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Duterte di ipasasara, sususpendehin ang mga POGO sa bansa: spox

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 06:10 PM

Hindi ipatitigil ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang operasyon ng mga Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) sa bansa sa kabila ng pagkakasangkot ng industriya sa mga isyu ng katiwalian at krimen. 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 »

Senators urge Duterte to act on anomalies involving POGOs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 01:03 AM

The chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee believes the Duterte administration's close ties with the Chinese government are making Philippine authorities hesitant to crack down on anomalies linked to Chinese workers of offshore gaming operators. 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 »

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 »

Ex-Justice chief bumuwelta sa pagkakasangkot sa ‘pastillas’ modus

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Posted at Mar 03 07:52 PM

Binuweltahan ngayon ni dating Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre ang kolumnistang si Ramon Tulfo, na nagturo sa kaniya bilang protektor umano ng pastillas scheme 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 »

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 »

Ex-Justice chief Aguirre idinadawit sa ‘pastillas’ scheme

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Posted at Mar 02 08:07 PM

Idinawit sa binansagang pastillas scheme sa mga paliparan si dating Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre.  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 »

Ex-justice chief Aguirre tagged in 'pastillas' bribery scheme

David Dizon and Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 03:20 PM

Former Justice Sec. Vitaliano Aguirre II has been tagged as a protector of the so-called "pastillas" bribery scheme that allows the unimpeded entry of Chinese tourists into the country, a Senate inquiry revealed Monday.  Read more »

800 Immigration officers reshuffled over illegal Chinese entry: spox

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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 »

Duterte says it’s status quo for Immigration chief Morente for now

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 08:54 PM

It’s status quo for Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente for now, President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday as he awaits results of investigations on allegations of corruption in the agency. Read more »

China cracks down on nationals committing fraud abroad: embassy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 03:36 PM

China has identified its citizens suspected of committing telecommunication fraud abroad, Beijing's Embassy in Manila said Sunday amid reports it has supposedly cancelled passports of its nationals working in Philippine offshore gaming operators. Read more »

Immigration chief blasts personnel tagged in 'pastillas' scheme

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 22 04:08 PM

Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morento on Saturday blasted officials and other personnel of his agency accused of facilitating the "pastillas" scheme, which enabled illegal Chinese workers - including blacklisted individuals - to enter the Philippines. Read more »

Posibleng may sindikato mula China na sangkot sa 'pastillas' scheme: Guevarra

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Posted at Feb 21 07:57 PM

May malaking sindikato na posibleng mula China na sangkot sa tinaguriang "pastillas" scheme sa Bureau of Immigration. Read more »

Despite Duterte's 'love,' Palace to review Morente's leadership of Immigration bureau

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 01:25 PM

Malacañang will still scrutinize Commissioner Jaime Morente's leadership of the beleaguered Bureau of Immigrations even after President Rodrigo Duterte said he "loves" the retired police officer.   Read more »

Immigration 'syndicate' may have China roots: Justice chief

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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 »