The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is deploying additional batch of 63 immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to augment existing force inspecting the increasing number of arriving and departing travelers.
BI Commissioner Jaime Morente (Screengrab from INTERPOL TV YouTu
(File photo) MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday said it is set to augment the number of personnel conducting primary inspections of international travelers arriving and departing at the country's premiere port. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said 63 newly-hired immigration officers will be deployed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The personnel are set to finish next week their month-long training on immigration laws, rules, and procedures at the Philippine Immigration Academy in Clark, Pampanga. "We are confident that the deployment of these new immigration inspectors will help address the perennial problem of lack of manpower of BI personnel," he said in a statement. The 63 personnel are among the 195 newly-hired employees of the bureau. The next batch of new BI officers will begin their training at the academy right after the first batch of trainees are deployed this July. BI acting port operations chief Carlos Capulong said the hiring an
(PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA - Close to 400 immigration personnel assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have been reassigned anew, a continuing effort of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to curb corruption in its ranks. BI port operations division chief Carlos Capulong said a total of 398 immigration officers, rendering primary inspection duties, were affected by the reshuffle. He said the move was the second rotation of BI-NAIA personnel this year. The first one was last March, aimed to prevent fraternization among the bureau's airport personnel. Aside from immigration officers manning NAIA's counters, Capulong said a daily reshuffle of the terminal assignments of more than 80 immigration supervisors is also implemented. Training of new officers Commissioner Jaime Morente said the bureau is set to begin training 195 newly-hired immigration officers. He said the new employees, whose appointments were signed by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, will s
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Sunday, April 17, smooth and unhampered operations during the Holy Week at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other ports. BI port operations chief Carlos Capulong said there was a slight rise of passenger arrivals during Good Friday and Bla