The Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed that one of their officers allegedly extorted money from an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in exchange for an escort service to help him board a flight to France.
After verification, Tansingco confirmed that it was the agency’s employee.The BI said that Manganti should have been allowed to board the plane on his second try since his documents were already complete.
“Iyong identity ng person na tinuturo niya, we saw po na kasama po ito talaga sa roster ng ating employees. We will also be pursuing administrative cases against the employees,” BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said.“Para mawala na din iyan kasi hindi lang naman po isa ang nadadamay, halos lahat ng immigration, nasisira po sa isa eh,” he said.At present, the assignments for the immigration counters are drawn every day to help prevent illegal activities such as extortion.
“Ngayon magho-Holy Week next week, mag-oopisina ako sa airport. 'Pag na-observe n'yong antagal na ng tao, iyong pasahero sa harap, call n'yo iyong attention ng I.O., 'Oh ano 'yan, ba't matagal diyan?’” Tansingco said. The BI maintained that they are strictly monitoring travelers to prevent human trafficking of Filipinos in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.According to the Department of Justice, from January to February 2023 alone, the BI deferred the departure ofOf this number, 57 were referred to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking as potential victims of human trafficking.“The rest were deferred for other reasons, such as incomplete, improper, or misrepresented documents.
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