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Tightening visa rules for Chinese tourists will not stop the influx of undesirable visitors if immigration officers can be bribed anyway, civic leader Teresita Ang See said on Thursday.
“We already have a proper visa application process in place in our consular and embassy office abroad. That system ain’t broke,” said Ang See, a longtime anticrime crusader from the Filipino-Chinese community.
“Instead, the problem lies with our bureaucrats here at home. Bad elements and illegals can go through our front door through connections and bribes if they are determined,” she said.
The statements were in reaction to the announcement made by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) last week about the stricter tourist visa requirements being imposed specifically on Chinese applicants.
