BI arrests foreign couple operating Siargao resort illegally on tourist visas

BI arrests foreign couple operating Siargao resort illegally on tourist visas

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested a New Zealand national and a Swiss national, both with tourist visas, for allegedly operating a resort in Siargao.

BI nabs 2 foreigners for operating Siargao resort on tourist visas

By Ferdinand Patinio (BI file logo) MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday announced the arrest of two foreigners for allegedly operating a resort business in Siargao while holding only tourist visas. Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said the two — a 41-year-old New Zealand national and a 38-year-old Swiss national – were arrested on July 1 by operatives of the BI Intelligence Division’s Mindanao Regional Intelligence Op…