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President Rodrigo Duterte summoned the forty-four officials from the Immigration Office (BI) allegedly involved in the controversy over the pills to Malacañang on Monday (November 10).
According to Secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Menardo Guevarra, Duterte handed over each of the BI staff’s peso bills that were wrapped to look like pills. Said personnel were suspended by the Ombudsman’s Office (OMB) for their alleged participation in the ‘pill scheme’.
“He wanted them to eat the pills, but he didn’t insist ‘out of deference to the attorney general who was also present.’ He said, either you eat it or you give it to the first beggar you see, ”Guevarra said in a statement.
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the trick was to reiterate that the president does not tolerate corruption.
“The president also said that corruption must be stopped, and the president also said that you have been charged, defend yourself (The president also said that corruption must be stopped and also said that you will face charges. Stand up for yourself), ”he said.
Meanwhile, in a statement, the Immigration Office (BI) said that the passage of the Immigration Law will help curb corruption in the agency. The law is intended to address the concerns of Immigration staff regarding salary.
“The new law, which is already in Congress, will respond to salary problems, eliminate systemic problems, plug policy gaps, update fines and penalties, ensure the division of powers, and grant the Commissioner appropriate disciplinary powers,” the statement says. -AAC (with reports from Dante Amento)
