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Resurgence of sex tourism alarms Immigration chief

Resurgence of sex tourism alarms Immigration chief

BUREAU of Immigration (BI) chief Norman Tansingco expressed alarm over the resurgence of sex tourism in the country amid a noticeable increase in the arrest of sex offenders attempting to enter the country.

Resurgence of sex tourism alarms Immigration chief
BI chief Norman Tansingco

Tansingco expressed his concern after immigration officials barred another American sex convict from getting into the country via the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

The BI’s border control and enforcement unit (BCIU) at the airport identified the passenger as Terry Lynn Spies, 60, who was intercepted last November 3 upon arriving aboard an Eva Air flight from Taiwan, and was immediately sent back the following day to the US.

Spies is only one of some 140 foreigners denied entry by the BI this year for his convictions on sex crimes.

Tansingco expressed his concern about the possible resurgence of sex tourism after the reopening of the country’s borders.

“With the return of tourism also comes the return of aliens who will try to abuse our hospitality,” said Tansingco.

“We warn these predators not to attempt to enter the country, as we have close coordination with different governments, who provide us information about sex offenders that might attempt to enter the Philippines,” he added.

Under the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, those who have been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, which includes sex offenders, are ineligible from entering the country.

The offenders were all turned back pursuant to a provision in the Philippine Immigration Act, which expressly prohibits the entry into the country of aliens previously convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude.

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