The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Friday, April 25, that it would investigate possible violations committed by personnel of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) during an operation in Pasig City involving a Chinese...
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has been cleared by the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office of the cyber libel complaint filed by former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday, April 23. “It is confirmed that the complaint against Harry Roque...
A Japanese man suspected to be a member of the notorious “Luffy” gang was arrested last April 22 in Las Pinas City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. In a statement, B I Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado identified the arrested foreigner as Takuya Hoshino, 23. “Like his colleagues in the...
A Chinese national wanted in his country for alleged illegal gambling has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, April 23. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado identified him as Anrui Wang, 34, who was intercepted last...
Almost one million passenger departures and arrivals were recorded by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) last Holy Week. “Throughout the Holy Week, the BI recorded a total of 371,092 arrivals and 432,763 departures across the country’s international airports,” the BI said in a statement on...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) beefed up its border security and counter terrorism efforts by partnering with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) in a three-day visit to Luxembourg’s Passenger Information Unit (PIU). Five personnel of the BI's Advance...
A South Korean fugitive wanted in his country for allegedly leading a voice phishing syndicate has been apprehended by operatives of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Pampanga. The BI identified him as 36-year-old Choi Hojun who was arrested last April 14 at his residence in Barangay Sto. Domingo,...
DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac (File photo) The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) guaranteed legal assistance to eight Filipino seafarers detained in Malaysia for alleged violation of Malaysian immigration laws and regulations. In a statement on Black Friday, April 18, DMW Secretary Hans Leo...
A Chinese fugitive who is wanted in his country for illegal drugs trafficking charges has been arrested in Paranaque City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, April 16. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado identified the fugitive as Ouyang Shixing, 40, who was arrested by...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel assigned at the country's airports were not allowed to take leaves of absence this Holy Week due to the expected influx of travellers. BI Deputy Spokesperson Melvin Mabulac also said during an interview on PTV’s Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon on Tuesday, April 15,...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday, April 15, urged the public to report suspicious activities of foreign nationals who may be involved in scam operations. “We call on the public to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activities involving illegal aliens,” said BI Commissioner...
Two convicted American sex offenders have been barred from entering the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, April 14. The BI identified the two Americans as Jeremy Paul Beazer, 45, and Michael Antonio Rios, 54, who were intercepted at the Clark International Airport (CIA) on...
