Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd has ordered the investigation of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Hong Kong for awarding a contract to a company with questionable credentials.

At the urging of Lilac Center for Public Interest (Lilac), Bello created a fact-finding team to look into allegations of improprieties in the selection of a new service provider said to be done in haste without any public bidding and prior consultation.

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