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==Border Crossing Stations Beefed Up== | |||
*Source: http://mb.com.ph/articles/355426/border-crossing-stations-beefed-up | |||
*March 26, 2012, 3:02am | |||
:by JUN RAMIREZ | |||
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is fielding more men in Mindanao following an upsurge of undocumented foreigners in the region. | |||
BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. signed a memorandum order creating a border crossing coordinating committee (BCCO) that will oversee the deployment of immigration officers to border crossing stations near the country's borders with Indonesia and Malaysia. | |||
The memorandum also spelled out the guidelines for deploying border crossing officers who will be fielded on a rotation basis. | |||
Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. issued a memorandum on Nov. 16 last year directing the BI to augment its staff in Mindanao’s border crossing stations in view of the “alarming” increase in the number of undocumented Indonesians in the region. | |||
David said the committee will coordinate all of the bureau’s activities on border crossing and formulate policies and initiate policies on border control and security. | |||
According to BI personnel officer Danilo Lopez, there are 25 border crossing officers, holding the position of Immigration Officer III. | |||
Lopez said the border crossing stations are in Bongao and Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi; Taganak and Balabac, Palawan; and Batunganding and Tibanban, Davao del Sur. | |||
The committee will coordinate with Malaysian and Indonesian consulates on all border crossing matters and serve as the bureau’s liaison to regional offices and local government units in the border areas. | |||
The main task of border crossing officers is to provide immigration services to foreigners arriving and departing at the border stations. | |||
They will also detect and monitor activities of suspected illegal entrants and illegal aliens; monitor human trafficking activities; adopt measures for apprehending human traffickers and effect the exclusion of illegal entrants and overstaying border crossers. | |||
==Eight development projects up for implementation in ARMM== | ==Eight development projects up for implementation in ARMM== | ||
*Source: http://www.zambotimes.com/archives/45443-Eight-development-projects-up-for-implementation-in-ARMM.html | *Source: http://www.zambotimes.com/archives/45443-Eight-development-projects-up-for-implementation-in-ARMM.html | ||
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"It is important that the LGUs have good record of project implementation for them to qualify as beneficiaries," Kuaman said in a news briefing. | "It is important that the LGUs have good record of project implementation for them to qualify as beneficiaries," Kuaman said in a news briefing. | ||
"More projects are coming and we expect local officials to improve their performance in terms of project implementation because we are pushing for reform," he added. "To ensure 100 percent performance on projects identified by the people and funded by ASFP, we will pursue this partnership up to the time we can attain the common goal of alleviating poverty and then attaining peace and development in the region." | "More projects are coming and we expect local officials to improve their performance in terms of project implementation because we are pushing for reform," he added. "To ensure 100 percent performance on projects identified by the people and funded by ASFP, we will pursue this partnership up to the time we can attain the common goal of alleviating poverty and then attaining peace and development in the region." | ||
ASFP has been the peace development arm of the autonomous government for the past eight years. | ASFP has been the peace development arm of the autonomous government for the past eight years. | ||
==Sun Cellular widens reach in Luzon== | ==Sun Cellular widens reach in Luzon== | ||