American, British sex offenders arrested in Cebu

An American and a British national wanted in their countries for sexually molesting children were arrested in Cebu on Monday.

John Tomas Minor, 42, and Derek Gordon Heggie, 40, were apprehended by members of the fugitive search unit of the Bureau of Immigration based on mission orders issued by BI Commissioner Norman Tangsinco.

BOI Bans American Sex Offender

MANILA, Philippines — An American convicted of sex crimes involving minors was barred from entering the country last Nov. 2, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported yesterday.
Thomas Henry Vander Waal, 39, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on a flight from Taipei, Taiwan but immigration officers found his name was on the BI’s alert list of registered sex offenders, the bureau said in a statement.

75 foreigners ‘involved in scams’ deported — BI

A total of 75 foreigners involved in online scamming has been deported last Friday, Sept. 22, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said.  “As a consequence of their deportation, all deportees have been included in the BI’s blacklist, effectively barring them from returning to the Philippines,” the BI said.   It said the 75 deportees were “the […]

NAIA Personeel Nabbed For Theft

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has ordered the filing of appropriate charges against airport security personnel allegedly involved in the case of missing cash of a foreigner at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).  In a statement on Thursday, the DOTr said Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista directed the Office of Transportation Security (OTS) to immediately […]

Bohol town water project: Mayor, 6 executive charged

MANILA, Philippines — A town mayor in Bohol and six national government officials have been charged with graft over the grant of an alleged fraudulent permit in connection with a water resource project. A 24-page complaint filed on Thursday before the Office of the Ombudsman by Bohol Clean Water Alliance (BCWA) named Mayor Maria Pureza […]

Immigration Advisory

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Police rescue abducted Filipino-Korean girl

CEBU CITY – Police rescued an eight-year-old Filipino-Korean who was abducted by the caretaker of the apartment where the victim’s family lived in Barangay Bakilid, Mandaue City.

The girl was rescued several hours after she was abducted by Godiflor Rama, 32.