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DOJ to probe complaints vs BOC, PDEA execs, several others over 2019 shabu shipment

Published February 24, 2021 4:52pm Updated February 25, 2021 12:15am The Department of Justice (DOJ) will look into the complaints against officials and employees of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) over their alleged failure to detect a shabu shipment worth P1 billion in 2019. On Wednesday, Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento said he would create a panel of prosecutors that will conduct a preliminary investigation into the complaints filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). A preliminary investigation aims to determine whether or not charges should be filed in court against certain individuals. The NBI has charged Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero, PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva, former PDEA chief Aaron Aquino, and BOC Deputy Commissioner Raniel Ramiro with graft and violations of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.

Dominguez fears pork technical smuggling

Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has directed the Bureau of Customs to keep a tighter watch over the possible misdeclaration or misclassification of pork shipments entering the country amid tightness in the supply of pork. In a statement, Dominguez warned that importers may attempt t

Tighten watch over pork imports, Customs told

Tighten watch over pork imports, Customs told Czeriza Valencia © STAR/File Tighten watch over pork imports, Customs told MANILA, Philippines Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III directed the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to watch out for traders who may misclassify pork imports once the new minimum access volume (MAV) allocations and tariff rates are approved. During a recent Department of Finance (DOF) Executive Committee (ExeCom) meeting, Dominguez advised Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero to prepare for increased inbound shipments to augment supply. “Some pork importers may resort to technical smuggling,” Dominguez cautioned. The BOC is a member of the new economic intelligence task group that President Duterte created recently to run after smugglers, profiteers and hoarders of agricultural products.

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