Filipinos deported from Manado

Filipinos deported from Manado

MANADO, North Sulawesi: The local immigration bureau has
deported 12 Filipinos for violating immigration rules, the head
of the local Justice Ministry, Freddy Gerung, said here
yesterday.

He said that four of the 12 were initially detained in Palu,
Central Sulawesi and the rest by the Sorong, Irian Jaya
immigration bureau.

"From early December until their repatriation they were
quarantined at the Manado immigration bureau," he was quoted by
Antara as saying.

According to Gerung, it is easier to repatriate Filipinos
through Manado than other places because the Consulate General of
the Philippines is located here.

From January through to December 1997, Gerung said, Manado
immigration repatriated 142 foreigners for violating immigration
laws. Most of the violators were from the Philippines. (swe)