Manila, Sept. 9 -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday reported the arrest of three Chinese men for illegally staying in the country.

In a statement, Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said authorities arrested Xu Yonglian, 38; Lin Jinxing, 42; and Cai Xiji, 44, in a commercial building in Davao City on Sept. 5 for illegally working in the country.

Xu was found to be misrepresenting himself as a Filipino and using a Filipino name in business dealings in the area, despite holding a working visa petitioned by a company in Binondo, Manila.

Lin, on the other hand, was caught working despite only holding a tourist visa, while Cai was found holding a working visa for a company located in Binondo, despite actually working in Davao.

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