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From 10,000 to P550,000: Hontiveros says 'pastillas' scam mutating

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 12:34 PM

MANILA - Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday flagged the "mutation" of bribery scheme "pastillas" scam, which allegedly allows Chinese nationals to illegally enter the country in collusion with immigration authorities. Read more »

Hong Kong rejects 319 visa applications from 'job-hopping' domestic helpers

South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 04 06:27 AM

Hong Kong immigration officials rejected work applications from more than 300 "job-hopping" foreign domestic helpers last year, almost double the 2018 figure, the city's security minister has revealed. Read more »

Bahrain lauded for protecting Filipinos working there

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 09:52 PM

Foreign affairs officials on Wednesday thanked Bahrain for being a “leader in the region” in protecting migrant workers, including many overseas Filipino workers.    Read more »

China says to take measures against US visa restrictions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 22 11:52 PM

Beijing said Tuesday it would take "legitimate and necessary" measures against the United States in response to Washington's latest visa restrictions on Chinese officials suspected of human rights abuses. Read more »

Mastercard, Visa halt processing payments on Pornhub

Noor Zainab Hussain, Reuters
Posted at Dec 11 06:32 AM

Pornhub has denied the allegations but said it had banned video downloads and was allowing only certain partner accounts to upload content. Read more »

Foreign fiancé entry unlikely without COVID-19 vaccine: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 05:36 PM

The ban on the entry of Filipinos' foreign fiancés into the country is unlikely to be eased for now, Malacañang said Monday.   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 »

US imposing tougher visa rules for Chinese Communist Party members

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 04 10:12 PM

The new rules, which are certain to further strain already deteriorating US-China ties, will shorten the maximum validity of nonimmigrant business and tourist visas from 10 years to one month. Read more »

Hontiveros seeks termination of visa upon arrival for Chinese nationals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 11:30 AM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Sunday urged the government to suspend the visa upon arrival policy for Chinese nationals, which reportedly led to a rise in cases of foreign kidnapping and prostitution in the country. Read more »

Japan's aid agency to launch support body for foreign workers

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 28 08:08 PM

The Japan International Cooperation Agency said Wednesday it will launch an organization next month to provide comprehensive support for foreign workers in Japan to improve their working and living environments. Read more »

Over 2,700 Chinese told to leave PH over visa violations: Immigration bureau

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 03:26 PM

The Bureau of Immigration said Tuesday that it ordered more than 2,300 Chinese nationals to leave the Philippines for violating the conditions of their visa. Read more »

3 million Chinese nationals paid P10,000 each to enter PH via 'pastillas' scheme: Hontiveros

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 07:58 PM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday alleged that some 3 million Chinese nationals who came to the Philippines since 2017 paid P10,000 each to Immigration personnel stationed in airports, while another 150,000 Chinese tourists also gave bribes to illegally work in the Philippines. Read more »

Soon, Pinoys may visit any part of Russia with e-visas

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 11:20 AM

MANILA - Filipinos may apply for e-visa to visit any part of Russia "starting from 2021", the Russian Embassy in the Philippines announced.? Read more »

PH bans 11 Chinese nationals for 'overstaying'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 03:54 PM

Eleven Chinese nationals were banned from the Philippines for overstaying, the Bureau of Immigration said Tuesday.   Read more »

BDO rural bank unit says ATMs now accept VISA, Korea's KFTC cards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 04:59 PM

BDO Unibank said Wednesday its rural banking arm now accepts VISA and Korea Financial Intermediaries and Clearing Institute (KFTC) cards in its automated teller machines.  Read more »

Local sellers bet on e-commerce as consumers shift to 'online first' in purchases

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 01:38 PM

Small sellers can leverage the ease of use of the e-commerce platforms to start their pivot to the digital marketplace as global financial firm Visa and Shopee launch their partnership that aims to encourage local sellers to go online. Read more »

Pinoys can still travel to Taiwan without Visa for one more year

ANCX
Updated as of Jul 31 07:05 AM

Leisure trip amid the pandemic is still up for review by Taiwan’s health agency Read more »

Taiwan extends visa-free entry for Filipinos until July 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 08:22 PM

The Taiwan foreign affairs ministry, however, reiterated that travel restrictions are still in place due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Read more »

17 states sue Trump administration over rule that could revoke visas for foreign students

The New York Times
Posted at Jul 14 08:07 AM

Seventeen states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration Monday, seeking to block a new rule that would revoke the visas of foreign students who take classes entirely online in the fall. Read more »

Dela Rosa denies seeking Duterte's help to 'work out' US visa woes

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 11:59 PM

Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa on Thursday dismissed talks that he asked President Rodrigo Duterte to lobby for the reinstatement of his cancelled US visa, saying that would be "unbecoming" of a Philippine senator. Read more »