MANILA, Philippines — Immigration officers stationed in the country’s different international airports have been ordered to thoroughly screen arriving foreigners with temporary visitor’s visas and entry exemption documents to make sure that they have valid and legitimate purposes for visiting the Philippines.
In a memorandum issued by BI Commissioner Jaime Morente, immigration inspectors manning the ports are ordered to conduct strict arrival formalities on arriving passengers despite having the required documents.
Morente said entry exemption documents do not exempt arriving passengers from regular immigration scrutiny.
“The entry exemption document is not a fre…
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