Bureau of Immigration  Commissioner Norman Tansingco speaks to the media during a press conference at the NBI headquarters in Quezon City on August 23, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Rowegie Abanto

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<div><span></span><span>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the dismissal of Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco, the Palace confirmed Monday.</span></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3068172"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><span></span><span>&quot;His dismissal has already been approved by the president,&quot; Presidential Communications Secretary Cesar Chavez told ABS-CBN News through a Viber message when asked about the sacking of Tansingco.</span></div><p>Tansingco&#x27;s dismissal &quot;had something to do with the departure of [dismissed Bamban mayor] Alice Guo,&quot; Chavez later told reporters.  </p><p>&quot;This is also part of the commitment of the President that heads will roll because of that issue,&quot; he said. </p><div><span></span><span>Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla earlier in the day told ANC that he had spoken with Marcos about replacing Tansingco, who he accused of &quot;not doing anything&quot; about the alleged issuance of working visas to &quot;fake&quot; corporations that led to the entry of illegal gambling workers into the country.</span></div><div><span></span><span>Remulla also accused the immigration bureau of helping the escape of Guo and her supposed siblings. </span></div><div><span><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/9/remulla-wants-immigration-chief-replaced-856" id="isPasted">READ: Remulla wants Immigration chief replaced</a></span></div><div><span>The BI on Monday maintained that Guo and her alleged sister Shiela left the country &quot;illegally without undergoing regular immigration inspection,&quot; adding that no Philippine stamps were found in their passports.</span></div><div><span>Guo was eventually arrested in Indonesia. </span></div><div><span></span><span>She told the Senate committee on women on Monday that no immigration personnel nor Filipino officials had helped her flee the country.</span></div><p><span></span><span>Tansingco in the same hearing told senators that he learned of Remulla&#x27;s desire to replace him through the media and that he had yet to be officially informed.</span><br/><br/>Guo faces graft, money laundering and human trafficking cases, as well as accusations of undesirability and misrepresentation for allegedly acquiring her Filipino citizenship through fraudulent means. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/9/-lying-alice-guo-cited-in-contempt-anew-as-senate-seeks-custody-1231">&#x27;Lying&#x27; Alice Guo cited in contempt anew as Senate seeks custody</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/9/alice-guo-refuses-to-share-details-of-alleged-death-threats-1155">Alice Guo refuses to share details of alleged death threats</a></div><div><span data-teams="true" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr"><strong>—With a report from Paige Javier, ABS-CBN News</strong></span></span> <span data-teams="true" id="isPasted"></span><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the dismissal of Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco, the Palace confirmed Monday.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the dismissal of Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco, the Palace confirmed Monday.

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Marcos approves Immigration chief's dismissal: Palace

Marcos approves Immigration chief's dismissal: Palace

Pia Gutierrez,

Rowegie Abanto,

ABS-CBN News

Published Sep 09, 2024 01:01 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 09, 2024 02:41 PM PHT

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