MANILA (October 31)-- Newly-installed Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero assured that there would be no militarization of the bureau. “Let us correct the impression that there would be a militarization of the BOC. There will be personnel from the AFP that would support the BOC but that does not mean the BOC would be taken over by the military because … [Read more...] about No ‘militarization’ of BOC: Guerrero
corruption at the Bureau of Customs
Duterte fires Customs Commissioner Prudente over excessive foreign trips
DAVAO CITY (May 30) — President Rodrigo Duterte fired on Wednesday Bureau of Customs (BOC) deputy commissioner Noel Patrick Sales Prudente over excessive foreign trips. Prudente is facing an investigation by the House of Representatives over the supposed questionable release of container vans at the Manila South Harbor. “I will cut short the agony of Congress. I am firing … [Read more...] about Duterte fires Customs Commissioner Prudente over excessive foreign trips
Customs arrests Manila port employees for alleged corruption
MANILA, Philippines --- Agents of the Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) and Enforcement and Security Services (ESS) of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) arrested on Saturday, September 30, an employee of the Manila International Container Port (MICP) and two cohorts for alleged corruption inside the container yard of the port. Commissioner Isidro Lapena identified … [Read more...] about Customs arrests Manila port employees for alleged corruption
