Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents caught three Koreans in the act of operating online gaming sites in Pampanga--a no-no based on their country’s law against illegal gambling. (Photo from BI Facebook page) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said members of the bureau’s fugitive search unit (FSU)...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente expressed his gratitude to the House of Representatives for including the proposed Bureau of Immigration Modernization Act as one of the top priorities for its 3rd and final regular session. In a statement, Morente said the inclusion of the BI...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that it will be implementing the most recent directive from Malacañang to expand the country’s travel ban to include passengers coming from Malaysia and Thailand from July 25 to July 31. Flag of Malaysia (top) and flag of Thailand (Photos from Unsplash)...
Nine Japanese nationals wanted in their homeland for alleged involvement in a multi-million yen telecommunications scam were deported Thursday morning, July 22. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) However, one of them, Hiramura Takashi, tried to test the patience...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported an additional batch of nine Japanese fugitives wanted in their homeland for large-scale telecommunications fraud. (Photo from BI Facebook page) Japanese police officers escorted the deportees when they boarded their flight at the Ninoy Aquino...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that it has begun the training of 99 newly-recruited immigration officers who will be deployed to the different international airports in anticipation of the complete reopening of the country's borders following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic....
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) halted four female overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have been recruited as household service workers in Dubai, but pretended they were going to work in Europe. (Photo from PNA) In a report to BI Commissioner...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente reminded the traveling public that the ongoing travel restrictions on passengers coming from eight countries in connection with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic been extended up to July 31. (Photo from BI Facebook page) Morente said...
Ten Japanese nationals wanted by authorities in Tokyo for their involvement in a big-time telecommunications fraud have been deported by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). The 10 Japanese deportees waiting for their flight (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) The deportees boarded a Japan Airlines...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente said the agency will be implementing a temporary ban on travelers coming from Indonesia. (Photo by Tusik Only/ Unsplash) “We have received an order from Malacañang announcing the imposition of travel restrictions for all travelers coming from...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) hailed the Philippines' retention of its "Tier 1" classification in the United States (US) government’s trafficking in persons (TIP) index. (Photo by Kevin Lanceplaine/ Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the bureau fully appreciated the 2021 TIP report of...
A young woman who assumed the identity of another person in hopes of landing a job as a domestic helper in the Middle East was intercepted by Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at Clark International Airport in Pampanga. (Photo from BI Facebook page) The human trafficking victim was stopped from...
