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(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Thursday, Sept. 16, said it remains on alert to thwart the entry of possible foreign terrorists into the country. The bureau issued the statement after the Japan Embassy in Manila confirmed its government received information about a possible terrorist attack in Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines. “Those who fail to satisfactorily explain their purpose in coming are turned away and booked on the first available flight […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration expressed hope the bill that seeks to modernize the agency will be passed. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente made the statement as he thanked the House of Representatives for passing on third reading House Bill No. 8850 or the “Bureau of Immigration Modernization Act.” The bill got 209 affirmative votes, zero negatives, and no abstention. “We thank (the House) for seeing the importance of updating our law,” Morente said. […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration will soon launch an ACR I-Card checking system for foreign passengers so they can enter and exit the country with more ease, the bureau said. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said the bureau’s automated travel control system will be integrated with its database of issued alien certification of registration identity cards (ACR I-Cards), and will be pilot-tested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminal 3 before […]
(Eagle News) — Over 1,000 immigration frontliners are expected to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine starting this weekend. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said the target is to inoculate 1,250 immigration personnel. The government-procured CoronaVac, the vaccine from Sinovac Biotech, will be used. The vaccine is administered in two doses in an interval of 28 days. According to the bureau, in compliance with the priority list given by the Inter-Agency Task Force for […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US first lady Jill Biden will participate in efforts by her husband’s administration to reunite families split apart by former president Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies, the White House said Friday. In line with his campaign promises, President Joe Biden plans to announce on Tuesday “his launch of a task force on reunifying families and children. Something that he is personally committed to, his wife Dr Biden is personally […]
by Laura BONILLA CAL / Catherine TRIOMPHE Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Within hours of taking office, President Joe Biden undid some of Donald Trump’s most controversial immigration policies and sparked cautious hope that millions living in the shadows could one day get legal status in the US. Scribbled signatures from his pen on Wednesday lifted an entry ban for people from many majority Muslim nations and halted construction of […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Hundreds of foreigners in France whose jobs expose them to high Covid-19 risks will be naturalised quickly for their commitment during the health crisis, the interior ministry said Tuesday. The ministry had in September invited people who “actively contributed” to the fight against the novel coronavirus to apply for fast-track naturalization. Of the nearly 3,000 people who responded, 74 had already obtained citizenship and 693 more were in the final stage […]
(Eagle News) – A new witness has come out in the open and pointed to former Immigration Deputy Commissioner Marc Red Mariñas as the mastermind in the so-called “pastillas” scheme at the Bureau of Immigration, and how this corruption scheme is continuing up to now. Immigration officer 2, Jeffrey Dale Ignacio, said he was a member of the pastillas group which collects money from tourists, particularly Chinese nationals who frequent the country, during a hearing […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump will prolong a ban on US employment permits to year-end and broaden it to include H-1B visas used widely in the tech industry, the White House said Monday. A senior administration official told journalists that the move would free up 525,000 jobs, making a dent in the high unemployment rate caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “President Trump is focused on getting Americans back to work as […]
(Eagle News)–International travel restrictions remain in place even if Metro Manila is placed under a general community quarantine starting June 1, the Bureau of Immigration said on Friday, May 29. According to Immigration chief Jaime Morente, all foreigners can leave anytime but Filipinos are still not allowed to leave unless they are permanent residents or holders of student visa in their country of destination. Under existing guidelines approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force Against Infectious […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The British government on Thursday announced that foreign care workers would be exempt from a charge imposed on migrants to fund the health service, after an outcry sparked by the coronavirus outbreak. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had defended the immigration health surcharge as recently as Wednesday, saying it raised much-needed funds for the state-run National Health Service (NHS). But Keir Starmer, the main opposition Labour leader, condemned the levy at […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration is gearing up for paperless travel procedures for the “new normal” brought about by COVID-19. In a statement, the bureau said frontliners stationed in the different international ports are preparing to use digitized arrival cards and records. The bureau said it would also soon use digitized boarding passes for international passengers entering and exiting the country’s ports. According to the bureau’s Port Operations Division chief Grifton Medina, the digitized arrival […]
