Latest in Bureau of ImmigrationLabor Secretary Francis Tolentino has summoned Ateneo de Manila University men’s basketball team head coach Tab Baldwin to personally appear before the DOLE and present proof of a valid and current Alien Employment Permit (AEP). Tolentino, himself an Ateneo de Manila University alumnus who earned…
As millions of Filipinos head to airports this Holy Week, scammers have found a way to cash in on the rush — setting up fake websites that charge unsuspecting travelers fees for a government service that costs nothing. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) raised the alarm Wednesday, April 1, as it…
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, January 14 said he received information indicating that former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan deliberately submitted inaccurate data on flood control projects to Malacañang, which later…
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported a Japanese national believed to be a member of the notorious “Luffy” gang, wanted in Japan for stealing ATM cards and scamming elderly victims through fake police operations. The fugitive, identified as Hoshino Takuya, 24, was arrested on April 22 in Las…
(UPDATED) The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has requested immigration officers to be on the lookout for more than 30 public officials and private individuals, including former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez Sr., former Senate President Chiz Escudero, Senator Jinggoy…
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