Bureau of Immigration bars 6 sex offenders from entering PH in January

Good news and just shows that even an offence from 1999 will be picked up and the offender deported. I still think many probably still get through and enter the Philippines

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Yes, they are getting tougher on sexpats .. good. Kids are often so vulnerable.

But currently, the BI seems to be concentrating on Americans, maybe unfairly?

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Yes, they are getting tougher on sexpats .. good. Kids are often so vulnerable.
But currently, the BI seems to be concentrating on Americans, maybe unfairly? - @PalawOne

          If you have a data base and you check to see if any of the passport holders are on the list.  Not too much work involved.  Would be stupid not to compare.

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Yes, agreed .. and all in a very good cause.

@mugtech

It’s encouraging to see effective inter-governmental cooperation and with technology capable of so much it ought to be easy but it’s not. In the main, countries don’t hand over information on their citizens as a matter of course ruling out simple data matching so almost always an individual request is required meaning there must be a ‘red flag’ or some suspicion to begin with. The good news is significant effort is being invested into intelligence exchanges on individual identified as being high risk of offending which gives more bang for the buck than historical convictions anyway. The bullshit in the system is that, for example, the US is identifying high risk individuals to Philippines Immigration so that they can be barred from entry yet the US is happily issuing these individuals passports so they can travel 🤦‍♂️ I mean come on

@mugtech
It’s encouraging to see effective inter-governmental cooperation and with technology capable of so much it ought to be easy but it’s not. In the main, countries don’t hand over information on their citizens as a matter of course ruling out simple data matching so almost always an individual request is required meaning there must be a ‘red flag’ or some suspicion to begin with. The good news is significant effort is being invested into intelligence exchanges on individual identified as being high risk of offending which gives more bang for the buck than historical convictions anyway. The bullshit in the system is that, for example, the US is identifying high risk individuals to Philippines Immigration so that they can be barred from entry yet the US is happily issuing these individuals passports so they can travel 🤦‍♂️ I mean come on - @Brojeslov

There is all kinds of info which is not shared.  I have three DUI convictions, all more than 35 years ago, so should be barred from Canada.  In 2023 took a cruise from Baltimore to Quebec, then took another cruise from Quebec back to Baltimore.  Made other stops in Canada, was never questioned.  Ten years ago took a cruise which ended in Vancouver, stayed overnight and flue to USA the next day.  No immigration questions.  Kinda doubt if I will ever visit Australia or New Zealand, as they require such info in a visa application..

@mugtech

Australian authorities won’t care about your 35 year old DUI convictions

but currently, the BI seems to be concentrating on Americans, maybe unfairly? - @PalawOne

Nope, they are looking for nonces - The perverts' nationalities are unimportant.

See Gary Glitter. Nobody complained his almost death by firing squad was anti-British. In fact,  most people I knew were hoping he was going to get a bullet.

Frankly, in my most humble of opions, such people should be flogged in a public marketplace before casttration of both the meat and two veg.

Being refused entry to a country is getting off light.

...See Gary Glitter. Nobody complained his almost death by firing squad was anti-British. In fact, most people I knew were hoping he was going to get a bullet...     - @Fred

Very surprised that he wasn't executed here. Vietnam, to this day, proudly displays its autonomy in meting out its own justice/punishment according to its own laws.

...See Gary Glitter. Nobody complained his almost death by firing squad was anti-British. In fact, most people I knew were hoping he was going to get a bullet...  - @Fred
Very surprised that he wasn't executed here. Vietnam, to this day, proudly displays its autonomy in meting out its own justice/punishment according to its own laws. - @Aidan in HCMC

I'm not surprised - Money allows nasty little perverts to walk.

Gadd (His real name) has been convicted in 2 countries, one for child porn, the other for raping little girls.

I don't see why anyone should cry racism when the only thing that matters is putting nonces in history's dustbin.

For me? If anyone ever interfered with one of my kids it would be me in prison for obvious reasons.

I am more than happy to see an international data base on sex offenders and should have been in play donkeys years ago. Trouble is the ones flying under the radar live a trouble free life no matter country, eventually they will be caught or wind up in a box.

OMO.

Cheers, Steve.