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‘Wag papauto! BI warns OFW: Beware of scammers posing as immigration officers
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente warned overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) against fake immigration officers.
February 26, 2021
9:43 pm
Politiko Lokal
75% drop: Foreign students arriving in PH dips to 1.2K in 2020
The number of foreign students going to the Philippines has dropped by 75 percent in 2020 due to the pandemic, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente admitted.
February 8, 2021
6:00 pm
Politiko Lokal
BI: PH emerging as new Asian hub for crew change of seafarers
The Philippines is emerging as crew change hub for seafarers in Asia, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente said on Wednesday (Feb. 3).
February 3, 2021
6:27 pm
Politiko Lokal
BI nabs 55 foreign fugitives in 2020
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) was able to arrest 55 foreign fugitives in 2020, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said.
January 20, 2021
7:15 pm
Politiko Lokal
Inquiries to BI jump 141% amid COVID-19 travel restrictions
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has received more public queries during the COVID-19 virus pandemic in 2020 compared to the previous year, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said.
January 15, 2021
6:54 pm
Politiko Lokal
Kung ‘di naman lumabas ng airport: BI says passengers in transit exempted from travel ban
Passengers just transiting the Philippines will not be required to undergo quarantine if they have been from banned countries, said Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente.
January 11, 2021
7:29 pm
Politiko Lokal
BI to include suspects in PAL flight attendant’s death in travel alert
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra assured on Tuesday (Jan. 5) that suspects in the rape and killing of flight attendant Christine Dacera will be placed in the travel alert order of the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
January 5, 2021
11:48 pm
Politiko Lokal
BI records 97% drop in passenger arrivals due to pandemic
There has been a 79 percent drop in the number of passenger arrivals in the country this year due to travel restrictions meant to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente revealed.
December 29, 2020
10:09 pm
Politiko Lokal
Igalang uniporme! Morente bans BI employees from making Tiktok videos on duty
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente has banned BI employees from making Tiktok videos while in uniform.
December 8, 2020
9:43 pm
Politiko Lokal
Mabuti nang handa: More BI personnel deployed at NAIA amid holiday travel rush
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente said on Thursday, Dec. 3, that immigration personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has been augmented in anticipation of the possible increase of travelers during the Christmas season.
December 3, 2020
7:33 pm
Politiko Lokal
BI reminds balikbayans of restrictions for PH travel
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente reminded Filipinos and former Filipinos who have become citizens of other countries that their foreign spouses and children can’t travel to the Philippines without them.
December 2, 2020
10:42 pm
Politiko Lokal
‘Di kailangan ng visa! Privilege for balikbayans resumes Dec 7
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente said that starting next Monday (Dec. 7) the country will resume granting visa-free entry privileges for balikbayans who have become naturalized citizens of other countries.
December 1, 2020
3:45 pm
Politiko Lokal
BI mulls deporting 4 foreigners for occupying Boracay forest land
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is looking charging and deporting four foreigners who built establishments in protected forestland in Boracay Island, BI Spokesperson Dan Sandoval said.
November 30, 2020
5:45 pm
Politiko Lokal
BI: More departures from PH than arrivals amid pandemic
Due to the pandemic, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente said on Monday (Nov. 23) there have been more foreigners who have left the country from January to September compared to those who arrived.
November 23, 2020
10:43 pm
Politiko Lokal
Kahit konti lang biyahe: Morente bars BI personnel at airports from taking Christmas leaves
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente announced on Wednesday (Nov. 18) that all immigration officers and personnel posted at international airports nationwide are banned from taking leaves this Christmas season.
November 18, 2020
8:48 pm
Politiko Lokal
BI reminds foreign investors: Use required visas in entering PH
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente advised foreign investors on Monday (Nov. 16) to secure required visas first before entering the Philippines.
November 16, 2020
6:25 pm
Features
Pakakainin ng pera! Duterte gives pastillas to BI employees tagged in scam
More than 40 Bureau of Immigration (BI) employees tagged in the so-called “pastillas” scam almost had a taste of their supposed wrongdoing when they met with President Rodrigo Duterte in Malacañang Monday (November 9).
November 9, 2020
11:33 pm
Headlines
2-way windfall: BI detains Chinese who don’t pay bribes, then frees them for a fee
Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials made money even from Chinese tourists who failed to bribe them for traveling to the country without proper documents, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has found.
November 7, 2020
12:24 am
Politiko Lokal
BI urges airlines: Don’t let passengers without visas board planes
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente on Wednesday (Nov. 4) urged airlines to ensure to allow only foreigners with appropriate visa to board flights bound to the Philippines.
November 4, 2020
10:26 pm
Politiko Lokal
‘Di tatantanan! Guevarra vows probe of ‘pastillas’ scheme to continue
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday (Oct. 12) vowed the continued investigation of the “pastillas” scheme at the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
October 21, 2020
10:44 pm
Headlines
Tumabo ng P15B! Hontiveros: BI’s ‘pastillas’ scam allowed 3M Chinese to enter PH
Officials of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) earned as much as P15 billion since 2017 because of the scam that allowed Chinese nationals to stay in the Philippines without proper travel documents, Senator Risa Hontiveros said Tuesday (October 20).
October 20, 2020
8:35 pm
Politiko Lokal
Bad influence! Guevarra mulls disbarment of NBI official in bribery case
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday (Sept. 24) said that he is considering having arrested National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) legal section chief Atty. Joshua Paul Capiral disbarred.
September 25, 2020
12:15 am
Politiko Lokal
Kasama ng Pinoy! BI opens COVID-19 quarantine facility for foreigners in Bilibid
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente said on Monday (Sept. 21) that an isolation facility has been set up at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City which will house detained foreigners who have been infected with the COVID-19 virus.
September 21, 2020
4:44 pm
Politiko Lokal
BI sends police, military intel on 2 Indonesians tagged in Jolo blasts
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has sent both the military and police on Monday (Aug. 31) the travel and derogatory records of two Indonesians involved in the twin suicide blasts in Jolo, Sulu, Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said.
September 1, 2020
6:52 pm
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