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...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Friday, June 3, that it will deport shortly a South Korean fugitive wanted by authorities in his country for involvement in telecommunications fraud. Bureau of Immigration In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, the bureau’s fugitive search unit...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is set to deport a South Korean national wanted by authorities in Seoul for involvement in electronic financial fraud. Cybercriminals have many different reasons, methods, and connections to commit cybercrime. (File photo) Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives have arrested five Korean fugitives in separate operations in Metro Manila and Pampanga, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente disclosed Friday, May 6. Bureau of Immigration Morente said the aliens who are wanted in their country for serious crimes will be deported and...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will inaugurate on Monday its new extension office in Makati City located at the Ayala Circuit Mall along J.P. Rizal Street. Bureau of Immigration BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said Friday, April 22, that the extension office caters mostly to foreign nationals of the...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported no significant rise in the number of arriving passengers on Maundy Thursday, April 14. (File photo courtesy of Department of Foreign Affairs) BI port operations chief Carlos Capulong said nationwide total arrivals for Thursday stood at 12,464 similar to the...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has intercepted a Chinese national who attempted to leave the country via a private jet using a fake Philippine passport, it announced on Friday, April 1. Bureau of Immigration BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said...
For a month now, all the 846 Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel assigned at international airports nationwide are free of the Covid-19 virus. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, BI port operations division (POD) chief Carlos Capulong said that there...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has taken into custody a Nigerian national who was arrested and detained more than two years ago for involvement in credit card fraud and other cybercrime activities. (File photo fro Secuna Cybersecurity / MANILA BULLETIN) In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime...