EUROPEAN Union (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen on Thursday said there is no plan to file a diplomatic protest against Manila in connection with the Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) refusal to allow an official of the Party of European Socialists (PES) to enter the country.

Jessen said they were aware of the incident involving Giacomo Filibeck, deputy secretary-general of the PES, who was denied entry at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport for allegedly violating tourism laws.

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