"Paulit-ulit na lang" (It happens over and over again.) This was the lament of Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco as he expressed his dismay that Filipinos continue to be victims of human trafficking despite repeated warnings by the government. Tansingco reiterated his...
Two foreigners, both of whom were convicted pedophiles based on information from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), have been prevented from entering the Philippines. In a statement, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified the two foreigners as Papua New Guinea...
The use of etravel registration -- https://etravel.gov.ph . -- is absolutely free of charge, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Thus, the BI warned the public not to fall prey to scams that seek payment for the etravel registration "since the process is absolutely free of...
A Filipina’s travel abroad on the eve of Valentine's Day was stopped by immigration officers after finding fictitious data on the marriage certificate she presented together with her supposed Chinese husband who was set to travel with her. “This is very concerning, since they are able to...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has joined the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in hunding down a person who reportedly sent bomb threats through e-mail against several government offices last Feb. 12. The online threats reportedly came from a certain Takahiro Karasawa. Immigration...
A Belgian who is in the International Criminal Police Organization's (Interpol) list of suspected foreign terrorists and his lady companion were barred from entering the Philippines last Feb. 7. "For security reasons," the Bureau of Immigration (BI) did not release the name of the Belgian "who was...
Four convicted American sex offenders were barred from entering the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. on Monday, Feb. 12. “We have been turning them away one after the other, yet they keep on coming here,” lamented BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco. “But we will not relent...
Do not accept job offers abroad from illegal recruiters on social media, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) warned. The warning was reiterated by Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco as he pointed out that Filipinos continue to fall prey to the scheme. “These offers of illegal recruiters to...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has assured that it is watching closely the country’s southern international seaports against human trafficking. “Traffickers might think that there is less regulation in our southern ports, hence attempts to send out trafficking victims there,” BI Commissioner...
A fugitive South Korean wanted in his country for alleged telecommunications fraud and illegal drugs trafficking has been arrested in Marinduque, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, Feb. 9. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the foreigner as Sim Dongwoo, 43, who was...
Processing of arriving passengers in the country will soon be faster with the upgrading of the Bureau of Immigration's (BI) electonic gates (e-gates) at the airports and the procurement of more units. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the bureau is currently in the process of upgrading...
Two American registered sex offenders (RSOs) were barred from entering the Philippines through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The BI identified the two Americans as Nathan Lee Woodward and Bennison Noveda Flores who were...
