Tag: immigration personnel

Immigration bureau: Arriving Filipinos no longer required to submit disembarkation cards

(Eagle News) — Filipinos returning to the Philippines are no longer required to submit disembarkation cards to immigration personnel upon arrival in the country. This is according to the Bureau of Immigration, which noted that the adjustment was approved by bureau Commissioner Jaime Morente. “This move is part of BI’s efforts to ease its travel requirements for arriving Filipinos and facilitate their fast and hassle-free entry into their own country,” Carlos Capulong, bureau Port Operations Division […]

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Immigration bureau rotates over 300 NAIA personnel to curb corruption

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has rotated over 300 personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to curb corruption among its personnel. The bureau said the 341 immigration officers will be reporting to their new terminal assignments following Immigration Chief Jaime Morente’s approval of the rotation scheme starting October 3. According to Carlos Capulong, bureau Acting Port Operations Chief, the 341 bureau officers to be rotated do not include the 99 newly-hired immigration […]

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Over 1,000 Immigration bureau employees vaccinated against COVID-19 so far

(Eagle News) — Over 1,000 Bureau of Immigration personnel have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the bureau said on Thursday, Sept. 23. According to Immigration chief Jaime Morente, the 1875 employees were inoculated in both the agency’s vaccination drive and through local government units. “We’ve had vaccination drives in our head office, catering to those in the National Capital Region. Those assigned in provincial offices have partnered with local government units for their vaccine,” Bureau Deputy […]

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Immigration bureau: Exodus of foreign nationals from PHL to continue until end of this year

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has said foreign nationals will continue their exodus for the duration of this year. The bureau gave the prediction as it noted the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, which triggered travel restrictions worldwide. “Similar to our overseas Filipino workers who wished to come home to their families during the pandemic, a lot of foreign nationals left as well,” Immigration commissioner Jaime Morente said, noting that the many businesses […]

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Augmentation pay of immigration personnel ordered released

(Eagle News) — The government has allowed the establishment of a trust fund funded by express lane fees to increase the salaries of Bureau of Immigration personnel. “There is a need for an interim measure to augment the salaries of BI employees, in recognition of the indispensability of their functions, the apparent disparity between the basic pay of BI employees and employees of government agencies performing comparable functions, and to promote the continuous and unhampered […]

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