DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand Marcos has appointed Bienvenido RUbio as new Bureau of Customs (BoC) Commissioner.
On Friday Malacañang announced the appointment of Bienvenido Rubio as its new commissioner replacing Yogi Filemon Ruiz who was the agency’s acting head.
Marcos picks Yogi Filemon Ruiz as acting Customs chief.
On Monday, the BOC poisted photos or Rubio and Ruiz in a turn over ceremony.
The announcement of Rubio’s appointment also lacked details, with the Presidential Communications Office only indicating his new position at the customs bureau in a statement titled “New Appointee.”
Befor ehis appointment as commissioner, Rubio was the director of the Port Operations Service of the BOC’s Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group.
The sudden leadership change at the bureau is similar to what happened at the Bureau of Internal Revenue, where former tax chief Lilia Catris Guillermo was replaced suddenly and also without explanation by deputy commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr.
In 2017, then Senator Panfilo Lacson mentioned Rubio as one of several alleged bagmen or collectors at the Bureau of Customs during the time of Commissioner Nick Faeldon, an allegation which was not proven.-EZC
