MANILA — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has announced the upcoming deportation of an Australian citizen following allegations of abuse, and a Chinese national who is a wanted fugitive in his home country.
According to Philippines News Agency, the Australian, Peter David Maxwell, 66, was apprehended on October 25 in Morong, Bataan, by the BI’s intelligence division and fugitive search unit, due to allegations of physical abuse by his Filipina partner and her child. Maxwell, who had reportedly been a source of disturbances in his community and engaged in threatening behavior, had his tourist visa expire in 2018 and currently holds an invalid passport, rendering him undocumented and subject to deportation.
The Commissioner emphasized the BI’s stance on protecting Filipino citizens, asserting that foreigners found harming them would be expelled. Furthermore, on November 2, in Cebu province, the BI detained Chinese national Xiao Peng, 51, on charges of illegal manufacturing and distribution of machines used to produce cigarettes. Xiao was apprehended at his residence in Costa del Sol Subdivision, Barangay Suba-Basbas, Lapu-Lapu City. The Chinese government had requested Xiao’s arrest, with a warrant issued for him in Jiangle County, Western Fujian province.
Both cases reflect the BI's vigilance and commitment to enforcing immigration laws and protecting the public from foreign nationals engaged in unlawful activities within the Philippines.