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MANILA, Philippines—An association of Bureau of Immigration employees has asked Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez to investigate immigration chief Marcelino Libanan and four others for allegedly allowing the illegal entry of 15 Indian nationals.

In a 15-page memorandum addressed to Gonzalez, the Bureau of Immigration Permanent Employees Association (BIPEA) alleged that the 15 Indian nationals paid at least P15 million in exchange for the issuance of three-year multiple entry visas.

The group accused Libanan, Manuel Ferdinand C. Arbas, Clodualdo Penera, lawyers Charo Gonzales and Edgardo Mendoza of being behind the “unlawful” issuance of visas.

"Each of the 15 Indian nationals is not qualified to avail the grant of three-year multiple entry visas as not one of them is a senior official of a multinational corporation with operations in the Philippines," according to the BIPEA.

Only foreign nationals who are senior officials of multinational firms in the Philippines can avail of the three-year visas.

• BI deports Chinese wanted for smuggling in homeland
• 18 Fil-Am Spellers at Scripps National Spelling Bee
• Swiss vote on tough citizenship rules for foreigners

• 50% of flu victims in their teens, pre-teens
• CBCP happy with poll automation development
• De Castro unveils good governance agenda
• Prayer power for Aquino spreads to Internet
• CBCP head favors partial poll automation
• Automation firms say machines 100% accurate
• Hundreds of Moro rebels slain—military