Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday, April 25 urged the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to provide evidence amid allegations that some of the Chinese students in the Cagayan Region are acting as spies. Escudero said it would be unfair if the accusations against these Chinese nationals...
An Australian-American fugitive wanted in the United States for various sex offenses was intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and barred entry to the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, April 24. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified...
Two Chinese nationals -- one a fugitive from justice in his country and the other an overstaying alien in the Philippines -- have been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). In a statement on Tuesday, April 23, the BI identified the fugitive as Ma Mingjie, 51, who is wanted in an $8 million...
Four Filipinas who are suspected victims of human trafficking were intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) before they could board their flight to Hong Kong last April 21. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco said: " These women were deceived into...
An immigration officer has been relieved of his post and ordered investigated after he reportedly allowed an overstaying foreigner to pass through the passenger gate at the Clark International Airport (CIA) in Pampanga last April 17. The foreigner, Indian national Jasbir Singh, was intercepted by...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday, April 21 said the Department of National Defense (DND), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and education authorities should be invited to provide more information about the reported influx of Chinese students in the province of Cagayan when the Senate...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have intercepted a Chinese national wanted in his country for alleged involvement in illegal online gambling. The departure of the Chinese national, whose name was withheld, was immediately reported by BI to...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said that the government should think one step ahead and investigate the reported increase in the number of Chinese students who have enrolled in Cagayan. "Dapat advance yung pag-iisip natin. Dapat tayo'y magdududa talaga. Dapat one step ahead tayo (We should think...
A total of 1,516 Chinese nationals had been granted student visas in Cagayan as of 2023, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, April 19. The student visas were granted to those endorsed by legitimate schools and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Immigration Commissioner Norman...
A total of 401 foreigners had been denied entry to the Philippines as of last March 31, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, April 18. Citing the reports of its Immigration Protection and Border Enforcement Section (I-PROBES), the BI said among those denied entry were 254 Vietnamese, 76...
Three Americans who have been convicted of sex offenses in the United States have been denied entry to the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, April 18. The BI identified them as Edgar Javier Manalansan, 74, Jose Ganzalez Jr., 64, and Daniel Nevarez, 46. They...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has denied entry to the Philippines of a Chinese man who has been wanted in South Korea for alleged voice phishing fraud. The BI said that Li Mingzhu, 32, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 last April 12 from Hong Kong. He was flagged...
