The immigration officer who barraged a passenger with “irrelevant” questions, among them a request to show her yearbook causing the passenger to miss her flight to Israel, has been relieved from his post, according to Bureau of Immigration (BI) spokesperson Dana Sandoval.
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it relieved the head and 35 other personnel of its Immigration detention facility after discovering that some detained foreign nationals were getting access to prohibited items, including mobile devices.
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said they are now in “full force” amid the rise in daily international arrivals at airports in the country.
Eighteen officers and employees of the Bureau of Immigration involved in the “pastillas scheme,” were dismissed from office.
The Philippines registered a sharp 72-percent decline in passenger arrivals from January to September due to travel restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.