Tahuna Port Officially Becomes An Inspection Point For Indonesian-Philippine Border Immigration

Illustration. Galala ferry port in Sofifi, North Maluku (Malut). (Ataranews)

SULUT - Nusantara Tahuna Port in Sangihe Islands Regency, North Sulawesi Province (Sulut), has been designated as a Immigration Checkpoint (TPI) in Indonesia and the Philippines border areas

"Tahuna Port in Sangihe Regency, which is a border area, is seen as an important entrance and exit in northern Indonesia," said Head of the Immigration Division (Kadivim) of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights North Sulawesi, Friece Sumolang when contacted by telephone, Friday, May 5, confiscated by Antara.

He added that the TPI TPI TPI Class II Immigration Office was also strategically located because it was directly adjacent to a neighboring country in the Philippines.

"This is also a form of immigration supervision in border areas," he said.

In its implementation, he said, his party always cooperates with relevant agencies, ministries and institutions, in the Foreigner Monitoring Team which has been formed by the Tahuna Class II Immigration Office.

Sumolang said the Immigration Office Class II A Tahuna, oversees two Cross-Border Posts, located in Miangas, Talaud Islands Regency and Marore, Talaud Islands Regency, where in the two places there is an Immigration Post.

"In its implementation, the Tahuna Immigration Office also continues to cooperate with the Philippine Immigration. Then in Marore and Miangas there is also the Republic of Philipina (RP) Team, which always cooperates," he added.

For example, some time ago, there was a Filipino bubble that was damaged and stranded in Marere.

"At that time, Tahuna Immigration collaborated with the RP Team to repatriate them back to the Philippines," said Sumolang.