Despite the Philippines’ retention under the Tier 1 category on the 2021 Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report, the US State Department has issued at least 10 prioritized recommendations and among them is to investigate and convict "complicit officials" involved in the scheme. (via US State...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said that fully vaccinated passengers must present documentary proof of such upon arriving at a Philippine airport. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente stated that fully vaccinated passengers coming from the Philippines must carry their vaccination card, which should be...
The government has extended anew the travel ban on passengers coming from seven Asian and Middle Eastern countries up to July 15 as a precautionary measure against the deadly and highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Bureau of Immigration Facebook page)...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has caught another two underaged overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) bound for Saudi Arabia at the Clark International Aiport in Pampanga. (Photo from Bureau of Immigration Facebook page) The interception of the duo came after three other minor OFWs were barred by Clark...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested an American woman wanted by federal authorities in the United States (US) for defying a court order in a child custody case. (Photo from Bureau of Immigration Facebook page) Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said Cyndi Mamuad Mesina, 54, was nabbed...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at Clark International Airport (CIA) has intercepted three underaged women posing as qualified overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). (Photo by Jakub Chlouba / Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the trio, who all hailed from Cotabato in Mindanao, attempted...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has reminded passengers arriving from abroad who have been fully vaccinated in the Philippines that they are still required present a seven-day booking in a government-accredited quarantine facility upon their return. (Ali Vicoy / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) BI...
Petty scammers who victimize field officials of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have once again reared their ugly heads. (Photo from BI Facebook page) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said fraudsters pretending to be top immigration officials would call via landline their intended victims and ask them...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives have arrested three South Korean nationals who were wanted in their country for operating illegal online gambling sites. (Photo by Simon Hattinga / Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said Cho Chang Joo, 26; Beom Dawon, 26; and Hong Changwoo, 29 were nabbed...
The travel ban on passengers coming from seven Asian and Middle Eastern countries has been extended up to the end of the month, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Tuesday, June 15. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said Malacañang...
A foreigner who had been acquitted of a criminal case can still be deported for violation of Philippine immigration laws, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. (Photo from BI Facebook page) The BI applied this ruling when it ordered the deportation of a Swiss-Italian national for being an...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will continue to allow the departure of foreigners with approved immigrant and non-immigrant visas even if they have not yet been issued their alien certificate of registration identity card (ACR I-Card). (Photo from BI Facebook page) In an advisory, BI Commissioner...
