Three foreigners have been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for violations of immigration laws, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. In a statement issued on Saturday, Sept. 2, BI identified the arrested foreigners as Thai national Teerasade Phutthichotiruksa and Chinese...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) assured that the revised guidelines on departure formalities, once implemented, will not make it harder for Filipinos to travel abroad. “Wala pong dapat ipangamba ‘yung public natin (The public has nothing to worry about),” BI Spokesperson Dana Mengote-Sandoval...
More than 32,400 Filipino passengers had been stopped from travelling abroad and investigated for alleged involvement in human trafficking and illegal recruitment, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, Sept. 1. “Doon po sa records na ‘yun I think 32,400 plus po ‘yung nirefer to...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman G. Tansingco on Thursday, Aug. 31, welcomed the suspension of the implementation starting Sept. 3 of the 2023 Revised Guidelines on Departure Formalities for International-Bound Filipino Travelers. Tansingco said he has informed all immigration...
Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero said the Bureau of Immigration (BI) should be made to pay for the travel expenses of the passengers who were offloaded from their flights due to prolonged interrogation by immigration officers. Escudero said that there were more than 32,000 passengers who missed...
Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday, August 30 urged the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and other concernged government agencies to defer the implementation of the new departure rules amid the concerns of the general public on the burdensome travel...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, August 29 urged the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking's (IACAT) to maximize the use of modern technology in its efforts to fight human trafficking. Sen. Nancy Binay (Senate PRIB Photo) IACAT and other related agencies should also consider...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday, August 28 said she can only foresee the Bureau of Immigration (BI) being unable to carry out its promise to fix the long queues at the country’s airports especially if the government refuses to address concerns regarding its new rules for...
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto (Facebook) House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto wonders how the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking's (IACAT) new rules on Filipino travelers will affect the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, August 25 appealed to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) not to “bully” Filipino travelers who are going abroad when it starts imposing stricter regulations starting next month. Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB Photo) Hontiveros made the appeal after...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives apprehended a an alleged American military deserter along Roxas Boulevard in Manila recently, authorities said on Friday, August 11. Johnmark Katipunan Tandoc, a 32-year-old military specialist, had been sought by the United States Armed Forces for desertion....
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep LRay Villafuerte is looking forward to the enactment of House Bill (HB) No.8203, or the long-sought Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act. The bill, which the House of...
