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...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday, April 14, vowed to speed up the deportation of foreign workers of the now banned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). The expeditious deportation was assured by BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado after 84 Chinese POGO workers were sent back to...
Around 50,000 travelers are expected daily at the country’s international airports this Holy Week, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, April 14. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado assured the public that the bureau is prepared in dealing with the influx of passengers. "We have...
Forty-two Chinese nationals who were arrested last April 9 in Alabat, Quezon will be deported, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, April 11. “These individuals have no legal right to work or even remain in the Philippines,” BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado said in a...
A South Korean couple who are wanted in their country for alleged large-scale fraud have been arrested in Makati City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, April 11. BI Commissioner Joel Anthonhy Viado identified them as Choi Jeongyun and Kim Minwoo, both 41 years of age, and arrested by...
More than 40 additional immigration officers are set to be deployed to the country’s international airports this coming Holy Week, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. During the Meet Manila Press Forum on Thursday, April 10, BI Spokesperson Dana Krizia Sandoval said: " Ngayon po ang peak season....
With the approval of the courts, online court hearings are now being implemented for foreigners facing criminal cases and detained at the facilities of the Bureau of Corrections (BI). In a press briefing, BI Spokesperson Dana Krizia Sandoval said that online hearings were sought as an aftermath of...
Two persons were arrested and 14 females, four of them minors, were rescued from sex trafficking activities in Taytay, Rizal, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said. Those arrested last April 3 were identified by the NBI as Roel San Esteban and Maria Antonette Maltos who were apprehended...
