The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deployed 87 new officers to its frontline offices nationwide to enhance the protection of the country's borders. “These new immigration officers have been trained to serve following our core values of patriotism, integrity, and professionalism,” Commissioner...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has launched #ShieldKids, a campaign aimed at fighting sexual predators. “The threat against our children is real and is here. With the reopening of the country’s borders post-pandemic comes the rise of attempts of sexual predators to enter the country,”...
Being rude can get you the boot. This is just what happened to Czech tourist Jaroslav Konsel, 55, when he arrived at the Clark International Airport (CIA) in Pampanga last Jan. 3. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco said immigration officers denied the Czech tourist's entry...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is planning to open more offices nationwide to bring its services closer to the public. “We are bringing our services closer to the general public to facilitate compliance with immigration policies,” Commissioner Norman Tansingco said in a statement on...
Two Taiwanese, one of them wanted in his country on human trafficking charges, were arrested in their Makati City residence where firearms, ammunition and illegal drugs were also seized during the operation, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, Jan. 25. The BI identified those arrested...
A total of 3,359 foreigners, mostly undesirable aliens, had been barred from entering the Philippines in 2023, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said on Wednesday, Jan. 24. “As gatekeepers of our country, our officers are duty-bound to see to it that only aliens with legitimate purpose of...
About 30 human trafficking victims are intercepted daily at the international ports of the country, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, Jan. 24. “Sa ngayon po sa totoo lang araw-araw pa rin po tayo may nakikita na nabibiktima (Up to now we still see people getting victimized...
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) has been asked to investigate a human trafficking scheme on falsification of the age of Filipinas applying as household service workers abroad. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the move was made after a Filipina was...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco on Tuesday, Jan. 23, supported calls for more Filipinos overseas to come to the Philippines. "In viting more overseas Filipinos to come home and spend their vacations in the country would have potential economic and cultural benefits,...
A South Korean fugitive wanted in his country for alleged involvement in narcotics trading has been arrested in Pampanga, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. The BI identified the arrested foreigner as Park Yeong, 43, who was found to have been in the country since Sept. 15, 2019 and has been...
Two convicted American sex offenders have been denied entry at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and have been sent back to their ports of origin, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday, Jan. 21. “We cannot allow our country to be a hub for sex tourism,” declared BI...
Foreigners with alien certificate of registration identity cards (ACR- ID Cards) can report online instead of presenting themselves physically to the offices of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and other designated places for their mandatory annual reporting within the first 60 days of the year. The...
