Employees of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) can expect their salaries and benefits to remain intact and untouched even if the government allows the reimbursement of thousands of offloaded passengers. Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero made this assurance even with the inclusion of a provision in the...
A fugitive French pedophile who is wanted in his country for sex offenses committed against children has been arrested in Makati City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday, Dec. 17. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the arrested French national as Theddy Douglas Tissier, 42....
A total of 180 Chinese nationals were deported on Thursday, Dec. 14, following the raid last October of an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) facility which was found engaged in online scams and prostitution in Pasay City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. “We will not tolerate...
A Filipina who posed as a tourist with "fake travel documents" was stopped from boarding her flight to Hong Kong last Dec. 9 by immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Her name was withheld by the BI which said that she was turned over to the Inter-Agency Council...
An American "pedophile" wanted in his country on charges of sexually abusing children has been arrested at the Clark International Airport (CIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, Dec. 14. Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the American as Daniel Griswold, 42, who was...
Three Filipinos posing as co-workers travelling abroad on a holiday trip were prevented from leaving the country after being found to be human trafficking victims, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, Dec. 13. “Our agency remains steadfast in ensuring the safety and well-being of...
The Philippine government is seeking to forge agreements with several countries in sharing information about foreign fugitives, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, Dec. 11. “Hopefully sa first quarter next year meron na tayong MOA with these countries (Hopefully we will be able...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco on Sunday, Dec. 10, lamented why Filipinos still continue to become victims of human trafficking, and end up working as victims of "love scammers" abroad despite the government's repeated warnings. “We have warned about this...
A Briton who had been convicted in his country of sex offenses in 2009 had been arrested in Rizal province and has been set for deportation, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, Dec. 7. The BI identified the foreigner as Peter Joseph Wheeler, 44, who was arrested last Dec. 2 in...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday, December 3 said he is confident that the bicameral conference committee tackling the proposed 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) will accede to the provision inserted by the Senate that would allow Filipino passengers to reimburse their...
Two convicted American sex offenders were denied entry to the Philippines last Dec. 1 when they arrived separately at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) and at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). In a statement, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified the two "undesirable...
A total of 459 foreigners who were found to have obtained from "fake" companies their documents for visa applications will be blacklisted, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, Dec. 1. “The Philippine visa applications of these foreign nationals were processed using the services of...
