BI eyeing possible actions vs taho-throwing Chinese woman
Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2019 11:21:32 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Saturday said it would study possible actions against a Chinese woman who threw taho, a soybean curd drink, at a police officer detailed at the Boni Station of Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT 3).
“We will be coordinating with the DOTr [Department of Transportation] and the NCRPO [National Capital Region Police Office] for details about the case and will study possible actions against said foreigner,” BI spokesperson Dana Krizia Sandoval said in a statement.
Chinese national Jiale Zhang is already facing complaints of direct assault, disobedience to a person in authority, and unjust vexation for throwing taho at PO1 William Cristobal, who barred her from entering Boni Station because she was carrying food.
READ: Chinese woman faces assault raps after taho-throwing incident
MRT 3 had recently implemented a strict policy of banning any form of liquid that could be used to formulate liquid explosives.
READ: NCRPO backs stricter implementation of MRT, LRT liquid ban
DOTr is also considering to ban Jiale from riding the MRT 3 due to the incident.
READ: DOTr eyes MRT ban on ‘taho-throwing’ Chinese woman
BI previously reported that Chinese nationals topped the list of foreigners who were denied entry to the Philippines in 2018 for their disrespectful behavior toward Immigration officers.
Thirty-seven Chinese nationals were barred entry by the BI last year, along with 25 Americans and 23 Koreans, nine Japanese and four Saudi Arabians. /atm