Immigration personnel extort around ₱150,000 from blacklisted people in exchange for their entry to and exit from the country, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla says.
Immigration personnel extort around ₱150,000 from blacklisted people in exchange for letting them enter and leave the country, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Thursday.
“May info kami na sa blacklisted persons na nakaka-travel in or out, ₱150,000 na ang presyo ng escort,” he said in a press briefing.The scheme was uncovered in 2020. It involved BI officials who allowed Chinese nationals to enter the country without background checks in exchange for grease money wrapped like a pastillas - a local milk-based confection rolled in a wrapping paper.
“We’re trying to uncover kasi nagkakabuhay na naman dyan ang mga sindikato na parang may pastillas na naman,” the justice chief said.
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