Philippines: About 3,000 Chinese expelled in $830m ‘visa scam’ Philippines


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tweet The Bureau of Immigration says ‘erring Chinese’ nationals deported for violating the conditions of their stay amid brewing bribery allegations. The Philippines Bureau of Immigration (BI) has announced the deportation of nearly 3,000 “erring Chinese” nationals for violating the conditions of their stay. The announcement is seen as an act of damage control after President Rodrigo Duterte administration officials were accused of selling visas in a multimillion-dollar scheme. Earlier, opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros revealed that in 2017, Duterte-appointed officials amassed as much as 40 billion Philippine pesos ($833m) in bribes, mostly from Chinese nationals who wanted a seamless visa...