Dismissed Mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac was asked by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to disprove the findings of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) that she is a Chinese national. The directive was issued personally to Guo, who was present during the hearing of her deportation case at...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday, Nov. 13, lauded the conviction in the United States of a Kenyan terrorist who was caught in the Philippines in 2020. “This conviction shows the importance of our work in keeping high-risk individuals out of the country, as well as dismantling terrorist...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it had no valid reason to prevent retired police colonel Royina Garma from leaving the Philippines. “She is not subject of any lookout bulletin or derogatory order hence was allowed to depart,” said BI Spokesperson Dana Sandoval on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) directed the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to facilitate the return to the Philipppines of retired police colonel Royina Garma who was reportedly arrested and detained in San Francisco, California in the United States last Nov. 7. In a statement, the DOJ said the order...
A Filipina was barred from leaving the country after she was caught using a fake certificate from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said that the 23-year-old Filipina, whose name was not disclosed, was intercepted by...
Two Chinese nationals, who are wanted in their country, have been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Tondo, Manila. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado identified them as Su Yan, 47, and Hui Chi Lam, 55. “They will be deported for being undesirable aliens and their names will be...
The French animator, who has been convicted in his country of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC), had travelled to the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, Nov. 4. BI Spokesperson Dana Sandoval confirmed to journalists that Frenchman Bouhalem Bouchiba,...
Two foreigners with no immigration arrival records have been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Commissioner Jose Anthony Viado identified them as Indian national Ram Baldev, 43, and Australian national Peter Anthony McFarlane, 65. Viado said the two foreigners will be included in the...
Thirteen Chinese nationals have been arrested in Homonhon Island in Eastern Samar where they were caught working in two mining sites, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday, Nov. 3. BI Intelligence Division (BI-ID) Chief Fortunato Manahan, Jr. reported to Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado that...
A total of 167,538 international travelers had been processed by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) during the eve and on the day of All Saints' Day last Nov. 1. "The influx, fueled by the 'Undas' season, brought high passenger volumes to major Philippine airports, especially on last Oct. 31 and Nov....
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has asked the Philippine National Police (PNP) to share with the bureau the information on the raid last Oct. 29 of an alleged scam hub in Manila where 69 foreigners were reportedly arrested. “The BI has been actively pursuing to process the detainees in compliance...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) expressed alarm over the widespread use of fake immigration stamps on passports of departing Filipinos. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado cited the case of a Filipina who was intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last...
