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(PSD) officers as it allegedly tried to ship out illegal and counterfeit tobacco products without shipping documents.

A certain Jaime Go, also known as Jaime Tiu, is allegedly the operations manager of the group identified by the Philippine National Police (PNP) unit as “Wendel Criminal group” who are engaged in several illegal activities.

These alleged activities include the distribution of counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes as well as shipping of the raw materials used in making cigarettes worth millions of pesos.

Go or Tiu is said to be maintaining a warehouse at Golden Leaf Antiques and Prudence Development and Management Corporation here.

Meanwhile, others involved in the big time operation are already in custody and will face charges for the violation of National Internal Revenue Code of 1997.

Under this law, internal revenue officers shall have authority to make arrests and seizures for the violation of any penal law, rule or regulation administered by the BIR.

Any person so arrested shall be forthwith brought before a court, there to be dealt with according to law.

They will also face other penalties and sanctions for violating Republic Act No. 8293 also known as the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines.

According to CDC Vice President for Security Services Group (SSG) PBGen. Sheldon G. Jacaban (Ret), all contents were seized and complaints were already filed by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Pampanga against the su sp ect s.

The investigation report also reveals that four companions of Taconto were also involved in the said scheme.

Two of the drivers namely, Sammy Molina and Rechie Aminion are residents of Mabalacat City while the two others Ryan Tilanduca and Danny Martizano are from Quezon City and Valenzuela City, respect i vel y.

An estimated tax amounting to P220 million should have been paid to the government.

( CDC-CD) the PDP, of which he is a top-ranking official. Expect the party then to be driven by the political ambitions of the personalities leading it. Among the ambitious being mentioned is Sen. Bong Go. To put it in Cebuano: “Monas ginhawa gani aron modaug pagkasenador, magpresidente na nuon.” But ambition does blind us from reality. Not one person who is running for a post next year believes that he or she will lose. If he or she eventually loses, he or she will claim he or she was cheated.

The reason why the leadership of the administration party is reluctant in kicking out Pacquiao despite his criticisms of government policy is resources.

The fight with Spence alone can earn him billions of pesos. Money is also the reason why Pacquiao smells roses for campaigners nationwide. This is not about competence or intellectual prowess.

This is one of the reasons why we haven’t elected the best and the brightest to the presidency yet. The other reason is populism.

More often than not, the best and the brightest among us are either not popular or do not have the resources.

That is why the Duterte administration is reluctant to let go of Pacquiao even with the criticisms he hurled and even if the President already put to question his intellectual capacity.