Manila, June 2 -- Operatives from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested last week 39 foreign nationals during a coordinated operation in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig City.

In a statement on Monday, Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said the operation on May 29 targeted a major telecommunications company where the foreign nationals -reportedly all Chinese- were found to be working in violation of Philippine immigration rules.

According to the BI, the individuals failed to present valid travel documents during the raid, rendering them undocumented aliens under Philippine law.

Further verification also revealed that while the foreign nationals held working visas, these were issued under petitions from a different company, constit...