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...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday, March 27, vowed to pursue all legal remedies on the issue of “multiple identities” against Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. (FNI) chairman Joseph Sy. “We will exhaust all legal remedies available to hold accountable those who attempt to deceive...
Four Chinese nationals, one of them a ‘fugitive” in his country, have been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Makati City. Those arrested, who reportedly failed to present valid passports or immigration documents, were identified by the BI as Zhang Jinglong, Zhang Pengguang, Feng...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday, March 26, assured that it will watch closely the country’s international airports and seaports against human trafficking activities that may take advantage of the influx of passengers this Holy Week. “We’re expecting that,” said BI Deputy...
Senator Risa Hontiveros, on Monday, March 9, questioned the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) over what she described as a “mysterious delay” in endorsing to the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) the cancellation of businessman Joseph Sy’s birth certificate despite earlier findings of...
CEBU CITY – A Chinese national was arrested in Panglao, Bohol for allegedly violating Philippine immigration laws. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday, Feb. 17, nabbed Jing Jin Guo of for misrepresentation under Section 37(a)(9) in relation to Section 45(f) of the Philippine Immigration Act...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two Chinese nationals were arrested during operations last Monday, Jan. 19, in the Zamboanga Peninsula by the Bureau of Immigration and the military for allegedly violating Philippine immigration laws. Lieben Chen, alias Peter Chen, was arrested in Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur...
A proposed measure in the Senate seeks to mandate the reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by Filipino passengers who were deferred or denied boarding due to unjustified and prolonged pre-departure procedures of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Senator Raffy Tulfo, who chairs the Senate...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has sounded the alarm over what she calls a “deep and dangerous foreign interference” in the Philippines, citing new evidence on the fake citizenship of businessman Joseph Sy. In a privilege speech, Hontiveros revealed that Sy’s son, Johnson Cai Chen (also known as...
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Immigration arrested two Chinese nationals for illegally operating a restaurant at world-famous Boracay Island. The BI identified them as 34-year-old Zhang Ke and 40-year-old Li Jun. The restaurant reportedly owned by Zhang is found on the Station 2 beachfront of the...
Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI) is urging the release of its embattled chairman, Joseph Sy, who continues to be detained in the Bureau of Immigration (BI) facility in Bicutan, Taguig City. In a stock exchange filing on Tuesday, Sept. 9, FNI reported that the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of...
A bomb threat rocked the De La Salle University Laguna in Binan City on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Police said the bomb threat was reported at around 3:30 p.m. The Laguna police provincial explosive ordinance and disposal and canine unit was deployed and found no explosives inside or around the school. ...
