Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro warned that action will be taken against any official implicated in the case.

The acquired land was intended for the construction of housing for overseas Filipino workers, but it did not undergo scrutiny by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration’s board of directors.

The agency’s deputy director, Emma Sinclair, is implicated in the controversy along with the administrator, Arnell Ignacio, who was dismissed.

Both are accused of manipulating property records at the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Registry of Deeds to make it appear as a Capital Gains Tax transaction and reduce tax liability.

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