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CAN I ASK IF MY FRIEND IS BLACKLISTED OR NOT

Requested from BI by M. Ibañez at 08:35 PM on Aug 17, 2023.
Purpose: Visit the philippines
Date of Coverage: 08/17/2023 - 08/17/2023
Tracking no: #BI-634722395597

Ibañez 08:35 PM, Aug 17, 2023 

Hello mam/sir. I invite my friends to visit the philippines for 1 week only. Now my friends is already in immigration office in NAIA. But the officer denied their visit here .. my friend shows their all requirement but still got denied. Im here asking if my friend is blacklisted now or not.


Passport number: A05280014


August 19, 2023

Dear Maria Beth,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Aug 17, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for CAN I ASK IF MY FRIEND IS BLACKLISTED OR NOT.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we would need for your friend to provide you Special Power of Attorney (SPA) and personally file your request to the BI Main office if you wanted to know if your friend has an existing derogatory record in the BI. Because Derogatory Record consists of personal information and it 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 thru online. It can only be disclosed to the owner of the information, to third party if with 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, NORMAN G. TANSINGCO, 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

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