MANILA, Philippines — A former Immigration Ports Operation Division (POD) chief has countered the “pastillas” whistleblower, saying his claims just “twisted” an “innocent” arrival standard procedure of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) at the airport. “Allow me to address the video that was presented by Mr. Allision Chiong. A video in which Mr. Chiong admitted he himself recorded. Chiong linked Mariñas to the “pastillas” modus wherein a Chinese citizen purportedly pays a P10,000 “service fee” to allegedly enter the country fuss-free. KGARELATED STORYMore sacked as witness details ‘Pastillas’ scamADVERTISEMENTRead NextEDITORS' PICKMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 02, 2020 05:03 UTC