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Verification

Requested from BI by E. Riego at 02:01 PM on Dec 02, 2021.
Purpose: To verify the citizenship and report the same to the proper authorities like BID, COMELEC and others
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2015 - 11/30/2021
Tracking no: #BI-877435075194

Riego 02:01 PM, Dec 02, 2021 

Good day!

I would like to verify whether Mr, Joseph Barber used a US Passport in entering the Philippines from 2011 to the present. 

His details are as follows:

Name: 		JOSEPH BARBER
Birthdate:	27 January 1949
Place of Birth:	PIDIGAN, ABRA

He submitted a COC, Certificate of Candicacy for mayor of the town Pidigan, Abra, thus his citizenship is not covered by privacy laws.

Thank you, 

Yours, 


Atty. Eugenio Riego acting in behalf of his client, Joseph Valera, candidate for Mayor of the same town, Pidigan, Abra


December 6, 2021

Dear Eugenio II,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Dec 02, 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Verification.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we cannot provide the requested travel information. Travel Record consist of personal information that is protected under the Data Privacy Act 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.” Other ways to acquire such information is with court order.

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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

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