A Taiwanese fugitive wanted in his country on two counts of fraud for which an arrest order has been issued against him has been apprehended in Quezon City. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Norman G. Tansingco identified the fugitive as Yang Chia-Le, 26, who was arrested by the Bureau of...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has recorded an average of 30,000 to 31,000 daily passenger departures in all international aiports in the country after the New Year celebration. In a statement, BI said the figures are higher than the 21,000 to 25,000 daily departures processed during the first week...
Immigration Commissioner Norman G. Tansingco on Monday, Jan. 8, expressed hopes for the enactment of a new law that would modernize the operations of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and upgrade the salaries of its personnel. Tansingco said the proposed BI Modernization Act has been passed by the...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Sunday, Jan. 7, assured that it will investigate its immigration officer who was caught on video hurting a taxi driver during a traffic altercation in Taguig City. “Violence is never the answer,” BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco reminded the bureau’s...
An immigration officer found a bag containing P90,000 in cash on top of her counter last Jan. 4 while conducting formalities for passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Olivia Ivory Ojeda's supervisor Ferdinand Tendenilla instructed her to locate the owner of the bag from among...
A total of 171 foreign sex offenders had been denied entry to the Philippines in 2023, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, Jan. 5. “Their presence poses a serious risk to our women and children,” said BI Commissioner Norman G. Tansingco in a statement. On top of denying entry,...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its main offices in Intramuros, Manila will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 9, but assured that its other offices in the National Capital Region (NCR) will remain open. The announcement was issued by BI after President Marcos declared Jan. 9 as special non-working...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) resumed on Wednesday, Jan. 3, the face-to-face interviews of applicants seeking recognition as Philippine citizens. It noted that last May 5, 2023, “the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that the Covid-19 pandemic no longer constitutes a public health...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday, Jan. 3, reminded foreigners in the country to present themselves before the bureau for this year’s annual reporting. In a statement, the BI said that under the law, “aliens holding immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and were issued an alien...
Two convicted American sex offenders have been barred from entering the Philippines when they arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) separately on Dec. 27 and Jan. 1. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified them as Paul Neal Coltharp, 46, and Zachary Tyler Thompson, 39. "Both...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go is pushing anew for the modernization of the Bureau of Immigration (BI), citing the need to adjust the compensation of its workers to curb the challenges of corruption in the bureaucracy. "Importante po ito, karagdagang personnel at ngayon po ay dapat ma-modernize...
Two Filipinas who were found victims of human trafficking were intercepted at the Clark International Airport (CIA) in Pampanga before they could board their flight to Bangkok, Thailand last Dec. 28. “The two passengers gave inconsistent statements thus were referred for secondary inspection by...
