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MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has expanded access to Interpol systems to its other locations across the country.

The Bureau has agreed to deploy the Interpol Global Communication System (I-24/7) at all BI offices, including seaports and field offices, as part of a memorandum of understanding with the Philippine Center for Transnational Crime.

The arrest of foreigners and fugitives participating in transnational criminal activities, according to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente, has resulted from the agency’s lateral coordination with Interpol.

“The I-24/7 was only used for passenger screening at international ports.” We believe this is a useful tool for intercepting unwanted aliens, so we seek to expand its use,” he stated in a statement.

BI personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Clark International Airport, Bohol-Panglao International Airport, Subic International Airport, Cagayan North International Airport, and Zamboanga International Airport were the only ones who had access to the system at first.

The BI signed the agreement in order to maintain direct access to the I-24/7 at international airports and seaports, as well as to expand connectivity to BI offices that accept and process visa applications, permits, and other related transactions from foreign nationals.

“Since being allowed direct access to Interpol’s system in 2015, I am confident that this partnership has aided the BI in catching foreign offenders attempting to hide in our nation. I am convinced that expanding the system to include satellite and field offices will make a significant difference in the capture and deportation of undesirable individuals “The BI chief went on to say.

He added that the move is also related to the BI’s implementation of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order 122 on the adoption of the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS).

The Interpol database, on the other hand, will be used as part of the country’s advance security vetting of arriving foreign nationals, according to BI APIS Operations Center chief Melvin Mabulac.

Since 2016, the Bureau of Investigation has conducted a number of large-scale intelligence operations that have resulted in the arrest of about 2,500 foreigners who were determined to be undocumented, working without the proper visas, and were international fugitives hiding in the Philippines.

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