By JEFFREY DAMICOG Four Japanese fugitives wanted in their country for fraud have been arrested in Paranaque City and at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, July 17. Those arrested in Paranaque City based on a mission order issued by...
By JEFFREY DAMICOG A Chinese national shot himself dead and three of his compatriots were arrested during an operation conducted by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) against a kidnap gang that is suspected to be behind several killings in Pampanga. The BI identified the dead Chinese national as...
By JEFFREY DAMICOG Citing national security issue, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has asked the cooperation of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the fight against the issuance of falsified birth certificates to foreigners. “We...
A Chinese national has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after arriving in the Philippines as a Filipino human trafficking victim, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday, July 14. “You cannot buy citizenship. You can be born with it, or be...
Two women who were suspected to be Chinese nationals but who presented documents showing Filipino citizenship were intercepted at the Nin oy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last July 10. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said that the two women, identified only as “Dianne” and “Myla,”...
An overstaying Russian disc jockey (DJ) working in a club in Pasay City has been arrested by agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). He was identified as Andrei Umanskii, 36, against whom a deportation order has been issued by BI's board of commissioners in 2023. The BI noted that Umanskii...
A Chinese national with a "fake" Philippines tourist visa was intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last July 8, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. In a statement, the BI identified the Chinese national as Su Wenpeng whose 9(a) tourist visa has "inconsistencies." “Upon...
Two convicted foreign sex offenders have been prevented from entering the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, July 8. They were identified by the BI as Irishman Charles Henry Gabler, 52, and American Mark Halligan, 29, both of whom were intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has recorded over one million passenger departures last June due to school vacation, Commissioner Norman Tansingco said on Sunday, July 7. “After the end of classes, a lot of families saw the opportunity to take their vacations,” he said. A total...
Two foreign fugitives wanted in their respective countries were arrested by operatives of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) last Wednesday, July 3, The BI identified them as American Mark Andrew Balwin, 50, and Chinese Deng Hongfu, 32, who were arrested during operations conducted by the bureau's...
A Chinese fugitive who is "wanted in his country for economic crimes" has been arrested in Makati City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, July 3. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the fugitive in a statement as Chen Xiao Bang, 29, who was arrested by operatives of the...
A Vietnamese woman -- who snatched her passport from an immigration officer, threw herself on the floor, and started shouting -- was arrested for causing a disturbance at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last July 1. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified the woman foreigner as Ban...
