The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday, Jan. 3, reminded foreigners in the country to present themselves before the bureau for this year’s annual reporting. In a statement, the BI said that under the law, “aliens holding immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and were issued an alien...
Two convicted American sex offenders have been barred from entering the Philippines when they arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) separately on Dec. 27 and Jan. 1. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified them as Paul Neal Coltharp, 46, and Zachary Tyler Thompson, 39. "Both...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go is pushing anew for the modernization of the Bureau of Immigration (BI), citing the need to adjust the compensation of its workers to curb the challenges of corruption in the bureaucracy. "Importante po ito, karagdagang personnel at ngayon po ay dapat ma-modernize...
Two Filipinas who were found victims of human trafficking were intercepted at the Clark International Airport (CIA) in Pampanga before they could board their flight to Bangkok, Thailand last Dec. 28. “The two passengers gave inconsistent statements thus were referred for secondary inspection by...
After New Year's celebration, the country will expect a rise in the number of passenger departures, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, Dec. 29. Commissioner Norman Tansingco observed an increase of passenger arrivals this month of December. “We project that the numbers will change...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) assured a thorough investigation on the case of an alleged airport employee who reportedly escorted two Filipino trafficking victims last Dec. 22 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). BI, through its Spokesperson Dana Sandoval, said the NBI has been...
A 28-year-old Israeli was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last Dec. 27 after he was caught using a fake Philippine passport, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, Dec. 28. “The use of these spurious passports will no longer work as immigration officers are...
An airport employee was caught at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) escorting two Filipino human trafficking victims last Dec. 22, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, Dec. 27. “Immigration supervisors promptly intervened, signaling that such actions were...
A total 161,664 passenger arrivals in the country was recorded from Dec. 23 to 25, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Tuesday, Dec. 26. “It’s a cause for celebration for the tourism and international travel sectors,” BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said in a statement. Tansingo said BI...
A Filipino who claimed he would visit his wife in Macao for Christmas was stopped at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last Dec. 24 for presenting a fake marriage certificate to support his travel. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, Dec. 26, Immigration Commissioner Norman...
After their "harrowing experience at hands of their human traffickers in Malaysia," two Filipinas have been repatriated in time to spend Christmas with their respective families, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday, Dec. 24. In s statement, BI said the two Filipinas whose named were...
About 120,000 passengers arrived at the country's airports last Dec. 22 and 23, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday, Dec. 24. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the bureau recorded a rise in the number of passenger arrivals compared to the first week of December. Citing an example,...
