A 29-year-old fugitive Chinese national wanted in his country for credit card fraud was barred from entering the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, April 3. The bureau said in a statement the Chinese national, whose identity had been withheld in compliance with...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Tuesday, April 2, that it has hired 25 new immigration officers. "They represent the fresh face of Bagong Immigration, aligning with the national government's Bagong Pilipinas campaign,” said BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco in a statement. The...
Four Chinese nationals believed involved in the illegal acquisition of government-issued identification cards and documents have been arrested in Palawan, the Bureau of Immigrations (BI) announced on Monday, April 1. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified those arrested as Lyu Zhiyang,...
Arriving Filipino passengers who pass through the E-gates of the country’s international ports will no longer have their passports stamped with arrival stickers starting April 1, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced. The BI said, in a statement, that the move was made “to streamline...
The Bureau Immigration (BI) warned Filipinas against falling victims to a human trafficking scheme called “Bitbit” (carried) which might lead them to sex trade abroad. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco issued the warning on Sunday, March 31, after BI officers at the Ninoy Aquino...
A Filipina who was reportedly promised P500,000 in a “mail order bride” scheme has been intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and barred from boarding her flight to Guangshou, China. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) did not name the Filipina in its statement issued on...
A foreigner with "fake" Philippine visa stamped on his passport has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). In a statement on Friday, March 29, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified the foreigner as Chinese Huang Yunpeng, 33, who arrived from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last...
Four foreigners "convicted of sex offenses" in their countries have been barred from entering the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. The BI identified them as Briton Malcolm Ferderick Beaumont, 79; and Americans Ennis Cheko Montgomery, 55; Vincent Mariano Espinal, Jr., 39; and...
Two suspected illegal recruiters and their six companions have been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) before they could board their flight to the Republic of Malta. The Bureau of Immigration (BIR) withheld the names of the two female recruiters and their victims --...
Two Japanese men who are suspected members of the notorious “Luffy” criminal gang in Japan were deported on Tuesday, March 26, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced. “We will not allow our country to be used as a hiding ground for criminals and syndicates,” declared BI Commissioner...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel assigned in the country’s international ports have been barred from taking leaves this Holy Week in anticipation of the high volume of passengers. “From March 22 hanggang April 1 meron tayo prohibition na magleave from work lalong lalo’t na po sa ating mga...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno commended on Thursday, March 21, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for opening the Document Examination Laboratory of the Anti-Fraud Section at the Davao International Airport (DIA). THE Bureau of Immigration opened an...
