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                    [ArticleID] => 455223
                    [Title] => BI official inabsuwelto sa pagtakas ng Vietnamese terrorist
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Inabsuwelto ng Department of Justice (DOJ) sa ka­ song administratibo si Immigration Associate Commissioner Teodoro Delarmente sa pagtakas ng hinihinalang teroristang si Vo Van Duc, isang Vietna­mese noong 2005.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 455282 [Title] => DOJ clears 3 BI executives in anomalous release of American terrorist [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed Friday an administrative complaint against three officials of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for the allegedly anomalous release and deportation of a Vietnam-born American terrorist.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 312266 [Title] => Australian apologizes to PAL flight attendant [Summary] => An Australian national, who faces deportation charges for allegedly hitting a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight attendant, has apologized to the complainant and offered a compromise settlement.

Gregory Powell, through his lawyer, has sent a letter of apology to the administration of PAL, expressing his intention to settle the case outside the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and other possible court venues, sources told The STAR yesterday.

This after the complainant was reportedly preparing to file criminal charges against the Australian national.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 311980 [Title] => Aussie charged for hitting flight attendant [Summary] => Deportation proceedings against an Australian national who allegedly hit a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight attendant are underway as charges of undesirability as an alien have been filed against him, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said yesterday.

Representatives of the PAL came to the BI office and filed the deportation complaint against Gregory Powell on the grounds of "verbal abuse, arrogance, discourtesy, and harassment."

Immigration chief legal counsel Benjamin Kalaw said the bureau’s special prosecution panel would now begin hearing the case.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 301887 [Title] => 5 BI agents sacked over Jackie Tiu kidnapper’s deportation [Summary] => Five officials and employees of the Bureau of Immigration Detention Center (BIDC) have been sacked over the mysterious deportation of a Chinese suspect in the September 2001 kidnapping of Jackie Tiu.

Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez Jr. yesterday ordered the relief of BIDC warden Police Senior Superintendent Noel Espinosa, Civil Security Unit chief Police Superintendent Wendy Rosario, civil security agent Erwin Librojo, confidential agent Alex Bolado, and Police Officer 2 Daniel Villanueva.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 301413 [Title] => Kidnap victim turns to other gov’t agencies [Summary] => Kidnap victim Jackie Tiu has sought the help of other government agencies in investigating the irregular deportation of one of her alleged Chinese abductors by the Bureau of Immigration.

She called on the Department of Justice (DOJ), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday "to act on the issue and ensure credibility of the investigation."
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 300584 [Title] => BI agent sacked for suspect’s flight [Summary] => Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez has ordered the relief of an immigration agent who allegedly escorted out of the country a Chinese national on trial for kidnapping.

Fernandez said the Bureau of Immigration (BI) legal office under Benjamin Kalaw is now crosschecking its records to determine if other officials might have helped escort Zhang Du, alias Wilson Zhang, out of the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 200608 [Title] => Accord will enable Taiwanese investors to get RP visas faster [Summary] => The processing of working visas for Taiwanese nationals who plan to invest and work in the country will be expedited with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) and the Bureau of Immigration. 

MECO Chairman Antonio I. Basilio said the MOU between the two agencies would promote and encourage economic cooperation between the Philippines and Taiwan, the country’s fifth largest trading partner.

It was reported that Taiwan poured in some $83 million in investments in the Philippines alone last year. [DatePublished] => 2003-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 173489 [Title] => Navy ships due today with 600 Filipino deportees from Malaysia [Summary] => About 600 Filipinos aboard a Philippine Navy ship are expected to arrive today from Sandakan, Malaysia after they surrendered voluntarily ahead of a crackdown on illegal aliens.

According to a Navy statement, the BRP Bacolod City is expected to arrive in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, around 9 a.m.

Upon arriving there, they will be assisted by government personnel in returning to their respective hometowns.

A second vessel, the BRP Dagupan City, will ferry another 600 returnees also to Bongao tomorrow.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 128789 [Title] => BI decision on Pakistani case upheld [Summary] => The Bureau of Immigration reiterated yesterday its decision dismissing the petition questioning the Filipino citizenship of a former Pakistani national for lack of jurisdiction.

Benjamin Kalaw, chief legal officer of the bureau, said that the complaints against Tariq Mian for alleged fraudulent claim of Philippine citizenship and violation of the Anti-Dummy Law were issues beyond the jurisdiction of the bureau.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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