A South Korean fugitive who is wanted in his country for alleged financial fraud has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, April 3. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado identified the Korean as Jung Hyunjoon, 29, who was...
Scam hubs in Myanmar have been targeting Filipino migrants in the United States (US), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, April 2. In a statement, BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado said the illegal activities were revealed by several of the 206 Filipinos who were repatriated from...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado on Monday, March 31, urged Congress to pass a law that would penalize persons who illegally depart the country particularly through the back door. “Criminalizing illegal exits would serve as a strong deterrent to traffickers and would...
A syndicate is believed to be behind the fabrication of Philippine citizenship of foreigners illegally working or running businesses in Mindanao,the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, March 27. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado pointed this out after operatives of the bureau arrested...
Seven Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have been relieved of their posts due to an ongoing investigation on their alleged involvement in human trafficking activities. “The relieved personnel, assigned at the NAIA Terminals 1 and 3, are...
Direct flights to their home countries are now required by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in the deportation of foreigners who worked for the now banned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). The new policy was adopted due to reports that certain deportees from the Philippines were able to...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has hired 30 new officers who will be deployed to the country’s airports. The new officers graduated last March 21 after undergoing training for Border Control Officers’ Module (BCOM) I. “Through rigorous training, they have developed the expertise needed to...
An American fugitive who is believed to have ties with the Sinaloa drug cartel and wanted in the United States (US) for alleged drug trafficking has been arrested in Albay by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). American Henry Watkins, 51, was arrested in Polangui, Albay by operates of the BI's Fugitive...
Five Chinese workers of the now banned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) have been arrested at the Zamboanga International Airport (ZIA) in Zamboanga City. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified those arrested as Ying Guanzhen, 31; Yang Jinlong, 29; Liu Xin, 28; Shen Kan, 36; and Luo...
An American who mauled a man inside a Makati City hotel has been arrested and now faces deportation, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, March 21. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado identified the American as Evan Ronald Berlin, 31, who was arrested by operatives of the bureau's Fugitive...
A Japanese "fugitive" who is suspected to be a member of the notorious “Luffy” crime group reportedly based in Japan has been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Pampanga. In its statement on Friday, March 21, the BI identified the "fugitive" as Odaira Kai, 31, who was arrested by...
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque likely left the Philippines using the same route that dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo used, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said. Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (MB file photo) The BI chief pointed...
