Three foreign fugitives wanted in their countries have been arrested and have been issued deportation orders by the Board of Commissioners of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified them as Chinese national Peng Yao, 30; Australian national Shaun Glen Mountney, 55;...
A Filipina who claimed to be travelling abroad for the first time was intercepted at the airport after she was found to have left the country in 2015 and 2019. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) did not give her real name. She was identified as "Olive," 33 years old. Last Jan. 25 she was...
Two foreign fugitives wanted in their countries for ciminal offenses have been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) before they could take their flights abroad. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the two fugitives as Chinese national Zhao Yaxin,...
Three foreigners who were granted work visas for companies in Metro Manila were found working in Albay and were arrested by agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for violations of their visa conditions. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the them as Chinese nationals Li...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deployed 87 new officers to its frontline offices nationwide to enhance the protection of the country's borders. “These new immigration officers have been trained to serve following our core values of patriotism, integrity, and professionalism,” Commissioner...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has launched #ShieldKids, a campaign aimed at fighting sexual predators. “The threat against our children is real and is here. With the reopening of the country’s borders post-pandemic comes the rise of attempts of sexual predators to enter the country,”...
Being rude can get you the boot. This is just what happened to Czech tourist Jaroslav Konsel, 55, when he arrived at the Clark International Airport (CIA) in Pampanga last Jan. 3. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco said immigration officers denied the Czech tourist's entry...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is planning to open more offices nationwide to bring its services closer to the public. “We are bringing our services closer to the general public to facilitate compliance with immigration policies,” Commissioner Norman Tansingco said in a statement on...
Two Taiwanese, one of them wanted in his country on human trafficking charges, were arrested in their Makati City residence where firearms, ammunition and illegal drugs were also seized during the operation, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, Jan. 25. The BI identified those arrested...
A total of 3,359 foreigners, mostly undesirable aliens, had been barred from entering the Philippines in 2023, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said on Wednesday, Jan. 24. “As gatekeepers of our country, our officers are duty-bound to see to it that only aliens with legitimate purpose of...
About 30 human trafficking victims are intercepted daily at the international ports of the country, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, Jan. 24. “Sa ngayon po sa totoo lang araw-araw pa rin po tayo may nakikita na nabibiktima (Up to now we still see people getting victimized...
The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) has been asked to investigate a human trafficking scheme on falsification of the age of Filipinas applying as household service workers abroad. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the move was made after a Filipina was...
