The United Nations (UN) Countering Terrorist Travel (CT Travel) Programme, with support of the Embassy of the United Kingdom in the Philippines, concluded a three-day goTravel Advanced User training course in Manila for officials from the Philippines Bureau of Immigration.
As a result of the training, operational personnel from the Bureau of Immigration Advance Passenger Information System Operations Center (BI-APOC) enhanced their proficiency in identifying high-risk travelers, applying rules-based targeting methodologies, and leveraging passenger data to detect and prevent terrorist and criminal travel.
Through hands-on modules, scenario-based exercises, and guided use of the UN goTravel software solution, the training strengthened inter-agency coordination and sharpened decision-making skills.
Thanks to the goTravel software solution the Philippine border control authorities will enhance its capacity to screen passengers in advance of arrival, strengthening risk assessment and expediting the processing of legitimate travelers.
This also marks a significant milestone in ongoing national efforts to modernize immigration processes, supporting a more efficient and seamless experience for travelers to, from, and through the Philippines.
BI-APOC went live with the UN’s goTravel software solution in March 2025, becoming the seventh CT Travel Programme beneficiary Member State globally, and the first in the ASEAN region.
Since becoming operational, BI-APOC has connected 26 air carriers through goTravel’s ingestion module, accounting for 80 per cent of the commercial passenger volume of flights. Since going live with goTravel, BI-APOC has screened 13,5 million inbound and outbound passengers and generated 484 hits against INTERPOL databases via the I-24/7 global police communications system.
