FURTHER AMENDING MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. MCL-09-005 DATED 08 JULY 2009, AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FOR THE “IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES OF THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION (BI) REGIONALIZATION …

WHEREAS, pursuant to the aforementioned Memorandum Order, the
Immigration Commissioner issued on 08 July 2009 Memorandum Circular No.
MCL-09-005 providing for the “Implementing Guidelines of the Bureau of
Immigration Program”;

WHEREAS, Section 16 [a] of the Memorandum Circular No. MCL-09-005,
as amended, by Memorandum Circular No. MCL-09-007, dated 31 July 2009,
provides that the “Bureau’s international airport and
seaport operations, bay service and border crossing activities shall
continue to exercise its mandated functions, duties and responsibilities
and shall be under the control and supervision of the Immigration
Regulation Division (IRD)”;

WHEREAS, on 13 July 2009, the DOJ issued Memorandum Order No. 8 entitled “Constituting an Airport Operations Division (AOD) in the Bureau of Immigration and For Other Purposes”,
whereby a separate division directly under the Office of the
Commissioner was created to perform enforcement and administration of
immigration laws functions within the immigration premises and areas in
all the existing operational international ports of entry/exit (i.e.,
Ninoy Aquino International Airport [Terminals 1, 2 and 3], Diosdado
Macapagal International Airport, Mactan-Cebu International Airport,
Davao International Airport, Tuguegarao City Airport, Laoag
International Airport; Kalibo International Airport, Puerto Princesa
Airport and Zamboanga International Seaport) as well as other
airports and seaports which may thereafter be declared as international
ports of entry/exit and operated as such;

WHEREAS, with the constitution of such Airport Operations Division
(AOD), there is a need to further amend Memorandum Circular No.
MCL-09-005 to accurately define and represent the organizational line of
authority and structure of the AOD vis-a-vis the IRD;

NOW, THEREFORE, for and consideration of the foregoing premises,
Section 16 of MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. MCL-09-005 is hereby further amended
to read as follows:

“Section 16. Bay Service and Border Crossing Activities –
[a] The Bureau’s bay service and border crossing activities shall
continue to exercise its mandated functions, duties and responsibilities
and shall be under the control and supervision of the Immigration
Regulation Division (IRD).

[b] In cases where operations and activities of the IAO shall
involve and affect specific concerns of the bay service and border
crossing under the Immigration Regulations Division (IRD), and
international airports/seaports under the Airport Operations Division
(AOD), the same shall be coordinated with the respective Chiefs
thereof.”

This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately upon approval and posting in the official BI website.

Let copies of this Order be filed with the Office of the National
Administrative Register (ONAR), U.P. Law Center, U. P. Diliman, Quezon
City, Philippines.

Adopted: 7 Aug. 2009

(SGD.) MARCELINO C. LIBANAN
Commissioner