Kapamilya ni Gretchen Ho, nabiktima, pumalag… MGA PINOY ABROAD, TINATANGGIHAN NA DAHIL SA KORUPSIYON SA ‘PINAS

ni Julie Bonifacio @Winner | October 8, 2025

Photo: FB Gretchen Ho

Affected ang kamag-anak ng TV host na si Gretchen Ho sa malalang korupsiyon sa bansa. 

Nakarating na worldwide ang balita ng katiwalian sa hanay ng mga mambabatas natin at ilang kawani ng gobyerno.

Sila ang mga naturingang lider sa bansa na dapat nangangalaga sa kapakanan ng mga Pinoy, pero hindi pala. Bagkus, sila pa ang nagpahamak sa atin para masadlak sa kahirapan at mabaon sa malaking utang ang bansa.

Ang nakakalungkot, umabot na ang isyu pati sa ibang bansa at apektado na ang mga kapwa Pinoy nating naninirahan du’n dahil nadi-discriminate na sila. 

Tulad na lamang ng nangyari sa mga kamag-anak ni Gretchen Ho na nag-travel sa Oslo, Norway.

Post ni Gretchen sa X (dating Twitter): “One of our family members traveling abroad got denied at the foreign exchange counter in Oslo, Norway.

“Lady at the counter goes — ‘You came from the Philippines? We cannot exchange your dollars because of the corruption and money laundering in the Philippines.’ This family member (along with a group of friends) told me they were asked to exchange their money elsewhere but not at the airport. A family member was just trying to exchange 300 USD.

“Terrible. What are we going to do about this, Pilipinas?”

Dahil sa post ni Gretchen, maraming Pinoy ang nag-reveal na sila man ay nakaranas ng ganitong panggigipit sa ibang bansa na pinuntahan nila.

“Turns out the experience isn’t isolated to our family members. Sending a report to the Philippine Ambassador to Norway. Similar experience on my FB (Facebook) post,” sabi ni Gretchen sa post niya na screenshot ng comment sa Facebook.

Hanggang sa nakarating na rin sa embahada ng Pilipinas sa Norway ang X post ni Gretchen.

Pahayag niya, “I have already spoken with the Philippine Ambassador to Norway. He called me up last night after I emailed an official incident report on what happened to my family member at Gardermoen Airport in Oslo.

“The Ambassador was surprised. As far as he knows, these incidents shouldn’t be happening. He says he’ll be meeting with the Norwegian foreign ministry to address the issue.

“For context, the Philippines was already taken out of the ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) just this February of 2025. We want to get some clarity on this, if there is a new policy, given recent events, or just a failure to update and disseminate information. 

“I believe getting some clarity would help not just our family, but other Filipinos who have shared similar experiences at the same airport in Oslo, saying they have been declined foreign exchange services upon knowing their country of origin is the Philippines.

“So are we back on the ‘high-risk’ list for money laundering? Or is this an overeager clerk who was simply not updated on the grey list?”

‘Yun na!