A new batch of immigration officers recently graduated in a ceremony held Tuesday, January 30, in Pasay City.
According to Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco, the ceremony serves as the culminating activity of the training for Class 25 and 26, comprising of 87 new immigration officers, who took the Border Control Officers Module (BCOM) I in the BI’s academy in Clark, Pampanga.
Atty. Ronaldo Ledesma, Chief of the BI’s Board of Special Inquiry and Learning and Development Section while Immigration officers Ana Lorraine Manalo and Marc Erico Ong also delivered their valedictory address for their classes.
In his message, Tansingco highlighted the rigorous trainings that immigration officers undergo prior to deployment.
“These new immigration officers have been trained to serve following our core values of patriotism, integrity, and professionalism. We trust that the new batches remain faithful to their duties as defenders of our borders,” he noted.
Tansingco also reminded the new officers to ensure proper conduct at the frontlines, and said that he will not tolerate any report of inappropriate or unprofessional behavior.
The new immigration officers have been deployed to different frontline offices of the BI nationwide.
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