“While there are senators who want to have the Chinese nationals deported, I said, ‘Why will I do that? Palace clarificationMalacañang issued a clarification on Monday night, saying the President would enforce immigration laws on the illegal Chinese workers. The President’s remarks came a week after the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources, chaired by Sen. Joel Villanueva, resumed its inquiry into the influx of undocumented Chinese workers into the country. On Monday, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said the country’s immigration laws should be strictly enforced on all foreigners staying in the country. “It is incumbent upon the President to enforce the country’s laws on employing foreign nationals, be it Chinese or otherwise.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 25, 2019 23:26 UTC