{"id":4468,"date":"2024-03-13T23:59:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T15:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=4468"},"modified":"2024-03-13T23:59:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T15:59:46","slug":"bi-opens-office-in-siargao-to-serve-more-foreign-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2024\/03\/13\/bi-opens-office-in-siargao-to-serve-more-foreign-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"BI OPENS OFFICE IN SIARGAO TO SERVE MORE FOREIGN TOURISTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday opened its new office in the island of Siargao.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The BI office located at Purok 1 Poblacion in General Luna aims to provide convenient immigration services for the growing number of tourists visiting the island.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The establishment of this office in Siargao is part of our commitment to ensuring that foreign nationals have easy access to immigration services, especially in popular tourist destinations like Siargao,&#8221; said BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Siargao, known as the \u201cSurfing Capital of the Philippines\u201d, is frequented by tourists from around the world for its stunning beaches and world-class surfing spots.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tansingco said the new BI office will facilitate visa extensions and other essential immigration services for foreign nationals visiting the island.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>With the opening of the Siargao office, the BI aims to support the Department of Tourism&#8217;s efforts to promote tourism in the Philippines by providing efficient and accessible immigration services to tourists and expatriates in key tourist destinations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to Tansingco, foreign nationals visiting Siargao can conveniently process immigration transactions at the newly established BI office, ensuring a smooth and hassle-free travel experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday opened its new office in the island of Siargao. The BI office located at Purok 1 Poblacion in General<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4468"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4468"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4470,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4468\/revisions\/4470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}