ON-THE-JOB TRAINING

at
Bureau of Immigration

In Partial Fulfillment of
the Requirements for
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Submitted to:
Dr. Emerson C. Flores

April 2019
I. Table of Contents
II. Brief History/Background of the Company/Company Profile
III. Summary of the OJT Experience
IV. Assessment of the OJT/Practicum Program
A. New knowledge, attitudes, and skills acquired
B. Theories actually seen in practice
C. Feedback that can be given to the Company or institution
D. Benefits gained
E. Problems encountered

V. Appendices
A. Company brochure and/or pamphlet
B. Copy of the STI Endorsement letter
C. Copy of signed Training Agreement and Waiver of Liability
D. Copy of Company Confirmation and/or Acceptance Letter
E. Copy of OJT Training Plan
F. Copy of the signed Parent/Guardian’s Waiver Form
G. DTR- Daily Time Record
H. Quarterly PAF- Performance Appraisal Forms
I. Certificate of Completion
II. Brief History/Background of the Company/Company Profile

The Bureau of Immigration started as a division of the Bureau of Customs during

the American regime in 1899. This was pursuant to Act No. 702 of the Philippine
Commission. It was appropriate because ship travel and ship cargo were interlinked
and hence, the office was at the Bureau of Customs. It seems that the government
then, gave more importance on the entry of goods than monitoring of foreign
nationals coming into the country. The government was more interested in
generating customs duties from these goods than in the control and regulation of
the arrival and stay of foreigners. The functions of immigration remained under the
said bureau until 1937 when it was transferred as a division of the Bureau of Labor.

The functions of Immigration were transferred in 1937 as a division under the

Bureau of Labor. This was mainly to respond to the arrival of Chinese nationals
who owned and operated trade houses stores and restaurants in the country.

On January 22, 1940, the Second National Assembly of the Philippine

Commonwealth enacted the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 (Commonwealth
Act No. 613). It was signed into law by the President of the United States of
America on September 3, 1940, creating the Bureau of Immigration under the
administrative supervision of the Office of the President.

A year or so later, it became an attached agency of the Department of Justice. Later,

its administrative control was returned to the Office of the President.

When the Pacific war broke out in December 1941, the bureau, then under the
Department of Justice, moved to the Bilibid Prison on Azcarraga Street (now Claro
M. Recto Avenue).

Immediately after the war, the bureau was transferred near the Gate 1 of the South
Harbor in Manila, then moved to Building No. 5 at the Customs Bureau at Gate 4.
In 1945, in line with the reorganization plan of the government, the bureau was put
under the supervision and control of the Department of Labor.
In 1948, the Bureau was reverted to the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice
where it has remained up to the present time.

On September 21, 1972, then President Ferdinand E. Marcos proclaimed Martial

Law, through General Order No. 1, ordered and decreed the adoption and
implementation of the Integrated Reorganization Plan.

Hence, the Commission on Reorganization issued Letter of Implementation No. 20,

dated December 31, 1972 which embodies the plan, including among other things,
the change of name of the office from the Bureau of Immigration to Commission
on Immigration and Deportation. This became a collegial body and performing both
administrative and quasi-judicial functions. It is composed of the commissioner and
his two associate commissioners. Letter of Implementation No. 20 also abolished
the Deportation Board and transferred its functions to the Board of Commissioners
who gave them power to undertake deportation cases.

The bureau was given the sole authority to enforce and administer immigration and
foreign nationals’ registration laws including the admission, registration, exclusion
and deportation and repatriation of foreign nationals. It also supervises the
immigration from the Philippines of foreign nationals.

On July 25, 1987, President Corazon C. Aquino signed Executive order No. 292,
also known as the Administrative Code of 1987. Said order renamed the office,
“Bureau of Immigration.” It continues, however, to perform all the powers and
functions it had while still a commission, and its head of office still remains to be
called commissioner as provided under DOJ.
OUR MANDATE

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is principally responsible for the administration

and enforcement of immigration, citizenship, and alien admission and registration
laws in accordance with the provisions of the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940.
It also plays a role in the enforcement of RA 9208, also known as the Anti-
Trafficking In Persons Act of 2003.

OUR MISSION

To control and regulate the movement of persons to, from and within our country
in contributing to national security and development.

OUR VISION

We are committed by 2025 to be regionally and internationally recognized as

providing excellent, efficient, effective and innovative immigration service.

OUR CORE VALUES

Patriotism We do everything out of love of country.

Integrity We do what is right even if nobody is watching.
Professionalism We are best at what we do.
KEY FOCUS AREAS

P - Personnel Management and Enhancement

A - Agency Coordination
T - Transparency and Good Governance Programs
R - Refinement of Rules, Regulations, Procedures, and Policies
I - Infrastructure Improvement
O - Organizational and Structural Reforms
T - Technology Advancement
III. Summary of the OJT Experienced

It was 7th day of January year 2019, when I started my On-the-Job training at
Bureau of Immigration. I stayed at the office of Cash Section of Finance and
Management Division and serve as my main training grounds. All of the employee
in this company help me in my learning experience. My first day wasn’t that good
for me it’s because I’m not familiar with the employee and in the kind of work they
may give to me. Filling of important files and daily reports was very easy task.
Before filling documents, I have to sort the different kinds of reports. My training
supervisor thought me how to print the daily reports, file deposit slips properly,
making deposit slips. At first my supervisor give me the instruction for the work
they were given, but when I already familiar to these he let me do it with myself. I
was train at Bureau of Immigration for almost four months and observed that daily
activities and practices of the employee inside the office, as well as the rules and
regulation that all staffs and officers must fulfill with and of course as trainee we
must wear corporate attire from Monday to Thursday.

I participated in the normal operation of the office by doing the tasks is assigned to
me.

During my training days, travelling from Parañaque City to Intramuros Manila, I

always set my alarm to 4:00 AM just to be on –time. I gave all my best not to
commit mistakes but nevertheless the following day I made an error. Good thing is
I improved myself, eager to learn to show to them I am able, that I can handle
whatever task they want me to do and to prove I can do it.

I learned to interact and get socialized with other. I know that people have different
individuality and attitudes, however making friends in the staff and officers doesn’t
make difficult. They don’t treat me like others. And as a trainee I don’t feel tight
working with them.
On my third week of training there are many things that I have accomplished. I was
tasked to encode the OR#’s of re-print official receipts and I also printed daily
reports and photocopied official documents.

After a month by, our assistant supervisor and other employee started to teach us
gradually on the company system. They teach us the common problem that the
employee encountered so that we can fix their problem on our own. At first it was
confusing because there many things to do and check before you perform the
troubleshooting. But they did not teach us the whole function of the system because
there are transactions that we cannot do because it was the real IT’s work and some
of the transaction are so hard to understand for us. We also troubleshooting, we
assist installing needed software and hardware.

We also do printer troubleshooting, things need to be checked if printer have a

problem. They gave us task to clean properly the parts of the computer, handle
properly and the tools need to do the task.

The happiest moment in our daily attendance in our training is when are eating,
because we chatting, laughing and sometimes we are teasing each other. I really
like and enjoy my On-the-Job training in Bureau of Immigration. It served as the
beginning, a stepping stone to the real life of being an employee. IT helaped me
acquire relevant knowledge and skills by performing in an actual work setting.
Bureau of Immigration became my development venue as a student to learn more
about my chosen field which is Information Technology and practice what I learned
from school.

I am blessed and thankful to my OJT supervisor Mr. Winston S. Fuertez and to his
assistant Mrs. Marquita Cuaton for extending her patience, for sharing what she
knew and for the guidance and training at the company. I am happy and grateful
that I was able to work with kind and great supervisors. I will cherish the knowledge
and tips they share to us. To all staff of the Bureau of Immigration, thank you whose
kindness and support in the training was overwhelming. To my co-trainee for the
roller coaster experience, to my guardian for the moral and financial support, and
last but not the least, to God for giving me the strength and power of mind,
protection and skills.
IV. Assessment of the OJT/Practicum Program

New knowledge, attitudes, and skills acquired

Instead of doing assignments, We have an important tasks to do in order to

accomplished the On-the-Job training. I have to wake up early in the morning
to train myself to be a punctual person.

I learn how to troubleshoot computer and configure network. I become more

skillful in doing the task. I’ve learned that I need to accept every failures that I
make so that in the next try, I already know what to do.

Theories actually seen in practice

The theories that I actually seen in the company is the algorithm, it guides me
to be wise on the solutions I chose in solving situational and technically.
Secondly, the data structure, organizing data in the computer was efficient in
order to determine what files we will use and when to use it.

Feedback that can be given to the Company or institution

I was actually an intern at Bureau of Immigration it was a nice place to work. I have learned
a lot from this place, especially being surrounded by professional Immigration officers who
showed us what they do on their daily operations at the BI office. People are nice and fun.
It’s like walking in a room with a bunch of my friends. They are all knowledgeable in what
they do, they share knowledge diligently among us.

Benefits gained

One of the benefits that I gained from my internship is to boost my confidence

in talking to the difference professional person always. I have also gained more
advanced learnings that school have not been taught yet.
Problems encountered

The problem that I encounter is usual error that the computer experience and
down system in the daily transaction.