Live Breaking News & Updates on Ncluding The So Called Quot Pastillas Scam Involving Alleged Payoffs To Bi Officials By Inbound Foreigners

(File photo) MANILA - The Ports Operations Division (POD) of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has been deactivated as part of efforts to reform the agency and decentralize operations. The division runs BI offices in the seaports and airports. "There is already order to deactivate the POD, which we believe is part of the defects of the immigration system right now," Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla told reporters on Tuesday. "This is in response to controversies that we faced in the past months." The POD had figured in several scams in the past, including the so-called "pastillas scam" involving alleged payoffs to BI officials by inbound foreigners, mostly Chinese nationals working in Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators. The rolled paper bills were reportedly wrapped in paper, resembling the Filipino milk candy. Marc Red Marinas was replaced as POD chief by Carlos Capulong in April 2021. On Feb. 3, the BI also announced a major revamp at its facility ....

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