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‘Anonymity does not help at all’: Duterte reads out names tagged in 'pastillas' scheme

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 01:20 AM

Duterte said the scheme was "vast" at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, where he alleged that "almost all" immigration officials assigned were being bribed. Read more »

Immigration to expedite hiring 100 personnel in time for holidays: spox

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 02:44 PM

Bureau of Immigration is looking to expedite the hiring of new personnel, as the pastillas scam drew a "big blow" to their manpower, in time for the Christmas season. Read more »

Duterte summons 40 immigration personnel linked to bribery scheme

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 09:46 PM

Forty immigration personnel tagged in an airport bribery scheme received a dressing down from President Rodrigo Duterte in Malacañang. Read more »

Duterte muntik 'pakainin ng pera' ang BI officials na dawit sa 'pastillas' scam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 08:14 PM

Muntik na umanong pakainin ng pera sa "mala-pastillas" na papel ang mga sangkot sa 'pastillas scam.' Read more »

Palace: Duterte told corruption-tagged Immigration officers to swallow cash wads

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 01:44 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte met with several Immigration officers accused of corruption and told them to swallow rolled wads of cash, his spokesman said Tuesday.   Read more »

'Pastillas' bribery mastermind not among staff Duterte scolded: Hontiveros

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 11:47 AM

The alleged mastermind of the "pastillas" bribery scam was not among Immigration bureau personnel that President Rodrigo Duterte summoned to Malacañang Monday night, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said Tuesday. Read more »

86 Immigration personnel kinasuhan ng NBI kaugnay ng 'pastillas' scam

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 06 07:05 AM

Kinasuhan ng National Bureau of Investigation ang mga tauhan ng Bureau of Immigration na dawit sa pastillas scam. Read more »

Matapos mabuking ang 'pastillas' modus: BI 'pinalakas' ang board of discipline

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 07:26 PM

Inanunsiyo ng Bureau of Immigration ang pagbabalik ng "newly-reconstituted" at pinalakas na Board of Discipline.  Read more »

NBI files corruption raps vs 86 Immigration officials over 'pastillas scam'

Niko Baua, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 06:01 PM

 A unit of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed Thursday corruption complaints against 86 Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials allegedly linked to the "pastillas" scheme.  Read more »

'You will eat money in front of me': Duterte warns corrupt gov't officials anew

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 09:37 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday reiterated his warning against government employees and officials who are allegedly involved in corrupt practices. Read more »

Ombudsman suspends 44 Immigration employees tagged in 'pastillas scheme'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 09:40 PM

(UPDATED) — Ombudsman Samuel Martires ordered Tuesday the 6-month preventive suspension of 44 Bureau of Immigration (BI) employees allegedly involved in the "pastillas scheme." Read more »

Another immigration officer admits bribery scheme in BI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 10:39 PM

More immigration personnel could be charged over an alleged airport bribery scheme. Read more »

Immigration officials na kakasuhan sa 'pastillas scam' madadagdagan pa: NBI

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 23 12:04 AM

Bago nito, kinasuhan noong Setyembre ang 19 na opisyal ng BI dahil sa pastillas scam. Read more »

'Sekyu' P10M ang net worth? Ilang taga-Immigration iniimbestigahan ng NBI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 08:23 PM

Isa sa inimbestigahan ay isang security guard na sumasahod ng P14,000 pero may net worth na higit P10 milyon.   Read more »

Hontiveros seeks trafficking scheme witnesses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 12:26 PM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros has called on the public to help her probe a supposed scheme to traffic Filipinos abroad for prostitution, as she claimed to have found "solid leads." Read more »

Some Chinese interpreters in NAIA earning 'big time' from 'pastillas' scheme: whistleblower

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 08:34 PM

Some Chinese translators working at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have been earning "big time" from the "pastillas" scheme as they allegedly connive with Immigration personnel to slip illegal Chinese workers in the Philippines, a whistleblower said Tuesday. Read more »

3 million Chinese nationals paid P10,000 each to enter PH via 'pastillas' scheme: Hontiveros

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 07:58 PM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday alleged that some 3 million Chinese nationals who came to the Philippines since 2017 paid P10,000 each to Immigration personnel stationed in airports, while another 150,000 Chinese tourists also gave bribes to illegally work in the Philippines. Read more »

Ex-airport Immigration boss denies masterminding 'pastillas' scheme

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 04:08 PM

An immigration official accused of masterminding the illegal entry of Chinese workers has denied any involvement on the "pastillas scheme," which supposedly opened the flood gates for uncontrolled entry of Chinese nationals.  Read more »

NBI urged: Probe alleged Ombudsman contact of 'pastillas' scheme boss

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 09:16 AM

The National Bureau of Investigation should look into the alleged contact at the Office of the Ombudsman of one of the masterminds behind the "pastillas" bribery scheme, a senator said Wednesday. Read more »

Senate panel cites alleged 'pastillas' scheme boss, ex-Immigration officials in contempt

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 03:14 PM

A Senate panel on Tuesday cited in contempt the alleged "boss" of the "Pastillas" corruption scheme in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and 3 other former Immigration officials who skipped a Senate investigation despite receiving a subpoena.   Read more »