DAVAO CITY, Philippines --- Customs personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have seized 48 cartons of glutathione and beauty products valued at PHP8.65 million from Thailand. Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña said the NAIA Customs detected irregularities in the baggage when it passed the X-Ray machines after it was offloaded from the … [Read more...] about P8.65-M beauty products seized by Customs at NAIA
Commissioner Isidro Lapeña
Lapeña fired 641 Bureau of Customs officials and employees
DAVAO CITY, Philippines --- Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña sacked 641 Bureau of Customs officials and employees starting October 2017 due to corrupt practices. The Bureau of Customs is among the most corrupt agencies in government, an image that Lapeña wants to change. The figure is reflective of how massive corruption eats up the agency personnel. Firing corrupt … [Read more...] about Lapeña fired 641 Bureau of Customs officials and employees