The Bureau of Immigration (BI) described as "smooth sailing" the processing of international arrival and departure of passengers during the Christmas season.
BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said that while a handful of flights were added, the volume of passengers remained manageable during Christm
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that it is ready to implement the inclusion of France on the country’s Red List starting tomorrow (Dec. 10). BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said that passengers coming from France are temporarily barred from entering the Philippines based on instructions from
(File photo) MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Monday that 85 percent of Filipinos who arrived in the country on the first day of December are overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and balikbayans (returning Filipinos). "Of the more than 6,000 arrivals during the first day of December, majority are Filipinos. While the numbers remain relatively low, we expect it to slowly rise as we near Christmas and New Year," Commissioner Jaime Morente said in a statement. In December last year, only around 152,000 passengers entered the country. Morente, however, is optimistic that the arrivals for the holiday season will increase despite the travel restrictions implemented due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Omicron variant. "We see that domestic travel is, little by little, bouncing back, and we see the same coming soon for the international travel sector," he said. Morente added that several measures are in place to prepare for the possible rise of arr