'Deaf' traveler with fake Ph passport
By J.Lo
"We have reason to suspect this man is pretending to be deaf to avoid having to speak Filipino," Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco said traveler who claimed to be deaf was arrested upon his arrival at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 from Bangkok, Thailand when he presented fake Philippine passport.
Passport indicated traveler's name as Sengaloun Phimpa.
Immigration officer Cristine Niepes had subjected passport for tertiary inspection with Bureau of Immigration (BI)'s forensic documents laboratory after finding inconsistencies in document.
Results of forensic inspection showed passport was fraudulent and had counterfeit immigration stamp and Thai visa.
Phimpa was found to be carrying Philippine taxpayer's and postal identification cards and Thai identification papers.
Tansingco said Phimpa's case will undergo further investigation. If it is proven that Phimpa is foreigner, he will be transferred to BI detention facility at Camp Bagong Diwa while he awaits deportation, he added.
An immigration expert told media that traveler used fake Philippine passport to hide in the country "because he may have case in Thailand."
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