BI to deport 2 Taiwanese nationals

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said yesterday it will deport two Taiwanese nationals arrested by authorities in Silang, Cavite last week for swindling hundreds of millions of pesos both here and in their homeland.

Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez Jr. said the suspects – Hsieh Hsin Lin, 53, and Peng Ching Ting, 44 – are detained at the bureau’s jail in Bicutan, Taguig City pending the resolution of estafa cases filed against them in Manila and Quezon City regional trial courts.

Apart from estafa charges for issuing bouncing checks to complainants here, the two Taiwanese nationals are also the subjects of arrest warrants in Taiwan for various crimes, including physical injury, fraud and falsification of public documents.

BI intelligence chief Faizal Hussin said the Taiwanese nationals violated immigration laws after they failed to present any valid travel document and business permit to arresting authorities. They will be deported as undocumented, illegal and unwanted aliens.

Hussin said the two suspects, who are believed to be in a relationship, were able to purchase some properties in Taiwan supposedly due to their illegal activities.

BI records showed the Taiwanese arrived in the country in 2000 and did not apply for investor’s visa or working visa for their business.

It was learned the aliens were also subjects of complaints from various trading firms: Puu Yueh Textile Ltd., Colorline Industries Inc., Edro Trading - Newport Trading - Larraine’s, and those owned by Erwin Key and James Martin – Edu Punay