Nagbigay ng magkakasalungat na pahayag ang mga opisyal ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) sa isang insidente na kinasangkutan ng mga miyembro ng Philippines Airlines (PAL) crew na nagdala ng hindi idineklarang mga produktong pang-agrikultura sa bansa.
In an initial statement, Bureau of Customs Spokesperson Arnaldo Dela Torre Jr. said the bureau would file charges against the concerned PAL employees, but backtracked days after senators slammed Customs officials for shaming the flight crew.
Sa pagtatanggol sa mungkahi ng Malacañang na "takeover" ng militar sa customs bureau, kinontra ni spokesperson Salvador Panelo ang naunang pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
By VERLIE Q. RETULIN CUSTOMS Commissioner Alberto Lina is just starting to warm his seat but is already facing graft and plunder charges before the Office of the Ombudsman. The newly-appointed chief assumed office vowing to continue the reforms initiated by his predecessor in what is believed to be one of most graft-ridden agencies of government.
