Malacañang announced on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte was unaware that 43 Bureau of Immigration officials were involved in the “pastillas” scheme or modus operandi of receiving the money to …
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra revealed that President Rodrigo Duterte met with the over 40 suspended officials and personnel from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) at Malacañang on Monday evening. “During …
The NBI Special Action Unit (NBI – SAU) filed on Thursday the second batch of graft complaints involving 86 personnel of the Bureau of Immigration allegedly involved in the so-called …
Senator Risa Hontiveros appealed to the Office of the Ombudsman to exempt Jeffrey Dale Ignacio, the immigration officer, and pastillas scheme whistle-blower, from suspension. “Whistleblower Jeffrey Dale Ignacio, who turned …
Ombudsman Samuel Martires imposed Tuesday a 6-month preventive suspension to 44 Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel allegedly involved in the pastillas scheme. Under the scheme, Chinese nationals were allowed to …
Former justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II dared media man Ramon Tulfo to file a case against him to prove his alleged involvement in the “pastillas” scheme. “Mr. Tulfo, because I …