Drilon seeks probe of missing P1,000 that spared ex-BI execs from plunder raps

SENATE MINORITY leader Franklin M. Drilon wants an investigation into the P1,000 shortfall that the Department of Justice (DoJ) admitted prevents the filing of plunder charges against two former Immigration officials accused of receiving a P50-million bribe from gambling tycoon Jack Lam. The admission, made during the deliberations on the DoJ’s proposed 2018 budget on Wednesday, Oct. 11, roused the suspicions of Mr. Drilon and other senators that the P1,000 may have been deliberately taken to ensure that the alleged payoff to former Bureau of Immigration (BI) assistant commissioners Michael B. Robles and Al C. Argosino would fall just short of the P50-million threshold for plunder, which is a capital, therefore non-bailable, offense. — interaksyon.com

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