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Man killed, wife wounded in Antipolo gun attack
A man was killed while his wife was wounded in a shooting in Antipolo City, Rizal on Wednesday night......»»
Chinese fugitive, who became Vanuatu citizen, arrested
Despite changing his citizenship, a Chinese man wanted for various economic crimes was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Feb. 21 as he was about to board a flight for Singapore......»»
IT engineer held at Iloilo airport over bomb joke
An information technology engineer from Batangas was arrested at the Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan town on Thursday night over a bomb joke......»»
‘NPA rebel’ caught at NAIA
A suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on Wednesday, police announced yesterday......»»
Japanese fugitive nabbed at NAIA
A Japanese man wanted in his own country for theft was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 as he was about to board a flight for Nagoya on Nov. 16, the Bureau of Immigration said yesterday......»»
BI reminds departing aliens to settle fees; arrests high-profile Korean fugitive
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday advised all foreign travelers who are leaving the country during the upcoming Undas holiday break to comply with their immigration departure requirements early to avoid unnecessary queuing at the airport on the date of their departure. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco reminded registered foreigners who are studying, working, or living permanently in the Philippines that they can obtain their special return certificate (SRC) or re-entry permit (RP) prior to departure at any of the various BI's district, field, satellite, or extension offices nationwide. While foreign tourists who have stayed in the country for more than six months may also secure their emigration clearance certificates (ECC) before departure, Tansingco said securing the required permits early will decrease queueing time by half, as they will not have to line up at the BI’s airport cashiers anymore. The BI chief added that with the complete elimination of all COVID-related travel restrictions, the bureau is anticipating a spike in passengers at all international airports in the country, especially at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), this upcoming December, and this time they are also experiencing a big increase in the volume of New Year's Day travelers. During this peak season, the bureau reminded all travelers that other immigration services are also available online via the BI’s e-services portal at e-services.immigration.gov.ph. Tansingco shared that the bureau also has a one-stop shop (OSS) facility located at NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay City, where departing aliens may also secure the said documents. He also reiterated previous reminders for passengers to arrive at least three hours prior to their flight and go straight to immigration after check-in. The BI is confident that its operations will be smoother this holiday season as it has deployed additional immigration officers and assigned a rapid response team as well as mobile counters for immediate deployment as necessary. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, 24 October, BI agents detained a South Korean wanted person who was allegedly part of a major narcotics ring that smuggled contraband into Korea from the Philippines. Commissioner Tansingco identified the suspect as Choi Sun Hyeok, a 56-year-old male who was arrested at his residence in Bgy. Lahug, Cebu City by the BI Fugitive Search Unit (BI-FSU) operatives. The BI-FSU operatives were armed with a warrant of deportation, which Tansingco issued pursuant to a summary deportation order that the BI Board of Commissioners issued against Choi in 2017. Tansingco said that Choi would be immediately deported to Seoul, South Korea after the bureau had secured the necessary clearances for his departure. According to the South Korean government, Choi was tagged as a high-profile fugitive, as he is believed to be a member of the so-called MS Alliance syndicate that facilitates the illicit transport of narcotics to Korea. A red notice for his capture was also issued by Interpol this year after an investigation confirmed that he was in the country. According to Interpol’s National Central Bureau (NCB) in Manila, Choi is the subject of a warrant of arrest issued by the Changwon District Court in Korea, where he is charged with violating his country’s narcotics control act. Investigators have also established that this year alone, Choi’s accomplices in the syndicate managed to smuggle into Korea more than 265 grams of methamphetamine by concealing the drug in their underwear. It was gathered that the passport of Choi, who will be committed to the BI detention facility in Taguig City, was already revoked by the Korean government, thus making him an undocumented alien. Choi's name was also placed on the BI blacklist to prevent him from re-entering the Philippines. The post BI reminds departing aliens to settle fees; arrests high-profile Korean fugitive appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Passenger held for gun, bullets at Puerto Princesa airport
A passenger bound for Iloilo was arrested at the Puerto Princesa Airport on Wednesday for allegedly carrying a handgun with three bullets......»»
Suspect in NAIA blast arrested
Police apprehended yesterday the suspect in the Molotov explosion at the parking area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1......»»
‘Deaf’ traveler caught with fake Philippines passport
A traveler who claimed to be deaf was arrested upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 from Bangkok, Thailand yesterday morning when he presented a fake Philippine passport......»»
Travel patterns led to arrest of mother-daughter drug smugglers
Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco lauded on Friday the BI Anti-Terrorist Group (BI-ATG) for its role in the successful interdiction of two drug couriers on 27 September. In a report given to Tansingco, BI-ATG airport head Bienvenido Castillo III shared that the mother-and-daughter tandem, who were identified as Siti Aishah Binte Awang and Nur Alaviyah Binte Hanaffe, both Singaporeans, were intercepted after arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 via a Qatar Airlines flight QR928 from Doha. According to Castillo, the two suspects attempted to transit to Hong Kong via the Philippines but the BI officer at NAIA 3 intercepted them after detecting suspicious travel patterns. Castillo said that they also received information about the suspects from their international counterparts. They observed that the suspects would come in and out of the country in several instances and noted suspicious travels. He added that they also discovered another individual with the exact same patterns; hence, they immediately coordinated the matter with the members of the NAIA-Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-DITG). After alerting the task group, members from the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted an immediate entrapment operation with the assistance of airline representatives. A canine inspection showed that the duo’s luggage contained suspicious materials. Checks by the BOC confirmed that their bags contained six cookie tin cans and five cylindrical chip cans containing 564 pellets with a white powdered substance. The substance, identified as cocaine, totaled more or less 14,360 grams, with a current street value of PhP76,108,000. Tansingco hailed the arrest and commended the BI-ATG for the immediate and proactive actions that led to the interdiction. The BI chief said that the alertness of their immigration officers in analyzing the travel patterns of these criminals was instrumental in this arrest. Tansingco added that close coordination among government agencies in the airports is necessary to protect our borders from all kinds of criminal activity. Both suspects were arrested by the PDEA and remain under the agency’s custody for the filing of the appropriate charges against them. The post Travel patterns led to arrest of mother-daughter drug smugglers appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
BOC seizes cocaine worth P76-M at NAIA
The Bureau of Customs - Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) seized cocaine worth more than P76 million pesos from two foreign passengers who arrived from Doha, Qatar at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City. According to the BOC-NAIA, the cocaine was discovered in large plastic capsules concealed inside biscuit tin cans, cylindrical canisters, and boxes that were placed inside their luggage. The two passengers who were arrested were a mother and her daughter, ages 63 and 39, respectively, and both Singapore nationals. The port added that the two suspects arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 on 27 September at approximately 9:46 p.m. aboard Qatar Airways Flight QR928 from Doha, Qatar. A total of 14,360 grams of cocaine, with an estimated value of P76,108,000, were seized from their possession, After the inventory of seized cocaine was conducted, the BOC-NAIA immediately turned the illegal drugs over to the PDEA, together with the two arrested drug couriers, whom the authorities brought to the PDEA main office in Quezon City for further investigation. The post BOC seizes cocaine worth P76-M at NAIA appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Foreign nationals involved in scams deported
The Bureau of Immigration on Sunday confirmed the deportation of 75 foreign nationals last 22 September at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1. According to BI commissioner Norman Tansingco, a total of 75 Chinese nationals departed on Friday afternoon via a Royal Air flight RW410 bound for Nanning, Guangxi and the deportees were the first group of foreign nationals to be kicked out of the country for engaging in scams while posing as an online gaming customer care provider. He added that the foreign nationals were part of the group arrested in an operation led by the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking and the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission against SA Rivendell Global Gaming Corporation, located in Pasay City. They were later charged by the BI for undesirability after being tagged as part of a scam syndicate. The National Bureau of Investigation, which made the arrests, kept custody of the foreigners throughout their deportation procedures. The post Foreign nationals involved in scams deported appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
75 foreigners involved in online scams deported
The Bureau of Immigration confirmed the deportation of 75 foreign nationals on 22 September at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco shared that those foreigners departed on Friday afternoon via a Royal Air flight RW410 bound for Nanning, Guangxi. These deportees, according to Tansingco, are the first group of foreign nationals to be kicked out of the country for engaging in scams while posing as an online gaming customer care provider. They are part of the group arrested in an operation led by the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and the Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission (PAOCC) against SA Rivendell Global Gaming Corporation located in Pasay City. They were later charged by the BI for undesirability after being tagged as part of a scam syndicate. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), which made the arrests, kept custody of the aforementioned foreigners throughout their deportation procedures. The deportees allegedly took part in bitcoin and love schemes that preyed on Westerners. The BI chief said that the initial count of deportees was 76, but the airline offloaded one of them—identified as He Zeng Ming—due to a medical issue after he purportedly complained about chest symptoms. All deportees have been added to the BI's blacklist; thereby, prohibiting them from returning to the country. “The strong partnership of the BI with PAOCC as well as IACAT member agencies led to this massive arrest and deportation of foreign nationals abusing their stay in the country,” said Tansingco. “This is in line with the President’s directive for government agencies to work closely together, in unity, to achieve greater results,” he added. -----anthony ching----- The post 75 foreigners involved in online scams deported appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Chinese national intercepted at NAIA
The Bureau of Immigration arrested a Chinese national last Monday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after being found to be facing charges in China for illegal gambling. The BI-NAIA identified the suspect as Jiang Ning, a 27-year-old male who attempted to depart via a Philippine Airlines flight bound for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when the BI officers noted a derogatory record in their system issued against him by the Chinese authorities. Upon verification, the Bureau confirmed that Jiang is the subject of an Interpol Red notice after allegedly being wanted in China for involvement in setting up a gambling group, which was said to control 14 gambling platforms for illegal profits in China and the Philippines. The BI-NAIA added that his group was said to have operated from 2014 to 2021 and to have induced more than 100 thousand Chinese to engage in illegal gambling activities. A warrant of arrest was already issued against him by the Qijiang District Public Security Bureau of Chongqing Municipality. He was charged with opening a casino in violation of the Criminal Law of China and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Jiang was immediately referred to the BI Legal Division to be charged with undesirability. He will be detained at the BI Warden Facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City, pending his deportation proceedings. The post Chinese national intercepted at NAIA appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Chinese national wanted for illegal gambling nabbed at NAIA
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported that a Chinese national was arrested on 18 September by BI officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after being found to be facing charges in China for illegal gambling. The BI-NAIA identified the suspect as Jiang Ning, a 27-year-old male. Jiang was arrested at the NAIA Terminal 1. He attempted to depart the country via a Philippine Airlines flight bound for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia when BI officers noted a derogatory record in their system issued against him by the Chinese authorities. Upon verification, the BI confirmed that Jiang is the subject of an Interpol Red notice after allegedly being wanted in China for involvement in setting up a gambling group, which was said to control 14 gambling platforms for illegal profits in China and the Philippines. The BI-NAIA added that his group was said to have operated from 2014 to 2021 and to have induced more than 100 thousand Chinese to engage in illegal gambling activities. A warrant of arrest was already issued against him by the Qijiang District Public Security Bureau of Chongqing Municipality. He was charged with opening a casino in violation of the Criminal Law of China and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Jiang was immediately referred to the BI Legal Division to be charged with undesirability. He will be detained at the BI Warden Facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City, pending his deportation proceedings. The post Chinese national wanted for illegal gambling nabbed at NAIA appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
3 foreign nationals arrested at NAIA
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Saturday, 2 September, the arrest of three foreign nationals at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for violation of immigration laws. On 31 August, the Bureau arrested a Thai national identified as Teerasade Phutthichotiruksa, a 43-year-old male, who attempted to depart via a Thai Airways flight to Bangkok, Thailand, but the Bureau intercepted him during a primary inspection. Phutthichotiruksa, according to the BI-NAIA, showed up for his immigration procedures at NAIA Terminal 3 for departure, but the immigration officer found anomalies and irregularities in the stamps placed on his passport. This prompted the BI officer to submit his document for further inspection through the BI’s Forensic Documents Laboratory. The BI forensic team inspected his travel documents and confirmed that the stamps shown on his passport were counterfeit. As a result, Phutthichotiruksa was arrested, read his rights, and immediately transferred to the BI Warden Facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City, while awaiting deportation. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said that this case underscores the importance of the immigration officers' vigilance and expertise in detecting fake documents. Their officers are trained to spot irregularities and will arrest foreign nationals who attempt to use fraud to be able to travel. Meanwhile, on 1 September, the BI also arrested of two Chinese fugitives in separate incidents. At the NAIA Terminal 3, the Bureau arrested Chen Changdian, 32, after he attempted to depart the country via Scoot Airlines bound for Singapore. Upon primary inspection, the immigration officer found out that Chen’s name was in the BI’s database of derogatory records. Chen is the subject of an Interpol red notice after being wanted for prosecution in the United Arab Emirates for the crime of murder in 2022. Based on the BI database, Chen arrived in the country in May 2022, but his name was only tagged as a fugitive by Interpol in November 2022. While at the NAIA Terminal 1, the Bureau arrested a Chinese woman who was identified as Lyu Yani, 30 years old, after trying to depart the country via a Philippine Airlines flight bound for Bangkok. According to the BI-NAIA, Lyu's name was also found on Interpol's list of wanted criminals. Lyu was tagged by Interpol as a fugitive wanted for the crime of running a gambling house. Both Chinese nationals were transferred to the BI Warden Facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City. All three fugitives are currently facing deportation cases, and their names will be included on the BI blacklist, which will bar them from entering the Philippines in the future. The post 3 foreign nationals arrested at NAIA appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Russian spies arrested, charged
A suspected Russian spy in Sweden accused of passing Western technology information to Moscow was charged on Monday while another allegedly recruited by Israel has been arrested in Lebanon. Swedish-Russian Sergei Skvortsov, 60, was formally charged with carrying out “unlawful intelligence activities” against the United States and Sweden for a decade until his arrest in November 2022, court documents showed. In the indictment filed with the Stockholm district court, the prosecution accused Skvortsov of gathering, through companies he ran, “information and the actual acquisition of various items that the Russian state and the defense forces could not acquire on the open market due to export rules and sanctions.” Prosecutor Henrik Olin told AFP the products involved were “mainly electronic devices,” “a lot of (which) emanate from the US.” According to the prosecution, Skvortsov had been acting against US interests since 1 January 2013 until his arrest in November 2022, and against Swedish interests since 1 July 2014. Skvortsov was arrested last year in a spectacular helicopter raid on his suburban Stockholm home. Meanwhile, the Iran-backed Hezbollah group reported the unnamed spy to Lebanese security forces for staging a reconnaissance mission of their headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut and south Lebanon, an official told AFP. Security forces arrested him around two weeks ago at Beirut airport while he was trying to flee with his wife and child, the official said. It came after Hezbollah told security forces that the suspect had tried to break into an apartment in Beirut’s southern suburb, a stronghold for the group. On Saturday, the Russian embassy in Beirut said it was “aware” of the arrests and “taking the necessary steps to clarify the details of the circumstances,” according to state-run news agency RIA Novosti. WITH AFP The post Russian spies arrested, charged appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
PCCI: Use QR code for added travel needs
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry suggested to the government on Sunday to create a digital platform for first-time travelers to prevent missed flights and airport congestion as officials plan to implement stricter immigration rules as a deterrent to human trafficking starting 3 September. In a phone interview with the Daily Tribune, PCCI president George Barcelon said the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking and appropriate government agencies should consider a QR code-based mechanism to obtain and verify data on first-time travelers faster. “There are 15,000 outbound flights daily and our airport systems are still inefficient. Airports are also not big enough to hold people in line for inspections and questioning by officials under the new policies,” Barcelon said. “The new policies are an additional layer of bureaucracy which we should avoid for an overall efficient travel experience,” he added. IACAT said first-time passengers include tourists, overseas Filipino workers or OFWs, and digital nomads. Tourists affected For tourists, IACAT may require their confirmed return or roundtrip tickets, proof of hotel booking, proof of financial capacity or source of income, proof of employment and other equivalent documents. For OFWs, officials may ask for their OFW Clearance issued by the Department of Migrant Workers, employment visa or work permit, and employment contract. However, for frequent travelers like business people, IACAT Undersecretary-in-Charge Nicholas Ty said they will be asked to present only the basic documents such as passports and plane tickets. However, Barcelon said the government should first conduct consultations with travelers to minimize disruption in flight services and create effective anti-trafficking measures. “They will be requiring additional documents. What would happen if first-time passengers forgot these documents? How can they fly as they may have to deal with matters abroad that are urgent or time-sensitive?” he said. Barcelon stressed there should be clear guidelines first on how the passengers and airport authorities will address such scenarios before implementing the new rules beginning 3 September. While Barcelon agreed with the government that human trafficking is a serious problem, he said the authorities should also instead intensify their intelligence activities so they can identify and detain suspects immediately for verification outside airports. “Out of 5 million human trafficking suspects, 3,000 have been arrested. It’s a serious problem but policies should not make things difficult for all passengers,” he said. “The government should tap technologies to prevent human trafficking and invest heavily in them,” he explained. The Bureau of Immigration said it recorded around 6,000 suspected victims of human trafficking, illegal recruitment, and misrepresentation from January to February this year alone. However, BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said only 0.6 percent were removed from the plane for further investigations related to those cases. The post PCCI: Use QR code for added travel needs appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
P18.3 million cocaine seized at NAIA
A woman allegedly in possession of 3.45 kilos of cocaine valued at P18.3 million was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Thursday night......»»
Pinay from Africa held with P18.3-M cocaine
A passenger flying in from Africa was arrested for allegedly trying to slip in illegal drugs worth P18.3 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Philippine National Police Drug Enforcement Group said on Friday. In a statement, PDEG chief, Col. Dionisio Bartolome Jr., identified the suspect as Zenaida Esperanza Losloso, 49, a Filipina of Lucena City who had flown in from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Losloso was arrested by operatives of the PDEG, PDEA, NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, Bureau of Customs-Port of NAIA at Terminal 3 at 9:45 p.m. on Thursday. Seized from her were 3,454 grams of suspected cocaine in a plastic sachet with an estimated value of P18,306,200. The suspect and evidence were brought to the PDEA office for documentation and disposition. She is facing charges of violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Drug Act of 2002 and RA 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act. The BoC-NAIA said the illegal drugs were discovered after the suspect’s baggage went through the initial X-ray inspection. The X-ray screener marked it with an “X” to signal that the bag showed a suspicious image and needed to undergo a physical inspection. A physical examination revealed the suspected cocaine in the lining of the suitcase. The post Pinay from Africa held with P18.3-M cocaine appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»