| ** Immigration Flat Rate - Dec.20,1991 1. Assignment of Immigration Officer / Guards a. 1-15 crews --- 1 Officer, P900/day b. excess 15 crews -- 1 Officer, P900/day + 1 Guard for every 10 crew,P800/day 2. Overtime Pay, Meals and Daily Transportation a. for vessel calling,loading and discharging at a port of entry (Base Port) where there is an Immigration Office or Station, the daily flat rate of Immigration Officer/Guard is based on 24 consecutive hours commencing 1 hour from the estimated arrival time and terminate 1 hour after the departure of the vessel; transportation expenses will be paid 2 ways, one way for the arrival and one way after departure at the rate of P76.00 per way; b. in case the Immigration Officer/Guard has to meet and board the vessel in the port outside of his official station, overtime services on daily flat rate charge starts upon departure of the Officer/Guard from Official station until he/she returns to the station, provided, however, that in place where there are regular PAL flights available, overtime services allowed shall be 24 hours prior to arrival and 24 hours after departure unless booking is not available; transportation expenses applicable will be 2 ways (back and forth) in the rate provided Memorandum Order dated April 17, 1991. 3. Hotel/Lodging Expenses : Hotel or other suitable accommodations shall be provided the Immigration personnel assigned to guard the vessel from the time he leaves his official station to the time the vessel arrives and the time the vessel departs upto the time he gets to his official station. If no suitable accommodations are provided on board the vessel, the Immigration personnel shall be provided by the shipping agency with hotel or other suitable accommodations, provided however, that the Captain or Master will issue a certification that no accommodation on board is available. The shipping agency will pay for the lodging expense. The daily allowance will take care of other expenses. 4. Muster In/Out : for mustering in/out services of Immigration Officers at any port within 15 km radius from the Immigration Office/Station, a flat rate charge of P800.00 (all inclusive) shall be paid. Beyond the 15 km radius, the rate provided Memo Order dated April 17, 1991 will be applied. ** Memorandum Order dated April 17, 1991 1. Overtime a. Rates per hour : Immigration Supervisors at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Bay Service and other ports ������P54.00 Immigration Officers ������ P50.00 Immigration Guards & other employees ����.. P44.00 b. Meal allowance for every Immigration Officials and employees ��.. P76.00 per meal 4 times a day (Breakfast, Lunch, Supper & Midnight Repast) 2. Exceptions to above where the Immigration personnel assigned has availed of the free meals on board the vessel and in any other case where charges for payment of meals cannot be justified, Immigration personnel shall not charge payment for meals while on such duty. 3. Hotel or Lodging Expenses : Immigration personnel are entitled to first class hotel and lodging accommodations, in an amount not exceeding P274.00, while on board vessels, Immigration personnel shall be furnished with first class and other suitable accommodation. 4. Transportation : from residence anywhere in Metro Manila to the Port Area, Manila Bay or to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport or vice-versa ����..P76.00 Launch hire from shore to ship or vice-versa in ordinary anchorages in outports ��. P200.00 Car or Jeep hire under any road condition or time of travel per Kilometer ��.. P8.00 Launch fare in the provinces, per nautical mile ����.. P14.00 Plane fare ��. As stated in the airline fare schedule Travel by regular scheduled plane routes shall be preferred over land travel between palces served by regular airlines. Immigration personnel on assignment are entitled to first class travel accommodations but other modes or classes of travel may be availed of and will be authorized and allowed. ** Immigration's Administrative Fine - 12 April 1999 Whereas, the Bureau of Immigration is principally responsible for the enforcement of immigration laws; Whereas, the Commissioner, as head of the Bureau, shall be its Chief Executive Officer and exercises overall authority in matters within the jurisdiction of his office; Whereas, the mandate of the Commissioner include the authority to impose administrative fines against airlines and shipping companies; Whereas, fines are charged as an administrative liability to deter the landing of undocumented or improperly documented aliens into the Philippines and to suficiently cover the cost of administration and enforcement thereof by the immigration authorities; Whereas, the fine of Five Thousand Pesos (Php 5,000.00) imposed more than ten years ago is no longer sufficient to effectively enforce the law, and further that other immigration authorities impose a minimum of $3,000.00, which high amount proved to be a deterrent factor to airlines and shipping companies for transporting aliens in violation of immigration law; WHEREFORE, by authority of E.O.No.292 and Section 3 of R.A. No.613, as amended, the amount of administrative fine imposed on carriers/vessels is hereby increased from Five Thousand Pesos (Php 5,000.00) to Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php 50,000.00) per violation as provided for by Section 44 of the same act. This Memorandum shall take effect immediately upon its approval. ** 2nd Indorsement - May 12, 1999 Respectfully returned to Commissioner Rufus B. Rodriguez, Bureau of Immigration and Deportation, Magallanes Drive, Intramuros, Manila, his enclosed 12 April 1999 Memorandum (recommending the approval of a proposed increase of the administrative fine of P5,000.00 to P50,000.00 imposed by the Bureau of Immigration for the transportation of aliens in violation of immigration laws) to which the undersigned has affixed his signature expressing approval thereof. ** "High Risk" Nationals - Memorandum Circular No. 26-95 (13 November 1995) 1. Afganistan, 2. Albania, 3. Belize, 4. Bulgaria, 5. Cambodia, 6. Czechoslovakia, 7. China (PROC) 8. China (ROC) Taiwan, 9. Cuba, 10. Hongkong Chinese and C.I. Hongkong British 11. Hungary, 12. India, 13. Iran, 14. Iraq, 15. Jordan, 16. Kampuchea, 17. Laos, 18. Lebanon 19. Libya, 20. Macau (Portuguese), 21. Mongolia, 22. North Korea, 23. Pakistan, 24. Palestine 25. Poland, 26. Romania, 27. Syria, 28. Stateless, 29. Tonga, 30. USSR (New Independent States) 31. Vietnam, 32. Those with Stowaways on board, 33. (Yugoslavia : Memo 22-95) 1. vessel with crew members on board classified as "High Risk" is required to have a VISAED CREWLIST and/or vessel with crew members not falling under "High Risk" but without VISAED CREWLIST is subject to continuous guarding while within the Philippine territory, at the set ratio of : one (1) immigration officer to act as Inspector for the initial ten (10) crewmembers or less and additional Immigration personnel to act as Guard for every additional ten (10) crewmembers or less after the initial ten (10) crew members. 2. vessel with crew members not falling under "High Risk" which are properly visaed shall be subject to Muster-in and Muster-out only if calling at ports within 15 Km radius from any Immigration Office. Otherwise, they are subject to continuous guarding by an Immigration Officer only, from the time of arrival in the country upto the time of immediate departure from the country. ( according to Mr. Felix Rodriguez / Immigration Regulation Chief : 1. the distance is measured not by direct geographical line but by the actual road distance taken by the usual means of transportation between the Immigration Office/Station and the vessel's location. 2. If the vessel calling in an outport is with VISAED CREWLIST and its crewmembers are not considered RESTRICTED, we assign one (1) Immigration Officer on board regardless of the number of crew. The Officer assigned remains on board until the ship's departure for foreign port. -- May 1992) 3. In addition to the legitimate charges of the assigned Immigration Officers and Guards, the Masters, Agents and/or Consignees of said vessels are also required to pay the corresponding visa fee plus impossible fines to be determined by the undersigned upon recommendation of the Immigration Regulation Division chief after submission of relevant report by the assigned Boarding Immigration Officer. ** Joining and Repatriation of Alien Seaman - Memorandum Circular No. 12-97, April 01, 1997 1. All shipping agencies and companies are required to submit advance notice of joining and/of repatriation of seamen to the Chief, Boarding Section, Bureau of Immigration, at least 48 hours prior to the arrival of the ship in the Philippine pot. 2. The Chief Boarding Section shall assign necessary immigration escort at the ratio of one (1) immigration escort for initial 5 crew or less and additional escorts thereafter. 3. All foreign seamen for the purpose of joining vessel shal present to the admitting officer their valid travel documents with appropriate 9(C) visa for entry otherwise the carrier shall be charged an administrative fine in the amount of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00). Each seaman shall likewise pay the Waiver of Exclusion Ground to the Bureau of Immigration in the amount of One Thousand and Ten Pesos (P1,010.00) 4. Joining seamen of nationalities without the appropriate 9(C) visa as required under Foreign Service Circular No.04-96 shall be subject to exclusion which means they shall be required to depart on the same aircraft or the first available aircraft destine to his port of origin. 5. No foreign seaman shall be discharged/signed-off or be repatriated without the consent of the Chief, Boarding Section. Subject seaman shall secure from the Bureau of Immigration Certificate of Exemption prior to his departure. All expenses incurred in connection with the joining/sign-on or repatriation/sign-off seaman shall be borne by the shipping company concerned. |