The Bureau of Immigration (BI) intercepted a Filipino woman at NAIA Terminal 1 for suspected involvement in a mail-order bride scheme.
She was stopped before boarding an Air China flight to Beijing and referred for secondary inspection under the government’s anti-trafficking campaign.
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The woman claimed she was visiting a Chinese husband she met online, but officers found inconsistencies in her statements and documents, including a questionable PSA marriage certificate.
She later admitted she did not know the legal marriage requirements and said her aunt processed documents for ₱60,000. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado condemned the scheme, warning such arrangements often lead to exploitation and abuse abroad.
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