MANILA, Philippines - Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has named Associate Commissioner Siegfred Mison as officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
De Lima said Department Order 504 was effective immediately and shall remain in force until revoked, modified or until President Aquino appoints a new immigration commissioner.
“Such designation shall not include the power to act on matters involving policy determination, approval of long-term contracts and transactions, appointment and firing of personnel and other matters that go beyond acts of mere supervision or administration or are, by their nature, essentially within the authority of the Secretary of Justice,” read the order.
Mison temporarily takes the place of Commissioner Ricardo David, who has resigned.
Mison is the son of former Customs commissioner Salvador Mison and nephew of former National Bureau of Investigation director Mariano Mison.
He was a military officer before he became a lawyer. He graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1987. He obtained his law degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1996, and earned his Masters of Law from the University of Southern California in 2006.
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Lets hope he makes the BI more credible in the eyes of Filipino's and foreigners.
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