(File photo) MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday reported that it has significantly improved its services under the administration of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. In his transition report, Commissioner Jaime Morente listed numerous achievements of the bureau, as well as continuing plans and programs. He said they have implemented both short and medium-term solutions to eliminate irregularities by revamping and continuously rotating all personnel assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Morente said airport operations were also reorganized by assigning vital units to serve as a layer of auditing and checks and balances for airport personnel. He also ensured that personnel improvement is prioritized, and sought to improve employee welfare, especially during the pandemic. "BI employees received Covid-19 vaccinations as front-liners, and were provided medical support," Morente said. He said under the Duterte administration, the BI's
(File photo) MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday assured the fast and smooth entry of foreign dignitaries and visitors who will be attending the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Manila on Thursday. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said BI officers at the airport have already been instructed to extend port courtesies or expedited clearance to arriving visitors and facilitate their expeditious entry into the country. "We have already put in place the mechanisms and procedures to ensure that these foreign visitors are given priority in the conduct of immigration formalities upon their arrival at the airport," he said in a statement. He added that immigration officials have participated in meetings with various government agencies in providing security and other arrangements for the arrival and stay of the foreign dignitaries. Part of these arrangements, he said, is the implementation of fast and easier conduct of customs, immigration
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MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will adopt a work-from-home scheme starting Tuesday in several offices in Manila amid road closures and heightened security measures for the inauguration rites of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. In an advisory Monday, acting poll body spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said the scheme which runs until Wednesday covers their main office in Intramuros, the Offices of the Regional Election Director for National Capital Region, Region 4A and Region 4B, and the Office of the Election Officer in the City of Manila. "While physical (face-to-face) frontline services in said offices are suspended from June 27 to 30, 2022, the public is assured of the Commission's continued delivery of services, with online meetings, online hearings as well as online transactions and other online works to continue on said dates unhampered," he added. Work is suspended in these offices on Thursday, Marcos' inauguration day, w
Department of Justice (File photo) MANILA - Immigration posts have been ordered to be on the lookout for the sports utility vehicle (SUV) driver who was caught on video running over a security guard at a Mandaluyong City intersection on June 5. In a message to reporters on Tuesday, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra also said a complaint has been filed before the Office of the City Prosecutor (OCP) in Mandaluyong City against the SUV driver for frustrated murder and violation of Article 275 of the Revised Penal Code on the abandonment of persons in danger. "The OCP-Mandaluyong City asked the DOJ for the issuance of an immigration lookout bulletin order on the respondent (and) the DOJ has issued it at noon today," Guevarra said. The DOJ chief said there was no indication that the driver, identified by the police as Mr. San Vicente and Jose Antonio San Vicente in some social media posts, had left the country. Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charg