Vice President Leni Robredo called on the government to swiftly act on the so-called pastillas scheme. | DJEsguerraINQ
“Several years ago, we were already calling the attention of the government on this influx of many Pogo workers here,” she said.
“We were telling them to focus on it. We were saying that it would be a source of much discomfort for us, because we do not really know the nature of their entry, how they enter. Were they wresting jobs away from Filipinos? Why were those illegal aliens allowed here? They may be a source of criminality,” she added.
The rest of the amount will be given to tour operators and syndicates who will transport the Chinese nationals from the airport to Pogo facilities. The scheme was called pastillas supposedly because the bribe the money would be rolled in a bond paper like the wrapping of the Filipino milk candy.
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