MANILA, Philippines — Visa processing company BLS International Services Ltd. said that the BLS Philippines Visa Application Centers (PVAC) are not part of the BLS International Group of Companies. In a statement, the company said BLS processes its visa applications in the Philippines through its own subsidiary. “For absolute clarity, BLS International Services Ltd. processes visa applications in Philippines through its 100 percent owned subsidiary, BLS Worldwide Services Inc. Philippines,” the company said. The clarification came amid recent media coverage regarding the arrest of Jagmohan Singh Tamber, the director of BLS Philippines Visa Application Centers (PVAC) in November. Tamber was arrested, following criminal complaints filed by overseas Filipino workers Mary Joy Lozada and Cristine Ocampo, who alleged that the visa centers falsely promised them jobs as domestic helpers in Hong Kong.