The Bureau of Immigration deployed 67 newly-hired immigration officers to the country's international airports as part of the agency's continuous efforts to improve its services to the traveling public.
“The newly hired officers is timed prior to the projected influx of passenger in the airport in the next few months for the upcoming Southeast Asian Games, and at the same time as the holiday rush begins,” Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said.
Morente said that the new recruits underwent the Border Control Officers Module, a six-month long training designed to teach immigration laws, rules, and procedures.
“The 67 graduates, which consist of 38 females and 29 males, were divided into two classes. They began training at the Philippine Immigration Academy in Clark, Pampanga last April. After three months, they were assigned at the airports and the BI's main office for another three months as on-the-job trainees,” Morente said.
