Customs revamps various key positions
Published Jul 09, 2019 14:55 pm
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Updated Jul 09, 2019 14:55 pm
By Betheena Unite
A major revamp on the leadership within the Bureau of Customs (BOC) involving nine key positions recently took place.
Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero
(BOC / MANILA BULLETIN) Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero designated seven new district collectors in some ports in the country and two deputy collectors in an intimate ceremony Monday at the bureau’s situation room. Collector Arsenia Ilagan replaced Atty. Ma. Rhea Gregorio as the Port of Manila’s acting district collector while Gregorio was moved to the Port of San Fernando La Union as the port’s acting district collector. Lawyer Ruby Claudia Alameda took the reign as acting district collector of the Port of Clark while Atty. Michael Vargas was designated as acting district collector of Port of Limay. Further, Atty. Francis Tolibas was named as the Acting district collector of Port of Tacloban while Atty. Lilibeth Sandag was assigned as Port of NAIA Deputy Collector for Operations. Earlier, former District Collector of the Manila International Container Port (MICP) Erastus Sandino Austria was reassigned to the Port of Davao as acting district collector. MICP’s top post was taken by acting District Collector Guillermo Pedro Francia IV. Lawyer Romalino Valdez was assigned as Acting District Collector of the Port of Batangas while Atty. Charlito Martin Mendoza as Acting District Collector of the Port of Cebu. Lawyer Edward Ibera was assigned as the new Batangas Deputy Collector for Assessment. Speaking during the ceremony, Guerrero underscored that graft and corruption have been hampering better revenue collection of the bureau. “Graft and corruption in the bureau involves not only BOC personnel but also those transacting business with the agency. And it continues to exist because it is tolerated by unscrupulous individuals” the commissioner said. With this, he encouraged all Customs personnel and stakeholders to expose, report and file cases against corrupt employees, importers, brokers, and fixers involved in smuggling, bribery, illegal drugs and other illegal activities. Despite the numerous challenges faced by the Bureau, it never wavered in its determination and commitment to perform its mandated tasks to increase revenue collection, to comply with President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to stop corruption and to help boost the country’s global trade competitiveness.
Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero(BOC / MANILA BULLETIN) Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero designated seven new district collectors in some ports in the country and two deputy collectors in an intimate ceremony Monday at the bureau’s situation room. Collector Arsenia Ilagan replaced Atty. Ma. Rhea Gregorio as the Port of Manila’s acting district collector while Gregorio was moved to the Port of San Fernando La Union as the port’s acting district collector. Lawyer Ruby Claudia Alameda took the reign as acting district collector of the Port of Clark while Atty. Michael Vargas was designated as acting district collector of Port of Limay. Further, Atty. Francis Tolibas was named as the Acting district collector of Port of Tacloban while Atty. Lilibeth Sandag was assigned as Port of NAIA Deputy Collector for Operations. Earlier, former District Collector of the Manila International Container Port (MICP) Erastus Sandino Austria was reassigned to the Port of Davao as acting district collector. MICP’s top post was taken by acting District Collector Guillermo Pedro Francia IV. Lawyer Romalino Valdez was assigned as Acting District Collector of the Port of Batangas while Atty. Charlito Martin Mendoza as Acting District Collector of the Port of Cebu. Lawyer Edward Ibera was assigned as the new Batangas Deputy Collector for Assessment. Speaking during the ceremony, Guerrero underscored that graft and corruption have been hampering better revenue collection of the bureau. “Graft and corruption in the bureau involves not only BOC personnel but also those transacting business with the agency. And it continues to exist because it is tolerated by unscrupulous individuals” the commissioner said. With this, he encouraged all Customs personnel and stakeholders to expose, report and file cases against corrupt employees, importers, brokers, and fixers involved in smuggling, bribery, illegal drugs and other illegal activities. Despite the numerous challenges faced by the Bureau, it never wavered in its determination and commitment to perform its mandated tasks to increase revenue collection, to comply with President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to stop corruption and to help boost the country’s global trade competitiveness.