Manila, March 27 -- Philippine immigration authorities uncovered a scheme in Mindanao where foreigners use fake Filipino identities to establish businesses hiring illegal aliens.

In a news release Thursday, Melody Penelope Gonzales, BI Intelligence Division Deputy Chief for Administration & Operations-Mindanao, said separate operations in Mlang, North Cotabato and Digos City, Davao del Sur resulted in the apprehension of five Chinese nationals for having questionable documents.

Bangdie Pan, also known as Ditdit, a 50-year-old Chinese national, was arrested in Digos City on March 20. She was found to be actively managing a hardware registered under an alleged Filipino citizen whose identity is now under investigation.

Records revealed t...