Senate panel seeks raps vs 27 in ‘pastillas scam’

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A Senate committee recommended the criminal prosecution of 27 current and former immigration personnel allegedly involved in the “pastillas scam” which allowed the entry into the country of thousands of foreign workers in exchange for bribes. Read more:

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The pastillas scam was a clandestine operation that allowed the entry of mostly Chinese nationals, mainly workers for Philippine offshore gaming operators , with hardly any scrutiny in exchange for bribes to corrupt immigration officers at Naia.

“It also encouraged inbound prostitution, with the creation of ‘Chinese-only’ prostitution that made the country a destination for foreign trafficked women on a scale not seen before,” the committee report said. Citing immigration data, Hontiveros said almost 4 million Chinese entered the country from August 2017 to January 2020, driven by the thriving Pogo industry and its demand for Mandarin-speaking workers.The committee recommended the filing of graft charges against the former and current immigration personnel allegedly led by Marc Red Mariñas, who used to head the BI’s Ports Operation Division, and his father, Maynardo Mariñas, the ex-chief of the Special Operations Communication Unit.

“In exchange for the convenience of not being screened, Chinese nationals paid P10,000 each, with P2,000 distributed to the airport employees,” the report said. It added that the evidence indicated that the father-and-son tandem had “cornered” the “revenue streams” from the clandestine operation.

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