43 Immigration officers relieved from posts after being linked to outbound pastillas scam By HANA BORDEY, GMA News
Published May 4, 2021 5:57pm At least 43 Immigration officers have been relieved from their duties after being linked to the “outbound pastillas” scam, which was allegedly connected to the trafficking of Filipinos women to Syria. This was disclosed by Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente during the continuation of Senate inquiry on the trafficking of Filipinos to Syria. “The immigration officers about 43 of them…these people, including the others were already relieved from their post. That’s the action that I can take,” Morente said, noting the investigation report submitted by the fact-finding committee he created.
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Ombudsman suspends 43 more BI personnel over ‘pastillas’ scheme
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 16) The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered a six-month preventive suspension without pay for 43 more immigration personnel over the so-called ‘pastillas’ bribery scheme.
In a ruling dated Dec. 3, the Ombudsman said “there is sufficient ground to preventively suspend all of the respondents considering there is a strong evidence showing their guilt.”
“Respondents’ administrative infractions are duly supported not only by convincing testimonies but also by official documents,” it added.
The suspension order was based on a complaint for grave misconduct, gross dishonesty, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of service filed by the National Bureau of Investigation last month.
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