Eldest brother of Ex-Duterte adviser Michael Yang arrested at NAIA for immigration violations

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - @inquirerdotnet 09/20/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The eldest brother of former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang was arrested at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia), according to Santa Rosa City Rep. Dan Fernandez. At the end of a House of Representatives…

Canada mulls capping foreign student visas

09/15/2023

OTTAWA – The Canadian government, under pressure over the rising cost of housing, could consider capping foreign student visas, which have rocketed in recent years, new Housing Minister Sean Fraser said on Monday. Official data show there…

Eligible Filipinos may now travel to Canada visa-free

Zacarian Sarao 06/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Canada has added the Philippines to its electronic travel authorization (eTA) program, effectively allowing Filipinos who held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years, or those who currently hold a US non-immigrant visa,…

How to increase chances for a successful US visa application

Beatrice Pinlac 06/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The long line of visa applicants at the United States Embassy in Manila on Thursday morning captured only a fraction of the many Filipinos who will roll the dice for a chance to set…

BI arrests Chinese man using fake Mexican passport in NAIA

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 03/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Sunday said it arrested a Chinese national for attempting to depart the country using a fake Mexican passport at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1. According…

E-Help Consultancy and Migration: Providing guidance to those who want to reach dream destination

Marc Eric Cosep 03/12/2020

They say success comes to those who are willing to help beyond their capacity.  Couple Kevin and Shantelle Uy proved this to be true. Operating Directors of E-Help Consultancy and Migration Services, the couple has dedicated themselves to…

US grand jury indicts 3 top Quiboloy officials for trafficking, immigration fraud

02/15/2020

SANTA ANA, California – A federal grand jury has charged three top administrators of a Philippines-based church with leading a labor trafficking scheme that forced church members to solicit donations for a bogus charity after the accused…

Travelers monitored for mystery illness

Tina G. Santos - Philippine Daily Inquirer 01/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Sunday ordered the Bureau of Quarantine to intensify surveillance of travelers coming to the Philippines amid reports of the outbreak of a mystery disease in China. The order…

PH bans entry of 2 US senators backing De Lima

Nestor Corrales - INQUIRER.net 12/27/2019

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Bureau of Immigration to deny two United States senators who pushed for the ban of Filipino officials who are allegedly behind the detention of Sen. Leila de Lima…

Father-daughter border drowning highlights migrants’ perils

Associated Press 06/26/2019

MEXICO CITY — The man and his 23-month-old daughter lay face down in shallow water along the bank of the Rio Grande, his black shirt hiked up to his chest with the girl’s head tucked inside. Her…

US closes Manila field immigration office in July

06/06/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will be permanently closing its field office in Manila on July 5. In an advisory recently posted on its website, the USCIS …

‘Chinese nationals’ skipping lines at Naia irks CSC Commissioner Lizada

/INQ.net 05/02/2019

  MANILA, Philippines — Recently, there have been several stories on social media about how foreigners, mostly Chinese, have bossed around Filipinos even inside local establishments. Apparently, even government officials have not been spared from these rude…

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