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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte met with several Bureau of Immigration officials and personnel involved in the so-called “pastillas scheme” on Monday night. According to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the President had intended to give the 44, who have been suspended by the Ombudsman pending a probe, a dressing down. Guevarra said the President even gave each of the 44 a “pastilla,” but with money rolled inside, according to the President. “He wanted them to eat […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjPs8gyAWAQ (Eagle News) – Isinasapinal na umano ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang listahan ng mga opisyal ng Bureau of Immigration (BI) na kanyang sisibakin sa pwesto dahil sa umano’y pagkakasangkot sa pastillas scheme sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Sinabi ito ng Pangulo sa kaniyang talumpati sa panunumpa ng mga bagong talagang opisyal ng gobyerno sa Malacanang Palace. Nagpahayag din ng pagkadismaya ang Pangulo dahil ilan aniya sa mga opisyal na nasa kaniyang listahan […]
(Eagle News)–Media practitioner Ramon Tulfo on Monday, March 2, linked Vitaliano Aguirre to the so-called “pastillas” scheme, but the former justice secretary called Tulfo’s allegations “absolute lies and complete fabrications.” “Base po sa sinabi sa ‘kin ni Mr. Chiong, siya po ‘yung protector ng sindikato, si former Secretary Aguirre,” Tulfo said, referring to Allison Chiong, immigration officer 1, who made the revelations on the scheme in a Senate probe hearing issues on the proliferation of […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday, Feb. 28, said the so-called pastillas scheme was the result of greed and corruption of unscrupulous Immigration personnel. “Suspension or termination of overtime pay and non-inclusion in the salary hike of other government employees should never be a reason for corrupt BI personnel to justify the illegal acts they commit to augment their income. That is crap, and I am not buying it,” Lacson said in a statement. He […]
(Eagle News) — Immigration Chief Jaime Morente on Thursday, Feb. 27, ordered a “total revamp” of personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Morente ordered the revamp amid the so-called “pastillas scheme” involving the escort of Chinese nationals by immigration personnel into the country for a fee. “This practice of rotating and changing assignments on a regular and programmed basis is both a means to enable better performance and encourage skill upgrades, as well as […]
(Eagle News)–Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente on Saturday, Feb. 22, expressed disappointment over what he said were “unauthorized activities” of some immigration personnel. Morente issued the statement as the bureau finds itself in hot water anew over the illegal escort into the country of some Chinese nationals for a fee. Morente said the leadership of the bureau “welcomes the efforts to cleanse the ranks of all personnel involved in unethical and corrupt practices,” noting that it […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8piFFKTAXs (Eagle News) — Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente is not yet off the hook in the so-called “pastillas” scheme that sees Chinese nationals being escorted into the country for a fee. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who spoke to reporters on Friday, Feb. 21, Morente’s performance will be assessed during the next Cabinet meeting. Salvador issued the statement a day after President Rodrigo Duterte vouched for Morente, who was Davao police chief when Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — Chinese workers who came to the Philippines illegally will be deported. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, following revelations some Chinese casino high-rollers and Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations workers were escorted by some unscrupulous immigration personnel for a fee. At least 19 immigration officers have been placed on floating status after the scheme was revealed in hearings in the Senate, which is probing issues stemming from the proliferation of POGOs […]
