The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday inspired vacationers arriving within the nation to make use of digital gates (E-Gates) stationed at airport terminals for sooner processing.
The E-Gates would assist cut back the processing time of passengers from the same old 45 seconds to solely 8 seconds, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco stated in a press release.
According to the BI, on the final day of October, complete of 32,045 passengers arrived, however solely 5,210 utilized the E-Gates.
“Departures significantly increased before Undas, and we project that arrivals will rise in the next few days after the long holiday,” he stated.
The BI recorded a complete of 32,352 departures on October 31, and sees that this might rise as much as 35,000 within the subsequent few days.
Tansingco stated that upon approval of the BI’s funds , they plan to extend the variety of E-Gates as a part of its program to automate.—Jiselle Anne Casucian/LDF, GMA Integrated News
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