Tagagamit:BSrap/Pastillas bribery scandal
The "Pastillas" bribery scandal began to emerge in January 2020 when involved several officials of the Bureau of Immigration in the scheme in which mass numbers of Chinese nationals were escorted through the immigration process in exchange for tens of thousands of pesos for each applicant, which totaled to an estimated ₱40 billion.[1][2]
Scandal
baguhinThe bribery scandal first broke out in January 2020 when Senator Risa Hontiveros revealed that several Immigration officers allowed to smuggle illegal goods in exchange for the cash handed to them in small bundles similar to candy rolls ("pastillas").[2] Hontiveros has revealed the alleged "pastillas" modus operandi within the BI that allows the entry of Chinese nationals to the country in exchange for ₱10,000 each.[3] On February 20, President Rodrigo Duterte has relieved all Immigration officials and employees involved in the said bribery scheme that allegedly gives VIP treatment to Chinese visitors.[4]
On September 2, the NBI has filed a complaint against 19 BI personnel assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in connection with the said scheme.[5] They were found to have taken bribe money from Chinese nationals, through travel agencies, to allow them to get into the country illegally.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=October 23, 2020 |title=NBI sues 19 immigration airport officers over illegal entry of POGO workers
References
baguhin- ↑ "Duterte relieves Immigration officials, staff tagged in 'pastillas' bribery scheme". cnn (sa wikang Ingles). Nakuha noong 2020-06-23.
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<ref>tag; walang binigay na teksto para sa refs na may pangalangpbs001); $2 - ↑ "'Pastillas' modus allows seamless entry of Chinese to Philippines —Hontiveros". GMA News. Pebrero 17, 2020. Nakuha noong Pebrero 17, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Duterte relieves Immigration officials, staff tagged in 'pastillas' bribery scheme". CNN Philippines. Pebrero 20, 2020. Nakuha noong Pebrero 20, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Raps filed vs. 20 immigration personnel over 'pastillas' scam". CNN Philippines. Setyembre 2, 2020. Nakuha noong Setyembre 2, 2020.
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