Kids Of Jailed Filipino Couple Return Home
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - The three children of a jailed Filipino couple who were found to have violated the Immigration Act by overstaying in this country since April last year returned home to Manila by Royal Brunei Airlines flight last night.

According to details released by the Philippines Embassy in Brunei Darussalam, the three children aged ten, eight and three were allowed to return home with the help of the Department of Immigration and the National Registration Department which issued the clearance.

Their air tickets were provided by the embassy with the help of the Philippines government.

Their parents were jailed for five months including three strokes of the cane for the father after they both pleaded guilty to overstaying before the Magistrate's Court last Sept 17.

The 36-year-old father possessed a social visit pass which expired on April 3, 2004 while the 41-year-old mother had a pass that expired on April 4, 2004.

The couple was caught after an inspection conducted by the Immigration Enforcement Unit last Sept 14 at a commercial centre at Mile 1 Jalan Tutong.

Following their detention, they were found to have three children at a house in Kg Jangsak.

The eldest child held a travel document that expired in July 2004 while his eight-year-old brother also held a visit pass that had expired more than a year ago. The youngest sibling, aged three, has been without a passport or other supporting immigration documents since birth. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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