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                    [Title] => Swedish fugitive wanted for fraud nabbed in Negros Oriental
                    [Summary] => 

Immigration authorities have arrested a 35-year-old Swedish national in Negros Oriental who is wanted by Finnish authorities for multiple fraud charges and is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice.

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The Supreme Court has ordered the release of Globe-Ferronickel chairman Joseph Sy.

[DatePublished] => 2026-10-13 08:22:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/13/joseph-sy-senate-hearing-2_2026-10-13_07-39-47492_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2562416 [Title] => USCIS updates [Summary] =>

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) just published a Federal Register notice announcing mandatory fee hikes across several key immigration forms for fiscal year 2027.

[DatePublished] => 2026-10-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136349 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807871 [AuthorName] => Marco Tomakin [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2561997 [Title] => Zamboanga Sibugay raids cited in push for border security systems upgrade [Summary] =>

The arrest of 244 foreign nationals in two recent simultaneous anti-POGO operations by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Zamboanga Sibugay highlights the kind of transnational crime and immigration abuse that the proposed Civil Aviation and Immigration Security Services (CAISS) seeks to address.

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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 ) [5] => 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 ) [6] => 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] => ) [7] => 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 ) [8] => 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 ) [9] => 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] => ) ) )
Immigration
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                    [ArticleID] => 2563217
                    [Title] => Swedish fugitive wanted for fraud nabbed in Negros Oriental
                    [Summary] => 

Immigration authorities have arrested a 35-year-old Swedish national in Negros Oriental who is wanted by Finnish authorities for multiple fraud charges and is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice.

[DatePublished] => 2026-10-14 17:29:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/14/swedish-national-bi_2026-10-14_16-38-24248_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2562712 [Title] => Supreme Court orders release of mining tycoon Joseph Sy amid citizenship dispute [Summary] =>

The Supreme Court has ordered the release of Globe-Ferronickel chairman Joseph Sy.

[DatePublished] => 2026-10-13 08:22:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/13/joseph-sy-senate-hearing-2_2026-10-13_07-39-47492_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2562416 [Title] => USCIS updates [Summary] =>

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) just published a Federal Register notice announcing mandatory fee hikes across several key immigration forms for fiscal year 2027.

[DatePublished] => 2026-10-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136349 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807871 [AuthorName] => Marco Tomakin [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2561997 [Title] => Zamboanga Sibugay raids cited in push for border security systems upgrade [Summary] =>

The arrest of 244 foreign nationals in two recent simultaneous anti-POGO operations by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Zamboanga Sibugay highlights the kind of transnational crime and immigration abuse that the proposed Civil Aviation and Immigration Security Services (CAISS) seeks to address.

[DatePublished] => 2026-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/10/09/nation_2026-10-09_06-04-00433_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [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 ) [5] => 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 ) [6] => 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] => ) [7] => 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 ) [8] => 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 ) [9] => 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] => ) ) )
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