Marcos orders probe on alleged 'tanim-bala,' escaping fugitives

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Malacañang said President Marcos has ordered investigations on the supposed comeback of the 'tanim-bala' scam in the airport and on the immigration officials who have supposedly aided the escape of a South Korean fugitive.   READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/3/10/marcos-tanim-bala-escaping-fugitives  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Yes, it is not good if this will happen again.

00:10So this will really be investigated by the President and with the help of DOTR Secretary

00:15Vince Dizon.

00:16If this is investigated and if there is a truth to it, it could be that the perpetrator

00:23could be removed from his job.

00:25So this should be, especially if the tourists or our fellow Filipinos are the victims of

00:34this, the President will not allow this.

00:37So there is a need to answer if there should be an answer after thorough investigation.

00:43May I know what was the President's response to this news, was he angry, was he dismayed?

00:51The President will always say that it should be investigated first, he will not give his

00:58conclusion until the investigation is complete.

01:04Christian Usores, Radio 630.

01:08Good afternoon Usec, regarding the case of immigration where a Korean fugitive was escaped

01:18by the SDO.

01:19Does the President know about this and what is his reaction, especially at the time when

01:27the case of the escape of former Mayor Alesco was not yet resolved?

01:32Yes, there was a press briefing of the Bureau of Immigration by Commissioner Villado and

01:40this was caught immediately.

01:43According to their investigation, there is a witness from the Bureau of Immigration.

01:51So these two witnesses and it is known that there are others who are still being investigated.

01:57They were immediately removed from their positions and now they have filed a case with the DOJ.

02:05Their case is the violation of Article 223 of the Revised Penal Code, conniving with

02:14or consenting to evasion.

02:16There are others who are still being investigated and we know that aside from the criminal case,

02:27they are also preparing an administrative case for the so-called escape of a Korean.

02:39But ma'am, in the institution of BI, does the President have a specific directive if

02:43it is necessary to clean up because this is not the first time that immigration was involved

02:47in this kind of case?

02:49Yes, if there is an anomaly, the President does not allow it to pass.

02:54This is always said by whoever is the head of the agency that if there should be an investigation

03:01immediately, it should be done and any issues or problems should be given a solution.

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