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.
BI to implement ‘odd-even’ scheme in deals of liaison officers
Immigration Commission Jaime Morente has decided to implement an “odd-even” scheme to limit the number of accredited liaison officers transacting with the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
BI vows crackdown vs shipping agents in illegal activities
Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente has vowed to take legal action against shipping agents involved in illegal activities and smear the name of the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
Travel at your own risk! BI: Antigen tests not required for Pinoys traveling abroad
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente announced that those leaving the country will no longer be required to take antigen tests to determine if they have the COVID-19 virus.
Baka sa banyaga pa mahawa! BI: Filipinos still afraid to travel abroad despite lifting of restrictions
There are still few Filipinos tourists taking trips abroad despite the lifting of restrictions, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said on Thursday (Oct. 22).
‘Di na takot turista sa COVID-19: BI hopes air travel will recover in 2021
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente expressed hope that passenger arrivals in the country will bounce back up next year.
BI: Foreigners still barred from entering PH
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente on Wednesday (Oct. 7) reminded that foreigners are still not allowed to enter the country.
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.
Morente wants BI law to have more teeth
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente has urged lawmakers to pass a new immigration law that has more teeth.
Pasaway kahit may pandemya! BI chief vows sanctions vs health protocol violators
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente has vowed to sanction both employees and visitors of the BI main office in Manila for violating health and safety protocols.
Morente reminds foreigners with Pinoy spouses: Get visas before flying to PH
Foreigners married to Filipinos can’t enter the Philippines without visas, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente reminded.
46 BI personnel test positive for COVID-19, no deaths yet
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente said that a total 46 immigration personnel have been found infected with the COVID-19 disease.
Did Marsalek go to PH? 2 BI employees under probe over ex-Wirecard exec’s whirlwind trip
Two immigration officers are now under investigation for allegedly encoding the arrival and departure of dismissed Wirecard chief operating officer Jan Marsalek in the Philippines even without proof that he entered and left the country, according to documents obtained by Politiko.
Overstaying kasi! BI chief blacklists, kicks out 21 Chinese
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioners Jaime Morente has ordered the blacklisting and kicking out of 21 Chinese nationals.
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).
Damay din kami! Morente appeals for PPEs for BI frontliners
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Jaime Morente has appealed to both the government and private sector to provide personal protective equipment to the Bureau’s frontliners.
Kung may ebidensya na involved s’ya! Palace: Morente may still be fired
Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente will be fired if evidence proves his involvement in corrupt activities, according to Malacañang.
Duterte’s love for BI chief Morente doesn’t mean he’s off the hook – Palace
President Rodrigo Duterte did not exonerate Immigration chief Jaime Morente for the alleged bribery scheme inside the Bureau of Immigration (BI), Malacañang clarified Friday.
‘Di niya kaya! Duterte defends Morente on latest immigration mess: Limitado rin kasi
Bureau of Immigration chief Jaime Morente failed to act on the alleged bribery scheme that gives Chinese nationals VIP treatment in immigration for P10,000, President Rodrigo Duterte said.
Nalusutan? BI has no record of drug lord, kidnapper Jacky Co
An official of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has no record of a certain Zhijian Xu alias Jacky Co, the Chinese national tagged by Senator Panfilo Lacson as behind a multi-billion illegal drug shipment to the country.
Roque’s advice to deported European politiko: Pumunta ka sa Syria, baka maging bayani ka pa!
Malacañang has advised the European parliamentarian deported from the Philippines to try blocking bombs in Syria as an expression of his socialist belief.
Duterte stacks Cabinet, agencies with ex-soldiers to form virtual ‘junta’: Para wala nang coup d’etat
Aside from school mates, long-time friends and Davaoeños, President Rodrigo Duterte seems to prefer former military generals for government posts.
