Tag: BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION

5 dayuhan na magsasagawa umano ng fact-finding mission, hinarang sa South Cotabato

LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato (Eagle News) – Hinarang ng mga otoridad ang isang grupo ng mga dayuhang aktibista sa Lake Sebu sa South Cotabato. Layon sana ng mga nasabing dayuhan–Julie Jamora, Dina Anderson, Jamy Drapeza, Adam Shaw, at Tawanda Chandiwanda—ang magsagawa ng fact-finding mission tungkol sa napabalitang massacre sa siyam na sibilyan sa nasabing bayan noong Disyembre nang nakaraang taon. Ayon kay South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance-Fuentes, nakasakay ang pawang mga miyembro  ng Gabriela Network […]

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BI: One of most wanted South Korean fugitives arrested in PHL

(Eagle News) — One of South Korea’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration said on Thursday. BI Fugitive Search Unit Chief Bobby Raquepo said in a statement that Chun Tae Joon, 53, was nabbed by authorities along Kalayaan Avenue in Diliman, Quezon City on Tuesday, following a tip from an informant. Chun, who was ordered arrested in 2005 over a $100-million construction investment scam that victimized 10,000 people, had been […]

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Three DOJ employees sacked over anomalous visa processing at immigration bureau

(Eagle News) — Three employees of the Department of Justice have been sacked after they were found to have been involved in the anomalous processing of visas at the Bureau of Immigration. The BI also issued a lookout order against Cyrus V. Morata, Abvic Ryan Maghirang and Shigred A. Ericbuagas, who have since confessed, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said. “Upon being informed of the discovery of these anomalies, I immediately tasked the NBI to investigate […]

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BI to deport 21 Russians, Koreans for overstaying, other offenses

(Eagle News)– The Bureau of Immigration has ordered the deportation of 19 Russian nationals and the two Koreans who allegedly recruited and employed them as “guest relations officers” in a club in Pampanga. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said that the 19 Russians who were arrested in a raid  at Club Angel in Clark Field, Angeles City, worked without the necessary employment visas, charging P1500 per hour for their services. BI intelligence officer Jude Hinolan said  […]

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BI: Foreign nationals registered with agency should report in person from January 1 to March 1, 2018

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday said that all foreign nationals registered with the agency have to report in person from January 1 to March 1 next year. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said this was in compliance with the 1951 Alien Registration Act, which requires them to report to the BI main office in Intramuros, Manila, or in any BI field, satellite or extension office within the first 60 days of every calendar […]

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Bureau of Immigration deports 47 Koreans wanted for various crimes

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has deported 47 South Korean nationals wanted for various crimes in South Korea. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said that this is the first mass deportation done by the bureau. The fees for the flight of  the South Korean fugitives were shouldered by the South Korean government. The mass deportation of the  Koreans took place last Thursday. Immigration commissioner Morente said the Koreans were turned over […]

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Ombudsman indicts former immigration commissioners Argosino, Robles for plunder

Three others ordered indicted over P50-million extort plot (Eagle News) — The Ombudsman has ordered the filing of a plunder complaint against former Immigration commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles over what the anti-graft body said was their extortion of P50 million from Chinese businessman Jack Lam in 2016. This was despite the Department of Justice’s earlier disclosure that the P50 million, which was supposedly in exchange for the release of Lam’s 1316 workers who […]

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Around 100 newly hired immigration officers to be deployed to NAIA, other int’l airports

The Bureau of Immigration is set to deploy additional 100 officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and other airports in the country in anticipation of the rush of “balikbayans” and vacationers this coming holiday season. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said he hoped the appointment papers of the new immigration officers will come out before October ends so they can start work in November. He said the new officers served the immigration bureau for many years. […]

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Argosino, Robles to elude plunder charge after discovery recovered P50-million bribe evidence vs them was P1000 short

Drilon calls for independent inquiry into missing amount (Eagle News) — The two former immigration officials who were accused of extorting money from Chinese businessman Jack Lam are now set to elude the non-bailable charge of plunder after it was found the P50 million retrieved as evidence against them was P1000 short. The revelation that only P49,999,000 could be used as evidence against former Deputy Commissioners Michael Robles and Al Argosino was made by Senator […]

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BI issues new guidelines for traveling of LGU officials, gov’t employees overseas

The Bureau of Immigration has issued new rules for traveling local government officials and employees. In a statement on Tuesday, August 1, the Bureau of Immigration said officials and employees of the local government units planning to take vacations abroad are no longer required to present to the immigration officers at airports, the authority to travel from their department heads. Instead, they would only need to show a copy of their approved leave application to […]

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Arrested Syrian woman with alleged linked to ISIS, yet to be deported

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration said that the Syrian woman with alleged links to the international terror group ISIS, is still in the country. According to the Bureau of Immigration, the agency is still coordinating with the Syrian embassy regarding the deportation of Rahaf Zina who was earlier arrested together with her husband, Husayn al-Dhafiri, a Kuwaiti national. Immigration officers said that they are still waiting for tickets to deport the female Syrian […]

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Justice Secretary Aguirre: May nagpopondo kay Lascanas

  Ni Erwin Temperante Eagle News Service Naniniwala si Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II na mayroong nagpopondo kay Arthur Lascanas, ang retiradong pulis na bumaliktad sa kanyang unang pahayag na walang kinalaman si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte  sa diumanong Davao Death Squad. Ginawa ng kalihim ang pahayag ilang araw matapos umalis si Lascanas patungong Singapore. Ayon sa Bureau of Immigration, planong bumalik ng retiradong pulis sa Pilipinas sa ika-22 ng Abril. Ayon kay Aguirre, dahil sa pag-amin ni Lascanas na mayroon siyang pinatay […]

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