Overstaying British Citizen Arrested in Palawan

MANILA – Immigration authorities arrested an overstaying British national in Palawan on Thursday. Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) intelligence division and fugitive search unit apprehended Paul Stuart Leggot, 61, in a bar along Governor’s Drive in Dongapan, Coron town. Apart from overstaying, he was allegedly found to have been engaging in gainful […]

Overstaying US citizen Barry Jordan arrested in Cebu

  MANILA – An American and an Indian have been arrested for violating Philippine immigration laws on separate occasions in Cebu City and Pasay City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Tuesday. Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the suspects as 48-year-old US national Barry Lee Jordan and 33-year-old Indian national Harwinder Singh, 33, who were arrested […]

Overstaying US citizen arrested after assaulting delivery rider in Cebu

The Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration (BI) has detained an American who was seen on a CCTV camera berating and physically attacking a delivery rider in Cebu City, central Philippines. Phillip Justin Bean, 43, faces deportation as an undesirable alien. He was taken on March 1 by agents from the BI’s intelligence section on March 1 […]

US expat faces jail term for illicit sexual relations

MANILA – A former United States Department of State employee has pleaded guilty to engaging in illicit sexual relations with a minor while assigned at the US Embassy here for four years. Dean Edward Cheves, 63, admitted his guilt to the charges, according to a statement quoting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite Jr. of the US […]

Managing A Charity Corporation In The Philippines.

[pvc_stats postid=”” increase=”1″ show_views_today=”0″] YouTube Name: Defeating Poverty This is a very informative informational video, which covers legal requirements to operate a charity in the Philippines. We would be interested in seeing similar documentation from other so called charities. It is worth noting here that many of these requirements are also the same for businesess […]

BIR Email of Interest

[pvc_stats postid=”” increase=”1″ show_views_today=”0″] The BIR have advised that complaints should be addressed in the following matter. Greetings! Thank you for communicating with the BIR – Customer Assistance Division. To report a complaint on establishment(s) which is not legally registered in the BIR, and to facilitate immediate processing and evaluation, you can directly send your […]

FOR CASH DEALS = NO BIR RECEIPT?

[pvc_stats postid=”” increase=”1″ show_views_today=”0″] Below is a COPY of an email sent to the BIR by a reader of this website. From: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Date: Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 11:09 PM Subject: FOR CASH DEALS NO BIR RECEIPT? To: <contact_us@bir.gov.ph> Dear Sir Madam, I am sending  this  video link  for you to  see  and  answer  […]

Report those evading taxes, get P1-M reward from BIR

From Philippineslifestyle.com Former Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) examiner Mon Abrea said Monday anyone who will report a social media influencer avoiding paying taxes could get a P1 million cash reward from the government. “‘Yun ‘yung hindi masyado alam ng publiko. Tayo mismo pwede kumita…‘pag sinabi natin o tinuro natin ‘yung mga kasama natin na […]