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FACTBOX: How Biden plans to change US immigration

Mimi Dwyer, Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 11:14 PM

US President-elect Joe Biden has promised a quick and dramatic reversal of the restrictive immigration policies put in place by his predecessor President Donald Trump. Read more »

Duterte threatens to sack airport personnel allegedly letting travelers easily enter PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 01:59 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday threatened to sack airport personnel supposedly letting travelers easily enter the Philippines despite strict health protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Korean found dead inside Bureau of Immigration detention center

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 11:20 PM

A South Korean national was found dead inside the Bureau of Immigration Warden Facility in Taguig City Monday morning, an immigration official said.  Read more »

Filipinos vaccinated overseas vs COVID-19 required to go on quarantine upon arrival in PH

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 09:37 AM

Returning Filipinos who have received a COVID-19 vaccine or have a negative swab test result will still undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine upon arrival in the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration said Sunday.   Read more »

New Zealand not included in PH travel ban

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 08:06 AM

New Zealand is not included in the Philippines' expanded travel ban against a potentially more contagious variant of COVID-19, immigration authorities clarified Wednesday. Read more »

International arrivals sumadsad nang halos 80 porsiyento ngayong 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 08:41 PM

Ayon kay Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, mahigit 3.5 milyon pasahero ang dumating sa bansa mula Enero hanggang Disyembre 15, kumpara sa mahigit 16.7 milyon noong 2019. Read more »

Immigration personnel sa airports, seaports naka-alerto ngayong holiday season

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 04:09 PM

Itinaas na sa heightened alert status ng Bureau of Immigration mga tauhan nito sa iba-ibang ports of entry para sa mas mahigpit na border security ngayong holiday season.  Read more »

‘Anonymity does not help at all’: Duterte reads out names tagged in 'pastillas' scheme

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 01:20 AM

Duterte said the scheme was "vast" at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, where he alleged that "almost all" immigration officials assigned were being bribed. Read more »

Duterte EO on border security entails submitting passenger flight, personal info

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 08:50 AM

Duterte has ordered the strengthening of the country's border control through an advance passenger information (API) system, according to a document released Tuesday. Read more »

Alleged American pedophile nabbed in Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 11:27 AM

The Bureau of Immigration said Sunday it arrested an American man in Cebu who is wanted for a sex crime in the United States. Read more »

Immigration employees barred from using TikTok while in uniform

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 04:04 PM

MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday barred its personnel from using TikTok while wearing their official uniform, saying the popular short-video app could undermine the agency's reputation and create a negative image among them. Read more »

332 foreigners in alleged cybercrime ops arrested in Tarlac

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 03:54 PM

Authorities arrested last week 332 foreigners without work visas and allegedly involved in cybercrime operations in Bamban town, Tarlac, the Bureau of Immigration said Sunday. Read more »

Immigration to expedite hiring 100 personnel in time for holidays: spox

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 02:44 PM

Bureau of Immigration is looking to expedite the hiring of new personnel, as the pastillas scam drew a "big blow" to their manpower, in time for the Christmas season. Read more »

Immigration official notes exodus of foreigners from PH amid pandemic

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 02:45 PM

MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration is seeing an uptick in foreign departures compared to arrivals in the country as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues. Read more »

Koreanong wanted sa investment scam timbog sa Pampanga

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 06:53 PM

Inaresto si Soung Young Ho, 51, sa Barangay Anunas, Angeles City. Dawit umano ito sa million-dollar investment scam. Read more »

Mga Pinoy na may deportation case posibleng makinabang sa Biden presidency

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 08:01 PM

Inaasahan ang policy shift pagdating sa immigration sa pagkakaluklok ni US President-elect Joe Biden.   Read more »

From Asia to Africa, refugees hope Biden win could help rebuild lives

Beh Lih Yi and Nita Bhalla, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 10 11:39 PM

Joe Biden's US presidential election win has raised hopes of resettlement for refugees from Asia to Africa, many in countries where they are denied work and education and have no formal status. Read more »

Duterte: 'Kung gusto ninyong magkapera, umalis kayo sa gobyerno'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 11:37 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday issued a fresh warning against government employees and officials who are allegedly involved in corrupt practices. Read more »

Duterte summons 40 immigration personnel linked to bribery scheme

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 09:46 PM

Forty immigration personnel tagged in an airport bribery scheme received a dressing down from President Rodrigo Duterte in Malacañang. Read more »

Duterte muntik 'pakainin ng pera' ang BI officials na dawit sa 'pastillas' scam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 08:14 PM

Muntik na umanong pakainin ng pera sa "mala-pastillas" na papel ang mga sangkot sa 'pastillas scam.' Read more »