Tag: BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION

Immigration bureau: No additional restrictions on international travel under MECQ

(Eagle News) –No additional international travel restrictions have been imposed even if Metro Manila and other areas are now under a modified enhanced community quarantine. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said existing travel restrictions “remain unchanged until these are revised or changed by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).” He said under the MECQ, domestic flights are suspended. International flights at the country’s airports in Manila, Cebu and Clark, however, […]

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Immigration bureau: 3 South Korean nationals wanted for telecom fraud in Seoul nabbed in PHL

(Eagle News) — Three South Korean nationals wanted by authorities in Seoul for  telecommunications fraud have been arrested in the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration said. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said Lim Yeongjun, 36; Kwom Hyeoksoo, 49; and, Sim Dong Woo, 49; were, however, nabbed for operating clandestine call centers in Manila, which they used to trick and defraud their victims of more than 80 million won or more than $67,000, in violation of the […]

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Immigration bureau scales down ops as Metro Manila reverts to MECQ

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, Aug. 4, announced it would scale down its operations as Metro Manila reverts to a modified enhanced community quarantine. In a statement, the bureau said it will maintain a skeleton workforce at its main office while the MECQ is in effect. This means it will have to temporarily suspend its online appointment system for foreign clients at the agency’s main office in Intramuros, Manila starting today, […]

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Immigration bureau extends temporary closure of main building in Intramuros to Thursday, July 30

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has extended the temporary closure of its main building in Intramuros, Manila to Thursday, July 30. The bureau said the extension would allow for the rapid testing of all its 700 employees at the main office,  and a disinfection of the building and its premises. So far, the bureau–which had set the temporary closure of the office from Monday to Tuesday only after three of its employees tested […]

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Immigration bureau main office in Intramuros to temporarily close for 2 days after 3 employees test positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration main office in Intramuros, Manila will be closed for two days after three employees tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the bureau said the temporary closure from Monday, July 27, to Tuesday, July 28, was to give way to a disinfection of the office. Bureau chief Jaime Morente said it would also allow for the rapid anti-body testing of all employees in the main office. Those with […]

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Immigration bureau: 10 Chinese nationals who arrived in PHL on board luxury yacht without prior notice to be deported

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration said it will deport 10 Chinese nationals who arrived in Puerto Princesa City on board a luxury yacht recently. The bureau said the deportation proceedings against Zhang Dengkang, Lin Huawei, Zhou Wei, Xu Yuansen, Lou Xioqiang, Zhao Zhoujin, Chang Liujing, Luo Shui Sheng, Chen Zhen Qi, and Zhao Jian Hui would be initiated because they did not notify and ask permission from port authorities for their travel to Barangay Concepcion. […]

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Immigration bureau: Only foreign permanent residents can enter PHL starting Aug. 1

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, July 21, clarified only foreigners with permanent or immigrant visas will be allowed entry into the country starting Aug. 1. According to Port Operations Division Acting Chief Grifton Medina, only those foreigners who fall under each of the following visa categories will be allowed entry starting next month : those who were issued immigrant visas under Section 13 of the Immigration act; those who acquired resident status under […]

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Immigration bureau: Pakistani-Japanese national wanted for murder nabbed in Rizal

(Eagle News) — A Pakistani-Japanese national who is wanted for murder has been arrested in Rizal, the Bureau of Immigration said on Monday, July 20. In a statement, the bureau said Muhammad Sattar Yamamoto, 53, was arrested on Tuesday in his residence in Barangay Muzon, Taytay, Rizal  by members of the bureau’s Fugitive Search Unit and of the Batangas Provincial Police Office by virtue of a mission order. The Pakistani government had asked for the […]

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Immigration bureau to Filipinos traveling abroad: Make sure to comply with all travel requirements

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration is reminding travelers to strictly comply with the travel requirements for them to leave the country. The immigration bureau issued the reminder after the government allowed non-essential international travel for Filipinos months after it was banned to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “We will be very strict in seeing to it that these requirements are fully complied with, otherwise we will not allow them to leave,”  Commissioner Jaime Morente said. […]

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Immigration bureau: Number of int’l travelers since community quarantines were imposed dropped by 95 percent

(Eagle News)–The number of international travelers who entered and exited the country dropped by at least 95 percent compared to last year’s figures since  community quarantines were imposed. Bureau of Immigration Deputy Spokesperson and National Operations Center (BINOC) Acting Chief Melvin Mabulac said that only 189,000 passengers arrived from March 16 to June 30,  a far cry from the more than 5.16 million passengers who arrived in the same period in 2019, or a decline […]

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Immigration bureau to Filipinos: International travel still restricted amid COVID-19 pandemic

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration on Sunday, July 5, reminded Filipinos they can’t leave the country as tourists just yet amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigration  Commissioner Jaime Morente issued the statement after receiving a report that six Filipinos were offloaded from a special chartered flight going to Cambodia from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on June 29 after they told the immigration officer  they were  going to attend a business meeting on shrimp farming. The  […]

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Immigration bureau: 7 Chinese nationals engaged in illegal activities in PHL deported

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration has deported seven Chinese nationals after they allegedly engaged in illegal activities in the country. In a statement, Immigration Port Operations Acting Chief Grifton Medina said Yong, Li Jia, Ye Bin, Wang Xuening, Xu Xiansheng, Gong Yaan and Xie Yuhong were among those arrested in September last year in separate operations within and outside Metro Manila. Intelligence unit chief Fortunato Manahan said three of them were among  the 270 illegal […]

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