The Filipino transgenders involved in a brawl in Thailand would not be imprisoned but would instead pay fines and be deported, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said on Thursday, March 7. DFA (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) Speaking on TeleRadyo Serbisyo interview, the...
Two South Koreans who are allegedly wanted for crimes in their country have been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). (Bureau of Immigration) Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the arrest was carried out on April 25 in Imus, Cavite by members of the bureau’s Fugitive Search...
TOKYO, Japan — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said that the timing of the deportation of Japanese fugitives from the Philippines merely coincided with his working visit here, saying Japan had requested it even before the trip was planned. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
Japan has lauded the Philippines for its "constructive response" when the latter deported on Tuesday two Japanese fugitives wanted for strings of robberies and fraud. The Japanese Embassy in Manila made the statement after its recent request to the Philippine government for the early deportation of...
The case of Japanese fugitives, including the one known as "Luffy," will not affect President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s official working visit to Japan on the second week of February Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs Neal Imperial said...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it has deported a total of 1,339 foreigners in 2022. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the unwanted foreign visitors were blacklisted and barred from returning for various violation of immigration laws. Based on the BI data, topping the list of those deported...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported 21 Chinese nationals constituting the second batch of foreigners working for the Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators (POGO). BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said this brought to 27 the number of aliens deported since the government initiated the...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, September 27 said he supports the summary deportation of around 2,000 illegal and overstaying workers employed by different Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) across the country. Ejercito said these illegal and overstaying aliens should...
CEBU CITY – A group of residents in San Remigio, Cebu staged a protest rally Sunday, July 17, calling for the deportation of their unruly American neighbor arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) last May. RESIDENTS of Barangay Punta, San Remigio, Cebu stage a protest rally outside the house...
CEBU CITY – A group of residents in San Remigio, Cebu is asking authorities to deport an American for his alleged unruly behavior. A TARPAULIN with a ‘No trespassing’ warning is hanging in a structure near the house of an American accused of harassing his neighbors in Barangay Punta, San...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) intelligence agents have arrested two rowdy and overstaying Nigerians in General Trias, Cavite last Wednesday, June 8. Bureau of Immigration BI Intelligence chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. said James Ifeanyi Ezenwali, 52, and Nneji Victor Otamba, 54, were apprehended based on...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives have arrested an overstaying Jordanian man who turned out to be infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Bureau of Immigration BI intelligence chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. said 43-year-old Al Barghouthi Tarek El Abed Darwish was arrested in Barangay San...