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THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced last Sunday the arrest of three Nigerian nationals believed to be involved in the so-called “love scam” targeting unsuspecting Filipinas online and defrauding them of large sums of money. The arrested Nigerians were identified as: Shaka Hashimu Dirisu, 41; Anih Chinedu Miracle, 27; and,…

(Photo courtesy of BI) MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday reported the confiscation of gadgets, sharp objects, and gambling paraphernalia from detainees in a recent surprise raid by law enforcers in its warden facility in Taguig City. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the raid was conducted on the early morning of February 4. He said the operation was part of a series of random surprise inspections to ensure that the BI warden facility remains drug-free and free from illegal para...

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday said it has conducted a surprise raid dubbed as “Greyhound Operation” on detainees in its warden facility in Taguig, which yielded contrabands such as electronic gadgets, alcoholic beverages and sharp objects and tools. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the raid was conducted last February…

A TOTAL of 158 aliens were arrested by operatives of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in 2021, 86 of them Chinese nationals, for violation of immigration laws. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the number is lower than the 510 arrested in 2020, which can be attributed to the imposition of…

Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested a British man in Cebu who was accused of being an undesirable alien by his Filipino wife for allegedly abusing and

February 22, 2021 The Bureau of Immigration (BI) barred the entry of 17 Chinese nationals from two separate flights on Wednesday afternoon. Intercepted first at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 were 16 Chinese nationals who came on board a Pan Pacific Airlines flight from Zhengzhou, China. According to BI Intelligence Division Chief Fortunato Manahan, Jr., the 16 were allegedly sponsored by a tech company in the Philippines. However, during interview, the group gave inco...

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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested 510 foreigners for violating Philippine immigration laws in 2020.

January 21, 2021 Two Korean nationals were arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) authorities for working in the Philippines without a visa. Below is the report of BI posted on their Facebook page. Intelligence agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested on Monday afternoon two Koreans for allegedly working without a visa. BI Intelligence Division Chief Fortunato Manahan, Jr. identified the aliens as Kang Jiwon, 41, and Han Sungmin, 45. The duo were arrested by BI ID Regional Intellig...