Daily passenger arrivals and departures are expected to increase this “Undas” holiday season, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, Oct. 31. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said that the daily passenger arrivals starting Oct. 31, has been projected to be between 41,000 to 47,000,...
Fifty-eight newly hired immigration officers are set for deployment in various seaports and airports after their graduation on Tuesday, Oct. 29. ‘Yan po ‘yung mga qualified immigration officers na mag-man ho sa mga borders natin, airports and seaports (These are qualified immigration...
A NIgerian national, who is wanted in the United States for cyber fraud, has been arrested in Quezon City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, Oct. 28. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado identified the Nigerian as Ahmed Kamilu Alex, 35, who has been in the immigration blacklist since...
Thirty-five Indonesians, who were arrested for illegal online gaming and scamming operation in Lapu-Lapu City, have been deported, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, Oct. 24. "Anyone caught engaging in illegal work without proper documentation will face the full force of the law. Our...
Two Chinese nationals, who posed as citizens of Costa Rica, have been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, Oct. 24. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado identified them as Wang Songyi, 54, and Liao Fudi, 50, who were intercepted...
Another Filipina has been prevented from leaving the country after it was found that she was recruited to become a surrogate mother abroad, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, Oct. 23. In a statement, the BI said the suspected victim was intercepted last Oct. 15 at the Ninoy Aquino...
A Malaysian national, who has been barred from entering the Philippines since 2022, has been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Zamboanga City. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado identified the Malaysian as Hii Kien Tong, 32, who was arrested last Oct. 16 at the Zamboanga International...
Two South Korean nationals, who are wanted in their country for various criminal offenses, have been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). The BI on Friday, Oct. 18. identified them as Choi Jonguk, 42, and Seo Jungchul, 37, who are now detained at the bureau's facility in Taguig...
Two foreigners, one of them a convicted sex offender in the United Kingdom, have been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). The BI identified them as American Joseph John Graham, 76, and Briton Ryan Ashley, 50. “They will be deported immediately and will be placed in our blacklist,...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has started a reshuffle of its officials at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA. BI Spokesperson Dana Sandoval said Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado has appointed Mary Jane Hizon as chief of the BI’s Immigration Protection and Border Enforcement Section...
A 32-year-old Filipina was stopped from taking her flight at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after she was caught with a fake departure stamp she bought for P65,000, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, Oct. 16. “The victim arrived at the counter with her passport,...
Around 12,000 foreign workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) have downgraded their work visas, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Tuesday, Oct. 15. “Sa huling tala natin nasa 12,000 na po ang nagfile for voluntary downgrading (In out latest tally, there are 12,000...
