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18 Immigration personnel face suspension over extortion try

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MANILA — Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to put under preventive suspension its eighteen (18) personnel allegedly involved in an extortion attempt on 15 Koreans in Angeles, Pampanga last month. Morente recommended that the operatives be suspended, pending the results of an investigation on the alleged extortion … [Read more...] about 18 Immigration personnel face suspension over extortion try

Immigration revamps staff at detention center, surprise inspection yields cache of contraband

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DAVAO CITY (April 1) --- Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente announced the revamp of the BI Warden Facility Protection Unit (BIWFPU) in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig, after the surprise inspection which yielded contraband. In a statement, the BI said the surprise inspection was conducted after they received reports that a number of detainees have been conducting some … [Read more...] about Immigration revamps staff at detention center, surprise inspection yields cache of contraband

Immigration on alert vs trafficking of minors to work abroad

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DAVAO CITY (March 19) --- Bureau of Immigration officers stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have been ordered to carefully screen departing Overseas Filipino workers in the wake of reports that trafficking syndicates were again recruiting under aged Filipinas to work abroad. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said he has instructed BI Port … [Read more...] about Immigration on alert vs trafficking of minors to work abroad

BI to deport US rapist, Korean drug dealer

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DAVAO CITY (February 22) --- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is deporting two foreign fugitives – an American and a Korean, after their recent arrest in Metro Manila and Quezon province by operatives from the bureau’s fugitive search unit (FSU). Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente identified the American Adrian Dean Eddings II, 44, an alleged rapist who was arrested Feb. … [Read more...] about BI to deport US rapist, Korean drug dealer

Immigration recommends deportation vs. Chinese woman in ‘taho’ incident

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DAVAO CITY (February 12) — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recommended the filing of a deportation case against Jiale Zhang, the Chinese national who threw 'taho' at Police Officer 1 William Cristobal last Saturday. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente expressed dismay towards the incident which showed disrespect to the country. Morente said the act of Zhang showed … [Read more...] about Immigration recommends deportation vs. Chinese woman in ‘taho’ incident