Rudy Santos
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BI, NBI confirm Velasco, wife out of Philippines (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — Former House speaker Lord Allan Velasco boarded a flight to Japan on Aug. 30 and did not fly back to Manila on Sept. 14, his expected date of return, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed yesterday. Velasco’s wife Rowena followed him to Japan a day after, an airport insider said. Other reports, however, said she took a flight to Hong Kong. Allegations that Velasco ordered cash deliveries to members of the Duterte family are being verified by the National Bureau of Invest
Hair pulling at NAIA: BI orders 2 officers to explain (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration yesterday confirmed that two female BI officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport figured in a verbal tussle that escalated into slapping, pushing and hair pulling on Tuesday, in full view of passengers arriving at the NAIA Terminal 3. The BI, which ordered both officers to submit a written explanation, said the incident stemmed from a personal and private matter involving the two officers. Airport insiders said the incident was a case of l
NBI probes 2 NAIA immigration officers (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — After the arrest of a Bureau of Immigration officer at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on Sept. 12, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is investigating two more BI personnel at NAIA for their possible involvement in an illegal recruitment and human trafficking scheme. Both the NBI and BI are investigating the two officers who are assigned at the NAIA Terminal 1 departure area. BI spokesperson Anisha Hassan said one of the two was relieved from his
BOC, PDEA uncover 15 boxes of illegal drugs from Canada (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) intercepted yesterday over P199.7 million worth of shabu and high-grade marijuana in packages declared as personal effects at a warehouse in Pasay City. The shipment, consisting of 15 boxes coming from Canada, was flagged by the BOC X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) after suspicious images were detected during screening. This prompted the issuance of an alert order and subsequent conduct of a physica
French nabbed in NAIA over bomb joke (opens the original)
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MANILA, Philippines — A 58-year-old French passenger bound for Cebu was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 on Friday after making a bomb-related statement during the check-in process. Investigators said the man was asked by airline staff to place his backpack on the baggage weighing counter. When asked about the contents of the bag, he allegedly said: “I have gun and a bomb.” His answer was immediately reported, prompting the activation of aviation security prot
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