Due to "fake travel documents," a Chinese national was barred from entering the Philippines last May 17, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Tuesday, May 21. The BI identified the foreigner as Wang Weigiang, 32, who arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from...
The arrival last Saturday, May 18, of eight Filipinos repatriated from Thailand prompted Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco to warn anew against accepting job offers abroad from persons or entities not registered with the government. “Do not agree to illegal job offers. Do not put...
A 34-year-old South Korean national was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) where he was caught escorting five Filipinos who were suspected to be human trafficking victims, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, May 20. The South Korean and the five Filipino were...
A foreigner wanted in South Korea for alleged telecommunications fraud has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) before he could board his flight to Japan last May 7, the Bureau of Immigration BI) said on Thursday, May 16. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco...
Due the overcrowding, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) is set to renovate its only detention facility for foreigners in Taguig City. BI Spokesperson Dana Krizia Sandoval said the facility inside Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City was built to accommodate a little over 100 detainees only but it is...
Five foreigners allegedly engaged in performing abortions and illegal cosmetic enhancements were arrested in a wellness center in Pasay City last May 13, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, May 15. “Their activities are dangerous and pose as threats to public safety,” BI...
Two foreigners, a Chinese and a Singaporean, were intercepted and arrested by immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and at the Clark International Airport (CIA) last May 9, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, May 15. In a statement, the BI identified...
A total of 165 of the 167 Chinese nationals arrested during a raid of a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in Bamban, Tarlac last March had been deported, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. Those deported left the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 last Tuesday, May 14,...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Ranking solons are calling on authorities to tighten the rules and regulations pertaining to the entry...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has asked the Inter-Agency Committee on Foreign Students (IACFS), led by the Commission on Higher Education CHED), to include in its meetings issues involving national security concerns on foreign students in the Philippines. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco...
A blacklisted Indian national failed to enter the Philippines last May 6 after he was intercepted by officials of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for being an undesirable alien. In a statement, the BI identified him as Kulwinder Singh who arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)...
A Japanese fugitive who is wanted for abduction and rape in his country was arrested in Paranaque City last May 6, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, May 10. He was identified by the BI as Sugihara Hirotaka, 38, who was arrested by agents of the bureau's Fugitive Search Unit (BI-FSU)....
