Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco reiterated the many dangers faced by undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) following the recent repatriation of two more women from Thailand. The BI chief said the young college graduates accepted an offer they received through social...
Immigrant Plus Canada, an immigration agency based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada will hold a series of seminars that will revolve around the processes and requirements in line with traveling and migrating to the good place to live and work in. Dubbed as Pathways to Canada, the summit will...
Suddenly, Filipinos have developed a new “fear” of travel – not because of the traffic leading to the airports, the turbulence on the air, or the expensive cost of vacations, but there is a possibility of missing a flight due to the long lines at the immigration counters or the risk of being...
Ilocos Norte 2nd district Rep. Angelo Marcos Barba admitted to being annoyed that one time when a Bureau of Immigration (BI) officer at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) asked for his National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearance, of all things. Barba, a cousin of President Ferdinand...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco expressed alarm over the use of genuine, but illegally acquired Philippine passports by overstaying foreign nationals The BI chief noted that immigration officers have seized a number of fraudulently-acquired passports since the start of the...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested an alleged American pedophile wanted by authorities in Wisconsin for sexually molesting a child nearly two decades ago. Bureau of Immigration Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the fugitive as Francisco Gomez, 62, who was arrested in...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives have arrested four South Koreans allegedly wanted by authorities in Seoul for serious crimes. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the four were arrested in various operations of their fugitive search unit (FSU) in Metro Manila and Pampanga. “We are...
Human traffickers are now targeting young professionals by promising them with high-paying jobs abroad, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) disclosed on Wednesday, Feb. 15. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the rescue of eight professionals who were all forced to work in cryptocurrency racket in...
The United States Marshals Service will train Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel on law enforcement, self-protection and arrest procedures. In a statement, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said agents of their wardens facility (BIWF) and fugitive search unit (FSU) are scheduled to attend a...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have intercepted seven women, believed to be human trafficking victims, who were all bound for Iraq and posing as tourists. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the passengers were disallowed to board a...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has abolished the port operations division (POD) which managed all the activities at international airports and the international seaport in Zamboanga City. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco (File photo by Bureau of Immigration) The functions of the powerful...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) deported on Tuesday, Feb. 7, two foreign crime ring members who are allegedly involved in violent robberies in Japan. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified them as Fujita Toshiya and Imamura Kiyoto, both 38 years old. photo: Bureau of Immigration The deportation...
