President Marcos is set to relieve Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco over the undetected departure of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo from the Philippines in July, Communications Secretary Cesar Chavez confirmed. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Bureau...
A South Korean national, who is wanted in his country for telecommunications fraud, has been arrested in Lapu-Lapu City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Saturday, Aug. 24. The BI identified the fugitive as Kang Hyeunok, 32, who was arrested by the bureau's fugitive search unit (BI-FSU)....
Three undocumental Chinese nationals were arrested in Pampanga while a fugitive South Korean national was intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified the three Chinese nationals as Huang Shuzhen, 23, Chen Qianfang, 46, and Huang Zaicheng,...
Four Filipino victims of human trafficking were repatriated from Myanmar and arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last June 26. Their names were not disclosed by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) which said that two of them were not paid their salaries while the other two were...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested a South Korean national wanted in Seoul for "involvement in financial fraud." Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the fugitive as 53-year-old You Hyun Tea, who was arrested in his residence at Cordova, Cebu last June 4 by operatives from...
A total of 49 alien "sex offenders" had been barred entry to the Philippines for the first four months of 2024, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Saturday, May 25. Most of those barred were from the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, it said. During the same period in 2023, a total...
A blacklisted Indian national failed to enter the Philippines last May 6 after he was intercepted by officials of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for being an undesirable alien. In a statement, the BI identified him as Kulwinder Singh who arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have intercepted a Chinese national wanted in his country for alleged involvement in illegal online gambling. The departure of the Chinese national, whose name was withheld, was immediately reported by BI to...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has denied entry to the Philippines of a Chinese man who has been wanted in South Korea for alleged voice phishing fraud. The BI said that Li Mingzhu, 32, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 last April 12 from Hong Kong. He was flagged...
Six human trafficking victims have been repatriated to the Philippines after working in cryptoscam hubs in Myanmar with little or no salary and subjected to physical and psychological abuse. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the six victims -- two males and six females and whose...
Three Filipinos, who were recruited as call center agents in Thailand but were finally transported to Myanmar and forced to work as scammers in cryptocurrency trading, have been repatriated to the Philippines. Just like previous victims of human trafficking, Immigration Commissioner Norman...
A South Korean national, who disguised himself as a Filipino by presenting a 'fake' birth certificate, was arrested by operatives of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Davao City. In a statement, the BI identified the arrested foreigner as Kim Jinkoon, 58, a fugitive from South Korea whose passport...
