BI ‘101% ready’ for holiday exodus

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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is ready for the influx of passengers during the holiday season.BI spokesperson Anisha Hassan said they are fully ...

MANILA – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is ready for the influx of passengers during the holiday season.BI spokesperson Anisha Hassan said they are fully ready for inbound and outbound passengers come December.

“(For the) 2026 holiday season the Bureau is 101 percent ready for the rush of passengers this year,” she said in a radio interview Wednesday.

The BI official added that their preparations for the holidays started since Undas (All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days).“Since (the commemoration of) Undas, we are already preparing for the travelers’ rush,” she said.

At the same time, Hassan reported that over 70 electronic gates (e-gates) have been installed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminals 1 and 3 for seamless immigration transactions.

“Already deployed Phase I in international gateways (e-gates) in preparation of the Holiday rush. Around 76 e-gates in the arrival and departure areas of NAIA 1 and 3,” she said.

The next stage of implementation will be in Clark, Davao and Cebu and in other provincial airports.

“The next phase will be at Clark, Davao and Cebu (airports), the next stage will be provincial airports,” the BI official added. (Ferdinand Patinio/PNA)

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