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2016-01-12 |
SERENO, C.J. |
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| Consequently, it is neither mandatory nor obligatory on the part of the Philippines to admit U.S. contractors into the country.[259] We emphasize that the admission of aliens into Philippine territory is "a matter of pure permission and simple tolerance which creates no obligation on the part of the government to permit them to stay."[260] Unlike U.S. personnel who are accorded entry accommodations, U.S. contractors are subject to Philippine immigration laws.[261] The latter must comply with our visa and passport regulations[262] and prove that they are not subject to exclusion under any provision of Philippine immigration laws.[263] The President may also deny them entry pursuant to his absolute and unqualified power to prohibit or prevent the admission of aliens whose presence in the country would be inimical to public interest.[264] | |||||