{"id":227872,"date":"2019-08-23T19:15:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T23:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=227872"},"modified":"2019-08-23T19:15:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T23:15:31","slug":"2-airport-immigration-units-now-under-bi-chiefs-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/08\/23\/2-airport-immigration-units-now-under-bi-chiefs-office\/","title":{"rendered":"2 airport immigration units now under BI chief&#8217;s office"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_196111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196111\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/26229732_1024835857655121_5467377170120402942_n-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-196111\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/26229732_1024835857655121_5467377170120402942_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/26229732_1024835857655121_5467377170120402942_n-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/26229732_1024835857655121_5467377170120402942_n-1-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/26229732_1024835857655121_5467377170120402942_n-1-768x741.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/26229732_1024835857655121_5467377170120402942_n-1-20x20.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a separate order, Morente assumed direct authority over the Border Control and Intelligence Unit, which serves as the BI\u2019s intelligence arm at the airports and monitors suspected terrorists. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/officialbureauofimmigration\/photos\/a.149788088493240\/1024835857655121\/?type=3&amp;amp;theater\">File Photo<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/officialbureauofimmigration\/\">Bureau of Immigration, Republic of the Philippines\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente on Friday said his office will directly oversee airport operations, particularly passenger inspection in different international airports, as well as the monitoring of suspected terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the implementation of internal movement and coordination with other agencies is part of the tightened watch of operations in airports.<\/p>\n<p>In an order issued on August 16, Morente transferred to his office the authority over the Travel Control and Enforcement Unit (TCEU).<\/p>\n<p>The TCEU is in charge passenger inspections in different international airports, and intercepts possible victims of human trafficking and illegal recruitment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have transferred the authority over our secondary inspectors, and they shall report directly under my office,\u201d Morente said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey will serve as my eyes and ears at the airport,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate order, Morente assumed direct authority over the Border Control and Intelligence Unit, which serves as the BI\u2019s intelligence arm at the airports and monitors suspected terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>Both units were under the BI\u2019s Port Operations Division (POD).<\/p>\n<p>Morente said one of the reasons for the transfer of control and supervision to his office is to avert familiarity that may lead to dishonesty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch move will prevent fraternization, which is seen as a risk for corruption. This move will ensure checks and balances are put in place,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Morente reported that they have coordinated with other airport agencies to ensure that the airport immigration area remains sanitized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2014 Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente on Friday said his office will directly oversee airport operations, particularly passenger inspection in different &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":196111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-ferdinand-patinio","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227872"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227873,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227872\/revisions\/227873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}