Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre 2nd of the Department of Justice on Wednesday ordered Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente to return P20 million of the P50 million in alleged bribe money from a business tycoon either to the DOJ or the National Bureau of Investigation for “safekeeping.”

The P50 million, which came from gambling magnate Jack Lam, ended up in the hands of Immigration Associate Commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles, who have since been sacked over the alleged bribery.

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