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Coast Guard personnel allegedly allowed Batangas resident to enter Oriental Mindoro despite travel restrictions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 07:40 PM

-Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito "Bonz" Dolor earlier alleged in an interview that the Batangas resident disembarked at Calapan Port, and paid Coast Guard personnel to be allowed to enter the province. Read more »

Gordon reveals P20M bribe try to exclude family in POGO money laundering probe

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 11:18 AM

MANILA - Sen. Richard Gordon on Tuesday said he was offered a P20-million bribe to avoid summoning to a Senate investigation the family tagged in a money laundering scheme linked to Chinese-run offshore gaming. Read more »

Ex-DOJ chief Aguirre eyes more libel raps vs Tulfo

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Updated as of Mar 05 09:14 AM

Former justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Thursday said he would file more libel charges against special envoy to China Ramon Tulfo for alleging that the former received a cut from the "pastillas" bribery scheme at Manila's airport. Read more »

Crimes committed by Chinese nationals in PH are 'isolated incidents', embassy says

Rose Carmelle Lacuata ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 11:06 PM

(2nd UPDATE) The Chinese embassy in the Philippines on Wednesday said Beijing is coordinating with Philippine authorities in cracking down on crimes committed by Chinese nationals. Read more »

Businessmen tolerating bribery in PH should be blamed over worsening problem

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 05:11 PM

Businessmen who succumb to bribery should be blamed over the government’s difficulty to curb the illegal practice, Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said Wednesday after a study showed that corruption is among the top threats to the Philippine economy. Read more »

Palace: Duterte may still sack Morente despite chance to fix BI mess

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 03:46 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte may still sack Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, Malacañang said Wednesday even after the chief executive gave the latter a chance to clean up the corruption mess in the Bureau of Immigration. Read more »

Duterte says to sack more Immigration officials

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 08:40 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would remove more personnel of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) as the agency grapples with corruption allegations. Read more »

242 illegal foreign workers barred from PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 08:21 PM

Immigration authorities have intercepted at the Philippines' main airport some 242 foreign nationals who were suspected to illegally work in the country. Read more »

Duterte gives Morente chance to fix bribery scheme at Immigration bureau

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 02:38 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is giving Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente a chance to clean up the corruption mess at the Bureau of Immigration, Malacañang said Tuesday. Read more »

'Pastillas' delivery: 2 linked to immigration bribery scheme deny allegations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 12:05 PM

Two alleged couriers for the "pastillas" bribery scheme at the Ninoy Aquino International airport have denied bringing cash via helicopter to former Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II. Read more »

Aguirre says Tulfo a 'pathological liar,' tags Teo in visas-on-arrival scheme

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Updated as of Mar 03 09:19 PM

Former justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said Tuesday he was ready to testify at the Senate to deny his involvement in the alleged "pastillas" bribery scheme at Manila's airport. Read more »

Palace to Tulfo: Show evidence vs ex-justice chief Aguirre

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 04:57 PM

There must be evidence presented to back the "serious" allegations linking former Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II to the so-called "pastillas" bribery scheme that allows the unimpeded entry of Chinese tourists into the country, Malacañang said Monday. Read more »

800 Immigration officers reshuffled over illegal Chinese entry: spox

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 11:21 AM

The immigration bureau said Friday it reshuffled nearly 800 officers as it faced investigation over an alleged bribery scheme for the illegal entry of Chinese workers into the country.    Read more »

Immigration 'syndicate' may have China roots: Justice chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 12:07 PM

An alleged "syndicate" within the Immigration bureau might be "a bit difficult to break" due to its suspected ties with groups in China, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Friday.  Read more »

Immigration officer tags NAIA ex-terminal heads as 'conduits' of illegal Chinese entry in PH

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 04:32 PM

Former Immigration terminal heads at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) facilitated the "pastillas" scheme, which enabled illegal Chinese workers - including blacklisted individuals - to enter the Philippines, an Immigration officer told a Senate panel, Thursday. Read more »

Duterte relieves Immigration officials involved in ‘pastillas’ scheme

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 03:07 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has relieved all Bureau of Immigration officials and employees allegedly involved in the so-called “pastillas” bribery scheme where local immigration personnel receive bribes from Chinese nationals who enter the country to illegally work here, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

Robredo seeks action on alleged bribery scheme for entry of Chinese POGO workers

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 08:40 PM

The immigration bureau has relieved five of its officials in connection with the controversy. Read more »

'Bastusan na ito': Pangilinan wants errant POGOs closed due to corruption, crime

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 03:36 PM

Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Wednesday called for the "immediate closure" of errant Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) amid "influx of illegality" hounding the industry. Read more »

Palace denies turning blind eye on POGO woes

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 06:05 PM

Malacañang denied Tuesday that it was ignoring reported anomalies hounding Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) in light of allegations that local immigration personnel receive bribes from Chinese nationals who enter the country to illegally work in the industry. Read more »

Philippine senator bares alleged bribery scheme for entry of Chinese workers in POGOs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 17 02:35 PM

Philippine immigration personnel and relevant local handlers, including members of alleged syndicates, are receiving "service fees" from Chinese nationals who enter the country as tourists but work in the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) industry, a senator said Monday. Read more »