Woman faking Pinoy citizenship, name nabbed

By Benjamin Pulta, Philippine News Agency

ARRESTED. National Bureau of Investigation agents nab Wang Xiujin (left) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on July 13, 2025. She was arrested for posing as a Filipina. (Photo courtesy of NBI via PNA)

MANILA – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested a Chinese woman at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for posing as a Filipino.

In a news release on Tuesday, the NBI identified the woman as Wang Xiujin, who was arrested upon her arrival at NAIA from Guandong China on July 13.

The suspect was arrested following an intelligence report received by NBI that she is using a Filipino name, Cassia Palma Poliquit, in her business transactions.

The NBI determined that Wang was able to secure a Philippine passport under the said Filipino name as per certification issued by the Office of Consular Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs, and a Certificate of Live Birth via late registration.

Based on the documents secured from the Securities and Exchange Commission, she established several companies where she represented herself as a Filipino.

“All these, despite the fact that she is a Chinese national with a Special Investor’s Resident Visa (SIRV) as per verification with the Bureau of Investment,” the NBI said.

Wang was charged with misrepresentation as a Filipino; violating the limitations and conditions of stay; undesirability; violation of Republic Act 8239 (Philippine Passport Act of 1996); and Article 172, in relation to Article 171 (paragraph 4), and Article 178 of the Revised Penal Code.