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Labor chief faces fresh corruption claims
Labor chief faces fresh corruption claims
ABS-CBN News
Published Jul 25, 2018 01:30 PM PHT

MANILA - Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday faced new corruption allegations, this time for supposedly accepting gifts and demanding bribes.
MANILA - Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday faced new corruption allegations, this time for supposedly accepting gifts and demanding bribes.
Amanda Araneta, owner of a recruitment agency, told reporters that she gave Bello P100,000 in cash gift.
Amanda Araneta, owner of a recruitment agency, told reporters that she gave Bello P100,000 in cash gift.
The Cabinet official, she said, later allegedly demanded at least P10 million for the approval of her agency's license.
The Cabinet official, she said, later allegedly demanded at least P10 million for the approval of her agency's license.
Labor Sec. Silvestre Bello is accused of accepting gifts, demanding bribes for renewal of license of recruitment agencies. Amanda Araneta said Bello received more than P100 thousand cash gift from her alone and later demands atleast P10-15M for approval of her license. pic.twitter.com/Do9Owr2izG
— Ron Gagalac (@rongagalac) July 25, 2018
Labor Sec. Silvestre Bello is accused of accepting gifts, demanding bribes for renewal of license of recruitment agencies. Amanda Araneta said Bello received more than P100 thousand cash gift from her alone and later demands atleast P10-15M for approval of her license. pic.twitter.com/Do9Owr2izG
— Ron Gagalac (@rongagalac) July 25, 2018
Araneta's accusation came a week after a labor group urged Bello to resign for his purported involvement in extortion ploys against employment agencies and for failing to help a Filipina migrant worker who was separated from her baby in Saudi Arabia.
Araneta's accusation came a week after a labor group urged Bello to resign for his purported involvement in extortion ploys against employment agencies and for failing to help a Filipina migrant worker who was separated from her baby in Saudi Arabia.
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Bello had denied this, daring his accuser to file a case against him if it can back its allegations.
Bello had denied this, daring his accuser to file a case against him if it can back its allegations.
Bello said the corruption claims were aimed at derailing his application to head the Office of the Ombudsman or may have been manufactured by those who want to replace him as Labor chief.
Bello said the corruption claims were aimed at derailing his application to head the Office of the Ombudsman or may have been manufactured by those who want to replace him as Labor chief.
President Rodrigo Duterte, who has known Bello since law school, has vowed to fire officials on the slightest "whiff of corruption."
President Rodrigo Duterte, who has known Bello since law school, has vowed to fire officials on the slightest "whiff of corruption."
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With a report from Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
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