{"id":203932,"date":"2019-02-25T21:05:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T02:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=203932"},"modified":"2019-02-25T21:05:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T02:05:51","slug":"palace-to-apply-full-force-vs-illegal-chinese-workers-in-ph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/02\/25\/palace-to-apply-full-force-vs-illegal-chinese-workers-in-ph\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace to apply ‘full force’ vs. illegal Chinese workers in PH"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cWe wish to clarify that the President’s policy on Chinese workers who are illegally staying in the country remains the same, which is the enforcement of immigration laws against violators,\u201d Panelo said in a statement. (File Photo<\/a>: Office of the Presidential Spokesperson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday assured that the government will apply immigration laws with \u201cfull force\u201d against illegal Chinese workers in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo clarified an earlier remark made by President Rodrigo R. Duterte saying he would rather allow illegal Chinese workers to work here than put at risk Filipino workers in China who could lose their jobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wish to clarify that the President’s policy on Chinese workers who are illegally staying in the country remains the same, which is the enforcement of immigration laws against violators,\u201d Panelo said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur laws will be applied with full force and effect equally to all foreign nationals who violate them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Panelo further said that Chinese citizens in blatant violation of our immigration laws \u201cwill be dealt with strictly in accordance with the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

He, however, noted that because the President prioritized the plight of our Filipino workers in China, the government will be \u201ccautious\u201d in dealing with illegal Chinese workers in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government will tread cautiously and in accordance with the Constitution in dealing with any matter involving Chinese migrants perceived or alleged to be staying illegally, given the situation of thousands of Filipinos staying in China not in accordance with its laws,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe plight of our overseas Filipino workers remains foremost in the President’s mind,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He noted that the government will enforce immigration laws, but also stressed that it cannot afford to act \u201crecklessly\u201d on perceived violations of Chinese citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo do so would be a dangerous policy as we have, as the President stressed in his campaign rally speech, thousands of Filipinos in China and its government might enforce a policy of tit for tat to the detriment of our countrymen in China,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Panelo said that Chinese workers who have working permits and compliant with immigration rules and do not violate the laws of the land will be given protection.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua, in his courtesy call with the President, said that while the Chinese government enforces China’s laws against foreign nationals who violate them, Philippine laws will also be enforced against foreign citizens, including Chinese nationals who transgress them.<\/p>\n

On February 23, Duterte, in a speech during the PDP-Laban campaign rally in Bi\u00f1an, Laguna, said he would allow illegal Chinese workers in the country since there are more than 300,000 Filipinos working in China.<\/p>\n

\u201cIyong mga Chinese dito, hayaan mo \u2018yan na dito magtrabaho. Hayaan mo. Bakit?<\/em>\u00a0(The Chinese, let them work here. Let them be. Why?) We have 300,000 Filipinos in China,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cKaya hindi ako maka — sabihin, o umalis kayo dito, deport ka doon. Eh kung bigla paalisin \u2018yun doon 300,000\u00a0<\/em>of them (That\u2019s why I can\u2019t say just leave, or have them deported. What if they send all 300,000 Filipinos away)?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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