IMANILA, Philippines – Bureau of Immigration (BI) chief Jaime Morente will seek the assistance of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in investigating reports that some BI personnel stationed at airports involved in corruption. ADVERTISEMENTMorente on Wednesday said that he received information that some BI-Port Operations Division employees are linked to human trafficking cases. “We will elevate this to the Department of Justice, our mother department, for investigation. We suspect that other agencies may be included in this complaint as well, as anti-trafficking efforts is a shared responsibility of all members of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking,” Morente said in a statement. Morente stressed the need for immediate action regarding the case of the concerned BI personnel, as the BI is in the midst of combating human trafficking.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 10, 2019 05:03 UTC