{"id":246909,"date":"2020-03-03T21:23:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T02:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=246909"},"modified":"2020-03-03T21:23:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T02:23:52","slug":"duterte-finalizing-list-of-bi-officials-to-be-fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/03\/duterte-finalizing-list-of-bi-officials-to-be-fired\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte finalizing list of BI officials to be fired"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The BI personnel will be formally charged once results of the investigation show that they committed an unlawful act, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. (File Photo<\/a>: Bureau of Immigration, Republic of the Philippines\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night said he is finalizing a list of Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials he will dismiss for their alleged involvement in the \u201cpastillas\u201d racket at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).<\/p>\n

\u201cToday [Tuesday] I think I have to complete the list of officials that I\u2019m going to fire, to dismiss from the BID, sa Bureau of Immigration,\u201d Duterte said in his speech after administering the oath of newly-appointed government officials in Malaca\u00f1an Palace.<\/p>\n

Duterte expressed frustration that some of the officials on his list were his fraternity brothers from the San Beda University-based Lex Talionis Fraternitas.<\/p>\n

\u201cAyaw ko kasi \u2018yung iba kilala ko. Kaya lang \u2018yung iba ko mga brod ko. Iyong iba<\/em>\u00a0(I don\u2019t like it because some of them I know personally. But some of them are my brods. Others) were with me in \u201888 when I first ran for the mayorship, that was \u201888, \u201998,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On February 20, Duterte ordered the relief of around 19 BI personnel after receiving reports and finding probable cause to remove them from the bureau due to their supposed unlawful money-making activity.<\/p>\n

The BI personnel will be formally charged once results of the investigation show that they committed an unlawful act, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Amid controversy hounding the bureau, Duterte is giving Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente an opportunity to address the issue.<\/p>\n

Morente is still subject to the National Bureau of Investigation\u2019s (NBI) ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n

Insisting that being involved in corrupt activities is unforgivable, Duterte said he has been sacking officials \u201calmost every day.”<\/p>\n

Duterte, meanwhile, called on newly-appointed government officials to discharge their duties with \u201cefficiency, honesty and competence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am optimistic that you will lead by example and inspire your fellow public servants to lead modest lives and uphold public interest over personal ones. Be vigilant and lead the fight against corruption, undue patronage and other unethical motives that diminish public trust,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also urged them to never intervene for their relatives when it comes to government transactions, warning them that he will hold them accountable for it.<\/p>\n

\u201cItong mga<\/em>\u00a0relatives,\u00a0maski anong gawin mo talagang ang tao magsususpetsa. Kaya kayo, kung may maglapit na..magsabi sayo kapatid \u2018yan, pamangkin<\/em>, whatever\u2026anak<\/em>\u00a0(These relatives, whatever you do, people will always suspect. That\u2019s why you, if anyone approaches you claiming to be my sibling, niece or nephew, or child). Consider it denied,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u2018All clean\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duterte, meanwhile, expressed confidence that his current Cabinet members, many of them military men, were not involved in any corrupt activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cEtong mga\u00a0<\/em>(These) Cabinet members, they\u2019re all clean except\u00a0yung mga nawala na. \u2018Yun na \u2018yun<\/em>\u00a0(those who have been dismissed. They\u2019re the ones corrupt),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He has openly voiced out his preference for appointing military men in his Cabinet because they were honest and industrious and get the job done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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