Bureau of Immigration (BI) inspectors at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have stopped from leaving the country three more suspected human trafficking victims, including two women bound for Lebanon and Syria. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the passengers were intercepted...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has expressed its support for a recent proposal by the government's transportation officials to modernize the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), saying it will improve immigration services and provide faster and more efficient processes for travelers. *Ninoy...
A Taiwanese man who is allegedly wanted by authorities in Taipei for fraud has been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration, authorities reported on Friday, June 2. *(File photo) * Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the suspect as Che Szu-Han, 26, who was arrested last May 31 at the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has underscored the significance of the House of Representatives' passage of two more Marcos administration priority bills before the sine die adjournment of the first regular session. These...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading late Monday afternoon, May 29 the proposed Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act in unanimous fashion. Embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8203, it was also the second of...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said that it has successfully intercepted an alleged illegal recruiter and her two female companions believed to be her victims at the Clark International Airport (CIA) in Pampanga earlier this week. (File photo) In a report submitted to BI Commissioner Norman...
(PNA) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan has expressed high hopes for the proposed Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act, which has recently moved forward in the House of Representatives. “We are counting on the full automation and digitization of the BI’s...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced Wednesday, May 24, that it has launched a large-scale search operation to capture an alleged Korean fugitive who escaped from BI's detention center in Taguig City over the weekend. (Photo courtesy of Bureau of Immigration) The suspect, identified as...
Agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have arrested a foreign woman who is allegedly wanted by authorities in China for her role in a large-scale pyramid investment scam. (File photo) BI Commissioner Norman Tansinco said 44-year-old Liu Jing was arrested on May 19 at her residence in Biñan,...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Screenshot from Facebook) Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. has assailed an alleged order coming from Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco wherein the latter ordered his men to "intercept" the...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have rescued a woman who is an alleged human trafficking victim as she attempted to leave the country using a fake marriage claim. The incident occurred on May 14 at NAIA Terminal 3 when the Filipina passenger,...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has announced the successful repatriation of nine Filipino women who allegedly became victims of human trafficking and endured horrifying experiences at the hands of their employers abroad. (File photo courtesy of Bureau of Immigration) The repatriation process was...