3 ‘RUDE’ MALAYSIAN TOURISTS BARRED ENTRY TO PH

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THREE Malaysian tourists on Friday night were barred from entering the country at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for exhibiting rude and disrespectful behavior.

In a report to Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco, the BI’s Border Control and Intelligence Unit (BCIU) said the Malaysians, a man and his two female companions, were denied entry at the NAIA Terminal 3 moments after they landed aboard a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong.

The male passenger was identified as Tan Hoong Kiat, 35, and his female companions are Lim Fong Teng, 31, and Khoo Seok Hun, 30.

Tansingco immediately ordered the Malaysians’ inclusion in the immigration blacklist, which bans them from entering the country for being undesirable aliens.

“Foreigners who come here should display accord respect and courtesy to persons of authority of their host country. Their stay here is a mere privilege and not a right, hence, they should not malign and insult our immigration officers,” the BI chief said.

The BCIU said the Malaysians were turned away after uttering insulting and unpleasant words against the immigration officers, who requested them to present their outward or return tickets which they did not have.

It was also reported that while the immigration supervisors on duty were explaining why they need to show their plane tickets, the passengers became rude, shouted expletives and refused to calm down.

Consequently, for being rude and discourteous, and failure to procure return tickets, the passengers were excluded and booked on the first available flight to their port of origin.

Under existing rules, foreign tourists who visit the country must procure and present their return tickets to BI officers at the port of entry, and their failure to do so can be a ground to exclude them for being improperly documented aliens.

A memorandum order issued by the BI more than a decade ago also provides for the outright denial of entry to aliens who are rude and discourteous when being processed and interviewed by BI officers upon their arrival.

As a consequence of their actions, the trio will be included in the BI’s blacklist of aliens.