MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday said he has ordered an investigation into reports that some immigration personnel were offering "escort services" to illegal Chinese workers.
MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday said he has ordered an investigation into reports that some immigration personnel were offering "escort services" to illegal Chinese workers.
"I directed the NBI to conduct a fact-finding probe on these escort facilitation services for a fee in the airport and file charges against those who have committed illegal acts, if warranted," Guevarra said in a statement.
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