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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Jeffrey Damicog
A Chinese fugitive who is wanted in his country for illegal drugs trafficking charges has been arrested in Paranaque City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, April 16. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado identified the fugitive as Ouyang Shixing, 40, who was arrested by operatives of the BI’s Fugitive Search Unit (BI-FSU) at his condominium unit last April 8. “He has not left the country since he last arrived here on Aug.
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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Jeffrey Damicog
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Wednesday, April 16, warned the public against a fake social media account of one of its top officials. The fake Facebook account was for BuCor Deputy Director Gil T. Torralba, head of the bureau's security and operations, the BuCor said.
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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Jeffrey Damicog
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday, April 15, urged the public to report suspicious activities of foreign nationals who may be involved in scam operations. “We call on the public to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activities involving illegal aliens,” said BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado in a statement. The BI made the call following the arrest of 86 foreign nationals last April 10 at a scam operation discovered inside a condominium in Makati City.
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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Jeffrey Damicog
Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel assigned at the country's airports were not allowed to take leaves of absence this Holy Week due to the expected influx of travellers. BI Deputy Spokesperson Melvin Mabulac also said during an interview on PTV’s Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon on Tuesday, April 15, that the bureau has fielded 48 additional immigration personnel to the country's airports to help in the processing of passengers.
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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Jeffrey Damicog
Two convicted American sex offenders have been barred from entering the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, April 14. The BI identified the two Americans as Jeremy Paul Beazer, 45, and Michael Antonio Rios, 54, who were intercepted at the Clark International Airport (CIA) on April 8 and 4, respectively. “Both Americans were immediately booked on the first available flight back to their port or origin after they were denied entry to the country,” the BI said.
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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Jeffrey Damicog
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday, April 14, vowed to speed up the deportation of foreign workers of the now banned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). The expeditious deportation was assured by BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado after 84 Chinese POGO workers were sent back to their country last April 11. The BI noted that the 84 Chinese were arrested during government operations against POGO facilities in Tarlac, Cebu, and Paranaque City.
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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Jeffrey Damicog
Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) general manager and retired police colonel Royina Marzan Garma is set to file on May 2 her counter-affidavit on the murder and frustrated murder complaints filed against her. Garma was charged before the Department of Justice (DOJ) with murder and frustrated murder in the 2020 killing of former PCSO board secretary and retired police general Wesley Barayuga whose driver Jun Gunao was wounded during the attack.
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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Jeffrey Damicog
Around 50,000 travelers are expected daily at the country’s international airports this Holy Week, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, April 14. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado assured the public that the bureau is prepared in dealing with the influx of passengers. "We have fielded a total of 48 immigration frontliners at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) alone to ensure that all immigration counters are fully manned during peak arrival and departure hours,” said Viado.
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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Jeffrey Damicog
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Sunday, April 13, asked the government to ensure the safety of local officials, candidates and all Filipinos in this year's mid-term elections. The call was renewed by the CHR following the killing of Binhar Julambre Alon Jawad, chairman of Barangay Baraas in Picong, Lanao del Sur. Jawad was killed during an ambush conducted by unidentified assailants last April 9 while he and his companion were en route to a graduation ceremony.
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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Jeffrey Damicog
Forty-two Chinese nationals who were arrested last April 9 in Alabat, Quezon will be deported, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, April 11. “These individuals have no legal right to work or even remain in the Philippines,” BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado said in a statement. “Our message is clear: immigration laws must be followed, or consequences will follow,” he declared.
