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                    [Title] => BI rescues 3 trafficking victims
                    [Summary] => 

Immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have prevented three women from leaving the country on suspicion that they could be victims of human trafficking.

[DatePublished] => 2026-10-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1725462 [AuthorName] => Rudy Santos [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/02/6_2026-10-02_20-02-15853_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2559798 [Title] => Lord Allan Velasco out of Philippines, BI confirms [Summary] =>

No hold departure order or derogatory record prevented the ex-speaker's exit.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-29 17:09:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/28/2_2026-09-28_23-25-28297_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2559648 [Title] => Viado says proponents must justify immigration fee [Summary] =>

Imagine this.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136412 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2559844 [Title] => Planned border security infra upgrade seen as enhancement, not duplication [Summary] =>

The proposed Civil Aviation and Immigration Security Services (CAISS) project is designed to fill the gap and enhance existing government border security systems, not duplicate them.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/29/nate-carpenter_2026-09-29_20-56-04586_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2558078 [Title] => 4 Russia-bound Filipinos recruited for military work stopped at NAIA [Summary] =>

The bureau said they were recruited for security and military work in Russia.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-22 12:50:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/03/17/4_2024-03-17_21-04-22154_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2557914 [Title] => Proposed immigration fee pushing through [Summary] =>

Remember the Bureau of Immigration controversial proposal to implement a new border security system that includes an immigration fee of P240 per passenger?

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136412 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2557447 [Title] => New danger: Detention at US airports while traveling domestically [Summary] =>

For people who have immigration issues, it has always been a risk to travel outside the US on an international flight.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134402 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805111 [AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2557519 [Title] => BI to use body-worn cameras at airports [Summary] =>

Amid the human trafficking probe at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Bureau of Immigration would equip all its personnel assigned at airports with body-worn cameras, BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807714 [AuthorName] => Bella Cariaso [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/19/3_2026-09-19_21-42-38470_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2556705 [Title] => Justice chief bats for border security modernization [Summary] =>

As criminal networks grow more sophisticated and borderless, Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida made a stern call to modernize border security — not as an option, but as an urgent necessity.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-16 15:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/16/nation_2026-09-16_15-44-53698_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2555936 [Title] => Impact of 9/11 on US immigration [Summary] =>

Friday, September 11 marked the 25th year of the 9/11 attacks --the worst terrorist attack on US soil with almost 3,000 people dead and countless lives still suffering and devastated from such evil carnage.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136349 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807871 [AuthorName] => Marco Tomakin [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
Immigration
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                    [ArticleID] => 2560524
                    [Title] => BI rescues 3 trafficking victims
                    [Summary] => 

Immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have prevented three women from leaving the country on suspicion that they could be victims of human trafficking.

[DatePublished] => 2026-10-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1725462 [AuthorName] => Rudy Santos [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/02/6_2026-10-02_20-02-15853_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2559798 [Title] => Lord Allan Velasco out of Philippines, BI confirms [Summary] =>

No hold departure order or derogatory record prevented the ex-speaker's exit.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-29 17:09:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/28/2_2026-09-28_23-25-28297_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2559648 [Title] => Viado says proponents must justify immigration fee [Summary] =>

Imagine this.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136412 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2559844 [Title] => Planned border security infra upgrade seen as enhancement, not duplication [Summary] =>

The proposed Civil Aviation and Immigration Security Services (CAISS) project is designed to fill the gap and enhance existing government border security systems, not duplicate them.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Technology [SectionUrl] => technology [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/29/nate-carpenter_2026-09-29_20-56-04586_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2558078 [Title] => 4 Russia-bound Filipinos recruited for military work stopped at NAIA [Summary] =>

The bureau said they were recruited for security and military work in Russia.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-22 12:50:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/03/17/4_2024-03-17_21-04-22154_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2557914 [Title] => Proposed immigration fee pushing through [Summary] =>

Remember the Bureau of Immigration controversial proposal to implement a new border security system that includes an immigration fee of P240 per passenger?

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136412 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2557447 [Title] => New danger: Detention at US airports while traveling domestically [Summary] =>

For people who have immigration issues, it has always been a risk to travel outside the US on an international flight.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134402 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805111 [AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2557519 [Title] => BI to use body-worn cameras at airports [Summary] =>

Amid the human trafficking probe at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Bureau of Immigration would equip all its personnel assigned at airports with body-worn cameras, BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807714 [AuthorName] => Bella Cariaso [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/19/3_2026-09-19_21-42-38470_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2556705 [Title] => Justice chief bats for border security modernization [Summary] =>

As criminal networks grow more sophisticated and borderless, Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida made a stern call to modernize border security — not as an option, but as an urgent necessity.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-16 15:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/09/16/nation_2026-09-16_15-44-53698_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2555936 [Title] => Impact of 9/11 on US immigration [Summary] =>

Friday, September 11 marked the 25th year of the 9/11 attacks --the worst terrorist attack on US soil with almost 3,000 people dead and countless lives still suffering and devastated from such evil carnage.

[DatePublished] => 2026-09-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136349 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807871 [AuthorName] => Marco Tomakin [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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