Filipinos who are going abroad to see their foreign partners are no longer required starting today, Sept. 3, to undergo the guidance and counseling program (GCP) of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. In a statement, Commissioner Norman Tansingco said...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda said on Saturday, Sept. 2, that human trafficking remains a "major problem" in the country despite the Against Trafficking’s (IACAT) deferment of its stricter requirements for Filipino travelers. "Hindi po ibig sabihin na sinuspinde yung travel...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez hailed the Department of Justice (DOJ) for postponing the imposition of additional requirements on Filipinos, including overseas...
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...
Despite the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to suspend the implementation of stricter travel guidelines, the Senate will still push through with its plan to conduct a hearing on the issue, Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said on Thursday, August 31. Senate...
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) has decided to suspend the implementation of the 2023 Revised Guidelines on Departure Formalities for International-Bound Filipino Travelers amid public concerns that the guidelines violate the constitutional right to travel. The Department...
Crossing party lines, the Senate unanimously approved a resolution calling for the suspension and review of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking’s (IACAT) stricter travel guidelines for Filipino travelers. All members of the Upper Chamber were made co-authors and sponsors of the...
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...
