Four Chinese nationals believed involved in the illegal acquisition of government-issued identification cards and documents have been arrested in Palawan, the Bureau of Immigrations (BI) announced on Monday, April 1. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified those arrested as Lyu Zhiyang,...
Arriving Filipino passengers who pass through the E-gates of the country’s international ports will no longer have their passports stamped with arrival stickers starting April 1, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced. The BI said, in a statement, that the move was made “to streamline...
The Bureau Immigration (BI) warned Filipinas against falling victims to a human trafficking scheme called “Bitbit” (carried) which might lead them to sex trade abroad. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco issued the warning on Sunday, March 31, after BI officers at the Ninoy Aquino...
A Filipina who was reportedly promised P500,000 in a “mail order bride” scheme has been intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and barred from boarding her flight to Guangshou, China. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) did not name the Filipina in its statement issued on...
A foreigner with "fake" Philippine visa stamped on his passport has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). In a statement on Friday, March 29, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified the foreigner as Chinese Huang Yunpeng, 33, who arrived from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last...
Four foreigners "convicted of sex offenses" in their countries have been barred from entering the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. The BI identified them as Briton Malcolm Ferderick Beaumont, 79; and Americans Ennis Cheko Montgomery, 55; Vincent Mariano Espinal, Jr., 39; and...
Two suspected illegal recruiters and their six companions have been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) before they could board their flight to the Republic of Malta. The Bureau of Immigration (BIR) withheld the names of the two female recruiters and their victims --...
Two Japanese men who are suspected members of the notorious “Luffy” criminal gang in Japan were deported on Tuesday, March 26, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced. “We will not allow our country to be used as a hiding ground for criminals and syndicates,” declared BI Commissioner...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel assigned in the country’s international ports have been barred from taking leaves this Holy Week in anticipation of the high volume of passengers. “From March 22 hanggang April 1 meron tayo prohibition na magleave from work lalong lalo’t na po sa ating mga...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno commended on Thursday, March 21, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for opening the Document Examination Laboratory of the Anti-Fraud Section at the Davao International Airport (DIA). THE Bureau of Immigration opened an...
Two foreign fugitives wanted in their countries for criminal offenses have been arrested by agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Manila and Pampanga. They were identified by the BI as South Korean Lee Yeonghak, 44, and American Stan Ray Hudgins, 63. They will be deported for being...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Immigration opened its first anti-fraud section laboratory in Mindanao at the Davao International Airport here on Thursday, March 21. AN immigration officer demonstrates the Video Spectral Comparator to Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco and...
