18 Taiwanese, 7 Chinese face deportation for drugs, cybercrimes

Seven Chinese and 18 Taiwanese arrested in Boracay for allegedly committing crimes related to illegal drugs and cybercrime now face deportation.

In a statement, the Bureau of Immigration ( BI) said it filed violations of the Philippine Immigration Act against the 25 for posing risk to public interest.

Those charged were identified as Chinese nationals Zhou HognHua, Zeng Hui, Han FengShuang, He Zonglong, Zhong Yuling, Wang Juan and Gong Chun and Taiwanese nationals Lin Szu Wei, Hsiao Chun-Huang, Zeng Shao-Wei, Chang Chih-Chih, Fan Yu-Lung, Chen Jhih-Hong, Chou YuanSyun, Wu Pei-Yu, Weng WeiChieh, Yang Shuang-Chuan, Wu Shau-Wei, Lien Yu-Ting, Sun Chia-Hui, Wang Yung-Chun, Jhou Tian-You, Hong Gou-Siou, Chou Hsi-Ao, Lo Li-Yin.

The foreigners were arrested by the police in Boracay island last Monday.

BI Commissioner Jaime Morente explained that despite the deportation charges, the aliens would not be deported immediately and would wait for the resolution of the criminal cases that were filed against them.

“It is only after they have served their sentences, if convicted, that we will deport and include them in our blacklist to prevent them from re-entering our country,” Morente added.

BI-Kalibo acting Alien Control Officer Thelma Adre reported that when interviewed, the arrested aliens said they had traveled to several countries in Africa and Asia before they proceeded to the Philippines.

Adre said the aliens’ last country of origin was Cambodia and that they all entered the country as tourists on a 59-day visa.

The arresting policemen earlier alleged that the aliens were involved in illegal drugs and cybercrime.

They said that the two-story house rented by the suspects served as a distribution point for drugs and a base for online fraud that has victimized many citizens of Taiwan and China.

Morente urged the public to report to the BI the presence of any foreigners engaged in suspicious activities by emailing the bureau at xinfo@

immigration.gov.ph or calling/ texting 0908-894-6644 or 0917573-3871.