BI deports two remaining Japanese fugitives as PBBM leaves for Tokyo

By Vito Barcelo

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported the two remaining Japanese fugitives who were implicated in the controversial ‘Luffy’ case in Japan.

Meanwhile, President Ferdinand Marcos

Jr. clarified that the deportation of the four Japanese nationals tagged in the “Luffy” heists has already been processed prior to his scheduled visit to Japan

Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said Tomonobu Saito, 45, and Yuki Watanabe, 38, were deported Wednesday evening aboard a Japan Airlines flight to Tokyo. Tomonobu and Yuki were two of the four fugitives suspected by Japanese authorities to be members of a gang that committed a string of violent crimes in Tokyo. in a statement.

Earlier, the BI deported Fujita Toshiya and Imamura Kiyoto who were linked to telephone fraud cases in Japan.

Tomonobu, also known as Kojima Tomonobu, and Yuki, who used the aliases Kenjie Watanabe and Kenjie Shimada, were both arrested on April 19, 2021 in a hotel in Paranaque by a combined team from the BI’s intelligence Division and the National Bureau of Investigation.

Tomonobu was wanted in Japan, with a standing arrest warrant for theft. On the other hand, Yuki reportedly has an arrest warrant for counterfeiting and theft.

According to the Tingog, HB 7077 will establish the legal framework and mechanism for the administration and management of the SAGZ, while at the same time, assist in the preservation of natural resources and biodiversity.

“The creation of SAGZ will create a flow of both foreign and local investors that in turn will generate em-

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ployment opportunities, as well as establish linkages among industries and around agricultural growth zones,” the party-list group said.

Romualdez and Acidre clarified however, that House Bill 7077 is not a panacea to the pervading problems in the agricultural sector.

“Rather, it is the primary step toward the right direction that is beneficial to our farmers and the agricultural industry as a whole,” they said.

“The measure is seen to establish financial and industrial cooperation between the Philippines and industrialized countries through technology-intensive industries. It will modernize the country’s agricultural sector and make sustainable agriculture technology accessible,” they added.