A syndicate is believed to be behind the fabrication of Philippine citizenship of foreigners illegally working or running businesses in Mindanao,the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, March 27. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado pointed this out after operatives of the bureau arrested...
Seven Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have been relieved of their posts due to an ongoing investigation on their alleged involvement in human trafficking activities. “The relieved personnel, assigned at the NAIA Terminals 1 and 3, are...
Direct flights to their home countries are now required by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in the deportation of foreigners who worked for the now banned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). The new policy was adopted due to reports that certain deportees from the Philippines were able to...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has hired 30 new officers who will be deployed to the country’s airports. The new officers graduated last March 21 after undergoing training for Border Control Officers’ Module (BCOM) I. “Through rigorous training, they have developed the expertise needed to...
An American fugitive who is believed to have ties with the Sinaloa drug cartel and wanted in the United States (US) for alleged drug trafficking has been arrested in Albay by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). American Henry Watkins, 51, was arrested in Polangui, Albay by operates of the BI's Fugitive...
Five Chinese workers of the now banned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) have been arrested at the Zamboanga International Airport (ZIA) in Zamboanga City. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified those arrested as Ying Guanzhen, 31; Yang Jinlong, 29; Liu Xin, 28; Shen Kan, 36; and Luo...
An American who mauled a man inside a Makati City hotel has been arrested and now faces deportation, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, March 21. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado identified the American as Evan Ronald Berlin, 31, who was arrested by operatives of the bureau's Fugitive...
A Japanese "fugitive" who is suspected to be a member of the notorious “Luffy” crime group reportedly based in Japan has been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Pampanga. In its statement on Friday, March 21, the BI identified the "fugitive" as Odaira Kai, 31, who was arrested by...
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque likely left the Philippines using the same route that dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo used, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said. Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (MB file photo) The BI chief pointed...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) urged lawmakers to address the “sue me” scheme being used by arrested foreign "fugitives" to stop their immediate deportation. In several cases, arrested foreign "fugitives" could not be deported immediately because of pending criminal cases either in the...
Two foreigners who are wanted in their countries for alleged criminal offenses have been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). In a statement issued on Sunday, March 16, the BI identified them as Jordanian national Hussam Aldeen Mohd Kamiel Ghanem, 56, and Chinese national Peng Quanbin, 28....
Forty-nine foreigners were arrested Friday night, March 14, in a commercial building in Pasay City where they were operating online hubs similar to the now banned Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs). Agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)...
