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Palace official supports abolition of lifestyle checks
By Fernan Angeles A TOP Palace official is supporting the decision of Ombudsman Samuel Martires to stop lifestyle checks on government officials and employees, amid many other ways to prove allegations of corruption. In a television interview, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said he understands Martires’ position given that corrupt officials could “pretend to have modest…
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NBI tells Ombudsman to suspend 19 BI officers
By Fernan Angeles WRAPPING-UP their investigation over the sensational “pastillas syndicate” operating at the Bureau of Immigration, the National Bureau of Investigation asked the Office of the Ombudsman to suspend and prosecute 19 Immigration officers found to be running an illicit activity catering Chinese nationals entering the country illegally. NBI Special Action Unit chief Emeterio…