Do we choose money over national interest? This is eroding the moral fiber of the country — drugs, gambling and prostitution are rampant because the Chinese have money to spend on these.
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) could be next in the line of sight of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.
This was disclosed on Monday by Sen. Richard Gordon who said he may start a probe on the BI’s failure to arrest the influx of Chinese workers in the country, the lack of measures in apprehending illegal drugs reaching the Philippines from foreign sources, and other systemic problems affecting the agency.
“The Immigration was allowing an inordinate amount of Chinese to work here in the country. This lack of policing and enforcement was instrumental in getting illegal drugs into the country. Another systemic failure,” Gordon said.
He further argued against the position taken by some entities, claiming that the Chinese workers are income sources for the Philippines, saying the government should prioritize national interest as it affects the country’s moral fiber.
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“Some sectors are happy that the Chinese are coming in because of the money they bring. The question is, do we choose money over national interest? This is eroding the moral fiber of the country — drugs, gambling, and prostitution are rampant because the Chinese have money to spend on these,” he exclaimed.
Gordon brought this up after he revealed that the drug trafficker involved in the 2013 Pampanga drug raid managed to travel to and from the Philippines even after he was tagged in the illegal drug operations.
“Ding Wenkun and Johnson Lee, the drug lords in the 2013 bust, keep coming in and out with different passports. This is part of the systemic failure of the Bureau of Immigration,” he said.
For this, he said he may open another investigation to pore over the mess.
“That is another thing that I will investigate next. If there is a crime, there should be an order in the Immigration and they should look after them. (There is) something wrong in Immigration that they should fix also,” the lawmaker said.
Lee was the target of the drug operation conducted by the 13 Pampanga cops who were then under the now-resigned PNP chief Oscar Albayalde’s supervision when he was still the provincial police chief.
The 13 “ninja cops” subsequently freed Lee in exchange for a P50 million fee, as they detained Wenkun who served as Lee’s fall guy.
The rogue cops have been recommended for dismissal. They are also facing charges, along with Albayalde, who may lose his pension and other privileges.
