Some senators on Friday, January 3, welcomed the government's plan to cancel all birth certificates illegally acquired by foreigners in the country. Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Joel Villanueva lauded the move of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) which made the promise following...
A total of 11,254 foreigners who worked for the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and have not left the country as of the Dec. 31 deadline will be arrested and deported, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, Jan. 3. “I have ordered our intelligence division to initiate the...
A Filipina who presented a fake Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) was prevented from boarding her flight to Hong Kong, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said the 27-year-old woman, whose identity has been withheld, was intercepted at the Ninoy...
Over 29 million international travellers were recorded by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in 2024. Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said the BI recorded a total of 14,540,533 arrivals -- 7,922,052 Filipinos and 6,618,481 foreigners. There were 15,050,136 departures which included...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday, Dec. 27, reminded registered foreigners to undergo annual physical reporting starting this January. “Registered foreign nationals are required by law to personally report to the BI within the first 60 days of the year, presenting necessary documents for...
Almost 190,000 travellers have been recorded by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in the country's international ports on Christmas eve and Christmas day. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said the heavy influx of travellers marked the two days of December -- Dec. 24 and 25 -- as the busiest period...
A Filipina, who confessed to be working for an alleged illegal recruiter, and four persons reportedly recruited as "catfishers" have been intercepted at the Clark International Airport (CIA) on Christmas day, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, Dec. 26. “Catfishing or...
Foreign workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) should leave on or before Dec. 31 if some of them desire to return and see their children and their Filipino spouses, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, Dec. 23. The advise was given by the BI through its Spoke sperson Dana...
Frontline personnel of the Bureau of Immigration (BI), such as those deployed at the country's airports and seaports, were not allowed to go on leave this holiday season. Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado on Sunday, Dec. 22, said that he had issued a directive that frontline BI...
A Chinese woman, who is allegedly linked to dismissed mayor Alice L. Guo and suspected to be involved in the operations of the padlocked Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in Bamban, Tarlac, has been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado...
Almost 1,000 foreign workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) remain unaccounted for, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, Dec. 18. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado revealed this as foreign workers of POGOs have only the end of this month to leave the country....
Applications for student visas and permits for foreigners can now be done online, the Bureau of Immigration said on Wednesday, Dec. 18, as it launched its online application system. “This is a priority project of the BI to make things easier and more secure for foreign students to apply for their...
