Commissioner assures due process for BI personnel linked to 'pastillas' scheme

Morente said the employees involved in the scheme, wherein Chinese nationals supposedly paid Bureau of Immigration personnel to avoid background checks upon arriving in the country, will be brought to court.

"We shall observe due process as we bring the accused to the court of justice,"said Morente in a statement on Saturday. He added that he was"very disappointed" with the reported irregularities. Morente said he has placed the accused in the administrative holding office and cancelled their privileges. The bureau also strengthened efforts to expose unethical practices in the agency, Morente said, and will participate in investigations and lifestyle checks by authorities.

"[We] have included new protocols in the conduct of secondary inspections in open areas to improve transparency and installation of additional CCTV cameras in all areas of the primary inspectors," Morente assured.

'Ignorance of the law excuses no one.' Commissioner Morente, you can't be the boss and ignoramous at the same time. I hope your underlings will make the big reveal. You are not excused from the inquest.

Reassigned to the main office is duterte's idea of due process. Curruption live on.

With the billions the BI people received from the ‘pastillas’ scheme, isn’t it a wonder that this du30 ass-licker didn’t know what’s happening in the bureau? Isn’t it also possible that being the boss, he got the biggest slice? Busisiin!

Asu... wala siyang natikman sa pastillas? 2 lang posibilidad 1. Alam niya at may cut, kaya dapat siya mag resign 2. Walang alam at walang natikman, kaya dapat mag resign kasi walang kuwenta leadership

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