INQUIRER.net: PH bars 32 Mecca-bound Indonesians

INQUIRER.net Philippine News for Filipinos

PH bars 32 Mecca-bound Indonesians Jul 11th 2013, 23:12  MANILA, Philippines—Thirty-two Indonesians who were supposed to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca using Philippine passports were barred from entering the country by the Bureau of Immigration (BI).   The BI said its personnel in Tawi-Tawi has uncovered a scheme by a Mindanao-based syndicate which provides Muslims with Philippine passports so they can avail of the quota for the Hajj allotted to the country by the Saudi Arabian government.   The scheme was apparently devised by a syndicate who wants to profit from foreign Muslims who could not make it to the pilgrimage because the quota allotted to their country has already been filled up.   The Indonesians r... Keep on reading: PH bars 32 Mecca-bound Indonesians Media files: tawi-tawi-map.jpg (image/jpeg)

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