Immigration to get info on foreigners joining anti-APEC rallies —PNP

No foreigners were arrested at protest rallies during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila, but authorities said they will forward to the Bureau of Immigration all inflammation they have gathered about foreigners who joined militants in the streets.

At a press briefing on Friday, Philippine National Police spokesman Wilben Mayor said the BI will deal with these foreigners who possibly “violated our domestic laws.”

“Those things were coordinated with the BI. Kasi nga ang approach natin diyan is rather than to create tension on that particular situation is we let them express their sympathies,” he said.

“Mas maganda na ‘yung after na lang ... and the Bureau of Immigration will deal with them accordingly,” he added.

Also, he said that cops who were hurt during scuffles at the rallies will definitely pursue cases against the protesters.

“Yes because ang pulis when they are performing their duties they’re ... actually representing the state and when you hit a policeman you’re doing it against the state,” he said.

Mayor also said they will make sure that the suspects who hurt the cops will undergo due process.

“Dadaan din tayo sa proseso niyan because ang pagpa-file kasi [ng kaso] is one, identification of perpetrators and considering the situation ng mga ganyan is there is a team that will be in charge of doing that,” he said.

“The challenge is the identity of the perpetrators. Everything on our side is we go to the process,” he added.

Earlier, the PNP said that the country's hosting of the APEC summit was generally peaceful even with the attempts of militant groups to hold protest actions near the APEC venues. — LBG, GMA News