Departing passengers queue before the immigration counters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City on July 4, 2023. The NAIA Terminal 3 doubles the number of immigration counters as part of The Bureau of Immigration and Manila International Airport Authority's plans to address long immigration queues. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173622844893720230704-naia-3-immigration-counters-MD-7.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Departing passengers queue before the immigration counters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City on July 4, 2023. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said the Philippines is not a haven for international criminals following the arrest of Japanese national Yokota Tetsuya last January 2, 2025, by the Bureau of Immigration.</p><p>Tetsuya, who was arrested in Binondo, Manila, is wanted abroad for scamming a fellow national of more than Y2 million.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/6/alleged-japanese-swindler-to-be-deported-bi-1952">Alleged Japanese swindler to be deported: BI</a></div><p>&quot;[The Philippines] is no haven for international criminals, this is my final warning to undesirable aliens who may attempt to push their luck in our country, you have no place here,&quot; Remulla said in a statement.</p><p>The BI Fugitive Search Unit arrested Tetsuya by virtue of a standing court order in Omiya, Japan.</p><p>The DOJ noted reports that Tetsuya and his accomplices conned a fellow Japanese by making a fraudulent call about the right to enter a nursing home for Y2.75 million.</p><p>&quot;We vow to intensify our border control efforts this year so expect stricter measures to be imposed in all entry and exit points throughout the country,” Remulla said.</p><p>BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said in a statement that Tetsuya is scheduled to be deported and will be perpetually banned from entering the Philippines.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8fV4lo4UQFU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said the Philippines is not a haven for international criminals following the arrest of Japanese national Yokota Tetsuya last January 2, 2025, by the Bureau of Immigration.</p>

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said the Philippines is not a haven for international criminals following the arrest of Japanese national Yokota Tetsuya last January 2, 2025, by the Bureau of Immigration.

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DOJ says PH not a haven for int'l criminals after arrest of Japanese fraudster

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Published Jan 07, 2025 02:47 PM PHT

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