Malacañang is again facing another issue involving a fake document bearing the signature of the President. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of OPS) This time, it is about a document designating a new Bureau of Immigration (BI) commissioner which, the Palace said, does not...
The House of Representatives Committee on Justice has approved a consolidated bill, which bats for the modernization of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Seal of the Bureau of Immigration The Committee on Justice convened on Wednesday, Aug. 24 to deliberate on six bills that sought to modernize the...
DAVAO CITY – A precautionary hold-departure order (PHDO) has been issued against Dr. Marvin Rey Andrew R. Pepino, the suspect in the shooting of 19-year-old Amierkhan Mangacop following a scuffle in a local bar last July 2. In an order dated July 26, acting Presiding Judge Emmanuel C. Carpio of...
Through House Bill (HB) 1069, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act, the government will receive an influx of revenue which can be used to fund ayuda (financial aid) programs amid the rising prices of fuel and basic goods, says 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan. Seal of the Bureau of...
4PS Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan has re-filed the bill that seeks to reorganize and modernize the Bureau of Immigration (BI). BI logo As a member of the House of Representatives in the 11th, 12th and 13th Congresses and while as BI commissioner thereafter, he pushed for the passage...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Friday, July 1, that it has significantly improved its services during the six years administration of former President Duterte despite the numerous scandals that rocked the agency. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (Screengrab from INTERPOL TV YouTube video) BI...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is deploying additional batch of 63 immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to augment existing force inspecting the increasing number of arriving and departing travelers. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (Screengrab from INTERPOL TV YouTube...
Malacañang welcomed the decision of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to dismiss immigration employees in connection with the "pastillas scam," saying it is a testament to the government's zero-tolerance policy against corruption. Bureau of Immigration Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it will implement the dismissal order issued by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against 45 immigration officials and agents implicated in the so-called "pastillas" racket. Bureau of Immigration BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said it will immediately carry out...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced Sunday, June 12, the imminent deportation of a German national wanted by authorities in Berlin for fraud. Bureau of Immigration BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said 71-year-old Robert Schrade was arrested on Thursday in Calauan, Laguna by operatives from the...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) intelligence agents have arrested two rowdy and overstaying Nigerians in General Trias, Cavite last Wednesday, June 8. Bureau of Immigration BI Intelligence chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. said James Ifeanyi Ezenwali, 52, and Nneji Victor Otamba, 54, were apprehended based on...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday hailed the filing of graft charges against the 43 Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials who are involved in the so-called “pastillas scam” or bribery scandal that allowed the illegal entry of Chinese citizens in the country. Hontiveros said she is...
