The camp of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez is demanding the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to retract what it described as “fake news” in connection with what the agency claimed as the ex-Speaker 's plan to flee the country. In a demand letter dated July 24, 2026 and sent by Solis...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) blocked an Omani national flagged by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) from entering the country at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on July 10. The BI’s Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) detected the alert nine...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is preparing the amended Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of an Executive Order covering the Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS). The APIS, established under Executive Order (EO) 122, series of 2020, is designed to modernize immigration procedures and...
DAVAO CITY – Twenty-four Chinese nationals were arrested on Monday, May 25, in a joint law enforcement operation by the Bureau of Immigration-11, with the 10th Infantry Division, for immigration violations in Barangay New Little Panay in Panabo City, Davao del Norte. The 10th Infantry Division...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is still in the Philippines amid rumors that he already left the Senate and was seen at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Bureau of Immigration spokesperson Dana Sandoval said that there is no record at this point that dela Rosa boarded any plane...
LUMBAN, Laguna – Police arrested a 46-year-old man wanted for rape in Dapitan City in this town on Saturday, May 9. The suspect was identified as Mardang. Police Col. Sandro Jay Tafalla, Laguna police director, said Mardang was arrested on a warrant issued by a court in Dapitan City dated Feb. 2,...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado on Friday, May 8, expressed alarm over cases of Filipinos who, despite previous victimization, still end up falling prey to human trafficking schemes. Viado raised the concern after immigration officers prevented two Filipinos from...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Immigration and the 10th Infantry Division arrested on Wednesday, April 22, 20 Chinese nationals for alleged illegal mining in Pantukan town in Davao de Oro and Tagum City in Davao del Norte. Major Gen. Alvin Luzon, commander of the 10th Infantry Division, said they...
A Chinese national with alleged links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for using a Philippine passport. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado identified the arrested foreigner as Ronxuan Cai who arrived from...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it expects a daily departure of 45,000 passengers in the country’s airports and seaports this Holy Week. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado said the peak day this week is today, Wednesday, April 1. “We expect some queues at the...
Four Nigerian and South Korean nationals, who were reportedly engaged in financial fraud, have been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Muntinlupa City and Angeles City. Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado identified them as Nigerian nationals lawale Olatunji Adedayo, 46, and...
Three Pakistani nationals have been arrested by agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in General Santos City for alleged violations of immigration laws. The BI identified the two of them as Arslan Ali, 30, and Suleman Ali, 28, who were arrested last March 17 by operatives of the bureau’s...
