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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported no significant rise in the number of arriving passengers on Maundy Thursday, April 14.
(File photo courtesy of Department of Foreign Affairs) BI port operations chief Carlos Capulong said nationwide total arrivals for Thursday stood at 12,464 similar to th ....
(File photo) MANILA - Filipinos coming from abroad are no longer obliged to fill out arrival cards to ease travel requirements, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Tuesday. Carlos Capulong, BI Port Operations Division Chief, ordered that submission of arrival or disembarkation cards by Filipino passengers be stopped following the sharp decline in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the country. "This move is part of BI's efforts to ease its travel requirements for arriving Filipinos and facilitate their fast and hassle-free entry into their own country," he said in a statement. Capulong said it is no longer necessary for arriving Filipinos to fill out and submit the said cards, noting that such was the practice before the onset of the pandemic. He said Commissioner Jaime Morente approved the policy to exempt arriving Filipinos from submitting arrival cards. "Now that Covid cases are on the decline, these cards can now be dispensed with," h ....
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that it will be on heightened alert during the upcoming holy week, in anticipation of the increase in arriving and ....
INSPECTION. Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Ed Monreal (front) leads an inspection at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminals 3 and 4 on Thursday (April 7, 2022). Officials checked the readiness of the country's premier airport for the influx of passengers during the Holy Week on April 11 to 17. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is on heightened alert as it anticipates a daily arrival of at least 13,000 passengers this month and more between Palm and Easter Sundays. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said all airports and seaports are properly manned. "Historically, the number of passengers rises during the Holy week and other such long breaks," he said in a statement on a Saturday. "This year as the country re-opens its borders, we expect that the numbers will again rise." BI statistics showed that passenger arrivals at airports now average between 13,000 to 15,000 daily since a week ago, compared to 6 ....
MANILA - Immigration officers assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other major airports are not allowed to go on leave during and after the Holy Week to ensure adequate personnel to serve the traveling public during the Lenten season. In a memorandum Thursday, BI port operations division chief Carlos Capulong said no applications for vacation leave from April 7 until April 15 will be approved. Likewise, no applications for authority to travel abroad by any BI employee assigned at the airports will be entertained. Capulong said the directive, which was affirmed by Commissioner Jaime Morente, was issued in anticipation of the influx and exodus of large numbers of international travelers that usually happen during the Lenten season. "Normally, there is always a rise in the volume of arriving passengers before the Holy Week and an increase in the number of departing passengers after the Lenten break," Capulong said. Aside from the NAIA, international flig ....