00:00The Bureau of Immigration is urging for inter-agency action
00:05when it comes to safeguarding the borders of the country,
00:08especially the coastal areas.
00:11This is after the Philippine Coast Guard arrested
00:15seven Chinese in the Port of Navotas on September 15.
00:19They were attacked by the ship MV Sanko Uno
00:23due to the violation of the immigration laws of the country.
00:26According to BI,
00:28spokesperson Dallas Andobal,
00:30the agency plans to set up a one-stop shop
00:32for monitoring and centralized intelligence information.
00:37Meanwhile, the PCG turned over to the BI
00:41the seven Chinese on September 20
00:44to start the deportation proceedings.
00:47They have no documents
00:49and it is possible that they are illegally operating
00:51in the Philippine Coast Guard.
00:53The Immigration is still looking for connections
00:57to the Pogo operation.
00:58Those arrested have been detained
01:02at Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig.
01:06If the efforts of various agencies are joint,
01:10it will be better and more effective
01:12in safeguarding our borders.
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