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Filipinos in Canada discuss ways to make community stronger

Christine Santos | TFC News Toronto
Posted at Nov 28 10:13 AM

Among the shared sentiments is the need for Filipinos to be more visible in politics for better community representation. Read more »

Cameroon national nabbed for showing fake passport

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 06:13 PM

Bureau of Immigration personnel apprehended a female Cameroonian who presented a fake passport for visa extension, the agency said Tuesday. Read more »

Immigration bureau preps for holidays 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 03:56 PM

Immigration Spokesperson Melvin Mabulac said while the number of arriving passengers has not reached pre-pandemic levels, there is 'improvement' now that travel restrictions eased. Read more »

US judge throws out policy used to block migrant entry

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 11:22 AM

A US federal judge ruled Tuesday that the government could not use public health rules to block the entry of asylum-seeking migrants. Read more »

Padilla laments condition of 'unregistered' Pinoys deported from Sabah

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 08:31 PM

Sen. Robin Padilla said his office is ready to do assist government agencies in addressing the issue. Read more »

Ex-immigration detainee in New Jersey sworn in as US citizen

Lenn Almadin Thornhill | TFC News USA
Posted at Nov 04 10:00 AM

Cloyd Edralin had lived in fear of being deported since he was arrested by US immigration authorities in 2018. Read more »

Canada ups immigration targets to half million by 2025

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 03:24 AM

A large chunk of the population is heading into retirement, with one in seven people in Canada between the ages of 55 and 64 years old. Read more »

NYC authorities urge hate crime victims to report regardless of immigration status

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 12:52 PM

Authorities in New York City urged victims of hate crimes to come forward and report incidents regardless of their immigration status. Read more »

Shabu or kimchi? 2 foreigners nabbed for smuggling drugs in immigration jail

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 12:17 PM

The Bureau of Immigration said it arrested an American and Korean national who allegedly tried to smuggle illegal drugs in its detention center. Read more »

Philippines lands in China tourism blacklist over POGOs: Zubiri

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 07:07 PM

China has blacklisted the Philippines as a tourist destination due to continued POGO operations, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said. Read more »

BI says 372 illegal foreign workers have 59 days to leave PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 03:20 PM

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday said 372 foreign nationals who are set to be deported were given 59 days to leave the Philippines on their own. Read more »

DOJ, BI to cancel visas of illegal POGO workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 07:32 PM

The Department of Justice said it will no longer deport illegal Chinese workers in the Philippines but will cancel their visas instead. Read more »

Temporary foreign workers' rights tackled in Calgary assembly

Marjorie Carmona Newman | TFC News Calgary, Alberta
Posted at Sep 26 08:36 PM

The one-day assembly seeks to make Filipino temporary foreign workers more aware of their rights and responsibilities while in Canada. Read more »

POGO workers rescued in Angeles to be deported: BI

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 02:21 PM

Several foreigners who were rescued during operations against unlawful POGO in Luzon are set to be deported, the Bureau of Immigration said Tuesday. Read more »

Ilang empleyado ng mga illegal na POGO, maaaring makasuhan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 08:39 AM

Maaaring kasuhan ng Bureau of Immigration ang ilang mga Chinese na empleyado ng mga illegal na POGO na sinalakay ng mga otoridad nitong nakaraang linggo. Read more »

Modernization, new benefits eyed for Immigration bureau

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 04:47 PM

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) aims to modernize itself with a new commissioner in charge and a bill proposing a trust fund for the agency. Read more »

Palace names Norman Tansingco as new Immigration chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 08:09 PM

Norman Garcera Tansingco was appointed chief of the Bureau of Immigration, an agency under the Department of Justice. Read more »

Whistleblower in Pastillas scam dropped from graft case before Sandiganbayan

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 02:57 PM

A key whistleblower in the "Pastillas scam" has now been dropped as one of the accused in the graft case before the Sandiganbayan. Read more »

Officials urged to help 10,000 asylum seekers bused to NYC

Don Tagala | TFC News New York
Posted at Sep 03 09:44 AM

Advocates say many of the asylum seekers endured dangerous journeys to seek refuge, traveling for two to three days with very little or no food to a place they may or may not want to go. Read more »

PNP makes headway in probe on fake BI appointment docs

Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 10:39 PM

The PNP-CIDG said Thursday it has issued subpoenas to three personalities who 'may shed light' on the alleged forgery of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s signature and government seal in an appointment paper naming a new Bureau of Immigration chief. Read more »