The Senate is considering a bill to reimburse passengers who miss flights because of unfair immigration delays. The Senate Bill No. 1657, or the “Passenger Protection and Reimbursement for Deferred Departures Act,” was filed in the upper house, aiming to protect passengers' rights against unreasonable denial of departure with clear, uniform, and transparent provisions on the reimbursement of such travel expenses, in accordance with existing laws and standards of fiscal accountability. Sen. Raffy Tulfo, chairperson of the Committee on Public Services, filed the bill after he received several complaints from passengers who were offloaded without a valid reason. "Karamihan sa mga nagreklamo ay nagsabing wala rin daw malinaw na paliwanag ang BI kung bakit sila na-offload," he said in a statement.

Source: Philippine Star January 16, 2026 06:41 UTC