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(Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon formally filed on Monday an ethics complaint against Senator Panfilo Lacson, who accused him of receiving a P100-million “pasalubong” when he was the newly installed Customs chief. Faeldon, who has been detained at the Office of the Sergeant at Arms since his surrender days ago after being cited in contempt by the Senate for his refusal to attend subsequent Senate blue ribbon committee hearings into the P6.4-billion […]
(Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon will “definitely” go to the Senate on Monday, but will not attend the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing slated on that day. “Hindi ako aattend (sa hearing). Pwede nila ako buhatin..I will submit myself to them para ikulong nalang nila ako,” he said. Faeldon, however, was not arrested, even as Senate blue ribbon committee chair Richard Gordon said this would be the case if the former […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate blue ribbon committee cited former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon in contempt after he failed to show up in Thursday’s hearing into corruption in the Bureau of Customs. “Make sure that he shares information and that he is brought here on Monday,” committee chair Senator Richard Gordon said. Earlier, Gordon urged the committee to take action on Faeldon, noting some of his “contentious remarks” in justifying his absence in the hearing. […]
(Eagle News) — The son-in-law of President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday denied he was engaged in illegal activities involving the Bureau of Customs, noting that he was only at one point in the Office of the Commissioner because he was representing a client. Mans Carpio said he went to the office of then-Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon to explain to him the “crusade” of a certain “Mr. Reta.” He said “Mr. Reta” wanted the BoC to use […]
Gordon warns Trillanes vs making “baseless allegations” (Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes on Thursday accused Davao Vice Mayor of being a member of a “triad” based on a supposed tattoo on the presidential son’s back. But Senator Richard Gordon, Senate blue ribbon committee chair, warned Trillanes against making “baseless allegations.” Trillanes said the “dragon” tattoo the presidential son supposedly had was the “physical proof” that he was a member of the syndicate, based on […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte has arrived at the Senate. The presidential son was seen in the premises past 9:30 a.m. He is currently being held outside the plenary. He and his brother in law Mans Carpio were invited by the Senate blue ribbon committee to shed light on the entry of a P6.4-billion drug shipment via Customs express lanes in the country in May. This was after fixer Mark Taguba claimed […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and Mans Carpio will be attending the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on Thursday. The President’s son and son-in-law confirmed their attendance only hours after the Senate blue ribbon committee issued the invitation for them to attend. “We duly recognize the coercive powers of the Senate of the Philippines as part of the legislative branch of government and their authority to conduct an inquiry in aid of […]
(Eagle News) — Pass a law replacing the Bureau of Customs, and file the necessary charges against individuals. These were some of the recommendations of the House committee on dangerous drugs, which wrapped up its inquiry into the P6.4-billion shabu shipment that entered the country via Customs express lanes. According to the committee, the “new revenue collection agency or instrumentality of government” that will replace the BoC should have a “different system of collection to […]
(Eagle News) — One strike and you’re out. This was the message of Isidro Lapeña to Bureau of Customs employees as he took the helm of the office from his predecessor, Nicanor Faeldon, on Wednesday. President Duterte announced Faeldon’s replacement after a P6.4-billion drug shipment entered the country via Customs express lanes in May, angering lawmakers who called for inquiries into the matter. “Just do your work, prove your worth and I will back you […]
(Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon on Wednesday denied the allegations he received a welcome gift of P100 million as when he took over the helm of the Bureau of Customs, saying he “has not done any form of corruption in (his) many years of government service.” “I have not asked anybody to collect tara for me nor have I accepted any tara from anybody. Again, I have not done any form of […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday revealed the names of supposed players and recipients in the Bureau of Customs “tara system,” citing unimpeachable sources. Below are the supposed players, based on the senator’s “vetted and crosschecked” information. Recipients: Big players: Photos by Meanne Corvera, Eagle News Service
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday accused former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon of receiving monetary benefits amounting in the millions when he was at the helm of the Bureau of Customs. “Loud whispers in the four corners of the (BoC) compound tell of a P100-million pasalubong to the newly installed commissioner…,” he said in an explosive privilege speech. He said P25 million of the P100 million was “retained as finder’s fee by his […]
