Filipino expelled for abusing visa

Filipino expelled for abusing visa

MANADO, North Sulawesi: Immigration authorities have deported
a Filipino man for misusing his tourist visa for working in a
company.

Head of the Manado immigration office M. Marcho said yesterday
that Alegendra Lukas Aguja had been arrested during a crackdown
on illegal aliens. He was deported late last month.

Marcho said immigration officials would investigate reports
that a large number of foreigners were working illegally in
Sangihe Talaud, a regency bordering the Philippines.

He said authorities had identified Sangihe Talaud as a transit
point for Filipinos attempting to enter Indonesia illegally.

"Strangely, many of them have been accommodated by local
security officials on the pretext that the aliens' business
activities help improve the local economy," he said as quoted by
Antara. (pan)