Filipino to be punished for entering Brunei without passport
MANILA, Philippines - A 25-year-old Filipino man will be fined $500 (more than P24,000) or be jailed for one month after he pleaded guilty to failing to show his passport upon entering Brunei, the Bandar Seri Begawan Magistrate Court has said.
According to the Borneo Bulletin, defendant Rolly Robles Ambal failed to show his passport to the Kula Lurah Immigration Control Post when he entered the Brunei on January 3 from Sarawak, Malaysia.
Under Brunei laws, entering without a passport is considered an offense under section 3 (1) of the Passports Act, Chapter 146 and is punishable under section 12 (2) of the same act that institutes a fine of $5,000 or more than P240,000 and imprisonment of three years. - Kimberly Jane T. Tan, GMANews.TV
According to the Borneo Bulletin, defendant Rolly Robles Ambal failed to show his passport to the Kula Lurah Immigration Control Post when he entered the Brunei on January 3 from Sarawak, Malaysia.
Under Brunei laws, entering without a passport is considered an offense under section 3 (1) of the Passports Act, Chapter 146 and is punishable under section 12 (2) of the same act that institutes a fine of $5,000 or more than P240,000 and imprisonment of three years. - Kimberly Jane T. Tan, GMANews.TV
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