Panayam kay Bureau of Immigration deputy spokesperson Melvin Mabulac ukol sa pangha-harass...

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Panayam kay Bureau of Immigration deputy spokesperson Melvin Mabulac ukol sa pangha-harass ng dayuhang vlogger na si Vitaly Zdorovetskiy at sa kilos ng pamahalaan laban dito  For more news, visit:  ►https://www.ptvnews.ph/  Subscribe to our DailyMotion Channel: ►http://www.dailymotion.com/peoples-television-incorporated  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ►http://www.youtube.com/ptvphilippines  Like our Facebook pages: ►PTV: http://facebook.com/PTVph  ►Rise and Shine Pilipinas: https://www.facebook.com/riseandshinepilipinas  Follow us on Twitter:  ►http://twitter.com/PTVph  Follow us on Instagram: ►https://www.instagram.com/ptvph  Watch our livestream on:  ►http://ptvnews.ph/livestream/ ►https://www.dailymotion.com/PTVPhilippines  Watch our News Programs, every Mondays to Fridays  Rise and Shine Pilipinas - 6:00 - 7:00 am | 7:30 - 8:00 am Balitang Pambansa - 7:00 - 7:30 am | 12:00 - 12:30 pm | 6:00 - 6:30pm | 9:30 - 10:00 pm PTV Sports - 8:00 - 9:00 am Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon - 12:30 - 1:00 pm Sentro Balita - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ulat Bayan - 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm PTV News Tonight -  10:00 pm - 10:30 pm  Saturday & Sunday: ►Sentro Balita Weekend - 1:30 - 2:00 pm ►Ulat Bayan Weekend - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

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00:00The Russian-American vlogger Vitaly Zoderevetsky is still being harassed and bullied.

00:06For some Filipinos, one of the first to be arrested is the Bureau of Immigration.

00:11To give us an update on this, we will interview the Deputy Spokesperson of the Bureau of Immigration, Melvin Mabulak.

00:19Sir Melvin, good afternoon and welcome to the new Philippines.

00:24Good afternoon to you too, Ms. Joey.

00:31Sir, how did the Bureau of Immigration process the arrest of Vitaly Zoderevetsky?

00:39Yes, if you will look at it, he became part of social media as early as the first day he appeared on social media.

00:48Our commissioner, Viado, immediately issued a mission order and it's good that there is a blaster in the PNP and there was coordination between the PNP and the Bureau of Immigration.

01:01This was given to the custody of the Bureau of Immigration.

01:06This is with us, in our detention center. Yesterday, there was an inquest and it remained online.

01:12He will face deportation proceeding. He will face a case.

01:18But at the same time, on the part of the PNP, if he has accountability in the court, he will be held accountable.

01:27They are going to proceed as well. It will continue.

01:31But we have to understand that we have to proceed as well on the part of the Bureau of Immigration on deportation.

01:38But if ever there is a deportation order, then the deportation order will wait until there is a resolution on the case that will be faced by our PNP.

01:53Yes. So sir, it's clear that the process needs to be finished first before he can be deported.

02:03But what is our timeline? If ever there is no other case, when will he be expected to be deported?

02:12This is fast because his violation is very clear, his undesirability.

02:19If he has a travel document, a passport, and a ticket, the deportation order will be issued immediately.

02:29Even within this month, he can be deported. But we have to understand, we have to secure clearances from the NBI, from the PNP, if it's good to implement the order.

02:42Sir, based on your record, do you know how long this vlogger has been here in the Philippines?

02:51Yes, we saw that he will arrive on March. This year, this is the first time we saw his record here.

02:57He arrived in March of 2025. Supposedly, this April, he should be able to leave because the number of days of admissibility,

03:09the stay of a tourist, if he is allowed to stay here, he has 30 days to stay.

03:16They can extend it, but considering that he is already here in the Philippines, this is his first time here since early March,

03:24we saw that he has already done something. That is a violation of the condition of the stay of a tourist.

03:32Sir, the cameraman who was with this vlogger is a Filipino.

03:37Can you recommend to the PNP what can be done to this Filipino to accompany him?

03:49Although in your case, it's just immigration, deportation will be the consequence of his action.

03:55How about the Filipinos who are with him?

03:58Basically, we are with the PNP. I believe they are the best to file a case against the Filipinos,

04:10considering, as you said, immigration is jurisdictional. Immigration is our concern, the deportation that is here in our country.

04:18Sir, you were cut off. It's a pity, right? I would like to ask if there will be a coordination between the BI and other agencies

04:37to monitor the other foreign vloggers who are here.

04:40I have been watching and I am just guessing the views.

04:44What they are doing is good, they are giving money, they are helping the Filipinos,

04:48but if this happens, will they also monitor the other foreign vloggers?

04:53Actually, based on what I read, Zdorovetsky has already filed a case in Egypt and America.

05:00What he did in Egypt is he climbed up one of the pyramids.

05:05So, as far as I understand, he was also detained or he was jailed.

05:10So, he already has a reputation.

05:13So, your question should be good if we have a chance.

05:18Sir is on the line again.

05:20Sir, welcome back.

05:22Sir, my question is if you will have a monitoring or coordination with other agencies

05:27to monitor other foreign vloggers because of what happened.

05:33Yes, that's a good thing that we saw because the Philippines is also a favorite destination for foreign vloggers.

05:42We have to ensure that if they come here, they should also be respectful and they have to follow the law of our country.

05:51That's also one of the recommendations that I have discussed.

05:55Making sure that if they come here, they are compliant with the condition of the state of a foreign vlogger.

06:02If they are vlogging, they should also be respectful to our culture and follow our law.

06:09Sir, I have a curious question.

06:11When they come here to our airports, I am asking what is the purpose of their visit.

06:18Can I ask if they will vlog here aside from saying that they will be tourists?

06:24But can I ask that to a foreigner if they will vlog here?

06:30Yes, you can.

06:32Because the first thing you are asking is the purpose of entry, purpose of travel.

06:36You can ask that considering the incident that happened.

06:41But we have to understand, this is a very isolated case.

06:44For the many foreign nationals who vlog here, I think this is the first time we have a problem like this.

06:52But that would be good as well for our officers, our primary inspectors.

06:57That is included, they should establish what is the purpose of their visit to our country.

07:03Because the immigration officer needs to weigh that.

07:06If they said that they will vlog and showcase our tourist destinations, that's good.

07:12But like what Sir said, this is an isolated case that has broken the pride of our countrymen.

07:22Sir, in other talks, the Bureau of Immigration has news about new ways of targeting Filipino immigrants in America.

07:33What is the detail of this?

07:35Yes, we saw that there was a repatriation in the country that we got.

07:42They are now targeting our countrymen, especially those who are in America.

07:47They are subject to scamming.

07:51We know that it is scary because the recruitment or scamming is online and it is very fast.

08:00That is what we want to warn our countrymen, especially our relatives who are in America,

08:09in other countries, that they are the target.

08:12We should be aware if there is a demand for information, if there are investments that want to happen,

08:20we should be aware because this is what the scam is doing now.

08:25We also learned about that because of the repatriation of Filipinos from Myanmar.

08:35Sir, we also asked for an update on the deportation of former POGO workers.

08:40When will they be allowed to go home?

08:45Yes, we are the directives of the deportation.

08:48We should deport them immediately and their flight should be a direct flight if it is available.

08:56To avoid what happened, where they are attempting to escape if there is a connecting.

09:03As soon as we have a ticket, we have a clearance, we have a travel document,

09:11and they have no answer from the cases in our local cases, we will deport them immediately.

09:18Basically, our POGO workers are included here.

09:24Almost every week, there are batches that we are deporting.

09:32Just recently, we deported the Indonesians.

09:35Once we complete the document, we will implement it in the deportation order.

09:42Sir, if you have a figure, how many more are waiting to be deported to our detention centers?

09:53Actually, I don't have the figure.

09:56But basically, most of them are in physical custody in our POGO and our legal custody is in immigration.

10:05That's why we are counting the number, almost the very day that they are being deported.

10:13Because we are counting, there are instances that are in the airport,

10:18only to find out that some of them have health issues, they are not able to ride,

10:24or there are some in Dero that need to stay and be deported.

10:29But basically, our custody is mostly in PAO.

10:36But we are in coordination there.

10:39That's an issue.

10:40We mentioned it when we interviewed Commissioner Viado.

10:43The layover, the one that is prohibited or should not be allowed,

10:48for example, if they are already being deported,

10:50and then suddenly there is a layover because there is a chance that they can still escape.

10:54So there should be a direct flight to their country.

10:58This is what I am asking, sir.

11:00For deportation, how many more?

11:03This is not just in POGO.

11:04The people who are here, and there are also those who do not want to leave the Philippines.

11:09They prefer to stay here.

11:12There are also instances that can be seen, especially when there is a family,

11:16a wife, that they have children here.

11:19And others, there are even those who are self-inflicting.

11:23They would file a case against themselves.

11:27It's like they were forced.

11:28Because they would hope not to be deported, but stay in the Philippines.

11:33I don't know what's the reason, but we have to understand,

11:36if you go back to their country of nationality,

11:39the penalty for them is very stiff.

11:42It's like they are afraid.

11:44But we have to understand that we have children.

11:47If there is a need to, if there is a basis to deport,

11:50regardless if they want to or not, we have to implement the order

11:54because we have to understand our mandate is to ensure the integrity of our sovereignty.

12:00And we have to understand that you are a threat to public health,

12:05public morals, and public safety.

12:08And if there is a deportation order, then you have to leave the country.

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