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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
‘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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
‘Di pa pwede magbakasyon! BI: Only essential travel allowed for Pinoys
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente reminded Filipinos whose travels are essential will be allowed to leave the country.
Dinoktor lang data! Guevarra: Ex-Wirecard exec Marsalek never went to PH
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Saturday (July 4) that several Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers have been relieved over allegations of falsifying the arrival of former Wirecard Jan Marsalek in Cebu in June.
BI officers in Clark, Davao, Zamboanga ports test negative for COVID-19
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente said immigration officers assigned at the international ports in Clark, Davao and Zambonaga remain free from the COVID-19 virus.
Kakuntsaba sa pagpasok? BI probing own personnel over ex-Wirecard CEO’s PH trip
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has decided to investigate its own personnel in connection with arrival of former Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek in Cebu this month.
Mystery deepens: Ex-Wirecard CEO in Cebu on June 23
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra revealed that Bureau of Immigration (BI)records show that former Wirecard chief operating officer (COO) Jan Marsalek arrived in Cebu last June 23.
Cleared of COVID-19? BI main office to reopen June 15
Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente announced that the Bureau of Immigration (BI) main office in Intramuros, Manila will re-open next week.
No test, no work: BI makes COVID-19 testing mandatory for all employees
Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente on Thursday (June 11) has ordered all the over 3,000 officials and employees of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) nationwide to undergo mandatory rapid test for the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19.)
Interested to be at frontlines? BI recruiting health workers
Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente has decided to hire more health workers after one Bureau of Immigration (BI) employee tested positive with the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19).
BI to require online appointments before visit
Anyone who will be making transactions with the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Manila should first make online appointments first before going, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente announced on Monday (June 1).
BI sets guidelines for ‘new normal’ when full operations resume
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has prepared new guidelines and protocols once it resumes full operations once the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) has been lifted, said Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente on Wednesday (May 27).
Baka nanghahawa na! BI ordered to track down Chinese visitors of illegal COVID-19 clinic
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to hunt down the Chinese nationals who have sought treatment at an illegal medical facility inside the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga for the deadly 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19).
BI: No immigration personnel at NAIA infected with COVID-19
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commisioner Jaime Morente boasted that immigration personnel manning the Ninoy Aquino Internaitonal Aiprort (NAIA) remain free from the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19).
Bawal bakasyon! BI: Foreigners still banned in PH
Foreigners aren’t still allowed to enter the country even after the resumption of inbound flights on Monday (May 11), assured Bureau of Immigration (BI) Spokesperson Dana Sandoval.
