A South Korean couple who are wanted in their country for alleged large-scale fraud have been arrested in Makati City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, April 11. BI Commissioner Joel Anthonhy Viado identified them as Choi Jeongyun and Kim Minwoo, both 41 years of age, and arrested by...
More than 40 additional immigration officers are set to be deployed to the country’s international airports this coming Holy Week, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. During the Meet Manila Press Forum on Thursday, April 10, BI Spokesperson Dana Krizia Sandoval said: " Ngayon po ang peak season....
With the approval of the courts, online court hearings are now being implemented for foreigners facing criminal cases and detained at the facilities of the Bureau of Corrections (BI). In a press briefing, BI Spokesperson Dana Krizia Sandoval said that online hearings were sought as an aftermath of...
Two persons were arrested and 14 females, four of them minors, were rescued from sex trafficking activities in Taytay, Rizal, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said. Those arrested last April 3 were identified by the NBI as Roel San Esteban and Maria Antonette Maltos who were apprehended...
Human trafficking syndicates have devised a new scheme of sending Filipinos abroad by having them pose as church missionaries, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, April 7. This was disclosed by BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado following the arrest last April 1 of a suspected female...
Two foreign "fugitives" who are wanted in their respective countries have been arrested in Angeles City in Pampanga, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, April 7. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado identified them as German national Kalus Dieter Boekhoff, 60, and South Korean national...
A total 125 Filipinos who were suspected to have been hired by scam hubs abroad were stopped from leaving the Philippines in 2024, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday, April 6. “Majority of those intercepted last year were forced by their recruiters to pretend to be working in local...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday, April 4, said it has a plan to monitor the activities of foreign vloggers in the Philippines. “Isa rin po ‘yan sa recommendation at pag-uusapan din po making sure na ang darating dito they are compliant with the conditions ng stay ng isang dayuhan (It...
A Russian vlogger has been placed in the custody of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) after his arrest by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for harassing Filipinos and making viral videos of his offensive antics in social media. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado said on Thursday, April 3, the...
A South Korean fugitive who is wanted in his country for alleged financial fraud has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, April 3. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado identified the Korean as Jung Hyunjoon, 29, who was...
Scam hubs in Myanmar have been targeting Filipino migrants in the United States (US), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, April 2. In a statement, BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado said the illegal activities were revealed by several of the 206 Filipinos who were repatriated from...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado on Monday, March 31, urged Congress to pass a law that would penalize persons who illegally depart the country particularly through the back door. “Criminalizing illegal exits would serve as a strong deterrent to traffickers and would...
