Bureau of Immigration(BI)

Hello Team, 

We are requesting your good office if we can be provided a list of blacklisted aliens, or foreign individuals that are already overstaying or those who have pending cases. I am a representative of a hotel and would like to get information requested to protect the hotel from illegal guests that may have overstayed in the country , or may have questionable cases. We have a few guests we would like to verify. Thank you.

July 5, 2022

Dear Katrina,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jun 29, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for List of Blacklisted Foreign Nationals.

Response to your request

We were able to determine that this particular information is protected under the Data Privacy Act of 2012, comprehensive and strict privacy legislation “to protect the fundamental human right of privacy, of communication while ensuring free flow of information to promote innovation and growth.” Thus, the Bureau could not disclose the subject information to private individual without the Special Power of Attorney of the owner of the Data or with court order.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the BI Commissioner, JAIME H. MORENTE, Bureau of Immigration, Magallanes Drive, Intramuros, Manila. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,
BI-National Operations Center (BINOC)
FOI Officer