DAVAO CITY — Personnel from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested on July 6, a suspected American pedophile wanted by the US authorities for alleged sexual exploitation of a Filipino minor. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente identified the suspect as Michael Kent Clapper, 69, who arrived in the country on May 26, 2019, as a tourist, […]
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Pinoys cannot leave PH for tourism-BI
DAVAO CITY — Filipinos who want abroad for tourism purposes is not allowed, said Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente, saying Pinoys are restricted to leave the country due to the continuing global COVID-19 pandemic. Morente issued a statement on Monday, following reports that six Filipinos were recently barred from going to Cambodia via […]
Immigration personnel at NAIA, Covid-free
DAVAO CITY — Almost all of the more than a thousand Bureau of Immigration (BI) employees assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have been found to be free of the coronavirus. Immigration port operations chief Grifton Medina said a total of 998 BI personnel at the NAIA have already tested negative for COVID-19 […]
BI workforce on standby for the resumption of flights
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other international ports are on standby for the resumption of flights to the Philippines later this week. According to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente, Immigration Officers assigned at the airports still continue to render full-time duties despite […]
Insik nga nangluwa og pulis, priso
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW–Gibalhog na karon sa selda sa Bureau of Immigration ang usa ka Insik nga nangluwa sa usa ka pulis human kini nadakpan nga misupak sa balaud trapiko. Sumala ni Dana Sandoval ang tigpamaba sa Immigration, pasakahan ug kaso ang 50-anyos nga si Zhou Zhiyi, human kini madakpi sa mga operatiba sa BI ug […]
BI denies entry of 36 Chinese from Macau
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Immigration denied the entry of 36 Chinese nationals who arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Friday. The Chinese nationals are covered by the travel ban imposed due to the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease outbreak. In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, BI port […]
Immigration arrests 423 international criminal in 2019
DAVAO CITY — The bureau of Immigration has arrested 423 international criminals in 2019 who hid in the Philippines to avoid prosecution of their crimes back home. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said many of the 423 alien fugitives arrested were already deported to their countries of origin and are now serving their sentences behind bars. […]
Immigration halts 4 Chinese with fake Paraguay passports at NAIA
DAVAO CITY — Four Chinese nationals were intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for attempting to enter the country with fake Paraguayan passports, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. The BI’s Travel Control and Enforcement Unit (TCEU) reported that said aliens were intercepted at the NAIA terminal 3 terminal last November 18 when […]
BI to deport 2 Chinese nationals wanted for economic crimes
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced the arrest of two Chinese fugitives wanted by authorities in their country for involvement in economic crimes. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente identified one of the aliens as 56-year-old Chen Yanhua, who was arrested last Sunday at a five-star hotel in Parañaque City by operatives from the bureau’s fugitive search […]
Immigration intercepts 3 aliens with fake papers
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) arrested three foreign nationals for attempting to enter and leave the country with spurious travel documents. In a press statement issued today, September 19, the BI revealed they intercepted on three separate occasions three foreign nationals at the […]
Immigration stops five trafficking victims at Clark airport
DAVAO CITY (May 19) — Personnel of the Bureau of Immigration stationed at the Clark International Airport (CIA) in Angeles City, Pampanga intercepted five undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who attempted to leave the country in the guise of being tourists. Immigration operations division chief Grifton Medina said the passengers, all women, were intercepted in […]
Using minors to facilitate illegal recruitment uncovered by Immigration officials at NAIA
DAVAO CITY (April 16) — There is new scheme to facilitate illegal recruitment nowadays-use minor for a tourist visa. This scheme was uncovered by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) discovered Sunday, April 14. The Filipina recruit was with an 11-year-old child were about to board a Cebu […]
Rape suspect in Alaska arrested in Pampanga
DAVAO CITY (April 15)— A suspected rapist in Alaska was arrested by the personnel of the Bureau of Immigration in Angeles City, Pampanga recently. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente identified the American as 57-year-old Carmen Daniel Perzechino Jr. who was arrested April 4 by members of the BI Fugitive Search Unit (FSU) at his apartment in […]