Rappler's latest stories on Bureau of Immigration
Ex-Wirecard COO was not in PH in June; immigration data faked
(UPDATED) The immigration officers who encoded Jan Marsalek's supposed flight records have been fired
BI records show ex-Wirecard COO in PH on June 23 but no CCTV footage of arrival
(UPDATED) Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra says Philippine authorities have yet to determine if this was due to a technical glitch or if the records were deliberately tampered to set investigators on the wrong course
Javier Parra 'perpetually banned' from the Philippines
The Bureau of Immigration says Javier Salvador Parra left the Philippines for Spain on April 29, 3 days after his heated encounter with Makati police
No charges yet: PH settles for immigration alert on Chinese clinic operators
Unless charged in court with a hold departure order, the Chinese nationals cannot be barred from leaving the country
PH gov't moves to deport Javier Parra
The Bureau of Immigration says it has filed charges against Javier Salvador Parra for 'undesirability and for 'overstaying'
Overstaying? Immigration bureau probes status of Javier Parra in PH
The Bureau of Immigration is probing the status of Spanish citizen Javier Salvador Parra, who had an altercation with a cop over quarantine rules in his Makati village
Immigration bureau to decongest detention center after QC jail virus outbreak
So far, the Bureau of Immigration has released 3 pregnant women. Two are out on bail, while the last one has been deported.
Immigration bureau appeals for masks, gloves for staff
Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente says they are finding it hard to get masks and other personal protective equipment for their frontline personnel
Gov't changes mind again: OFWs, balikbayans, foreigners can fly during lockdown
(UPDATED) As of late Tuesday evening, March 17, the government is allowing OFWs, balikbayans, and foreigners to take international flights out of Luzon for the entire lockdown period
FALSE: DOH, immigration 'bulletin vs Chinese man who fled virus quarantine'
The Bureau of Immigration says the story of a foreigner's escape from NAIA's quarantine area is a hoax
Duterte to sack fraternity brothers, allies at BI
'It grieves me to do it,' says President Rodrigo Duterte of his decision to fire people he had known for decades, due to the Bureau of Immigration bribery scandal
POGOs linked to crimes: Forged PH passports, money-laundering, sex trafficking
(UPDATE) Here's a rundown of issues hounding the opaque Philippine offshore gaming operations industry
With a monthly salary of P12,000, BI security guard's net worth is P7.8 million
'Hindi na po ito bago, classic corrupt moves ito,' says Senator Risa Hontiveros
Immigration officials 'deny to death' participation in pastillas scheme
Immigration officer Ralph Garcia denies he was the person behind the 'RG Garcia Ralph' codename – supposedly the administrator of a Viber group for the moneymaking scheme
DOJ to evaluate BI whistleblower for witness protection program
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra says Immigration Officer Allison Chiong, the whistleblower in the POGO bribery mess, is now under provisional coverage of the program
Duterte says he 'loves' immigration chief Morente amid POGO bribery mess
Does the President exempt Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, a former Davao police chief, from accountability for the bribery scheme that let illegal Chinese workers slip into the country?
‘Pastillas’ scheme top gun appointed by former justice secretary Aguirre – Morente
Former BI deputy commissioner Marc Red Mariñas, installed by former justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, appointed 3 officials that facilitated bribes from Chinese POGO workers
Majority of immigration officers part of 'pastillas scheme' – BI whistleblower
Whistleblower Allison Chiong says immigration officers in NAIA Terminal 1 receive as much as P20,000 a week in the bribery scheme
Duterte sacks immigration officials, employees over POGO bribery scheme
President Rodrigo Duterte found 'probable cause' to investigate allegations that immigration officers have taken bribes to let illegal Chinese workers slip into the country, says his spokesman
BI sacks heads of NAIA terminals as it probes bribery claims
Bureau of Immigration spokesperson Dana Sandoval says the officials 'were removed from their posts due to command responsibility' while the BI investigates the alleged 'pastillas' scheme for arriving POGO workers
‘Magkano at hanggang kanino?’: Hontiveros reveals bribery in entry of POGO workers
(UPDATED) The senator confronts immigration officials at a hearing after an informant alleges that the entry of POGO employees is facilitated for P10,000 per person
300 Chinese stranded in PH due to coronavirus travel restrictions
Bureau of Immigration Spokesperson Dana Sandoval says the Chinese embassy has pledged to send an aircraft to fetch Chinese stranded in the country
2 ships from China arrive in Manila, get coronavirus clearance
(UPDATED) The Bureau of Quarantine concludes the ships' passengers and crew are free of the novel coronavirus, shortly after the vessels docked at the Port of Manila
PH suspends visa on arrival for Chinese visitors due to coronavirus scare
There is no policy to bar Chinese visitors in general, so those who have other valid visas can still enter the Philippines, says Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente
PH tracks down, now monitoring family of HK's suspected coronavirus patient
An Advanced Passenger Information System has been set up and is set to be operational by the end of the month
Chinese men sought immigration referral from Filipina they tried to abduct
The Filipina says the men who tried to take her claimed that she owed them around P300,000
PH soon to have single online portal for prisoner, criminal data
But agencies are yet to digitize their data that will be uploaded to the newly-launched National Justice Information System (NJIS)
342 Chinese POGO workers without visas set to be deported
POGOs are the country's fastest-growing industry. They have caused friction because of allegations of widespread tax evasion and the influx of tens of thousands of immigrant workers.
Locsin: Stamp with PH EEZ to be used on all foreign passports
'Full Extent of Our Sovereignity. Full stop,' says Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr
Gordon to BI: Ensure that foreigners entering PH not involved in drugs
'Almost all of shabu smuggled into this country come from China, under the control of Chinese nationals. This problem is so serious,' says Senator Richard Gordon
PH resumes stamping Chinese passports with disputed 9-dash line
Immigration chief Jaime Morente says the policy update is a better security protocol because 'sheets of papers can easily be lost'
New deportation rules in PH: Leave country pending appeal
The new rules are set to take effect end of November
Upon PH request, U.S. cancels visa for alleged drug queen
'The BI is now working with US immigration authorities to effect her deportation to the Philippines,' says Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete
Duterte approves use of express lane fees for immigration workers' pay in 2019
The decision, also made in the last fiscal year, is needed to raise the low salaries of Bureau of Immigration personnel until the passage of an immigration modernization law
Woman tagged as 'drug queen' by Manila police has left PH
(UPDATED) Guia Gomez Castro left the country on September 21, according to the Bureau of Immigration
Over 8,000 foreign POGO workers lack permits – DOLE
Bureau of Local Employment Director Dominique Tutay says 1,693 have since applied for the required alien employment permit, while a list of 6,678 others who did not was given to immigration
BI arrests 277 illegal Chinese workers in Pasig
Immigration officials initially target 4 fugitives wanted in China for economic crimes but find 273 other undocumented Chinese workers engaged in illegal online operations during the raid at Ortigas Center
DOJ puts 1,914 freed convicts on immigration lookout
(UPDATED) Subjects of an immigration lookout bulletin order cannot be stopped from leaving the country but President Duterte has told airport authorities not to let those on the list leave
American woman caught with 6-day-old infant in belt bag at NAIA
(4th UPDATE) The baby boy has been turned over to the DSWD, says the NBI
PH 'refining' visa on arrival for Chinese due to overstaying issues
Triggered by statements of concern on the influx of illegal Chinese workers, the Bureau of Immigration is also now considering the possibility of scrapping the scheme altogether
Mar Roxas: Stop ‘automatic’ visas for Chinese
The Bureau of Immigration started granting visas on arrival to ‘qualified’ Chinese nationals in 2017
Duterte: Suspend 18 immigration personnel for 'extorting' from Koreans
Immigration bureau personnel allegedly tell Korean nationals they are 'fundraising' for the senatorial campaign of former Duterte aide Bong Go
Xian Gaza airport story fake news – Immigration
The Bureau of Immigration says there were no warrants of arrest against controversial social media personality Xian Gaza when he left the country in 2018
U.S. fugitive wanted on child porn charges arrested in Pampanga
The arrest follows a nearly two-year search for Joel Aquino Pasay, who was indicted in May of 2017 for the receipt of child pornography
Korean drug smuggler arrested in Caloocan
Lee Yun-sung, 49, is facing arrest warrants from at least 3 different South Korean courts for drug smuggling
PH Immigration jails Chinese student who threw taho at cop
Immigration authorities arrest and detain 23-year-old Zhang Jiale for purposes of deporting an ‘undesirable alien’
Foreign student who threw taho at cop indicted for direct assault
(UPDATED) Senior Assistant City Prosecutor Leynard Dumlao says Zhang Jiale's action is considered 'deliberate and serious defiance' of a cop who was performing his duties
BI lawyers seek deportation of taho-throwing foreign student
Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente says the taho-throwing incident, which he called a display of arrogance, 'shows disrespect to the country'
Bureau of Immigration sets stricter work permit requirements for foreigners
The Bureau of Immigration says it will not grant work permits to foreigners seeking blue-collar jobs to ensure that they don't 'take away jobs' from Filipino workers
PH immigration on heightened alert after Jolo bombing
Foreigners ‘who cannot satisfactorily explain their purpose in coming here are to be turned back and booked on the first available flight to their port of origin’
