“The BI has been feeding these Chinese criminals for so long, and why is the Chinese government so reluctant in accepting them”
China has become a pain in the neck insofar as the West Philippine Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone of the country are concerned.
Santa Banana, now it’s the reluctance of China to the immediate deportation of unwanted Chinese back to their homeland, most of them workers in the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations, who have long been detained even after a year, for crimes in the country!
My gulay, if the Chinese must be deported, China must accept them in accordance with the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with China.
This came about when Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla faced the Senate to defend the DOJ’s P3.45 billion budget.
What is irritating for the DOJ was that when Remulla tried to find out from the Chinese Embassy what’s delaying China in accepting the deportation of the more than 200 Chinese nationals now in detention at the Bureau of Immigration, he was given the run-around and was even disrespected by a Chinese Embassy official.
The BI has been feeding these Chinese criminals for so long, and why is the Chinese government so reluctant in accepting them.
To a large extent, local lawyers of these detained Chinese have invented a modus wherein these BI detainees resort to what is called “demanda me” or “sue me” to prolong their detention.
Because of the alleged suit filed by some people against the detainees, their stay at the BI detention is prolonged.
Remulla should investigate allegations that some corrupt immigration agents have concocted a scheme of allowing some detainees a weekend furlough so long as they pay the right price.
Santa Banana, with all these happening because China has been delaying the deportation of the Chinese nationals and with some corrupt BI agents making money on the side by giving them a free weekend, indeed something has to be done and quick, since the presence of hundreds of detained Chinese deportees who are being fed using the people’s money must be put to an end.
Another problem facing the DOJ is some of the detainees have criminal liabilities against them.
The frequent incursions of China on the WPS and the EEZ are bad enough, now this problem of Chinese deportees.
As I said, the Chinese from the mainland are getting to be another pain in the neck, and what else can we do?
Escort service
We had thought the illegal drugs menace would have ended after the six-year term of President Duterte.
But, Santa Banana, it would seem the illegal drugs problem never left.
The smuggling of P3.6 billion worth of shabu found in a warehouse in Bulacan confirms the drug menace is still very much with us.
There was also the P2.9 billion worth of illegal drugs found in a shipment at the Manila International Container Terminal.
All this indicates the demand for illegal drugs nationwide is still as high as ever.
My gulay, why would cartels and syndicates from abroad take the risk of smuggling contraband if the demand is not there.
The more troubling aspect of the smuggled illegal drugs through the well–known Subic Port is the contraband entered
This is a sure indication of the involvement of some corrupt Customs personnel at Subic which must be looked into by no less than the Senate and even President Marcos Jr.
All the killings and extrajudicial killings by the Duterte administration that resulted in newspaper headlines may not be as frequent and head-turning as it was, but Santa Banana, the amount of contraband entering the country can only confirm the demand is very much there and that the problem of illegal drugs did not end with the Duterte administration and this could become a national security threat.
And that Customs is as corrupt as ever.
The smuggling of illegal drugs discovered at the MICT and through Subic Port can only reveal that international cartels still consider the Philippines as a destination of illegal drugs, having originated from Mexico where a well-known cartel is operating.
With the case of the smuggling of illegal drugs at the Subic port, it can only confirm that smugglers would not be so stupid as to smuggle anything without the connivance of Customs.
Since BBM has signed a law making the smuggling of agricultural products as economic sabotage, he should also show his zero-tolerance on the smuggling of illegal drugs and lower the boom on corrupt Customs personnel.
All the killings of people involved in illegal drugs by the Duterte administration can only indicate the problem of illegal drugs has not left the Philippines and there is need for BBM to show the people he cannot tolerate the illegal drugs menace to persist in the “Bagong Pilipinas” he is building.
Violation of human rights
Everytime I read in the newspapers a “Notice to the Public” that this or that person is no longer connected with this or that company, together with a photo of the person, I get the impression the person had committed some misdemeanor or a violation of the law in that with the notice to the public the company involved is warning the public that he or she must have committed some crime.
I consider it a blatant violation of human rights which the Human Rights Commission and all advocates of human rights should look into.
If an employee of a company indeed committed some violation of the law, the right thing to do is to file a case against that person and not to have his or her photo made public.
Santa Banana, the law demands that every suspect of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty, as guaranteed by the Constitution, and his or her photo should not be bandied around like the person is adjudged a criminal .
The newspapers should also be warned that they can be sued for printing that “Notice to the Public” ad.
A photo of a person cannot be published by anybody, including the company that the person is no longer working for, unless allowed by the person himself.
That’s an outright violation of human rights.
Cops Escort Service
I am no longer surprised at the latest news that some policemen have been escorting some Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators to work.
They have been doing this service ever since POGOs have started operating in the country.
There’s big money for policemen for this kind of service.
Clearly, when persons are escorted by members of the police force, they are not only guaranteed protection, but considered “VIPs” or “Very Important Persons.”
Only real VIPs – the President, Vice-President and visiting dignitaries – are considered VIPs.
But, POGOs having police escorts, my gulay, that’s just too much.
Whoever members of the PNP are doing it should be canned, not only dismissed, but charged criminally.