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...
Human trafficking syndicates have devised a new scheme of sending Filipinos abroad by having them pose as church missionaries, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, April 7. This was disclosed by BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado following the arrest last April 1 of a suspected female...
Two foreign "fugitives" who are wanted in their respective countries have been arrested in Angeles City in Pampanga, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, April 7. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado identified them as German national Kalus Dieter Boekhoff, 60, and South Korean national...
A total 125 Filipinos who were suspected to have been hired by scam hubs abroad were stopped from leaving the Philippines in 2024, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday, April 6. “Majority of those intercepted last year were forced by their recruiters to pretend to be working in local...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday, April 4, said it has a plan to monitor the activities of foreign vloggers in the Philippines. “Isa rin po ‘yan sa recommendation at pag-uusapan din po making sure na ang darating dito they are compliant with the conditions ng stay ng isang dayuhan (It...
A Russian vlogger has been placed in the custody of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) after his arrest by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for harassing Filipinos and making viral videos of his offensive antics in social media. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado said on Thursday, April 3, the...
