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THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has officially banned deportation flights with layovers for foreign fugitives involved in POGO-related crimes.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Under BI Board of Commissioners Resolution No. 2025-002 dated March 21, 2025, deported foreign nationals with links to POGOs can only be placed on direct flights to their home countries, except in cases where no direct route exists from the Philippines.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BI Commissioner Joel Viado emphasized that this policy closes a critical loophole that POGO deportees have exploited.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThis is unchartered territory since we started mass deportations and arrests this year in compliance with President Ferdinand \u2018Bong Bong\u2019 Marcos\u2019 declaration of a POGO ban,\u201d said Viado.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe discussions during senate hearings allowed us to hear other perspective that we have included in our discussions. This is a firm step in strengthening our deportation procedures,\u201d he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The move comes after Senators Risa Hontiveros and Sherwin Gatchalian pushed for stricter measures to prevent high-profile criminals from manipulating deportation protocols.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Viado expressed his gratitude to the senators and other lawmakers who supported the initiative.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI extend my deepest appreciation to Senators Gatchalian, Hontiveros, at sa lahat ng mambabatas na tumulong sa pagsulong ng repormang ito. Their commitment to closing loopholes in our deportation process has been instrumental in ensuring that foreign syndicates cannot exploit our system. We stand with them in making our immigration policies stronger and more secure,\u201d Viado said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The BI, in coordination with the Department of Justice (DOJ), has begun working with airlines and foreign embassies to ensure smooth enforcement of the new directive.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Viado also urged lawmakers to explore further legislative support to institutionalize the policy.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Bureau is also studying additional security enhancements for deportation procedures, including tighter coordination with law enforcement agencies abroad.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThis is just the beginning. We will continue reviewing and strengthening our deportation processes to prevent criminals from finding ways back into the country or evading justice,\u201d Viado added.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cPinapakita ng polisiyang ito na seryoso ang pamahalaan sa pagsugpo ng transnational crimes at pagpapalakas ng seguridad ng ating bansa. Hindi natin papayagan ang mga dayuhang kriminal na samantalahin ang ating sistema. Ang ating mensahe ay malinaw\u2014kung ikaw ay lumabag sa batas, sisiguraduhin namin na tuluyan kang mapapalabas ng Pilipinas nang walang pagkakataong mapalawak ang inyong sindikato,\u201d said Viado.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has officially banned deportation flights with layovers for foreign fugitives involved in POGO-related crimes. Under BI Board of Commissioners Resolution<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12667"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12667"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12669,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12667\/revisions\/12669"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}