have confirmed that Alice has left Batam and is in Jakarta, while her brother Wesley Guo tried to go to Hong Kong.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dIv_bkPY4fg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Philippines needs to revisit its border control policies, especially in hangars of chartered planes, Sen. Raffy Tulfo said.</p>

The Philippines needs to revisit its border control policies, especially in hangars of chartered planes, Sen. Raffy Tulfo said.

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PH suffering from ‘immigration crisis,' Tulfo says

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Aug 27, 2024 07:03 PM PHT

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