Over 153,000 foreign nationals participated in the mandatory registration of aliens who are holders of immigrant and non-immigrant visas in the country.
In a statement, the Bureau of Immigration on Sunday said 153,651 foreigners participated in the 2024 Annual Report from January 1 to March 1, 2024.Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the number was 13% higher than the 136,065 registrants in 2023.
The agency further noted that 80% of the aliens were walk-ins or reported in person at BI field, extension, and satellite offices, as well as selected shopping malls in Metro Manila and elsewhere which were venues for this year’s annual report."It was learned that the government earned almost P16 million from this year’s annual report, compared to last year’s collection of P11 million," the BI noted.
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