In a report, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said these illegal aliens were arrested in numerous operations conducted by members of the BI’s Intelligence Division in different areas nationwide.
Statistics show that the majority of those arrested are Chinese with 86 arrests, followed by Koreans with 37 arrests, and Nigerians with 10 arrests.
Also arrested are six Indians, four Americans, four British nationals, three Japanese, two Indonesians, a Dutch, a German, a Tunisian, a Cambodian, a Lebanese, and a Singaporean.
Morente said that the number is lower than the 510 arrested in 2020 primarily because of the imposition of travel restrictions for arriving foreigners.
“Since only those with valid and existing long term visas are allowed entry in the country, we saw a major decrease in the number of foreign nationals in the Philippines,” Morente said.
Also, many of those who were already in the country were repatriated back to their homelands,” he added.
The BI also earlier reported 83 foreign fugitives arrested by the BI’s Fugitive Search Unit, bringing the total arrested aliens to 241.
Morente admitted that the pandemic has been a challenge for their operations. However, he said they will not stop until they rid the country of illegal aliens who do not respect laws.
“We will find them, arrest them, and deport them,” Morente said.
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