An Indian fugitive wanted in his country for terrorism, murder, kidnapping and other crimes has been deported and has been immediately arrested upon his arrival in New Delhi.Joginder Gyong, also known as Gupta Kant, was arrested in Bacolod city last July by operatives of the Bureau of...
At least 137 foreign registered sex offenders (RSOs) were barred from entering the Philippines in 2024, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Saturday, Feb. 8."The Philippines will not be a safe haven for sex offenders," said BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado. "Our immigration laws expressly...
A blacklisted Indian national failed to enter the Philippines last May 6 after he was intercepted by officials of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for being an undesirable alien.In a statement, the BI identified him as Kulwinder Singh who arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)...
CAVITE – Authorities arrested a Romanian and three Pakistanis after being caught disrespecting the Philippine flag in Ternate on June 26.
A statement released by Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) on Thursday, June 29, identified the Romanian as Loan Oprescu, 36, and the Pakistanis as...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. took to Facebook on late Saturday night, Jan. 21 to share a very important warning to the public: be careful with online dating.
(Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr.'s Facebook)
In his post, Barzaga shared the story of a local...
ILOILO CITY — A foreigner allegedly abandoned by his Filipina wife was found dead in Molo District here on Sunday, Nov. 13.
Major Shella Mae Sangrines, spokesperson of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), said the victim was identified as Oscar Monterrosa.
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The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) management has reminded its passengers not to go down the rail tracks or they may face charges and land in jail.
(Screengrab from video of Facebook user Panda Preecs)
MRT-3 OIC General Manager Eymard D. Eje issued the warning after a foreigner stripped down...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has threatened Friday, Aug. 13 to deport the foreigner who stripped down and ran naked along the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT) northbound track toward Boni Avenue in Mandaluyong City.
(Screengrab from video of Facebook user Panda Preecs)
BI Commissioner Jaime...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that starting August 1 this year, it will no longer require the presentation of an entry exemption document (EED) from the foreigner spouses, children, and parents of Filipino citizens who are traveling to the Philippines as tourists to visit their kin...
A foreigner who had been acquitted of a criminal case can still be deported for violation of Philippine immigration laws, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said.
(Photo from BI Facebook page)
The BI applied this ruling when it ordered the deportation of a Swiss-Italian national for being an...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will continue to allow the departure of foreigners with approved immigrant and non-immigrant visas even if they have not yet been issued their alien certificate of registration identity card (ACR I-Card).
(Photo from BI Facebook page)
In an advisory, BI...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) says foreign nationals who were issued immigrant or non-immigrant visas may enter the Philippines starting Saturday, May 1.
(Photo from BI Facebook page)
"This was in compliance with the ruling of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Infectious...
