After New Year's celebration, the country will expect a rise in the number of passenger departures, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, Dec. 29. Commissioner Norman Tansingco observed an increase of passenger arrivals this month of December. “We project that the numbers will change...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) assured a thorough investigation on the case of an alleged airport employee who reportedly escorted two Filipino trafficking victims last Dec. 22 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). BI, through its Spokesperson Dana Sandoval, said the NBI has been...
A 28-year-old Israeli was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last Dec. 27 after he was caught using a fake Philippine passport, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, Dec. 28. “The use of these spurious passports will no longer work as immigration officers are...
An airport employee was caught at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) escorting two Filipino human trafficking victims last Dec. 22, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, Dec. 27. “Immigration supervisors promptly intervened, signaling that such actions were...
A total 161,664 passenger arrivals in the country was recorded from Dec. 23 to 25, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Tuesday, Dec. 26. “It’s a cause for celebration for the tourism and international travel sectors,” BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said in a statement. Tansingo said BI...
A Filipino who claimed he would visit his wife in Macao for Christmas was stopped at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last Dec. 24 for presenting a fake marriage certificate to support his travel. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, Dec. 26, Immigration Commissioner Norman...
After their "harrowing experience at hands of their human traffickers in Malaysia," two Filipinas have been repatriated in time to spend Christmas with their respective families, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday, Dec. 24. In s statement, BI said the two Filipinas whose named were...
About 120,000 passengers arrived at the country's airports last Dec. 22 and 23, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday, Dec. 24. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the bureau recorded a rise in the number of passenger arrivals compared to the first week of December. Citing an example,...
An Indonesian national who worked for a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) facility that was raided by law enforcement agents mid this year was apprehended at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last Dec. 21 before he could board his flight to Singapore. The Bureau of Immigration...
A total of 27 Vietnamese, who were rescued from human trafficking in the Philippines, have returned to their country on Tuesday, Dec. 19, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. In a statement, the BI said the 27 V ietnamese were repatriated after more than a month since they were intercepted at the...
A South Korean fugitive, who has been in the Philippines since 2019 and has been wanted in his country for alleged sex offenses, was arrested last Dec. 11 in Paranaque City. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified the fugitive as Go Taiyong, 44, who was arrested by agents of the BI's Fugitive...
Employees of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) can expect their salaries and benefits to remain intact and untouched even if the government allows the reimbursement of thousands of offloaded passengers. Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero made this assurance even with the inclusion of a provision in the...
