The allegations were raised by the young Barbers’ closest rival, Ernesto Matugas, in a petition filed yesterday with the bureau by the latter’s legal counsel, former immigration commissioner Homobono Adaza.
Adaza said Barbers violated the Immigration Act when he failed to secure a working visa when he was appointed director of the National Capital Region of the Department of Tourism in July 1997.
Immigration Commissioner Andrea Domingo vowed to look into the complaint.  Rey Arquiza