FEBRUARY 27, 2013
Two Chinese nationals spent their New Year behind bars at the Bureau of Immigration (BI) jail in Bicutan, Taguig and will be deported for illegally engaging in the retail trade business.
BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said he recently ordered the Li Guangxiang, 55, and Kang Dingwu, 42, to immediately leave the country after investigation found that they operated stores here that sold retail goods to the public.
David said that by engaging in gainful activities, the foreigners violated the conditions of their stay as tourists, an offense which is a ground for deportation under the country’s immigration act.
“Let this serve as a warning to other foreigners that they cannot sell retail goods as such business is reserved only to Filipinos,” the BI chief said. |
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Alien annual report of aliens ends March 1 |
FEBRUARY 25, 2013
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. issued a final reminder to foreigners that they have only until Friday, March 1 to make their annual report. David said additional special annual report desks have been set up in the different BI offices to cope with the large number of aliens expected to beat the deadline. Foreigners have trooped by the hundreds to the main building of the BI bldg. in Intramuros, Manila since Jan. 2 when the annual report started. They may also go to any of the BI field, satellite and extension offices nationwide to make their report. |
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BI to repatriate 9 surviviors of sunken Myanmar ship |
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will repatriate the nine surviving crewmen of a Myanmar ship that sunk last week off the coast of Bolinao, Pangasinan. BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said the bureau is just awaiting issuance of the foreign crewmen’s travel documents by the Myanmar embassy before they could be repatriated to their country. David disclosed that all nine crewmen were already turned over by the BI to the custody of the Myanmar embassy last Monday. They were identified as Kyi Win, Khin Maung Win, Aung Kyaw Khine, Aung Thu Nyein, Win Saw, Win Min Thein, Aung San Win, Thant Zin Moe, and Cho Aye. |
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45 BI employees sacked, 48 suspended |
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
Forty-five employees of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have lost their job as a result of its management’s intensified campaign against corrupt and inefficient personnel.
BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. disclosed that of the 45 employees who were sacked since January 2011, 39 were dismissed for serious administrative offenses while the six others were dropped from the rolls for going on absence without leave (AWOL).
“Our mission to purge this bureau of misfits will continue,” said David, who recalled that cleansing the agency of corruption was the marching order President Aquino gave him when he was appointed BI chief two years ago.
David added that aside from sacking 45 employees, he suspended 48 other personnel for involvement in less serious offenses. |
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BI forms new anti-graft board |
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
The campaign of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) against corruption was bolstered anew with the creation of a new body that will go after its erring personnel. BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. announced the creation of a new Board of Discipline in the agency that will investigate all complaints against BI officials and employees. David said the board will also recommend the imposition of disciplinary penalties, including suspension and dismissal from the service, on BI employees found liable for administrative offenses. The BI chief explained that the board was formed to “institutionalize a mechanism that will ensure that the highest level of honesty, efficiency, transparency, and professionalism” in the agency. |
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