Two Filipinas and their "fake" Chinese husbands were intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) before they could board their flight to Xiamen, China last April 23, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, April 25. The BI said the two women, whose names were withheld,...
Two South Korean fugitives wanted in their country for fraud have been arrested in Angeles City in Pampanga, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, April 25. Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified them as Choi Suang Hwan and Kang Seunghoon who were arrested last April 24 during separate...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go is pushing anew for the modernization of the Bureau of Immigration (BI), citing the need to adjust the compensation of its workers to curb the challenges of corruption in the bureaucracy. "Importante po ito, karagdagang personnel at ngayon po ay dapat ma-modernize...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep LRay Villafuerte is looking forward to the enactment of House Bill (HB) No.8203, or the long-sought Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act. The bill, which the House of...
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco has urged the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to provide the agency with more space at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to alleviate inconveniences that are regularly faced by travelers. Tansingco's request comes in response to reports...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has underscored the significance of the House of Representatives' passage of two more Marcos administration priority bills before the sine die adjournment of the first regular session. These...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading late Monday afternoon, May 29 the proposed Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act in unanimous fashion. Embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8203, it was also the second of...
(PNA) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan has expressed high hopes for the proposed Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act, which has recently moved forward in the House of Representatives. “We are counting on the full automation and digitization of the BI’s...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, April 28 welcomed the Manila International Airport Authority’s (MIAA) decision to extend the retention period of close-circuit television (CCTV) footage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to 90 days from the current 30 days. “It’s about...
Through House Bill (HB) 1069, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act, the government will receive an influx of revenue which can be used to fund ayuda (financial aid) programs amid the rising prices of fuel and basic goods, says 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan. Seal of the Bureau of...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente expressed his gratitude to the House of Representatives for including the proposed Bureau of Immigration Modernization Act as one of the top priorities for its 3rd and final regular session. In a statement, Morente said the inclusion of the BI...
