Thus, the 19 th Congress of the Philippines, through the House of Representatives, proposed and approved on final reading House Bill (HB) No. 8203, also known as the “Immigration Modernization Act,” ...

MANILA, Philippines — A House panel has approved a proposal that seeks to reorganize and modernize the 82-year-old charter of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). The measure was passed, but was not ...

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To do this, the BI chief underscored the urgency to pass into law the proposed New Immigration Modernization Act of the Philippines. House Bill (HB) 8203 was approved on third and final reading in ...

Donald Trump called his new immigration bill “beautiful,” but for many legal immigrants, it brings hardship. Signed on July ...

MANILA, Philippines — Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado on Sunday backed a pending bill that would overhaul the 84-year-old Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 to address human trafficking, ...

The bill seeks to repeal antiquated laws – particularly the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 – which its proponents say are no longer responsive to present day conditions.

However, the registry option also did not work. On September 29, 2021, the Senate parliamentarian rejected Democrats including an update of the immigration registry date in a reconciliation bill.