'Pastillas' modus allows seamless entry of Chinese to Philippines —Hontiveros
Published February 17, 2020 12:29 PMBy AMITA LEGASPI,GMA News
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday bared the alleged "pastillas" modus operandi within the Bureau of Immigration (BI) that allows the entry of Chinese nationals to the country in exchange for P10,000 each.
Hontiveros, chairman of the women, children, family relations, and gender equality committee, showed a video of an immigration officer escorting Chinese nationals to BI’s inner office, seemingly validating the Chinese nationals’ identities against a list with a supervisor.
“Bakit parang may VIP ****** itong mga Chinese nationals papasok ng bansa? ‘Wag na ‘wag niyong lolokohin ang taumbayan. Hindi...