BI DEPORTS POKWANG’S EX-PARTNER

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported American Lee O’Brian, the former partner of comedienne Marietta Subong popularly known as Pokwang.

BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco on Thursday said O’Brian was deported on Monday night onboard a Philippine Airlines flight to San Francisco, California.

This after the BI confirmed that O’Brian has no pending case in the country.

Pokwang filed a deportation case against O’Brian last year for working without proper permits.

In her complaint,  the comedienne claimed that O’Brian rendered work in different production companies without securing permits as  required by the Department of Labor and Employment and the BI.

The BI found merit in Pokwang’s case and ordered O’Brian’s deportation in December last year for violation of the conditions of his stay.

The foreigner filed a motion for reconsideration, which was eventually denied.

Pokwang’s former partner has been included in the BI’s blacklist, barring any future attempts to reenter the Philippines.