Tag: BOC

Palace defends Faeldon’s appointment as OCD deputy; says he can do job while detained

  (Eagle News) – Malacanang defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s appointment of former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon as deputy administrator III of the Office of Civil Defense, saying he still enjoys the President’s trust. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also stressed that Faeldon’s appointment is the President’s “exclusive prerogative.” “The President is the appointing authority and Mr. Faeldon, with his new appointment, certainly enjoys the Chief Executive’s trust and confidence,” Roque said. “Mr. Faeldon […]

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Two senators slam Faeldon’s appointment to DND-OCD

(Eagle News) — Several senators on Wednesday slammed the appointment of former Customs Chief Nicanor Faeldon to a new government post. In a statement, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV alleged Faeldon “knows the dark secrets of the Duterte family that’s why even if he is grossly incompetent, he remains a sacred cow.” Although he did not provide specifics, Trillanes has already accused President Rodrigo Duterte’s son, Paolo Duterte, and his son-in-law Mans Carpio of being part of […]

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BoC sues 2 individuals for alleged misdeclaration of luxury cars, auto parts shipment

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Bureau of Customs has filed a smuggling complaint against two individuals for allegedly misdeclaring a shipment of used luxury vehicles and auto parts valued at  P7.8 million. A copy of the complaint filed by the BoC before the Manila Prosecutors Office said charged also for unlawful importation were the shipment consignee Julius Catalig, owner of Julerjac Trading; and Customs broker Rodrigo de Guzman. According to the BoC, the shipment […]

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Faeldon calls Lacson’s P107-m “pasalubong” allegation vs him “baseless”

(Eagle News) — “Baseless.” This was how Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon described the allegations of Senator Panfilo Lacson the former Navy man received a P107-million “pasalubong,” supposedly based on an account by Customs chief Isidro Lapeña. In a statement, Faeldon said Lacson had “zero evidence” to back up the claims he received the money when he took the helm of the Bureau of Customs in May 2016. He also accused the senator of “cowardly […]

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Fake gadgets at sabon na nagkakahalaga ng mahigit Php 2B, kinumpiska sa Maynila

(Eagle News) — Pinasok ng mga magkasanib na operatiba ng Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service at ng Enforcement and Security Service ng Bureau of Customs ang isang apartment building na ginawang warehouse sa Sta. Cruz, Maynila. Tumambad sa mga ito ang kahun-kahong pekeng sabon maging mga pinekeng branded na electronic gadgets. Dalawang linggong minanmanan ng BoC ang nasabing lugar kasunod na rin ng reklamo ng isang multinational company tungkol sa pamemeke ng kanilang mga produkto. […]

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SOJ Aguirre, umalma sa report na hindi pinahahalagahan ang kaso ng shabu smuggling

Manila, Philippines (Eagle News) — Wala raw katotohanan ang alegasyon ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee na hindi niya pinapahalagahan ang kaso ng P6.4 billion na smuggled shabu shipment. Ito ang reaksyon ni Aguirre sa draft report ng Blue Ribbon Committee na nagsabi na tila ipinaubaya lang niya sa kaniyang mga deputy ang kaso dahil siya ay abala sa maraming trabaho. Ayon pa kay Aguirre, totoong abala siya sa maraming gampanin bilang kalihim ng Department of […]

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Lacson files graft, economic sabotage raps vs Faeldon, 9 others

(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday filed economic sabotage and graft raps against former Bureau of Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and several others over the alleged smuggling of rice valued at $680,000 through the Cagayan de Oro port. Lacson also charged National Food Authority Administrator Jason Aquino; lawyer Tomas Alcid, former district collector of the Port of Cagayan de Oro; lawyer Geniefelle Lagmay, customs liaison officer to NFA of the Office of the […]

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Faeldon to file ethics complaints vs Trillanes, Lacson on Monday

Lacson says it is Faeldon’s “right to waste bond paper and ink” (Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon will file ethics complaints against Senators Antonio Trillanes IV and Panfilo Lacson on Monday, his counsel said. In  a press conference on Friday, Atty. Martin Dino said Faeldon will ask the Senate’s Office of the Sergeant at Arms “to be allowed to personally file under guard” the complaints against the two senators, who have accused […]

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Airport official denies “fixer” Mark Taguba’s allegations vs him; says he is not “Big Brother”

(Eagle News) — Appearing for the first time in the Senate blue ribbon committee hearings into the P6.4-billion drug shipment that slipped through Customs express lanes, and into corruption  in the Bureau of Customs, retired Colonel Allen Capuyan denied all allegations against him. Capuyan, the assistant general manager for security and emergency services of the Manila International Airport Authority, said he only met fixer Mark Taguba once, at a lunch “to meet a Customs personnel […]

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Senate ethics committee finds Gordon complaint vs Trillanes “sufficient in form, substance”

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Senate committee on ethics has declared the complaint filed by Senator Richard Gordon against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV “sufficient in form and substance.” The ethics committee led by Senator Vicente Sotto III, also the Senate majority leader, gave Trillanes 10 days to respond to the allegations stated in the complaint, which Gordon filed after the former military man indirectly accused him of “badgering” a witness during a hearing […]

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Senate restores protective custody over “fixer” Mark Taguba

(Eagle News) — The Senate blue ribbon committee on Monday announced the restoration of protective custody over fixer Mark Taguba. It was Senator Richard Gordon himself  who approved the restoration, following a motion by Senator Panfilo Lacson, who earlier criticized the Senate blue ribbon committee chair for removing protective custody over Taguba without the consent of the members of the committee. Apart from Lacson, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV criticized Gordon for his move. Gordon had accused […]

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Senate to give Faeldon ample time to explain

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Senate is willing to give former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon ample time and opportunity to explain himself, as the plan to arrest him on Friday over his failure to appear in Senate hearings did not push through. Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman Richard Gordon said that he does not want to embarrass Faeldon by arresting him but stressed that the former Customs chief must explain why the P6.4-billion […]

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