Jollygoodfellow Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 The BI main office in Manila is closed from tomorrow (Monday) until further notice. Those with appointments will be re scheduled. https://www.facebook.com/officialbureauofimmigration/?__tn__=k*F&tn-str=k*F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham59 Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) Great. The 'skeletal' workforce bit is pretty funny though. Didn't they receive their rice and sardines ? (Mr BI boss...it's 'Skeleton' ) Edited June 7, 2020 by graham59 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted June 7, 2020 Author Posted June 7, 2020 And the reason also latest press release. 08 June 2020 PRESS RELEASE BI main office closes for disinfection after 1 employee tests positive for COVID MANILA, Philippines- the Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that its main office in Intramuros, Manila will close and suspend its operations today as it will undergo disinfection after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente ordered the bureau's general services section to immediately conduct the disinfection and sanitize all offices inside the BI main building. "We have decided to temporarily close our main office to protect not only our employees but that of the transacting public as well against this deadly virus," the BI chief said in a statement. Morente thus advised those who have secured slots via the BI's newly-launched online appointment system to defer their transaction as they will be notified later about the new schedule of their appointments. "We assure the public that our main office will be back in business as soon as we have finished disinfecting our building. Please wait for further announcements," the chief further stated. He also advised concerned parties to always view the BI's website at immigration.gov.ph where important advisories and announcements are regularly posted. Morente added that other BI satellite and extension offices in Metro Manila remain open for business this Monday. According to BI acting spokesperson Melvin Mabulac, the employee who tested positive for COVID-19 was among the hundreds of BI mployees who underwent rapid antibody test conducted at the main office last week. "He initially tested positive in the rapid test conducted last June 2 so he was subjected to a confirmatory swab test. The test result showing he has the virus came out last Saturday," Mabulac said. He disclosed that the employee's officemates were already directed to undergo mandatory tests to determine if they, too, have acquired the virus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huggybearman Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 I am at all not surprised. I took my 13A application into my local BI office last week and a quarter of the staff were not wearing masks. Also, many of the public attending the office had their mask under their chin, or when talking through the small window at the counter had lowered their mask to talk to the immigration officer! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham59 Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 Well that's handy for those trying not to overstay then, isn't it ! (Or die from Covid19 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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