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(Eagle News) — Authorities nabbed on Wednesday, Dec. 20, Japan’s “most wanted fugitive” accused of running a major fraud ring in that country. The Bureau of Immigration said Misao Koyama, also known as Misao Kaminsukaso, 59, was arrested by immigration and Tokyo Interpol operatives on Gil Puyat Ave. Bobby Raquepo, head of the BI’s Fugitive Search Unit, said Japanese authorities sought their assistance for the arrest of Koyama, who they said leads an eight-member ring […]
(Eagle News)–Australian nun Patricia Fox on Monday, July 23, appealed the Bureau of Immigration order to deport her. In a 25-page motion for reconsideration, Fox said the basis of the order was “purely speculative as it is merely based on an unsubstantiated report of a certain intel agent Melody Penelope Gonzales.” Without directly admitting she participated in rallies as claimed by the BI, she said participation in such was “not illegal but a valid exercise […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Human Rights on Friday, July 20, asked the Bureau of Immigration to reconsider its decision to deport Australian nun Patricia Fox. “The deportation order sets a dangerous precedent for foreign human rights workers and discourages them from doing important humanitarian work in our country,” the CHR said in a statement. According to the CHR, the “principles of human rights must reign supreme when distinguishing between humanitarian work and perceiving something as political […]
(Eagle News) — “The law may be harsh but it is the law.” This was the Palace’s reaction to the Bureau of Immigration’s decision to deport Australian nun Patricia Fox to Australia. “That is the law,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. In its 10-page order issued on Thursday, July 19, the BI said Fox was an “undesirable alien” who violated the limitations and conditions of her missionary visa, and as such, should be deported. In making […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has ordered the deportation of Australian nun Patricia Fox. In its 10-page order issued on Thursday, July 19, the BI said Fox, an “undersirable alien,” violated the limitations and conditions of her missionary visa, and should be deported to Australia. In making the conclusion, the BI said her “active participation” in rallies, fact-finding missions and conferences was “evidently beyond the ‘nature’ of authorized duties and responsibilities for which she […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has nullified the orders earlier issued by the Bureau of Immigration which forfeited the missionary visa of Australian nun Patricia Anne Fox, declaring the bureau’s actions as “without legal basis.” In a resolution issued on Monday, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra explained that while Philippine immigration laws give broad powers to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) regarding the entry and stay of foreigners in the country, “visa forfeiture is […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday, June 3, urged the Senate to look into the influx of Chinese nationals in the Philippines. In filing Senate Resolution (SR) No. 751, De Lima said that such an influx leads to a “steal(ing)” of “jobs away from ordinary Filipinos. She said the Department of Labor and Employment “noted an increase of 33.4 percent in the Alien Employment Permit (AEP) granted to foreign nationals intending to engage […]
(Eagle News)–Australian nun Patricia Fox on Friday, May 25, appealed the Bureau of Immigration order that affirmed the forfeiture of her missionary visa. Fox filed the appeal before the Department of Justice even if the BI said she only had one day to leave the Philippines following the issuance of the order. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said, however, that Fox could still file an appeal in the justice department. In its May order, the BI […]
(Eagle News)—Australian nun Patricia Fox has no plans of leaving the Philippines yet. In a statement issued on Wednesday, May 23, her lawyer Jobert Pahilga said that they would file a petition for review of the May 17 BI order that affirmed a previous order she should leave the country because she violated the terms of her missionary visa. “For the said order, if not challenged, will have far-reaching implications to other missionaries similarly situated with […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service Several senators expressed different opinions about the Bureau of Immigration’s deportation order against Australian nun Patricia Fox. “The general rule is, if you are a foreigner, do not interfere in the domestic politics of the country that you are in…So, including Filipinos who are abroad, ‘wag rin tayong makialam sa mga kilos protesta sa kanilang bansa, kasi I am sure, kahit hindi ko pa nabasa ‘yung batas ng bansang […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of Australian nun Patricia Fox said it would question the Bureau of Immigration’s decision to forfeit her missionary visa, and order for her to leave. In a television interview, Jobert Pahilga, Fox’s counsel, said they would first file a motion for reconsideration with the BI. If the BI denies their motion, he said they would elevate the issue to the Court of Appeals, and then to the Supreme Court if […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Koko Pimentel on Tuesday, April 17, expressed support for the government’s decision to deport European Union socialist party official Giacomo Filibeck, saying foreigners in general were not exempt from the laws of the country. “There is a law here in the Philippines (and this is also generally the rule in many countries) that foreigners are not allowed to meddle in our internal politics/political matters…These foreigners who come here should not […]
