Manila, Feb. 18 -- The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) on Tuesday issued a stern warning to migrating Filipinos against fake travel documents and fixers, urging them to process their papers only through official government channels.

This came after the Bureau of Immigration (BI) barred two Filipino women from leaving the country after one of them was caught with a fake CFO certificate.

Both of them have been detained at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) holding facility pending investigation of their case.

"Those caught with fake CFO certificates may be charged with violation of Section 22 (b) of Republic Act (RA) 11983, the New Philippine Passport Act, which prescribes a penalty of imprisonment of not less than six yea...