Securiport LLC · Public-private partnership, Border security, Public procurement, Passenger fees
Has the Philippines approved and launched Securiport's CAISS proposal?
No final agreement or launch is established by the current Bureau of Immigration record. The Project Information Memorandum identifies Securiport as the original proponent and says the Justice Department approved the project for the comparative-challenge process. Later Bureau statements say the proposal had not been signed or finalised and remained under evaluation, with no final decision.
| Subject | Securiport LLC |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Philippines |
| Topics | Public-private partnership, Border security, Public procurement, Passenger fees |
| Current status | Under evaluation, with no final decision in the latest official statement |
| Last verified | 30 October 2026 |
What was claimed or questioned?
Reports have treated the CAISS project, its proposed passenger fee and Securiport's role as if implementation were final. The Bureau's own status statements say otherwise.
What did Securiport or the responsible authority say?
The Project Information Memorandum identifies Securiport as the original proponent of an unsolicited proposal submitted in May 2023. It describes a proposed twenty-year project, an indicative cost of P10.744 billion and private financing recovered through user fees. These are proposal and tender-process terms, not evidence that charging had begun.
What do the primary records show?
Project memorandum
The Bureau's memorandum describes the scope, original proponent, indicative project cost, proposed term and comparative-challenge process. It says Justice Department project approval was given on 2 December 2025.
Bureau clarification
The Commissioner said the proposal had not been signed or finalised, corrected reports of a P480 fee and said the proposal referred to about P247 or $4.
Latest official status
The Bureau later said CAISS remained under evaluation and that support for border modernisation should not be treated as approval of this particular proposal or its terms.
What was established?
- Securiport submitted the original unsolicited proposal in May 2023.
- The Project Information Memorandum set out a comparative-challenge process and indicative commercial terms.
- The Bureau said the proposal had not been signed or finalised.
- The latest official statement located says no final decision had been made.
What was not established?
- Project approval for procurement review is not the same as a signed operating contract.
- The official record reviewed does not show that a CAISS passenger fee is being collected.
- The P10.744 billion figure is the memorandum's project cost, not proof of money already paid to Securiport.
Was liability determined?
No liability question is determined by these records. They document the status of a public-private partnership proposal and its review process.
What remains unresolved?
The final procurement outcome, final agreement, fee decision, data-protection controls and implementation timetable remain subject to government evaluation and later official records.
Current status
The latest Bureau statement located says CAISS is still under evaluation and no final decision has been made. Any later award or rejection should be verified against a dated Bureau or PPP record.
Timeline
- Securiport submitted the original proposal, according to the Project Information Memorandum.
- The Justice Department approved the project for the process described in the memorandum.
- The Bureau issued the Project Information Memorandum and comparative-challenge documents.
- The Bureau said the project remained under evaluation and no final decision had been made.
Sources
- Bureau of Immigration, Philippines, Civil Aviation and Immigration Security Services Project Information Memorandum 27 February 2026 · Government project memorandum document record
- Bureau of Immigration, Philippines, Viado clarifies border system modernization project still under thorough review and stakeholder consultation 2026 · Government status announcement document record
- Bureau of Immigration, Philippines, Viado: CAISS Still Under Evaluation, No Final Decision Yet 2026 · Government status announcement document record
Revision history
- 30 October 2026: First publication after review of the primary records listed above.
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