8 Chinese nabbed for illegal selling

THE BUREAU of Immigration (BI) recently arrested eight Chinese nationals for illegally selling retail goods in Manila. BI Commissioner Jaime H. Morente, in a statement yesterday, said the foreigners were caught in the act in two separate operations, conducted on Sept. 20 and 21, at the 168 Shopping Mall in Binondo’s Chinatown district. “The presence of these illegal foreign vendors robs our small Filipino businessmen of livelihood opportunities,” Mr. Morente said, adding that the country’s Immigration Act forbids foreigners from working in the country without a valid permit or visa. — Vann Marlo M. Villegas