BoC Subic r ecei ves commendation from Japan tobacco company

SUBIC FREEPORT – The Bureau of Customs in this port received commendations from Japanese business group for its effective campaign against fake ci gar et t es.

The special commendations were given to Collector Maritess Martin and her team at the Clark Marriott Hotel. Because of the government’s policy in the implementation of minimum health protocols, the meeting lasted only a few minutes.

Martin said the commendations were from JT International (JTI) Philippines, Inc., a member of the Japan Tobacco Group of Companies, which manufactures and distributes world-renowned tobacco brands and has operations in more than 120 countries.

Awarded were Port’s District Collector Martin; Deputy Collectors for Assessment, Operations and Administration, Maita S. Acevedo; Atty. Giovanni Ferdinand Leynes and Atty. Aileen Tortoles, the Port’s Law Division Chief Atty. Willie B. Sarmiento; as well as the POS’Enforcement and Security Service headed by Capt. Regino A. Tuason, and Customs Intelligence

and Investigation Service, headed by IO3 Verne Y. Enciso ,and the rest of the Alerting Team.

Martin noted that the commendations signify the Japanese trust and support to the commitment of the Bureau of Customs to intensify efforts in Border Protection, which resulted in the seizure and forfeiture of five different shipments of assorted illicit and counterfeit cigarettes amounting to Php201 Million pesos in market value for the month of September 2020.

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(Contributed photo) COMMENDATION. Port of Subic Collector Maritess Martin, holds the certificate and plaque of commendation given by a Japanese cigarette company for the successful campaign against fake cigarette smugglers in Subic.