Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday, April 21 said the Department of National Defense (DND), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and education authorities should be invited to provide more information about the reported influx of Chinese students in the province of Cagayan when the Senate...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have intercepted a Chinese national wanted in his country for alleged involvement in illegal online gambling. The departure of the Chinese national, whose name was withheld, was immediately reported by BI to...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said that the government should think one step ahead and investigate the reported increase in the number of Chinese students who have enrolled in Cagayan. "Dapat advance yung pag-iisip natin. Dapat tayo'y magdududa talaga. Dapat one step ahead tayo (We should think...
A total of 1,516 Chinese nationals had been granted student visas in Cagayan as of 2023, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, April 19. The student visas were granted to those endorsed by legitimate schools and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Immigration Commissioner Norman...
A total of 401 foreigners had been denied entry to the Philippines as of last March 31, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, April 18. Citing the reports of its Immigration Protection and Border Enforcement Section (I-PROBES), the BI said among those denied entry were 254 Vietnamese, 76...
Three Americans who have been convicted of sex offenses in the United States have been denied entry to the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, April 18. The BI identified them as Edgar Javier Manalansan, 74, Jose Ganzalez Jr., 64, and Daniel Nevarez, 46. They...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has denied entry to the Philippines of a Chinese man who has been wanted in South Korea for alleged voice phishing fraud. The BI said that Li Mingzhu, 32, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 last April 12 from Hong Kong. He was flagged...
A South Korean who had been convicted of possesion and trading of counterfeit currency and still facing additional charges for the same offense in his country has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified the foreign futitive as Jang...
Three Americans, who are convicted sex offenders, have been barred entry to the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, April 11. They were identified as Jeffrey William Jewitt, 42, Charles David James Weatherall, 32, and Momodu Wurie Jalloh, 28. They have been included in the...
Lee O’Brien, the former partner of comedienne Marietta Subong -- popularly known as Pokwang -- has been deported, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, April 11. In a statement, the BI said that “O’Brian was deported in the evening of April 8 on board a Philippine Airlines flight...
A Filipina and her "fake" Chinese husband were stopped from leaving the Philippines after she was suspected to be a victim of the “mail order bride” syndicate, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, April 10. They were intercepted by immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino...
An Italian wanted in his country for sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and whose passport had expired in 2017 has been arrested in Cebu City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, April 10. The fugitive foreigner was identified as Stefano Todeschini, 57, who was arrested last April 5...
