A man, who claimed to be a deaf-mute, was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Wednesday, Oct. 4, for using a fake Philippine passport, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. The BI said identified him as Sengaloun Phimpa who arrived at NAIA's Terminal 3 from Bangkok,...
An American, who was employed as a bus dispatcher in General Santos City in South Cotabato, has been arrested for alleged overstaying in the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. The BI identified the American as Vladislav Igorevich Black, 36, who is also known as "John Black."...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recorded more than 8.1 million tourist arrivals for the first eight months of 2023 compared to only 2.8 million during the same period in 2022. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said "the signi ficant increase in arriving passengers show that tourism and...
An American, who has been reportedly convicted in the United States for online sexual exploitation of a child, was barred from entering the Philippines last Sunday, Oct. 1, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. The BI identified the foreiner as Ronald Huy Young, 54, who arrived from Honolulu,...
A Chinese national, who has been reportedly convicted of sex crimes in the United States, has been barred from entering the Philippines. In a statement, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified the Chinese national as Kang Gong, 26, who arrived last Thursday night, Sept. 28, at the Ninoy Aquino...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) in its operations, Commissioner Norman Tansingco said. Tansingco said he is considering the use of AI after attending a biometrics conference in Montreal, Canada from Sept. 12 to 14 together with other BI officials. AI “is...
BANTAY, Ilocos Sur – The Bureau of Immigration arrested a fugitive Indian national in a restaurant on the national highway here on Tuesday, September 26. The suspect was identified as 24-year-old Prithes Das, jobless, resident of Makati City. Das was allegedly involved in fraudulent...
A fugitive Indian national, who has been misrepresenting himself as an official of the Indian Embassy in Manila, has been arrested in Ilocos Norte, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Wednesday, Sept. 27. In a statement, the BI identified the arrested fugitive as Prithes Das, 22, who not...
A total of 75 foreigners involved in online scamming has been deported last Friday, Sept. 22, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. “As a consequence of their deportation, all deportees have been included in the BI’s blacklist, effectively barring them from returning to the Philippines,”...
An American fugitive, who is wanted in the United States on five cases of sexual exploitation of a minor, has been arrested in Quezon City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Friday, Sept. 22. The BI identified the American fugitive as Jonathan Michael James, 37, whose passport had been...
A 20-year-old woman, who claimed she is 30 years old and admitted she used her cousin's identity in her passport, was intercepted by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last Sept. 17. In a statement issued on Friday, Sept. 22, the BI, which did not...
More than two million tourists have traveled to the country during the first six months of the year compared to the same period since Covid-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, Sept. 21. “‘Yung first six months of the year we’ve already recorded more than two million...
