The Manila Times

Faeldon vows to pursue reforms in Customs

- WILLIAM B. DEPASUPIL, LLANESCA T. PANTI AND MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO

Faeldon stressed that he would

“I am a good soldier and I’m to reform the Bureau of Customs,”

“I can look anybody in the eyes,” Faeldon said, as he reiterated that he took full responsibi­lity

Still, Finance Secretary Carlos - ment of Finance would call for its own investigat­ion into the alleged

“Of course [we will have our - reporters at the sidelines of the Internal Revenue, where Duterte

Juicy posts

In the same news conference, Faeldon for recommendi­ng people to juicy names, but said he was willing to do

“It is used as payment for politi

Earlier, it was revealed that Speak was denied because the person was

Faeldon assured everyone, in- cluding friends and associates of the President and members of the administra­tion PDP-Laban party,

ask me to facilitate your trade because the mandate of the bureau is

Sacked Customs exec denies liability

sacked Customs employee Lar

from his post in June, made the state

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At the time the drugs were bureau’s Command Center, which has the authority to issue an alert

the Import Assessment Service ( IAS) Unit that determines the value of the shipment, saying the of new importers from December

business concerning the shipments under EMT Trading because of their a day before the drugs slipped past

“The importatio­ns should have been put on hold and there should All the contents of the container, they would have been opened and examined if they were declared

Faeldon maintained that he made

“Based on our initial investiga your duty because you failed to enter the data parameters that would have enabled us to flag EMT which is a new importer and falls under sole proprietor­ship,”

The lawmakers did not buy the countered Faeldon over his claim that the bureau was riddled with corruption because of lawmak

“If you are really serious about so that you don’t damage the in

for getting legal advice from his

“If you listen to your girl We are trusted by our people,”

del Sur admitted that he, too, made a recommenda­tion in the Customs Bureau but maintained

that doesn’t mean that he is not when you are recommendi­ng,”

 ?? PHOTO BY RUY L. MARTINEZ ?? EMBATTLED
Customs Commission­er Nicanor Faeldon ( right) testifies before an inquiry into the alleged smuggling of illegal drugs from China on Wednesday at the House of Representa­tives.
PHOTO BY RUY L. MARTINEZ EMBATTLED Customs Commission­er Nicanor Faeldon ( right) testifies before an inquiry into the alleged smuggling of illegal drugs from China on Wednesday at the House of Representa­tives.

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