Witness in immigration bribery a no-show anew in Senate
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31st January 2018
Witness in immigration bribery a no-show anew in Senate
(UPDATED at 11:15 a.m., Feb. 9, PH time) A key witness to the bribery scandal at the Bureau of Immigration failed to attend a Senate inquiry anew for medical reasons.
In a statement read before the blue ribbon committee by his lawyer, Ted Contacto, Wenceslao “Wally” Sombero, who allegedly offered P50 million to two immigration officials in exchange for the release of undocumented Chinese workers, claimed that he was about to board a plane back to Manila from Vancouver, Canada when he was prevai