At least 137 foreign registered sex offenders (RSOs) were barred from entering the Philippines in 2024, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Saturday, Feb. 8. "The Philippines will not be a safe haven for sex offenders," said BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado. "Our immigration laws...
(Unsplash) A lady solon has expressed concern that X (formerly Twitter) could become a venue for sex-peddling as well as a haven for sex predators due to the platform's tolerance of sexual or adult content. "This new policy of X is a clear and...
A total of 49 alien "sex offenders" had been barred entry to the Philippines for the first four months of 2024, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Saturday, May 25. Most of those barred were from the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, it said. During the same period in 2023, a total...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has blocked the entry of two registered sex offenders (RSOs) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) due to concerns about their impact on public morals. *(Photo courtesy of Bureau of Immigration) * BI Commissioner Norman Tansinco said Donell English and...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested an alleged American pedophile wanted by authorities in Wisconsin for sexually molesting a child nearly two decades ago. Bureau of Immigration Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the fugitive as Francisco Gomez, 62, who was arrested in...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a measure seeking to make all information about sex offenders in the Philippines available to the public. In filing Senate Bill No. 1291 or the proposed “National Sex Offender Registry Act,” Estrada said it is necessary for the government to establish a...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested a French national who is wanted in his country for the sexual abuse of minors. Operatives from the BI’s fugitive search unit identified the wanted sex offender as Pascal Didier Gillot, 53. He was nabbed along A. Masangkay Street in San Roque,...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported a Bahraini national convicted of rape and sex crimes in his country. (Photo by Charles Deluvio/ Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said 44-year-old Waleed Abdulla Hamad Alsendi boarded a Gulf Air flight back to his country last Friday and was...
