The Bureau of Immigration (BI) thanked the Australian government for donating forensic document examination equipment.
In a ceremony on Tuesday, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco expressed his appreciation for the token of friendship received from the Australian Department of Home Affairs.
“The government of Australia has long been a partner of the Bureau of Immigration in our mutual desire for a region safe from illegal cross border movement,” said Tansingco. “This equipment would definitely strengthen the bureau’s capacity in detecting counterfeit documents being presented,” he added.
The Australian government was represented by Ambassador HK Yu PSM, as well as Counsellor William Rivera and First Secretary Jennifer Bryant from the Australian Department of Home Affairs.
The activity was attended by key officials of the BI, including BI Deputy Commissioners Joel Anthony Viado and Daniel Laogan.
The equipment received are state-of-the-art stations that are used for document forensic analysis and comparison of security documents.
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