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Philippine Congress wants to terminate a contractor’s service to address delays in passport processing. by Barangay Singapore on Sep 28, 2011A House panel wants to terminate the services of a contractor to address delays in passport processing. This was among the recommendations Representative Walden Bello and his fellow lawmakers submitted to the Foreign Affairs committee after an ocular...

Filipino farmers to export quality, organically-grown vegetables to Singapore by Barangay Singapore on Sep 28, 2011Good news for farmers in highland Benguet and Quezon provinces. The Department of Agriculture is linking vegetable farmers in the provinces of Benguet and Quezon with prospective buyers from Singapore. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said a t...

Global Summit in the Diaspora – A call for participation by Overseas Filipinos by Barangay Singapore on Sep 15, 2011What: THE GLOBAL SUMMIT OF FILIPINOS IN THE DIASPORA When: September 27, 28 & 29, 2011 Where: Philippine International Convention Center, Manila THEME: FROM DIASPORA TO DEVELOPMENT (D2D) To map out partnerships in doable, replicable and sustainab...

Bureau of Immigration (BI) removed nearly 6,000 individuals from its hold departure list and watch list by Barangay Singapore on Aug 16, 2011Upon the directive of Secretary Leila De Lima, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has removed nearly 6,000 individuals from its hold departure list and watch list as part of ongoing efforts of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and BI to sanitize the bureau...

3 OFWs with fake OEC papers, offloaded and barred at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) by Barangay Singapore on Aug 14, 2011Immigration agents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) recently barred from leaving three female overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for Korea after they were caught carrying spurious documents. BI-Airport Operations Division (AOD) ch...

Bureau of Immigration (BI) beefed up manpower at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), deployed additional 30 officers by Barangay Singapore on Aug 11, 2011The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has beefed up its manpower at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) with the deployment of some 30 immigration officers there over the past three weeks, it was learned yesterday. Ninoy Aquino International Airpo...

Philippine Immigration officers and Intelligence agents underwent retraining and refresher seminar by Barangay Singapore on Aug 6, 2011Immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and intelligence agents have started undergoing retraining and refresher seminars as part of a program to bolster their capability in combating human trafficking and thwarting the...

Philippine Bureau of Immigration nabbed Indian couple for linked to human smuggling activities by Barangay Singapore on Aug 3, 2011Philippines—An Indian couple suspected of being part of a syndicate that brings in illegal Indian nationals into the country, are now facing deportation proceedings. Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. identified the couple as Lakhvir Singh...

NAIA Airport Police subject of a probe for assisting in smuggling 2 women to Singapore by Barangay Singapore on Jun 15, 2011A veteran airport police at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport is in danger of losing his job after two women said he smuggled them out for a flight to Singapore, in violation of the law against human trafficking. Cpl. Rolando Nator of the Airpor...

Philippine Justice Secretary sacked 18 Bureau of Immigration personnels at DMIA Clark by Barangay Singapore on Jun 15, 2011Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has ordered the dismissal from the service of 18 Bureau of Immigration personnel for alleged involvement in human trafficking and other illegal activities at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport at Clark Field...