Tag: BI issue

Senate blue ribbon commitee finds 2 former BI commissioners liable for extortion

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — “Its extortion, what happened was extortion.” This was the conclusion of Senate Blue Ribbon Commitee chair Senator Richard Gordon. The committee found that the Bureau of Immigration case which it investigated does not fall under bribery but under extortion. “I think the truth is already out. When we adjourn this hearing and submit a committee report, I am not going to schedule another hearing just to hear more lies,” […]